Brodie Kostecki claims consecutive Bathurst 1000 poles as Matt Payne tumbles down the grid

Reigning Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki has blitzed the top-10 shootout to secure pole position for the Bathurst 1000.

The Erebus star was the fourth-to-last driver to have a solo attempt during Saturday’s top-10 shootout and he set an unbeatable pace to claim back-to-back pole positions at Mount Panorama.

His lap time of two minutes and 5.5119 seconds is the fastest of the weekend so far, landing Kostecki his first pole of the year after he claimed the top spot at last year’s Bathurst 1000.

Kostecki will start Sunday’s 161-lap, 1000km race at 11.30am (AEDT) in the front row with Tickford’s Cam Waters.

Red Bull star Broc Feeney qualified third and will share the second row with reigning Bathurst winner Richie Stanaway, while provisional polesitter Matt Payne had to settle for seventh.

BATHURST 1000 TOP-10 SHOOTOUT RESULTS

1. Brodie Kostecki (Erebus Motorsport)

2. Cam Waters (Tickford Racing)

3. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight Race Engineering)

4. Richie Stanaway (Grove Racing)

5. Will Brown (Triple Eight Race Engineering)

6. Jack Le Brocq (Erebus Motorsport)

7. Matt Payne (Grove Racing)

8. Anton De Pasquale (Dick Johnson Racing)

9. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United)

10. Andre Heimgartner (Brad Jones Racing).