Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood are the latest names to etch their names onto the Peter Brock Trophy, as winners of the 2024 Repco Bathurst 1000.

Kostecki, who started the year as defending Champion on the sidelines, and Hazelwood, who took the West Australian’s spot at Erebus while Kostecki missed the opening two rounds – are now written into history as Bathurst’s Kings of the Mountain.

Kostecki, who from the 24 Championship drivers who have contested the majority of events in 2024 started today in 24th position on points, converted his pole position to his most famous race win after finishing runner-up in 2023 and third in 2021.

The 26-year-old Kostecki didn’t have it all his own way, Gold Coast youngster Broc Feeney pushed the Erebus Chiko Camaro from start to finish.

Feeney and Supercars great Jamie Whincup finished in second place, while their Red Bull Ampol Racing teammates of Will Brown and Scott Pye finished third to round out the Chevrolet 1-2-3 podium.

“Honestly I can’t believe it, this guy [Hazelwood] here did a great job the whole weekend, I knew we had a fast car, we just didn’t quite chase it enough there towards the end,” Kostecki said.

“I just can’t believe it, I’m just in awe at the moment.

“Just glad to really get this one ticked off the bucket list and can’t wait to celebrate with all the guys and girls tonight.”

Brown’s lead in the Championship is now out to 204 points from Feeney who has leapfrogged Ford’s best, Chaz Mostert who drops to third, 225 behind Brown.

The day and history though belonged to Kostecki and Hazelwood who executed perfectly across 161 laps to make it two Bathurst 1000 wins for Betty Klimenko, Barry Ryan and the Erebus squad, that last won the Great Race with David Reynolds and Luke Youlden in 2017.

It ensures Klimenko’s Erebus outfit joins the great teams of the sport having now claimed the 2023 Supercars’ Driver Championship, 2023 Teams’ Championship, and two Bathurst 1000 victories (2017, 2024).

For Hazelwood, the 29-year-old proud South Australian, it’s a story of redemption. After being dumped by Blanchard Racing Team in favour of a rookie for 2024, Hazelwood linked with Erebus and is now a Bathurst 1000 winner.

Hazelwood, the 2017 Dunlop Super2 Series winner, famously got his start in Supercars on the back of years of fundraising by his family to realise his dream, including sausage sizzles outside department stores.

“Unbelievable, I think I’m hallucinating,” Hazelwood said.

“I’m absolutely speechless, I’ve never crossed my fingers so much, my fingers are purple. I’m lost for words, Bush [Kostecki] is an absolute legend, we’ve been mates since day one, and to do this together with him in an absolute rocket ship of a car.

“It’s been a tough year, but man when you win Bathurst it makes up for everything.

“This has been my dream since I was a kid, I remember watching the race as early as three or four years old and dreaming of being on this podium, and to share it here with Bush [Kostecki] and the team at Erebus Motorsport in the #1 Chiko Camaro is unbelievable.”

The race itself took its time in coming to life.

After nearly five hours of racing and minor events, the first and only Safety Car of the afternoon was called on Lap 132 of 161 when kiwi Matt Payne put the #19 Penrite Racing Ford Mustang into the concrete fence at The Cutting.

After Kostecki had opened a comfortable lead, the Safety Car brought his Chiko Erebus Camaro back to the pack, and a sprint finish ensued.

Feeney pushed Kostecki the whole way over the final laps but couldn’t catch the defending Supercars Champion who emotionally crossed the line for this first ever Bathurst win.

The crowd roared as Kostecki and Hazelwood lifted the Peter Brock Trophy atop the Mount Panorama podium for the first time.

With the Championship down to just two more events, all attention turns to the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 which will run 25-27 on the streets of Surfers Paradise.

