Retirements

1997 French GP
1998 Canadian GP

until 1997 Canadian GP

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

Finishing position:

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Pos	Sponsor Industry	Retirements
1	Oil	3770
2	Tyres	2308
3	Tobacco	2224
4	Car manufacture	1286
5	Motor industry	1134
6	Spark plugs	1019
7	Electronics	609
8	Wheels	597
9	Brakes	525
10	Clothing	508
11	Watches	501
12	Alcohol	480
13	Finance	395
14	Tools	388
15	Food	369
16	Dampers	367
17	Drinks	361
18	Chemicals	275
19	Computer manufacturer	247
20	Shoes	233
21	Communications	216
22	Transportation	209
23	CAD/CAM software	184
24	Car parts	177
25	Cleaning	175
26	Printing	165
27	Gambling	162
28	Airline	160
29	Pneumatic systems	153
30	Fashion	145
31	Car air conditioning	134
32	Bedding equipment	125
33	Steel	119
34	Steering wheel	117
35	Metal working	112
36	Energy drink	111
37	Office equipment	110
38	Vehicle hire	108
39	Stationery	105
40	Insurance	100
41	Machine tools	99
42	Coatings	98
43	Ceramics	92
	Heavy vehicles	92
	Nuts and bolts	92
46	Toiletries	89
47	Windows	88
48	Motor racing	87
49	Domestic appliances	84
49	Real estate	84
51	Sports wear	83
52	News	81
53	Adhesives	77
54	Furniture	76
55	Software	74
56	Medical	73
57	Modelmakers	70
58	Mining equipment	68
59	Retail	65
60	Batteries	62
61	Heating	61
62	Photography	59
63	Television	57
64	Ski equipment	56
65	Bathroom accessories	46
66	Music	43
67	Energy	42
68	Seat belts	41
69	Fireproof clothing	40
70	Aviation	39
71	Tourism	37
72	Publishing	34
73	Ice cream	32
74	Mechanical components	31
	Optics	31
	Sugar	31
77	Accommodation	30
	Explosives	30
	Textiles	30
80	Safety systems	29
81	Computer sales	28
81	Management consultancy	28
83	Charity	27
84	Inline skates	26
85	Caravan manufacture	25
85	Toys	25
87	Car alarms	24
87	Exhausts	24
89	Accident prevention	23
89	Tiles	23
91	Cycle wear	22
92	Actuators	21
92	Mirrors	21
94	Materials	20
94	Navigation	20
96	Jewellery	19
97	Graphic design	18
98	Off-shore platforms	16
	Sports equipment	16
	Swimming pools	16
101	Amusement centre	15
	Mechanical testing	15
	Razors	15
104	Contraception	14
	Fasteners	14
	Plastics	14
	Technology consultancy	14
108	Fitness	13
109	Construction	12
	Directories	12
	Helmets	12
112	Belt conveyors	11
	Business consultancy	11
	Office furniture	11
115	Art	10
	Consumer goods	10
	Yachts	10
118	Shock absorbers	9
119	Sunglasses	8
120	Car club	7
	Filters	7
	Hydraulics	7
	Marketing agency	7
124	Car care	6
124	Diving equipment	6
126	Aerospace	5
	Car import	5
	Chairs	5
	Computer gaming	5
	Computer network	5
	Lighting	5
132	Data processing	4
	Data storage	4
	Elecronics	4
	Refrigeration	4
	Spectrometers	4
137	Bicycle manufacture	3
	Salt	3
	Vehicle manufacture	3
140	Fleet management	2
140	Funerals	2

Finishing position:

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