Kostecki wins third straight Bathurst 1000 pole

Just like in 2023 and '24, Brodie Kostecki was the class of the field when it counted in the top 10 qualifying shootout for the Repco Bathurst 1000.

Kostecki nailed a 2m04.0413s on the Mount Panorama circuit to fall just short of his Friday Gen3 record of 2m04.0307s, with Cam Waters, Chaz Mostert and Ryan Wood completing the first all-Ford top four since 1990.

Kostecki joined Allan Moffat and Peter Brock in an exclusive club of three consecutive "Great Race" poles.

"It's just amazing honestly, that in lap was something special seeing all the fans, and getting all the cheers over the fence," said Kostecki, who claimed his fourth pole of the season.

Two-time Bathurst 1000 pole winner Waters set the early benchmark with a 2m04.2173s. Cooper Murray carried Erebus Motorsport's hopes of a third consecutive Bathurst 1000 pole, and left nothing on the table as he climbed the hill. However, he lost time across the top, and slotted into provisional third after a rapid run down the Mountain.

Ryan Wood soared through the first sector, but caught the grass across the top. It proved costly, dropping him into third and leaving Feeney and Kostecki to chase Waters' time, with the former eyeing off a 15th pole of the Supercars season, and first in the "Great Race."

A pole-sitter at the 2024 Bathurst 500, Feeney caught an oversteer moment at Hell Corner, and charged on in attempt to make up the lost time. Close to the wall at the grate and aggressive over the curb in The Esses, Feeney closed out a 2m04.5940s.

And so, it was a story of Brodie versus the Mountain, with history on the line. Kostecki kept understeer at bay through Hell Corner, and from there, he was perfect for a third year in a row.

It completed a top 10 of Kostecki, Waters, Mostert, Wood, Feeney, Murray, Randle, Hill, De Pasquale and Percat.

Follow the action from the Bathurst 1000 on RACER: Saturday 8:45pm-2:45am ET live on RACER+, and Sunday 10:30am-4:30pm delayed on RACER Network.