Study: Late summer Grand Prix generated $53 million for region

The Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on Aug. 31-Sept. 1 generated $53 million in direct economic impact for the region, according to a study released Wednesday by the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Excerpt: The Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on Aug. 31-Sept. 1 generated $53 million in direct economic impact for the region, according to a study released Wednesday by the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau.

That’s just slightly less than the $56 million Super Bowl XL at Ford Field is estimated to have generated statewide in 2006 in a report by East Lansing-based economic and business consultants Anderson Economic Group L.L.C.

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