Scott McLaughlin (right) took two wins and a sixth place at Phillip Island.
Tander and McLaughlin had a mighty tussle over the last 20 laps of the 200km race until the HRT driver started to run out of fuel 200m from the line, allowing McLaughlin to rocket past.
Jamie Whincup was crowned champion elect, gaining enough points to make his lead unassailable in the 2014 series. With six ATCC/V8 Supercars titles, Whincup becomes the most successful driver in the category.
"All in all it was a very memorable weekend, one we will remember for a long time," said Whincup. "We also sealed the V8 Supercars Team Championship so we're all proud of our efforts."
Paddon struggles in Wales
Power steering issues on day one of Wales Rally GB put paid to any chance of a top-five finish for New Zealand rally duo Hayden Paddon and John Kennard.
The pair were looking to end their season on a high after setting the fastest stage time at Rally Spain last month. They were on the back foot, though, after Friday's frustrating run in slippery and treacherous conditions.
Despite the problems, Paddon kept pushing and finished the day 12th overall. They got their heads down on day two and set some quick times, including the second-equal quickest time for special stage 12.
The Kiwis made up a minute on Martin Prokop in 10th and started Sunday just 5.7 seconds behind.
At the end of the third day Paddon had moved into 10th after Prokop and he were elevated up the finish order when Henning Solberg slipped down the field due to a fuel leak.
Podium finish for Hartley
For the first time both LMP1 Porsche 919 Hybrid cars were on the podium. Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb finished second in car No14 at round seven of the World Endurance Championship in Bahrain. The sister No20 car of Brendon Hartley, Timo Bernhard, and Mark Webber followed them home after six hours of racing.
Hartley and his co-drivers qualified third and after the lights went out the Kiwi quickly moved into second behind the Toyota. Shortly afterwards Hartley began experiencing brake problems and pitted during a full course yellow flag.
Rejoining the fray Hartley worked his way back up to third before handing over to Bernhard, who worked his way into the lead after taking advantage of other cars' pit stops.
Webber jumped in for the final stint and on the last pit stop the team decided only to refuel the car in an effort to save time. However, the Aussie wasn't able to hang on and the team slipped to third.
Cassidy at Macau GP
Toyota Racing Series champion and New Zealand Grand Prix winner Nick Cassidy proved again he can mix with the best Formula Three drivers in the world.
The Kiwi was racing at prestigious Macau Grand Prix in a field packed with the best and brightest single-seater prospects in the world, including recent Formula One signing Max Verstappen.
Cassidy was quick all weekend, setting the third fasted time for the qualifying race. He held his nerves despite the race to set the grid for the Grand Prix being red flagged and would start fifth.
The Grand Prix itself was red flagged after a multi-car pile-up that included some of the front runners. Cassidy avoided the carnage and on the restart found himself chasing race leader and eventual winner Felix Rosenqvist.
The Kiwi held the pack at bay for the majority of the race until he made a small mistake allowing Lucas Auer through. The Austrian then soon ran wide allowing Cassidy back in front before he too made another error letting Auer take second spot and keep it until the finish.
