Revealed: Chelsea star Antonio Rudiger given driving ban in closed court case

Chelsea star Antonio Rudiger was banned from the roads for 14 days after he was caught speeding at more than 100mph in a court case conducted behind closed doors.

The German defender’s limited edition Mercedes sports car was pursued by police as he drove along a two-mile stretch of the A3 in January.

Pc Michael Lefort told Bromley magistrates that he pulled over the footballer for driving at an average of 106mph along the Esher bypass, reaching 109mph at times and never dipping below 101mph.

The officer said the centreback was given a police caution at the roadside, adding: “Antonio Rudiger made no comment.”

Top speed at which Antonio Rudiger was driving when police stopped him in January

The footballer, who is currently recovering from a knee injury and faces a battle to be fit for the start of next season, entered a guilty plea to the charge online in May, offering no excuses for his speeding.

It can now be revealed that he was sentenced on June 25 to a 14-day driving ban, and ordered to pay a £660 fine as well as £166 in court costs and fees.

Both court hearings were conducted behind closed doors under the court’s single justice procedure, in which a magistrate and court official handle hundreds of cases in a single session.

Rudiger’s Chelsea teammates Ross Barkley and Callum Hudson-Odoi were also caught speeding on the A3 in the same week in January and were handed fines and penalty points by magistrates, but avoided bans.

Court papers show Barkley was initially given a fixed-penalty fine for speeding, but he was prosecuted after failing to respond to a letter from the Metropolitan Police and ended up with a £700 fine, £170 in court costs, and four points on his licence.

Singer Louise Redknapp was prosecuted under the procedure in May for running a red light, and pleaded guilty in a brief email sent to the court on her iPhone.

She apologised for the offence and is due to be sentenced next month.

Rudiger did not comment on the court case, but a representative attempted to play down the offence and even suggested that he “doesn’t drive”.