Former World Superbike man Tommy Hill will make his return to the British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park aboard the Worx Suzuki as replacement for Sylvain Guintoli.

Hill tested the 2009 GSX-R1000 at Mallory Park today and team boss Jack Valentine was impressed with the youngster's lap-times. It is a one-race deal at the moment, but if Hill impresses, it could be extended.

"I'd firstly like to thank Michael for his efforts since Sylvain's unfortunate injury. Michael did a good job for us, getting two front row starts out of three, while running strong lap times," said Valentine.

"However, we need to convert good qualification into strong race finishes and we believe Tommy has the ability to do this. After completing 45 laps around Mallory Park on the Worx Crescent Suzuki today, he impressed the whole team and on top of his obvious talent, has a good attitude so should fit in well.

"We're still not completely sure when Sylvain will be able to get back on a bike, so we're treating everything on a round by round basis. However, consistency is obviously very important in racing and if Tommy performs how we anticipate, I see no reason why this deal can't be extended to further rounds."