 Liuzzi spoke of his feeling that the narrowness of the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit configuration led to competitors making errors rather than their experience competing in V8 Supercars.Starting from the 2013 season, teams were no longer required to employ a co-driver from the international racing community but were allowed to partner with any co-driver from a national or international championship of their choosing.Slade stated that he was happy with his fourth-place finish and believed he was "the best of the rest" of all the drivers competing in the Gold Coast.