Race Entries

1997 German GP
1998 British GP

until 1997 British 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	8863
2	Tyres	5569
3	Tobacco	5263
4	Car manufacture	3257
5	Motor industry	2623
6	Spark plugs	2462
7	Wheels	1522
8	Electronics	1454
9	Watches	1350
10	Brakes	1226
11	Alcohol	1220
12	Clothing	1148
13	Dampers	898
14	Finance	891
15	Tools	850
16	Drinks	755
17	Food	745
18	Chemicals	623
19	Computer manufacturer	556
20	Transportation	536
21	Communications	510
22	Shoes	478
23	Cleaning	475
24	Printing	452
25	CAD/CAM software	440
26	Airline	436
27	Car parts	427
28	Fashion	404
29	Gambling	390
30	Pneumatic systems	389
31	Car air conditioning	294
32	Steering wheel	286
33	Machine tools	279
34	Steel	254
35	Energy drink	252
36	Toiletries	245
37	Ceramics	236
38	Software	230
39	Motor racing	229
40	Coatings	228
41	Insurance	223
42	Metal working	215
42	Vehicle hire	215
44	Stationery	210
45	Bedding equipment	208
46	Office equipment	202
47	Heavy vehicles	195
48	Adhesives	194
49	Modelmakers	193
50	Domestic appliances	178
50	Mining equipment	178
52	Nuts and bolts	177
53	Batteries	171
54	Sports wear	169
55	Television	166
56	Furniture	162
57	Heating	160
57	Windows	160
59	Retail	158
60	Medical	152
	News	152
	Photography	152
63	Real estate	144
64	Ski equipment	124
65	Bathroom accessories	110
65	Tourism	110
67	Fireproof clothing	108
68	Music	104
69	Seat belts	95
70	Publishing	91
71	Safety systems	88
72	Sugar	87
73	Aviation	84
74	Optics	82
75	Accommodation	81
76	Computer sales	70
76	Inline skates	70
78	Ice cream	68
79	Charity	66
79	Mechanical components	66
81	Toys	62
82	Caravan manufacture	61
82	Mirrors	61
84	Tiles	60
85	Management consultancy	58
86	Fleet management	53
87	Energy	52
87	Textiles	52
89	Accident prevention	50
	Actuators	50
	Cycle wear	50
	Exhausts	50
	Explosives	50
	Graphic design	50
	Jewellery	50
	Materials	50
	Mechanical testing	50
	Razors	50
	Sports equipment	50
	Swimming pools	50
101	Car alarms	48
102	Contraception	37
103	Business consultancy	36
	Office furniture	36
	Shock absorbers	36
106	Amusement centre	32
	Belt conveyors	32
	Computer gaming	32
	Directories	32
	Fasteners	32
	Fitness	32
	Helmets	32
	Navigation	32
	Off-shore platforms	32
	Plastics	32
	Technology consultancy	32
117	Construction	30
118	Car care	27
119	Car club	20
	Hydraulics	20
	Marketing agency	20
122	Aerospace	18
	Car import	18
	Chairs	18
	Computer network	18
	Consumer goods	18
	Data processing	18
	Data storage	18
	Elecronics	18
	Filters	18
	Lighting	18
	Spectrometers	18
	Sunglasses	18
	Yachts	18
135	Bicycle manufacture	17
136	Funerals	16
137	Art	15
137	Salt	15
139	Refrigeration	11
140	Diving equipment	8
140	Vehicle manufacture	8