Poles

2018 Austrian GP
2019 French GP

until 2018 French 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	848
2	Motor industry	669
3	Tyres	642
4	Car manufacture	576
5	Tobacco	439
6	Software	359
7	Communications	355
8	Wheels	303
9	Brakes	295
10	Electronics	278
11	Alcohol	256
12	Sports wear	254
13	Spark plugs	250
14	Machine tools	245
15	Fashion	241
16	Watches	226
17	Drinks	185
18	CAD/CAM software	179
19	Clothing	142
20	Computer manufacturer	136
21	Seat belts	133
22	Printing	129
23	Cleaning	128
24	Computer hardware	121
25	Mechanical components	116
26	Insurance	115
27	Tools	114
28	Aerospace	107
29	Vehicle hire	88
30	Safety systems	81
31	Finance	77
31	Heavy vehicles	77
33	Materials	74
33	Transportation	74
35	Fireproof clothing	72
36	Energy drink	71
37	Batteries	66
38	Fitness	62
38	Television	62
40	Dampers	61
41	Adhesives	59
41	Steering wheel	59
43	Photography	56
44	Market research	53
45	Metal working	50
46	Windows	49
47	Shoes	46
48	Aviation	43
48	Business consultancy	43
50	Coatings	37
51	Motor racing	36
52	Pneumatic systems	34
53	Airline	33
	Chemicals	33
	Food	33
	Marketing agency	33
57	Catering	32
57	Lighting	32
59	Management consultancy	29
60	Medical	28
61	Data storage	27
62	Ceramics	26
63	Charity	25
64	Confectionery	24
65	Accommodation	23
65	Mining equipment	23
67	Internet service provider	19
	Investment	19
	Technology consultancy	19
70	Internet support	18
70	Shipping	18
72	News	17
72	Sunglasses	17
74	Computer gaming	15
75	Office equipment	14
76	Power generation	12
77	Jewellery	11
78	Directories	9
78	Toys	9
80	Nuts and bolts	8
81	Modelmakers	7
82	Outsourcing	6
83	Computer interaction	5
	Music	5
	Shock absorbers	5
86	Testing systems	4
86	Welding equipment	4
88	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
102	Caravan manufacture	2
	Displays	2
	Employment services	2
	Exhausts	2
	Heating	2
	Helmets	2
	Measuring equipment	2
109	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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