Saturday featured a three-stage knockout qualifying session which decided the grid positions for the following 120 kilometre sprint race.

[2] While the Phillip Island 500 was a part of the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) in 1976 and 1977, the circuit closed soon after and did not re-open until 1988.

As the rain increased, Seton quickly charged through the field and held off Mark Skaife to win.

[4] Phillip Island did not feature on the Supercars calendar in 2004 and then from 2005 to 2007 the circuit hosted the Grand Finale, the last round of each season.

Lowndes was stranded in the middle of the track and was hit by Will Davison, sustaining steering damage which caused him to finish in thirty-first place.

Despite receiving a drive-through penalty for his role in the incident and finishing eighteenth and a protest from Lowndes' team, Kelly was crowned champion.

[4] From 2008 to 2011, the sprint round dropped off to the calendar due to the revival of the Phillip Island 500 two-driver endurance race.

In 2014, Jamie Whincup secured a record sixth Australian Touring Car title by winning the second race of the weekend.