Alitalia Aprilia's Max Biaggi could be forced out of tomorrow's Nurburgring World Superbike double-header with a foot injury which could hand Carlos Checa a free 50-point haul and put him 113 in front with only 150 left on the table.

Biaggi was struck on the foot by a rock yesterday which has caused some swelling. Although the Roman Emperor was in serious pain today, he managed to struggle on to the front row in Superpole but will wait until the morning to make a decision on whether he can race.

"The position on the grid isn't bad at all. I'm more worried about being able to last that many laps. The foot I injured yesterday hurts constantly and the situation got worse lap after lap. It's a struggle for me to engage the gears now and I can't ride, so that doesn't make me very optimistic. All we can do now is wait for tomorrow morning," said Biaggi.