Valentino Rossi ended his more than two year victory drought with a win on his home soil.

That it didn't come in a MotoGP race was of little consequence to the nine-time world champion. Having endured two years of misery on the Ducati Marlboro team, Rossi was happy to not only be competitive, but competitive enough to win.

Driving a Monster Energy-backed Ford Fiesta WRC, Rossi won the Monza Rally Show for the third time, beating not only Yamaha's recently crowned MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo-he was 10th in his rally debut-but also multi-time Le Mans 24 Hour winner Dindo Capello, who Rossi battled over the course of the three-day event.

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