Thanks Jubby.
I need 2.4 million XP to get to level 40 (and my first platinum trophy) and want to get it with one more 4h Nurburgring race but I want to make it a competitive race. I was wondering how much leeway that I had for not finishing first. I know that no one is going to know the experience points for each finishing spot but was hoping that some people would remember what they got for not finishing first. It sounds like second will get me pretty close but probably not much lower than that.