Retirements

1997 British GP
1998 French GP

until 1997 French 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	3779
2	Tyres	2316
3	Tobacco	2230
4	Car manufacture	1292
5	Motor industry	1144
6	Spark plugs	1020
7	Electronics	613
8	Wheels	606
9	Brakes	528
10	Clothing	514
11	Watches	502
12	Alcohol	481
13	Finance	397
14	Tools	389
15	Food	372
16	Dampers	369
17	Drinks	363
18	Chemicals	278
19	Computer manufacturer	258
20	Shoes	236
21	Communications	221
22	Transportation	211
23	CAD/CAM software	196
24	Car parts	177
25	Cleaning	175
26	Printing	167
27	Airline	165
28	Gambling	162
29	Pneumatic systems	154
30	Fashion	148
31	Car air conditioning	134
32	Bedding equipment	125
33	Steel	119
33	Steering wheel	119
35	Energy drink	116
36	Metal working	112
37	Office equipment	111
38	Vehicle hire	110
39	Stationery	106
40	Machine tools	104
41	Coatings	100
41	Insurance	100
43	Heavy vehicles	95
44	Ceramics	93
45	Nuts and bolts	92
46	Motor racing	89
46	Toiletries	89
48	Windows	88
49	Software	86
50	Domestic appliances	85
51	Real estate	84
52	Sports wear	83
53	News	81
54	Adhesives	78
55	Furniture	77
56	Medical	73
56	Modelmakers	73
58	Mining equipment	68
59	Retail	65
60	Batteries	64
61	Heating	61
62	Television	60
63	Photography	59
64	Ski equipment	56
65	Bathroom accessories	47
66	Fireproof clothing	45
67	Music	44
67	Seat belts	44
69	Energy	42
70	Tourism	40
71	Aviation	39
72	Ice cream	34
72	Publishing	34
74	Optics	32
75	Explosives	31
	Mechanical components	31
	Sugar	31
	Textiles	31
79	Accommodation	30
	Computer sales	30
	Safety systems	30
82	Management consultancy	28
83	Charity	27
83	Inline skates	27
85	Caravan manufacture	25
	Exhausts	25
	Toys	25
88	Accident prevention	24
88	Car alarms	24
90	Actuators	23
	Cycle wear	23
	Tiles	23
93	Mirrors	21
94	Materials	20
94	Navigation	20
96	Graphic design	19
96	Jewellery	19
98	Sports equipment	17
98	Swimming pools	17
100	Mechanical testing	16
	Off-shore platforms	16
	Razors	16
103	Amusement centre	15
104	Business consultancy	14
	Contraception	14
	Fasteners	14
	Office furniture	14
	Plastics	14
	Technology consultancy	14
110	Fitness	13
111	Construction	12
	Directories	12
	Helmets	12
114	Belt conveyors	11
	Consumer goods	11
	Shock absorbers	11
	Yachts	11
118	Art	10
119	Filters	8
119	Sunglasses	8
121	Car club	7
	Hydraulics	7
	Marketing agency	7
124	Aerospace	6
	Car care	6
	Car import	6
	Chairs	6
	Computer network	6
	Diving equipment	6
	Lighting	6
131	Computer gaming	5
	Data processing	5
	Data storage	5
	Elecronics	5
	Spectrometers	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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