Busy schedules, which Drivers/teams has to do alot of races?

[uncivilsum]

I'm curious how busy some drivers or teams are over a whole year, because there are alot of races and series drivers can do in one year.

F1 driver have 21 races in 2016, which sometimes have only 1 week between the two venues (for example Red Bull Ring and Silverstone weekend), or have 4 weeks between the venues (for example hockenheim and spa francochamp). But GT drivers can do multiple races in a row if they want, and race in different classes.

Let's take a couple of endurance races, 24 hours of dubai, 24 hours of daytona, 12 hours of sebring, 12 hours of bathurst, 24 hours of spa, 24 hours of Le Mans and the 24 hours of the nurburgring. Alot of top drivers can be found in some of these races, but not all races.

So who is the busiest GT driver you know of?

[rich07]

In previous years at least I'd say Jeroen Bleekemolen would be up there with the busiest

[Mark0994]

I don't know how Nick Catsburg schedule is busy, but he driver Rear engine Porsche in IMSA GTD, Front engine BMW in Blancpain and FWD Lada in WTCC.

[Creep89]

Vanthoor is doing BSS+BES, ADAC GT Masters, N24h, 24h Le Mans. Mies should be pretty busy, too.

[carbon_titanium]

remember in 2013 that luhr was involved with MMP in LMP1 in ALMS, with JRM in BES and with manthey for N24H and some races of VLN.
Anyway I guess that none was busier than j.bleekemolen in recent past...

[joeb]

Originally Posted by rich07

In previous years at least I'd say Jeroen Bleekemolen would be up there with the busiest

Jeroen was my first pick as well!

I'd guess some factory drivers might be getting farmed out a lot as well, but guys like Bleekemolen and others who aren't factory drivers are probably more likely to be looking for as much work as possible.

[Mike E]

Bleekemolen's recent record:

2016 Racing 7 races 0 wins 1 podium 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
2015 Racing 29 races 4 wins 10 podiums 4 pole position 2 fastest race laps
2014 Racing 42 races 6 wins 15 podiums 3 pole position 4 fastest race laps
2013 Racing 44 races 8 wins 17 podiums 12 pole position 8 fastest race laps
2012 Racing 41 races 8 wins 18 podiums 5 pole position 2 fastest race laps
2011 Racing 49 races 15 wins 22 podiums 17 pole position 9 fastest race laps
2010 Racing 45 races 6 wins 26 podiums 10 pole position 9 fastest race laps
2009 Racing 43 races 15 wins 27 podiums 12 pole position 11 fastest race laps
2008 Racing 58 races 7 wins 19 podiums 7 pole position 3 fastest race laps
2007 Racing 47 races 10 wins 16 podiums 9 pole position 6 fastest race laps

Source: https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/jeroen-bleekemolen/

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Mike E

Bleekemolen's recent record:

2016 Racing 7 races 0 wins 1 podium 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
2015 Racing 29 races 4 wins 10 podiums 4 pole position 2 fastest race laps
2014 Racing 42 races 6 wins 15 podiums 3 pole position 4 fastest race laps
2013 Racing 44 races 8 wins 17 podiums 12 pole position 8 fastest race laps
2012 Racing 41 races 8 wins 18 podiums 5 pole position 2 fastest race laps
2011 Racing 49 races 15 wins 22 podiums 17 pole position 9 fastest race laps
2010 Racing 45 races 6 wins 26 podiums 10 pole position 9 fastest race laps
2009 Racing 43 races 15 wins 27 podiums 12 pole position 11 fastest race laps
2008 Racing 58 races 7 wins 19 podiums 7 pole position 3 fastest race laps
2007 Racing 47 races 10 wins 16 podiums 9 pole position 6 fastest race laps

Source: https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/jeroen-bleekemolen/

58 races in 2008!!!

[Speed-King]

Must have been some double or triple-headers among those....

[Truckosaurus]

I see from a report on DailySportsCar that this weekend Andrew Howard is planning on driving in both the ELMS (Silverstone) and British GT (Brands Hatch) races, in addition to attending a football/soccer match at Wycombe Wanderers.

[Deleted]

Chief Tucker might have been a filthy little man and total hack fraud, but he did race in hell of a lot of things simultaneously, wasn't he entered for like every single thing that raced on ALMS weekends, and outside them, on multiple cars.

[Mike E]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

Must have been some double or triple-headers among those....

20 of them were A1GP races. Also won the Porsche Supercup and LMP2 at Le Mans in a Porsche Spyder that year.

[Rodger Davies]

I remember an interview with Jeroen where he was saying how many weekends he was doing and it was a lot, made more sense than being an exclusive factory driver for him at the time IIRC.

NASCAR drivers do an absolute tonne of events and mileage in a year too.

[Mike E]

Good shout re NASCAR. Standard season is what, 36 races?

[Victor_RO]

Originally Posted by Mike E

Good shout re NASCAR. Standard season is what, 36 races?

36 races in the main series, but some guys that have full-season deals in Cup do at least half a season in Xfinity and/or Trucks for fun/to get more practice/etc. That would put guys like Kyle Busch at over 50 races/season at least.

[NaBUru38]

This is Kyle Busch:

2006 (77): 36 Cup, 34 Nationwide, 7 Trucks.
2008 (84): 36 Cup, 30 Nationwide, 18 Trucks.
2009 (76): 36 Cup, 35 Nationwide, 15 Trucks.
2010 (81): 36 Cup, 29 Nationwide, 16 Trucks.
2011 (71): 35 Cup, 20 Nationwide, 16 Trucks.

That's over 18,000 laps per year. He led about 4,500 laps per year in 2008-2010.

Then add the Shootout, Daytona Duel, All-Star, Prelude to the Dream, Denny Hamlin Showdown and Snowball Derby.

In 2009 he ran the Grand-Am Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona and the NASCAR East / West combination race at Iowa.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

This is Kyle Busch:

2006 (77): 36 Cup, 34 Nationwide, 7 Trucks.
2008 (84): 36 Cup, 30 Nationwide, 18 Trucks.
2009 (76): 36 Cup, 35 Nationwide, 15 Trucks.
2010 (81): 36 Cup, 29 Nationwide, 16 Trucks.
2011 (71): 35 Cup, 20 Nationwide, 16 Trucks.

That's over 18,000 laps per year. He led about 4,500 laps per year in 2008-2010.

Then add the Shootout, Daytona Duel, All-Star, Prelude to the Dream, Denny Hamlin Showdown and Snowball Derby.

In 2009 he ran the Grand-Am Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona and the NASCAR East / West combination race at Iowa.

That is a lot of track time for sure! I wasn't even thinking oval drivers, but that is a ton of work.

[skycafe]

Originally Posted by rich07

Jeroen Bleekemolen would be up there

My first thought too. Plus, he is often going across the ocean to race, so his air miles alone must be unreal.

In the US, I know some oval drivers race a great deal. Not just the stock car crowd, but those in Midgets and Sprints. They are doing a couple of race meetings a weekend, plus mid-week too. They may not be doing a lot of 'miles' per meeting, but they stay busy.

[velly4]

Shane Van Gisbergen would be up there considering the 2 main series he's signed up for are on opposite sides of the globe.