Retirements

1997 European GP
1998 Japanese GP

until 1997 Japanese GP

Ignore Indy 500 races
Include non-championship races

Finishing position:

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Pos	Sponsor Industry	Retirements
1	Oil	3825
2	Tyres	2358
3	Tobacco	2269
4	Car manufacture	1337
5	Motor industry	1229
6	Spark plugs	1018
7	Wheels	669
8	Electronics	665
9	Brakes	555
10	Clothing	551
11	Watches	509
12	Alcohol	485
13	Finance	417
14	Tools	404
15	Food	389
16	Dampers	377
17	Drinks	376
18	Computer manufacturer	323
19	Chemicals	298
20	CAD/CAM software	266
21	Communications	259
22	Shoes	257
23	Transportation	231
24	Cleaning	185
25	Airline	184
26	Printing	182
27	Car parts	177
28	Fashion	175
29	Gambling	162
29	Pneumatic systems	162
31	Software	148
32	Energy drink	140
33	Car air conditioning	139
34	Steering wheel	134
35	Bedding equipment	125
36	Vehicle hire	122
37	Machine tools	120
38	Steel	119
39	Office equipment	116
40	Heavy vehicles	115
41	Metal working	112
41	Stationery	112
43	Coatings	110
44	Motor racing	104
45	Insurance	100
46	Ceramics	98
47	Nuts and bolts	92
48	Domestic appliances	90
49	Television	89
50	Toiletries	88
50	Windows	88
52	Adhesives	86
52	Furniture	86
54	Modelmakers	84
54	Real estate	84
56	Sports wear	83
57	Batteries	81
	Fireproof clothing	81
	News	81
60	Medical	77
61	Mining equipment	72
62	Seat belts	71
63	Retail	65
64	Heating	61
65	Bathroom accessories	56
65	Ski equipment	56
67	Photography	55
67	Tourism	55
69	Music	50
70	Ice cream	45
71	Energy	42
72	Computer sales	40
72	Optics	40
74	Aviation	39
75	Safety systems	38
76	Mechanical components	37
77	Explosives	36
	Inline skates	36
	Textiles	36
80	Publishing	34
81	Accident prevention	33
81	Actuators	33
83	Management consultancy	32
84	Accommodation	30
84	Exhausts	30
86	Cycle wear	29
86	Sugar	29
88	Business consultancy	28
88	Office furniture	28
90	Charity	27
91	Jewellery	25
92	Car alarms	24
	Caravan manufacture	24
	Materials	24
	Mechanical testing	24
	Toys	24
97	Tiles	23
98	Mirrors	21
99	Graphic design	20
99	Navigation	20
101	Shock absorbers	18
	Sports equipment	18
	Swimming pools	18
104	Filters	17
104	Razors	17
106	Consumer goods	16
	Off-shore platforms	16
	Yachts	16
109	Amusement centre	15
110	Aerospace	14
	Contraception	14
	Fasteners	14
	Lighting	14
	Plastics	14
	Technology consultancy	14
116	Fitness	13
116	Sunglasses	13
118	Computer network	12
	Construction	12
	Directories	12
	Helmets	12
122	Belt conveyors	11
123	Art	10
	Car import	10
	Chairs	10
126	Car club	7
	Hydraulics	7
	Marketing agency	7
129	Car care	6
	Data processing	6
	Data storage	6
	Diving equipment	6
	Elecronics	6
	Spectrometers	6
135	Computer gaming	5
136	Refrigeration	4
137	Bicycle manufacture	3
	Salt	3
	Vehicle manufacture	3
140	Fleet management	2
140	Funerals	2

Finishing position:

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