Robert Kubica defeated MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi to victory in the annual non-championship Monza Rally, in Italy.
The former Formula 1 driver was driving the same Ford Fiesta RS WRC that he had used to win the Rally of Casentino earlier this year.
Monza was a straight fight from the start between event debutant, Kubica and three-time winner Valentino Rossi, also driving a Fiesta.
Having started the final day seven seconds behind Rossi, Kubica won both of Sunday’s stages, with the final one by just 17 seconds.
Other stars taking part in the Monza-based event included Gymkhana ace Ken Block, who was classified 29th after losing time with a navigational error.
That was four places ahead of 2004 NASCAR Cup champion Kurt Busch, as the American made his rally debut.
The Masters Show, which is a standalone event run over a single stage at the end of the rally, was also won by Kubica from Rossi, in heavy rain.
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