All teams competed with identical Rogers AF01/V8 single-seater racecars, Ligier/Onroak chassis powered by Ford Coyote V8 engines.
[18] The second round of the championship, planned to be held at Mount Panorama Circuit, was later replaced by a series of non-championship demonstration runs.
A day later, Herne resumed where he left off, winning race two comfortably, once again ahead of Mawson, with Ben Bargwanna rounding out the podium this time.
Race three was less smooth sailing for Herne: he almost collided with Mawson into turn one, with the latter then taking to the escape road and emerging in the lead.
2022 champion Aaron Cameron set another lap record in qualifying to claim pole, before being overtaken by Herne at the start and then crashing and retiring.
This race then saw a controversial end to the season: the title contenders collided on lap three, with Mawson retiring immediately and Herne finishing 13th with a damaged car.