Brodie Kostecki brushes aside Erebus dramas to claim maiden Bathurst 1000 title

Brodie Kostecki has taken out the Bathurst 1000 for the first time in his career, putting aside issues with Erebus from earlier in the year.

The 26-year-old, who took out the Supercars Championship last year but ran second at Mount Panorama, finished first past the post alongside co-driver Todd Hazelwood in warm conditions on Sunday afternoon (AEDT).

Red Bull Ampol Racing pairing Broc Feeney and Jamie Whincup finished in second spot, with Will Brown and Scott Pye rounding out the podium.

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With the feat, Kostecki becomes just the fifth driver to win the Great Race from pole position this century after topping the event's top 10 shootout on Saturday.

This year's instalment was also the fastest-ever race finish in Bathurst 1000 history with the 161 laps completed in just under six hours for the first time in the event's 66 editions.

Before things officially began, the plane carrying the Peter Brock Trophy crashed into a wall in bizarre scenes, but the race itself wasn't as spectacular.

While the race boasted minimal incidents, mistakes and misjudgements proved costly.

Chad Mostert made contact with Brad Vaughan on the inside at Forrest Elbow causing significant damage to the front of the Matt Chahda wildcard entry as it was sent hurling into the tyre wall.

James Moffat was left fuming following a near-miss as he went to lap Matt Chahda in last place.

With the latter failing to move out of the way, Moffat went to go round before Chahda suddenly slowed coming into 'The Chase'— nearly causing a collision

"What was going on there?," commentator Neil Crompton told Fox Sports' coverage.

"I don't think James was ready. That was a little bit of a worry that one."

The hold-up and subsequent incident cost Moffat valuable time and he wasn't happy about it, describing Chahda's actions as "an absolute disgrace" over his radio.

Chahda was shown a flag for bad sportsmanship after failing to move aside for Moffat.

After 132 laps, the safety car was finally called upon after Matt Payne dragged his Ford Mustang along the wall at 'the Cutting'.

Coming to a stop on the side of the track, the tow truck had to be called in.

With one final twist, every team dove into Pit Lane but despite the field bunching up — closing every hard-fought gap — the safety car had little bearing on the end result as Kostecki claimed the ultimate prize.

Feeney always had Kostecki in his sights but never looked like getting on top as Kostecki and Hazelwood drove a faultless race.