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Brodie Kostecki loses Bathurst 1000 lead after slow pit stop
Brodie Kostecki lost the lead in the Bathurst 1000 after a slow pit stop.
The race is being held at Bathurst.
Kostecki’s team is the Shell V-Power squad.
Zach Bates moved into first place after the stop.
A pit stop is when a car pulls in for service during a race.
The delay changed who was leading the race.
The available information does not say what happened next.
Brodie Kostecki lost the lead of the Bathurst 1000 after a slow pit stop by the Shell V Power squad.
Zach Bates moved into the top spot.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported the incident on October 11, 2026.
- Who
- Brodie Kostecki and Zach Bates.
- What
- Kostecki lost the race lead after a slow pit stop, and Bates assumed the top spot.
- When
- October 11, 2026.
- Where
- The Bathurst 1000.
- Why
- A slow stop by the Shell V Power squad cost Kostecki the lead.
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- Race
- Bathurst 1000
- Driver who lost the lead
- Brodie Kostecki
- Driver who took the top spot
- Zach Bates
- Pit stop
- Slow stop by the Shell V Power squad
- Reported date
- October 11, 2026
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