Jake Kostecki

Jake Kostecki (born 24 January 2000) is an Australian professional racing driver competing in the Repco Supercars Championship. He currently drives the No. 34 Holden ZB Commodore for Matt Stone Racing.

Jake Kostecki
Nationality Australian
Born (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000
Perth, Western Australia
Related toKurt Kostecki (brother)
Brodie Kostecki (cousin)
Supercars career
Debut season2019
Current teamMatt Stone Racing
Car number34
Starts18
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Best finish27th in 2020

Biography

Junior Series

Kostecki began his career in karts at the age of 8, in the 2008 Western Australian Karting Championship. By 2011, Kostecki was winning races and in 2013, he came third in the SKUSA SuperNats XVII - TaG Junior sponsored by Russell Karting Specialties.[1]

V8 Touring Car Series (2015)

Kostecki made headlines in 2015 with his announcement of joining the V8 Touring Car series, at the age of 15. Driving an ex-Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon, he finished ninth in the championship that year.

Super2 Series (2016-2019)

Kostecki made the move to the Super2 Series in 2016, where he finished 18th in the championship. His 2017 campaign suffered a major crash at the Sandown round.[2]

2019

Kostecki along with his cousin, Brodie Kostecki, teamed up in a PIRTEK Enduro Cup wildcard program in 2019 for Kostecki Brothers Racing, entering the Sandown 500, Bathurst 1000 and Gold Coast 600 races. Kostecki Brothers Racing converted a Super2 Series Holden VF Commodore to an updated current spec Holden ZB Commodore. The team qualified 24th at Sandown for Race 28 of the championship, and Jake finished the race in 22nd. For Race 29, his cousin Brodie started in Jake's finishing position of 22nd, and stormed his way to an eighth place finish in a challenging race with mixed weather conditions. For a small team punching above their weight, Kostecki Brothers Racing were praised for their efforts. Jake and Brodie finished 16th in the 161 lap main endurance race.

At the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, Kostecki Brothers Racing qualified 23rd for the 1000 km race. Brodie nearly failed to make the start of the race driving to the grid, with a cool suit drama delay proceedings of the race. The team were not classified as finishers of the race, with a major crash taking them out of the proceedings. After the conclusion of the race, news reports stated that Kostecki Brothers Racing were in a race against time to get their car fixed for the next round at the Gold Coast 600 and ran the risk of not competing at the event.

The car was fixed and repaired in time for the Gold Coast 600. The team qualified 23rd for the first race of the weekend and finished in 18th. For the second race of the weekend, the team qualified 18th and finished in 16th position.

Overall, Kostecki Brothers Racing finished the 2019 PIRTEK Enduro Cup in 24th position with a total of 247 points, 631 points behind winners Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes of the Red Bull Holden Racing Team.

Career results

Career summary
Season Series Position Car Team
2014 Western Australian Formula Ford Championship 17th Van Diemen RF92
Australian Suzuki Swift Series 14th Suzuki Swift
2015 Australian V8 Touring Car Series 9th Ford BF Falcon Kostecki Brothers Racing
2016 Supercars Dunlop Series 18th Holden VF Commodore Kostecki Brothers Racing
2017 Dunlop Super2 Series 22nd Holden VF Commodore Kostecki Brothers Racing
Stadium Super Trucks 32nd Chevrolet LS V8 engine Robby Gordon Motorsports
2018 Dunlop Super2 Series 18th Holden VF Commodore Kostecki Brothers Racing
2019 Dunlop Super2 Series 16th Holden VF Commodore Kostecki Brothers Racing
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 50th Holden ZB Commodore
2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship 27th Holden ZB Commodore Matt Stone Racing

Complete Super2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Position Points
2016 Kostecki Brothers Racing Holden VF Commodore ADE
23		 PHI
23		 BAR
18		 TOW
11		 SAN
19		 BAT
19		 HOM
13		 18th 683
2017 Kostecki Brothers Racing Holden VF Commodore ADE
17		 SYM
18		 PHI
12		 TOW
20		 SYD
16		 SAN
23		 BAT
5		 NEW 22nd 564
2018 Kostecki Brothers Racing Holden VF Commodore ADE
16		 SYM
22		 BAR
11		 TOW
14		 SAN
6		 BAT
Ret		 NEW
9		 18th 670
2019 Kostecki Brothers Racing Holden VF Commodore ADE
5		 BAR
8		 TOW
13		 QLD
4		 BAT SAN NEW 16th 722

Stadium Super Trucks

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

Stadium Super Trucks results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SSTC Pts Ref
2017 ADE ADE ADE STP STP LBH LBH BAR
12		 BAR
DNS		 BAR
DNS		 DET DET TEX TEX HID HID HID BEI GLN GLN ELS ELS 32nd 9 [3]

Supercars Championship results
Supercars results
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Position Points
2019 Kostecki Brothers Racing Holden ZB Commodore ADE
R1		 ADE
R2		 MEL
R3		 MEL
R4		 MEL
R5		 MEL
R6		 SYM
R7		 SYM
R8		 PHI
R9		 PHI
R10		 BAR
R11		 BAR
R12		 WIN
R13		 WIN
R14		 HID
R15		 HID
R16		 TOW
R17		 TOW
R18		 QLD
R19		 QLD
R20		 BEN
R21		 BEN
R22		 PUK
R23		 PUK
R24		 BAT
R25
Ret		 SUR
R26
18		 SUR
R27
16		 SAN
QR
21		 SAN
R28
16		 NEW
R29		 NEW
R30		 50th 217
2020 Matt Stone Racing Holden ZB Commodore ADE
R1		 ADE
R2		 MEL
R3
C		 MEL
R4
C		 MEL
R5
C		 MEL
R6
C		 SMP1
R7
22		 SMP1
R8
24		 SMP1
R9
22		 SMP2
R10		 SMP2
R11		 SMP2
R12		 HID1
R13
Ret		 HID1
R14
22		 HID1
R15
14		 HID1
R16		 HID1
R17		 HID1
R18		 TOW1
R19		 TOW1
R20		 TOW1
R21		 TOW2
R22
20		 TOW2
R23
23		 TOW2
R24
22		 BEN1
R25		 BEN1
R26		 BEN1
R27		 BEN2
R28
Ret		 BEN2
R29
16		 BEN2
R30
20		 BAT
R31
Ret		 27th 290

Complete Bathurst 1000 results
Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
2019 Kostecki Brothers Racing Holden Commodore ZB Brodie Kostecki DNF 111
2020 Matt Stone Racing Holden Commodore ZB Zane Goddard DNF 155

References
  1. https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/jake-kostecki/
  2. http://www.supercars.com/drivers/jake-kostecki/
  3. "2017 Overall Point Standings". Stadium Super Trucks. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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