DORSET rider Josh Brookes has been banned for one race following the controversial incident that saw Sylvain Guintoli suffer a horrendous leg break in round three of the ViSK British Superbike Championship at Donington Park.

Brookes, whose ban is suspended for three races, and Guintoli came together at the Melbourne hairpin ahead of the first race when the Aussie went up the inside of the Suzuki rider into the right-hander, clipping the Frenchman as he then turned in to take the corner.

Guintoli broke his right fibula and tibia and although Brookes was initially cleared of any wrongdoing, BSB officials invoked the ban on Monday night following a review of the on-board data from Brookes’s machine.

Brookes claims his brakes failed heading into the hairpin, while the results of the on-board data system showed Brookes had “pumped the brake lever in the braking area on the approach to the Melbourne hairpin”.

The official ruling added: “The judicial panel agreed that there was no evidence of mechanical failure.

“However, the difference in speed between 25 (Brookes) and the riders around him was incompatible with the end of a sighting lap.

“Accordingly we have determined that this a breach of MCRCB regulation B2.9 riding in a manner not compatible with general safety.”

Brookes, whose team will not appeal against the ban, said: “I feel like rubbish because I have crashed into Sylvain – fair enough you have your own problems but when you bring someone else into it that is when it hurts more.

“I have been on the receiving end – I spent eight months on the sidelines because I got crashed into and separated my pelvis.

“I did three-quarters of the warm up lap and I only had three turns to go and I was on the hill down towards Melbourne hairpin went for the brakes and there was nothing there.”

Wimborne-based Leon Camier completed an Airwaves Yamaha one-two in the first race with team-mate James Ellison, but a mechanical failure saw him finish well down in 12th in race two.

And despite suffering the effects of flu in the build-up, the 22-year-old insists his 28-point lead at the top of the drivers’ championship is the perfect tonic to his ill-health.

He said: “I feel pretty weak and I was making a few mistakes towards the end when I was losing my concentration.

“I got off to another bad start when I went down to fifth and we had some difficulties at the start with the new engines.

“We struggled to get them right so there’s definite room for improvement.

“I have had bad starts all season and I would like to say it will be better next time but I don’t think it will.

“But overall I am very pleased to keep racking up the points and the wins.”

  • British Eurosport 2 has live coverage from every round of the 2009 British Superbike Championship. See the action on Sky channel 411 or Virgin Media channel 525. The next race is Thruxton on Sunday. For updates head to uk.eurosport.yahoo.com.