Bathurst 1000 winner is rushed to hospital after ‘being attacked at a pub’ while celebrating race victory
Bathurst 1000 champion Brodie Kostecki has revealed a member of his Erebus Motorsport team was attacked and hospitalised while celebrating the victory at Mount Panorama.
Kostecki fended off red-hot rival Broc Feeney in the six-hour-long marathon at Mount Panorama on Sunday to win Australia’s biggest domestic motorsport prize.
However, the reigning Supercars champion revealed that the win was soured when one of his crew members was attacked on Sunday night.
‘It was a pretty good night with the team. Unfortunately, we had a bit of an incident with one of our crew members going into hospital, being attacked,’ he told Sunrise on Monday morning.
‘But it was a great night for the team otherwise, and to get the win with my mate here, Todd, was awesome.’
When asked for further details of the incident, Kostecki replied: ‘One of our crew members was unfortunately attacked last night.
‘It’s pretty disappointing and kind of put a spoil on the evening.
‘So, we wish Sam all the best and hopefully he recovers fast, along with his partner, Tameika.’
Bathurst 1000 winner Brodie Kostecki (pictured left with co-driver Todd Hazelwood) revealed that one of his Erebus crew was attacked and hospitalised while celebrating Sunday’s win
Kostecki and Hazlewood (pictured celebrating the victory with their Erebus team) shared the bad news on Monday morning
NSW Police released a statement saying that they are following up an incident on William St Bathurst that occurred on Monday morning.
Australian motorsport magazine and website AutoAction reports that one of Erebus’ data engineers was attacked while leaving a pub.
He was attacked from behind and the phrase ‘f***ing Erebus’ was reportedly used.
‘I cannot believe there are people like this in the world,’ said Erebus chief executive Barry Ryan.
‘These young, innocent people were out celebrating a life achievement.’
Erebus is reportedly also offering a reward for information that helps track down the attackers involved.
Starting from pole position with co-driver Todd Hazelwood, Kostecki was uncatchable before a Matt Payne crash resulted in the race’s first and only safety car with 28 laps remaining.
The 26-year-old proved his mettle against Feeney, paired with four-time Bathurst winner Jamie Whincup, in a sprint showdown to the finish line.
NSW Police are investigating the incident and the Erebus team is offering a reward for information about the attackers
Kostecki won by just 1.35 seconds.
Feeney’s Red Bull teammate and championship leader Will Brown finished third with co-driver Scott Pye.
‘I just can’t believe it. I’m in awe at the moment,’ Kostecki said after the race.
‘Broc was breathing down my neck the whole time. It was just balls to the walls the whole time.
‘It’s kind of funny around here. If you bring your pace back a little bit, you can actually get yourself into trouble.
‘I just knew that if I just did shootout laps every single lap, I knew I wouldn’t make a mistake.
‘It’s redemption from last year, for sure.’
