Speeding driver clocked doing 199mph on German autobahn

Little headway made towards national speed limits in a car-mad country gripped by the need for speed

German police have clocked a Porsche driver doing 199mph (320km/h) on the autobahn, nearly three times the speed limit for that stretch of motorway.

Even in a car-mad country gripped by the need for speed, the report from the A2 near Burg in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt made national headlines. Police said the motorist, whose name and age were not released, faces a €900 (£785) fine and a three-month suspension of his licence among other penalties.