Retirements in a Season

until 1973 United States GP

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

Finishing position:

Pos	Sponsor Industry	Year	Retirements
1	Oil	1972	127
2	Oil	1973	125
3	Oil	1971	94
4	Oil	1970	87
5	Tyres	1970	69
6	Tobacco	1973	60
7	Tyres	1968	54
8	Tyres	1969	48
9	Tyres	1971	45
10	Tobacco	1972	39
11	Oil	1968	38
12	Tyres	1972	37
13	Oil	1969	36
14	Spark plugs	1969	32
15	Brakes	1972	28
16	Spark plugs	1973	27
17	Car manufacture	1969	22
17	Watches	1973	22
19	Brakes	1970	20
19	Car manufacture	1972	20
21	Car manufacture	1970	19
	Toiletries	1970	19
	Car manufacture	1973	19
	Tyres	1973	19
25	Alcohol	1973	18
25	Drinks	1973	18
27	Caravan manufacture	1972	17
28	Nuts and bolts	1969	16
28	Tobacco	1969	16
30	Car manufacture	1971	15
	Spark plugs	1971	15
	Food	1973	15
33	Brakes	1969	14
	Metal working	1970	14
	Spark plugs	1970	14
	Food	1972	14
	Tourism	1972	14
38	Car manufacture	1968	13
38	Tobacco	1968	13
40	Motor industry	1970	12
41	Spark plugs	1968	11
41	Toiletries	1971	11
43	Nuts and bolts	1971	10
	Tobacco	1971	10
	Toys	1972	10
	Watches	1972	10
47	Nuts and bolts	1970	9
47	Tobacco	1970	9
49	Toys	1971	8
49	Toiletries	1973	8
51	Ceramics	1972	7
52	Oil	1967	6
	Brakes	1968	6
	Diving equipment	1968	6
	Drinks	1970	6
	Alcohol	1972	6
	Drinks	1972	6
	Ceramics	1973	6
59	Brakes	1973	5
59	Motor industry	1973	5
61	Drinks	1971	3
	Motor industry	1971	3
	Toiletries	1972	3
	Refrigeration	1973	3

Finishing position: