It was held on the weekend of 30 November–2 December at the Homebush Street Circuit in Sydney, New South Wales.

[3] James Courtney found form, finishing on the podium in both races.

[4] Mark Winterbottom was beaten to second in the points standings by Lowndes after a disappointing weekend.

The 2012 Dunlop Series champion Scott McLaughlin made his solo debut for Garry Rogers Motorsport (after having driven with Jonathon Webb at the endurance races),[5] replacing Alex Prémat for the second race after Prémat suffered heat exhaustion on Saturday and was deemed unfit to race.

[6] The event was also the final one for the Project Blueprint specification V8 Supercars, with the new Car of the Future regulations coming into effect in 2013.