Formula One star Lewis Hamilton was fined 578 euros ($914) by a court here for speeding.
The 23-year-old Briton, who finished runner-up in the World Drivers’ Championship in his debut season last year, had already been banned for a month after being caught speeding at 196-kmph (122-mph) in a Mercedes by police on a motorway near the northern town of Laon on December 16 last.
The speed limit on French motorways is 130-km/h (85-mph).
The McLaren driver had already paid a 600-euro fine in January.
The car which was impounded was collected later by a friend of the driver.
