The CEO of sports car maker Lotus pulled a fast one after he was caught speeding at 102 mph – when he got a shorter driving ban by claiming he was testing a company vehicle in Britain.

Jean-Marc Gales, 55, was caught by police as he went 32 mph over the speed limit on a road near the Lotus factory at Hethel near Norwich, Norfolk, the Telegraph reported.

The lead-footed honcho was slapped with a 30-day ban and fined the equivalent of about $900.

Gales, who was not in court, admitted speeding in absentia as his lawyer pleaded for a short ban to avoid having more points added to the eight he already has on his license.

If he had been given three extra points, it would have pushed him closer to having a dozen points — which could lead to a six-month ban.

His lawyer Simon Nicholls said it was “vital” that Gales could continue to test drive new Lotus cars himself.

Gales has been “responsible for the remarkable turnaround in the fortunes of the company” since becoming chief executive in May 2014, Nicholls argued.

He added that Gales lives in Turin, Italy, with his family but stays in the UK from Monday to Friday “to develop Lotus cars along with its Chinese backers.”

“Of course he was driving very carefully, but was not driving in accordance with the speed limit,” Nicholls acknowledged.

Magistrate Mary Wyndham said Gales should avoid using the A11 road to test his cars in the future — and stick to a test track.