Championship chaser Sylvain Gui🎃ntoli was forced to miss the first ViSK.com British Superbike race at Donington Park - and now faces a spell on the sidelines - after coll🧸iding with Joshua Brookes on the ride up to the grid.

The pair came together a♏t the Melbourne hairpin as Brookes went up the inside of the Suzuki rider into the right-hander, collecting the Frenchman as he then turned in to take the corner.

While Brookes was unharmed, Gu𒅌intoli appeared to be clipped by his bike as he went down and was seen holding his right ankle.

Having been taken from the circuit on a stetcher, it has now been confirmed that Guintoli has suffered a broken leg, hitting his championship chances and leaving the Worx Crescent Suzuki team to eva🦹luate its options as a one-rider team for the events Guintoli will be forced to miss.

Depenꦇding on the severity of the injury, he could face as long as ten weeks on the sidelines.

Brookes also failed to make the start ൩of the opening race, which was won⛎ by Leon Camier.