MSS Bathams Kawasaki's Peter Hickman has received a last minute call up to replace John Hopkins in the Fixi Suzuki World Superbike team this weekend.

The Lincolnshire man will stand in for American Hopkins for this meeting after he broke a bone in his right foot and injured his left hip at Monza last weekend. Hopkins hoped to be fit to ride at Donington, but a specialist examination earlier this week revealed more damage than originally thought.

"I'm so happy that I've got a chance to ride with the FIXI Crescent Suzuki team this weekend. It's going to be a steep learning curve, but I've got nothing to lose, so I'm really looking forward to it. I know the track, but I don't know the bike, so I'll be spending the first practice getting used to the GSX-R and how it behaves around Donington. I'd like to thank everybody in the team for giving me this chance and I really hope that I will not disappoint them," said Hickman.