Marlboro Ducati's Valentino Rossi has beaten multiple F1 world champion Fernando Alonso in an ice kart race on the final night of the Wroom media event in Italy and finished second to fellow Ferrari man Felipe Massa in a similar race in cars but once again beat Spaniard Alonso.

Rossi crossed the line in first during the kart race while Massa just got the better of him when they all switched to Fiat 500 cars. Alonso, who is also a Ferrari F1 driver, couldn't match the pace of Rossi, himself a nine-times world champion. Rossi also beat Giancarlo Fisichella and Marc Gene, themselves both F1 drivers.

“It was really fantastic,” Valentino said afterward. “I practice a lot with karts in the summer, and it was great to drive on the ice, especially because it was much colder this time than it was last year, so the track held up well. Felipe (Massa) was faster than I was, but anyway, it was a great night. I enjoyed myself.”