Poles

2010 Chinese GP
2011 Malaysian GP

until 2010 Malaysian GP

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

Qualification position:

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Pos	Sponsor Industry	Poles
1	Oil	692
2	Motor industry	625
3	Tyres	499
4	Car manufacture	485
5	Tobacco	439
6	Communications	274
7	Electronics	266
8	Software	245
9	Alcohol	244
10	Spark plugs	225
11	Wheels	220
12	Watches	212
13	Brakes	186
14	Machine tools	179
15	CAD/CAM software	169
16	Fashion	167
17	Drinks	135
18	Computer manufacturer	132
19	Mechanical components	116
20	Tools	114
21	Cleaning	108
22	Aerospace	107
22	Sports wear	107
24	Clothing	101
25	Computer hardware	98
26	Vehicle hire	86
27	Seat belts	85
28	Safety systems	81
29	Materials	74
30	Printing	73
31	Transportation	69
32	Heavy vehicles	62
33	Television	61
34	Adhesives	59
	Dampers	59
	Steering wheel	59
37	Batteries	55
37	Finance	55
39	Photography	54
40	Fitness	52
41	Metal working	49
41	Windows	49
43	Shoes	46
44	Aviation	43
	Business consultancy	43
	Fireproof clothing	43
47	Market research	42
48	Motor racing	36
49	Pneumatic systems	34
50	Chemicals	33
	Coatings	33
	Food	33
	Insurance	33
	Marketing agency	33
55	Lighting	32
56	Catering	31
57	Airline	30
58	Management consultancy	28
58	Medical	28
60	Data storage	27
61	Ceramics	26
62	Confectionery	24
63	Accommodation	23
63	Mining equipment	23
65	Energy drink	22
66	Internet service provider	19
66	Technology consultancy	19
68	Internet support	18
68	Shipping	18
70	Investment	17
70	News	17
72	Charity	15
72	Computer gaming	15
74	Office equipment	14
75	Jewellery	10
76	Directories	9
76	Toys	9
78	Nuts and bolts	8
78	Sunglasses	8
80	Modelmakers	7
81	Outsourcing	6
82	Computer interaction	5
	Music	5
	Shock absorbers	5
85	Testing systems	4
86	Car care	3
	Car parts	3
	Computer network	3
	Construction	3
	Data processing	3
	Elecronics	3
	Graphic design	3
	Publishing	3
	Razors	3
	Spectrometers	3
	Sports equipment	3
	Storage	3
	Swimming pools	3
	Toiletries	3
100	Caravan manufacture	2
	Displays	2
	Exhausts	2
	Heating	2
	Helmets	2
	Measuring equipment	2
	Power generation	2
	Welding equipment	2
108	Car air conditioning	1
	Luggage	1
	Maps	1
	Mechanical testing	1
	Optics	1
	Pallets	1
	Stationery	1
	Tiles	1
	Tourism	1
	Web hosting	1

Qualification position:

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