Race Entries

1996 British GP
1997 French GP

until 1996 French GP

Ignore Indy 500 races
Ignore non-championship races
Note: records involving non-championship races may be inaccurate due to incomplete data.

Pos	Sponsor Industry	Race Entries
1	Oil	8535
2	Tyres	5245
3	Tobacco	5019
4	Car manufacture	3045
5	Spark plugs	2380
6	Motor industry	2241
7	Watches	1290
8	Electronics	1184
9	Wheels	1112
10	Alcohol	1084
11	Brakes	1066
12	Clothing	918
13	Dampers	852
14	Finance	803
15	Tools	752
16	Drinks	681
17	Food	633
18	Chemicals	527
19	Printing	416
20	Transportation	408
21	Car parts	399
22	Cleaning	397
23	Gambling	376
24	Airline	368
25	Pneumatic systems	355
26	Shoes	336
27	Fashion	322
28	Car air conditioning	262
29	Communications	254
29	Steel	254
31	Computer manufacturer	240
32	Steering wheel	218
33	Metal working	213
34	Insurance	209
35	Bedding equipment	208
36	Toiletries	203
37	Machine tools	189
38	Office equipment	184
39	Stationery	178
40	Vehicle hire	169
41	Adhesives	162
42	Domestic appliances	160
42	Heating	160
44	Ceramics	154
45	Photography	152
46	Motor racing	147
47	Coatings	146
	Mining equipment	146
	Windows	146
50	Real estate	144
50	Retail	144
52	Modelmakers	143
53	Sports wear	141
54	CAD/CAM software	140
55	Nuts and bolts	135
56	Medical	134
57	News	124
58	Furniture	114
59	Ski equipment	110
60	Batteries	107
61	Energy drink	106
62	Heavy vehicles	95
63	Publishing	91
64	Sugar	87
65	Music	86
66	Aviation	82
67	Accommodation	81
68	Bathroom accessories	78
69	Television	76
70	Tourism	74
71	Charity	66
72	Toys	62
73	Caravan manufacture	61
74	Tiles	60
75	Fleet management	53
76	Energy	52
76	Safety systems	52
78	Optics	50
79	Car alarms	48
80	Mirrors	47
81	Management consultancy	40
82	Contraception	37
83	Computer sales	36
83	Inline skates	36
85	Mechanical components	34
86	Belt conveyors	32
	Computer gaming	32
	Directories	32
	Fitness	32
	Helmets	32
	Materials	32
	Razors	32
93	Construction	30
94	Car care	27
94	Seat belts	27
96	Accident prevention	18
	Actuators	18
	Amusement centre	18
	Car club	18
	Cycle wear	18
	Exhausts	18
	Explosives	18
	Fasteners	18
	Graphic design	18
	Hydraulics	18
	Ice cream	18
	Jewellery	18
	Marketing agency	18
	Mechanical testing	18
	Navigation	18
	Off-shore platforms	18
	Plastics	18
	Software	18
	Sports equipment	18
	Swimming pools	18
	Technology consultancy	18
	Textiles	18
118	Bicycle manufacture	17
119	Funerals	16
120	Art	15
120	Salt	15
122	Refrigeration	11
123	Diving equipment	8
123	Vehicle manufacture	8