How did Alain de Cadenet make his money?

Alain de Cadenet had an estimated net worth of $1.5 million. This is from his career as a television presenter and racing driver.

In 1972, he persuaded Duckhams Oil to sponsor a car he commission Gordon Murray to design for the Le Mans 24 Hour race. De Cadenet finished 12th overall. In 1976, he finished 3rd overall in Le Mans.

In 1980, with co-driver Desire Wilson, he won two rounds of the World Sportcar championship-the Monza 1000 kilometres and 6-hour events. This was a major achievement in an era of increasing professionalism, when it was very difficult for privateers to defeat larger, better-funded teams that had factory support.

After a career in sports car endurance racing, he hosted numerous shows and broadcasts for the Speed Channel, ESPN, the Velocity Channel, and the Petrolicious website.

Alain hosted Legends of Motorsport for Speed between 1996 and 2000, as well as the network coverage of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. During the 2000s, he hosted Speed’s Victory By Design, in which he drove vintage racing cars and discussed their history.