A faulty fuel pump almost cost Max Biaggi his podium at the end of World Superbike race one at Donington Park when the Italian was seen shaking his bike from side to side on the last lap as he exited Foggy's.

The RSV4 fire back into life, however, and he was able to cross the line in second, just ahead of Xerox Ducati's Noriyuki Haga who had eaten up almost all of Biaggi's lead.

"At the last chicane, the bike died out suddenly, but fortunately it started again and because of the lead I had gained over Haga, I still managed to cross the finish line in second place," said Biaggi.

"After some difficult trials, we finally found the right tyres and balance, even though we had a few problems during the warm-ups. We had a great race, and we managed to set a pace that was just under the track record."

His Factory Aprilia team have said the fuel pump was to blame for the engine cutting out.