Leon Camier claimed a 10th place finish during race one of the Superbike World Championships at Misano, Italy on Sunday.

The Ashford rider (pictured) was unable to improve in the second race, however, as a crash meant he was able to go no better than 15th on his Suzuki GSX-R.

Camier had started 14th on the grid and he passed two riders on the penultimate lap to claim a top 10 finish.

He was sitting in 9th place on the fifth lap of race two but hopes of further improvements were ended when he was unseated. He got back on to at least finish the race.

A positive Camier said: "I know the results don't look great but I'm pretty happy with our potential - especially race two.

"We made a bit of a gamble with the settings in race one, because the conditions were quite a bit cooler than they had been, but the settings weren't spot on and the grip wasn't too good, so the tyres wore out pretty quickly. I rode as hard as I could, kept a consistent pace and finished 10th.

"The bike felt really good in race two and I was lapping quickly from the start. I made a lot of progress and was enjoying myself passing people. Everything felt comfortable until a tip-off in turn four.

"I think I might have gone in a bit slower and tighter than normal and the front suddenly folded and down I went.

"During the race I set times equal to all the top guys except Max Biaggi (double race winner). That shows how well the FIXI Crescent Suzuki was going - probably the best it's been all year. I feel really positive and now all we have to do is nail qualifying and we'll be up there fighting with the fast guys for sure."