Former MotoGP rider and twice World Superbike Champion Max Biagi has completed a two-day test with the Pramac Ducati team riding Ben Spies' Desmosedici GP13.

The Roman Emperor hadn't ridden for eight months after announcing his retirement and had to contend with not only rain showers but carbon brakes, new electronics and Bridgestone tyres. The team have not issues any laptimes.

“I’m back to being a rider for the first time in eight months! It was great because this is a sport that I really love, and after what feels like a long time, it was a great opportunity to ride a MotoGP bike," said Biaggi.

"In the early laps I actually felt that I had really been away for eight years, because a MotoGP bike always has an immediate reaction, and a progression that just doesn’t exist in a Superbike. It was also nice because I established a great feeling with the group of people who were assigned to me for this test, just like when I began in Aprilia in 2009.

"There was a positive feeling between all of us, even though it was just a single test. I’d like to thank first Ducati, and also team Pramac for this opportunity. We were rather unfortunate because out of two days available we more or less only had one due to the rain, but it’s better than nothing. We didn’t do any damage and we had some good fun.”