Supercars Adelaide Grand Final: Feeney takes Saturday win despite early engine scare

Written by Jasmin Low

With 13 points and almost as many grid slots separating Broc Feeney and Chaz Mostert heading into Race 33, the stage had been set for a stellar race. The four title contenders each experienced a fair share of drama, with Feeney bringing home the first-place trophy from Mostert, who recovered from 12th to second. 

Broc Feeney won from pole for Triple Eight, inching ever-closer toward his maiden Supercars title | Image: Jasmin Low

As it Happened

Right off the line, rookie Aaron Cameron found himself in a three-way battle for the lead against Feeney and Ryan Wood, who had started the race close behind in third.

Cameron managed to push his way into the race lead followed by Wood, dropping Feeney to third by the end of lap 1. 

The frontrunners remained glued together into lap 4, with Wood managing to pass Cameron and snatch the lead on lap 5, stretching out a lead of over half a second from the Blanchard driver within a lap. 

Meanwhile, Feeney started reporting the engine to be repeatedly cutting out, with the field touring the circuit nose-to-tail, threatening to knock him off of the podium.

A heartbreaking moment for Cameron saw him parked in the run-off at Turn 4 after ricocheting off of the concrete on the outside of Turn 3, leaving the driver who had at one stage led the field out of the running. 

Mostert found himself busy climbing his way up into the top 10, but made contact with Thomas Randle on lap 10, tapping the wall as a result.

Heading into lap 14, only Randle sat between Mostert and the three other Grand Final contenders, with Grove Racing’s Kai Allen just outside the podium positions whilst both Red Bull-liveried Chevrolets ran inside the top three.  

By the time Wood had rounded Turn 14 and onto the main straight to begin lap 20, the 21-year-old led Feeney by nearly four seconds. 

With 2 compulsory pit stops in store, Triple Eight brought Will Brown in to make his first pit stop in the hopes of covering off an attack from Mostert who was rapid on the tarmac, putting in three consecutive fastest laps. 

Frontrunners Wood and Feeney traded in their tyres as the field set out on lap 24, leaving Allen to lead the race and entering back onto the track behind Anton De Pasquale in 10th and 11th respectively. 

Wood, Feeney and Brown managed to make their way past De Pasquale on fresher tyres by the end of lap 25, re-entering the top 10. Mostert joined the party three laps later, tasked with closing the near 2-second gap to Brown. However, the deficit to Brown quickly surpassed 2 seconds as Mostert went smashing through the tyre barrier at the apex of Turn 1, damaging the nose of his car. 

Wood moved back into the race lead on lap 32 following Allen’s first pit stop, with the rookie re-entering the race behind his teammate in seventh. 

With 35 laps remaining, the midfield began to spread out. However Feeney was hot on Wood’s heels, hunting down the Walkinshaw Andretti United driver for the race lead. 

Chaz Mostert picked up further damage, this time on the rear of his car after making contact with NASCAR Cup Series driver Austin Cindric. 

Brown made his way back to his box with 31 laps to go, exiting pit lane in 16th position after refuelling. Mostert was the next of the title contenders to make a second stop, slipping back into the fast lane just behind Brown with tape precariously holding his bonnet together. 

Next into the pit lane was Wood, making his way back onto the track as Feeney came roaring down the main straight. Feeney made an aggressive pass on Wood despite slapping the tyre barriers at Turn 1, making the most of his warmer tyre and forcing his rival to run wide. 

Brown was forced to cede what was net third place to Mostert with 23 laps remaining whilst Allen set out on a charge from behind, closing in on his fellow title contender with fresher tyres. 

With the second pit stop cycle done and dusted and 12 laps left on the count, Wood stuck with Feeney, trailing his opponent by less than a second whilst and Brown were locked in battle on the hunt for Mostert. 

A late moment at the exit of Turn 7 for Jack Le Brocq saw him drop to 22nd on the road. 

With 3 laps to go, Brown and Allen went wheel-to-wheel, making contact through turns 4 and 5 whilst Randle and Payne entered into the mix, pushing each other along as smoke billowed from Brown’s rear tyres. 

Cam Waters was also brought into the scrap, having made up 13 places over the course of the race and taking the fastest lap with a time of 1:19.703. 

As the checkered flag dropped, Broc Feeney crossed the line to take his 14th win of 2025 whilst teammates Mostert and Wood made a last-second switch through Turn 14 to keep Mostert in the hunt for the title. Brown managed to fend off Allen as they crossed the line in fourth and fifth respectively. 

The Championship

Broc Feeney continues to lead the championship with a total of 5214 points, opening up the points-gap to Mostert by a further 10 points. Brown remains third in the standings with a 76-point deficit to his teammate, whilst Allen rounds out the top four with 5126 points, increasing the gap to Feeney to 88 points. 

As for the Teams’ championship, Walkinshaw Andretti United have managed to snatch third in the standings from Tickford with one race left to decide the final order.