The event was held at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and consisted of one race, 500 kilometres in length.

It was the twelfth event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Race 24 of the series.

The race was won by Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell driving a Holden Commodore ZB.

[1] The event was the 48th running of the Sandown 500, which was first held in 1964 as a six-hour race for series production touring cars.

The defending winners of the race were Cam Waters and Richie Stanaway.