RACE RESULT – REPCO BATHURST 1000

Pos	#	Driver	Co-Driver	Major Sponsor	Car	Team
1	1	Brodie Kostecki	Todd Hazelwood	Chiko	Chevrolet Camaro	Erebus
2	88	Broc Feeney	Jamie Whincup	Red Bull, Ampol	Chevrolet Camaro	Triple Eight
3	87	Will Brown	Scott Pye	Red Bull, Ampol	Chevrolet Camaro	Triple Eight
4	6	Cam Waters	James Moffat	Monster Energy	Ford Mustang	Tickford
5	25	Chaz Mostert	Lee Holdsworth	Mobil 1, Optus	Ford Mustang	WAUR
6	31	James Golding	David Russell	Nulon	Chevrolet Camaro	PremiAir Racing
7	11	Anton De Pasquale	Tony D’Alberto	Shell V-Power	Ford Mustang	DJR
8	9	Jack Le Brocq	Jayden Ojeda	Tyrepower	Chevrolet Camaro	Erebus
9	26	Richie Stanaway	Dale Wood	Penrite	Ford Mustang	Grove Racing
10	4	Cameron Hill	Cameron Crick	SP Tools	Chevrolet Camaro	MSR
11	55	Thomas Randle	Tyler Everingham	Castrol	Ford Mustang	Tickford
12	17	Will Davison	Kai Allen	Shell V-Power	Ford Mustang	DJR
13	96	Macauley Jones	Jordan Boys	Pizza Hut	Chevrolet Camaro	BJR
14	888	Craig Lowndes	Cooper Murray	Supercheap Auto	Chevrolet Camaro	T8 Wildcard
15	2	Ryan Wood	Fabian Coulthard	Mobil 1, Truck Assist	Ford Mustang	WAUR
16	8	Andre Heimgartner	Declan Fraser	R&J Batteries	Chevrolet Camaro	BJR
17	10	Nick Percat	Dylan O’Keeffe	Bendix	Chevrolet Camaro	MSR
18	18	Mark Winterbottom	Michael Caruso	Dewalt	Chevrolet Camaro	Team 18
19	23	Tim Slade	Cameron McLeod	Nulon	Chevrolet Camaro	PremiAir Racing
20	12	Jaxon Evans	Dean Fiore	SCT Logistics	Chevrolet Camaro	BJR
21	7	James Courtney	Jack Perkins	Snowy River Caravans	Ford Mustang	BRT
22	14	Bryce Fullwood	Jaylyn Robotham	Middy’s	Chevrolet Camaro	BJR
23	3	Aaron Love	Aaron Cameron	CoolDrive	Ford Mustang	BRT
24	20	David Reynolds	Warren Luff	Tradie	Chevrolet Camaro	Team 18
25	118	Matt Chahda	Brad Vaughan	Boost Mobile	Chevrolet Camaro	MCM Wildcard
26	DNF	Matthew Payne	Garth Tander	Penrite	Ford Mustang	Grove Racing

  

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS – REPCO BATHURST 1000

Pos	Car	Driver	Major Sponsor	Make	Team	Points	Dif
1	87	Will Brown	Red Bull, Ampol	Chevrolet Camaro	Triple Eight	2538
2	88	Broc Feeney	Red Bull, Ampol	Chevrolet Camaro	Triple Eight	2334	-204
3	25	Chaz Mostert	Mobil 1, Optus	Ford Mustang	WAUR	2313	-225
4	6	Cam Waters	Monster Energy	Ford Mustang	Tickford	2074	-464
5	31	James Golding	Nulon	Chevrolet Camaro	PremiAir Racing	1718	-820
6	19	Matthew Payne	Penrite	Ford Mustang	Grove Racing	1659	-879
7	10	Nick Percat	Truck Assist	Chevrolet Camaro	MSR	1548	-990
8	55	Thomas Randle	Castrol	Ford Mustang	Tickford	1543	-995
9	11	Anton De Pasquale	Shell V-Power	Ford Mustang	DJR	1531	-1007
10	17	Will Davison	Shell V-Power	Ford Mustang	DJR	1530	-1008
11	9	Jack Le Brocq	Tyrepower	Chevrolet Camaro	Erebus	1444	-1094
12	8	Andre Heimgartner	R&J Batteries	Chevrolet Camaro	BJR	1422	-1116
13	4	Cameron Hill	SP Tools	Chevrolet Camaro	MSR	1408	-1130
14	20	David Reynolds	Tradie	Chevrolet Camaro	Team 18	1327	-1211
15	18	Mark Winterbottom	DEWALT	Chevrolet Camaro	Team 18	1323	-1215
16	2	Ryan Wood	Mobil 1, Truck Assist	Ford Mustang	WAUR	1285	-1253
17	26	Richie Stanaway	Penrite	Ford Mustang	Grove Racing	1267	-1271
18	14	Bryce Fullwood	Middy’s	Chevrolet Camaro	BJR	1222	-1316
19	23	Tim Slade	Nulon	Chevrolet Camaro	PremiAir Racing	1167	-1371
20	7	James Courtney	Snowy River Caravans	Ford Mustang	BRT	1046	-1492
21	1	Brodie Kostecki	Chiko	Chevrolet Camaro	Erebus	1023	-1515
22	96	Macauley Jones	Pizza Hut	Chevrolet Camaro	BJR	988	-1550
23	12	Jaxon Evans	SCT Logistics	Chevrolet Camaro	BJR	913	-1625
24	3	Aaron Love	CoolDrive	Ford Mustang	BRT	723	-1815