Leon Camier had an afternoon to forget at the fifth round of the World Superbike Championship on Sunday.

The Ashford rider started fifth on the grid at Donington Park but a mistake on the first lap saw him run off the track and get relegated to 15th place.

In trying to chase down the pack, he crashed heavily on lap three and had to walk back to the pits.

Camier made a better start in race two but he finished down in 13th after sliding onto the grass and having to play catch-up.

The 26-year-old said: "I had a bad start and was a bit too aggressive in the first race. I was desperate to get past (Niccolo) Canepa because I could see the front group going away, so it was my mistake and I ran off.

"Then I was pushing really hard to come back through the field and crashed."