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Kostecki and Hazelwood win chaotic 2026 Bathurst 1000 for DJR
Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood won the 2026 Bathurst 1000 for Dick Johnson Racing at Mount Panorama.
The race is a major Supercars event, and its final 36 laps were marked by changing leads and pit-stop decisions.
With 36 laps remaining, Kostecki had built a lead, but a problem changing the car’s front-right brakes slowed his pit stop.
He rejoined in fifth, and the win seemed out of reach.
The race then came down to a contest involving rookie Zach Bates and Anton De Pasquale, whose teams made different final pit-stop calls.
De Pasquale gained time in the pits, but Bates closed the gap as De Pasquale was told to save fuel.
Despite the late setback, Kostecki and Hazelwood finished as winners for DJR.
Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood won the chaotic 2026 Bathurst 1000 for Dick Johnson Racing.
A slow pit stop dropped Kostecki from first to fifth with 36 laps remaining.
The team had changed the car’s brakes, but encountered a problem with the front-right brake.
Anton De Pasquale and Zach Bates contested the lead during the closing stages.
Team 18 used an undercut when De Pasquale pitted, while Bates stopped on the following lap.
- Who
- Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood won for Dick Johnson Racing.
- What
- They won the 2026 Bathurst 1000.
- When
- 2026. The exact race date is not stated.
- Where
- Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
- Why
- Not stated
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A slow pit stop, during a brake change, dropped Kostecki from first to fifth.
De Pasquale pitted, and Bates stopped on the following lap.
- Race
- 2026 Bathurst 1000
- Winners
- Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood
- Team
- Dick Johnson Racing
- Car number
- 17
- Lap 125
- Kostecki fell from first to fifth
- Location
- Mount Panorama
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