Retirements

2002 Austrian GP
2003 Spanish GP

until 2002 Spanish 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	4395
2	Tyres	2784
3	Tobacco	2696
4	Motor industry	1762
5	Car manufacture	1614
6	Spark plugs	1108
7	Communications	1060
8	Electronics	970
9	Clothing	952
10	Wheels	842
11	Computer manufacturer	816
12	Alcohol	774
13	CAD/CAM software	718
14	Finance	715
15	Brakes	648
16	Tools	613
17	Watches	574
18	Food	548
19	Software	537
20	Machine tools	510
21	Transportation	481
22	Drinks	479
23	Shoes	402
24	Dampers	400
25	Chemicals	364
26	Heavy vehicles	331
27	Cleaning	303
28	Fashion	298
29	Airline	297
29	Energy drink	297
31	Fireproof clothing	294
32	Office equipment	273
33	Printing	236
34	Insurance	230
35	Gambling	222
36	Materials	210
37	Coatings	206
38	Pneumatic systems	197
39	Vehicle hire	193
40	Car parts	183
41	Steering wheel	182
42	Television	180
43	Business consultancy	168
44	Stationery	164
45	Sports wear	160
46	Motor racing	158
47	Seat belts	156
48	Windows	152
49	Car air conditioning	151
50	Furniture	132
51	Ceramics	128
51	Technology consultancy	128
53	Batteries	127
54	Adhesives	126
55	Bedding equipment	125
	Domestic appliances	125
	News	125
58	Safety systems	124
59	Bathroom accessories	123
60	Steel	119
61	Metal working	118
62	Tourism	113
63	Photography	111
64	Computer gaming	110
65	Office furniture	109
66	Modelmakers	108
67	Computer network	104
68	Mining equipment	93
69	Graphic design	92
	Music	92
	Nuts and bolts	92
72	Medical	89
72	Toiletries	89
74	Data storage	86
75	Real estate	84
76	Computer sales	80
77	Exhausts	73
78	Management consultancy	72
79	Inline skates	70
79	Mechanical components	70
81	Ice cream	69
82	Retail	65
83	Consumer goods	62
84	Aviation	61
84	Heating	61
86	Explosives	60
87	Fleet management	58
88	Directories	56
88	Ski equipment	56
90	Aerospace	54
	Chairs	54
	Shock absorbers	54
93	Textiles	53
94	Fitness	52
95	Accident prevention	51
96	Actuators	48
96	Car import	48
98	Computer hardware	47
	Employment services	47
	Town planning	47
	Toys	47
102	Power generation	46
103	Cycle wear	45
103	Tiles	45
105	Energy	42
105	Lighting	42
107	Optics	40
	Sunglasses	40
	Yachts	40
110	Luggage	36
110	Publishing	36
112	Filters	35
113	Mechanical testing	34
114	Charity	33
115	Jewellery	32
116	Sugar	31
117	Accommodation	30
117	Film	30
119	Fasteners	29
120	Data processing	27
	Elecronics	27
	Sports equipment	27
	Swimming pools	27
124	Razors	26
125	Caravan manufacture	25
126	Car alarms	24
126	Construction	24
128	Market research	21
128	Mirrors	21
130	Navigation	20
	Sport	20
	Ventilation	20
133	Confectionery	19
134	Internet service provider	18
135	Helmets	16
135	Off-shore platforms	16
137	Amusement centre	15
137	Spectrometers	15
139	Contraception	14
139	Plastics	14
141	Welding equipment	12
142	Belt conveyors	11
142	Motorcycles	11
144	Art	10
144	Video	10
146	Bicycle manufacture	7
	Car club	7
	Hydraulics	7
	Marketing agency	7
150	Car care	6
	Displays	6
	Diving equipment	6
	Machine Tools	6
	Website content	6
155	Computer interaction	4
	Event technology	4
	Hospitality	4
	Lifts	4
	Refrigeration	4
	Shipping	4
	Weather	4
162	Salt	3
162	Vehicle manufacture	3
164	Funerals	2
	Gas	2
	Gate wheels	2
	Packaging	2

Finishing position:

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