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Old 29 Sep 2012, 05:36 (Ref:3143560)   #8
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Originally Posted by isynge View Post
A couple of conversations I had at Silverstone last month indicated that the typical figures for a Minassian style driver would be a bit less than that Lammers figure.
How much less?

I would hazard a guess and say that the LMP1 guys who are probably making the most money in sportscars these days as they are employed by the teams who have the biggest wallets would not be on seven figures a season. I just cant see that type of money in sportscars. This isnt F1 or Nascar, sportscars are much more of a niche then those two.

Mind you I bet some of the GT drivers who fly around the globe pretty much every weekend racing in numerous championships with different teams for example guys like Jeroen Bleekemolen and Alan Simonsen would make some nice money out of that.
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