Shane van Gisbergen's brutal act on live TV after Bathurst triumph

Bathurst 1000 winner Shane van Gisbergen was forced to bail on a live TV interview with teammate Garth Tander after feeling the pain of a night of celebrations following a thrilling triumph.

After six hours and 43 minutes of thrilling and chaotic action in Australia's great race, van Gisbergen passed the chequered flag to an explosion of fireworks just one second ahead of second-placed Chaz Mostert.

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The reigning Supercars champion beat a desperate chasing field in what transformed into a 39 lap sprint, then a 16 lap gallop home after Todd Hazelwood and Will Davison forced two late safety cars after six had come earlier in the 1,000 kilometre classic.

Appearing on Channel Nine's Today this morning, Tander admitted the pair were both feeling a bit worse for wear due to the overnight celebrations.

"We were quick yesterday but not so fast this morning," Tander told Karl Stefanovic.

However, after making a short appearance, van Gisbergen held his hand up and said: "I was here".

He then quickly exited the camera, which prompted a laugh from Stefanovic.

Fortunately, Tander was able to finish the interview and gave an insight into just how chaotic the race was which involved eight safety cars.

“Obviously, a fantastic day yesterday,” Tander added.

“All a bit surreal really. Crazy, crazy weather up here all week. Even the rain in the first part of the race, I’ve never driven it here in 25 years, of just these isolated pockets of rain hitting the race track, so it was just crazy at the start.

"Just surviving the first couple of hours of the race and we had a great car and the team did an awesome job.

“It’s (just a) really, really special one to win given it was Holden Commodore’s last ever start at Mount Panorama, and our sport’s been built on the Ford vs Holden battle since the ’60s so for it to end like that for Holden, it was all a bit surreal.”

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Following the win, van Gisbergen was ecstatic at being a part of Holden Commodore’s last ever start at Bathurst.

"It's a privilege to add to the tally of Holden wins," van Gisbergen said.

"It's hard to put into words but it's pretty cool."

SVG had previously enjoyed a 12.3 second margin aided by teammate Tander before Hazelwood's incident triggered Sunday's seventh safety car, then Davison went into the wall two corners after his final pit stop.

The New Zealander heroically defended his slim margin ahead of 2021 winner Mostert, who hounded him to the final corner, crossing for his his 73rd career victory and Tander's fifth at Bathurst.

The win was record setting for van Gisbergen and cements the most dominant season ever in Australian Touring Cars and Supercars history.

with AAP

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