Retirements

2002 French GP
2003 British GP

until 2002 British 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	4435
2	Tyres	2807
3	Tobacco	2719
4	Motor industry	1793
5	Car manufacture	1629
6	Communications	1121
7	Spark plugs	1108
8	Electronics	1003
9	Clothing	973
10	Wheels	867
11	Computer manufacturer	852
12	Alcohol	801
13	CAD/CAM software	781
14	Finance	742
15	Brakes	648
16	Tools	628
17	Watches	587
18	Software	585
19	Food	563
20	Machine tools	552
21	Drinks	510
22	Transportation	504
23	Shoes	408
24	Dampers	404
25	Chemicals	379
26	Heavy vehicles	351
27	Fireproof clothing	316
28	Cleaning	314
29	Energy drink	308
30	Airline	307
31	Fashion	305
32	Office equipment	280
33	Printing	244
34	Materials	241
35	Insurance	233
36	Gambling	230
37	Coatings	228
38	Pneumatic systems	197
39	Vehicle hire	193
40	Car parts	187
40	Television	187
42	Steering wheel	182
43	Business consultancy	178
44	Sports wear	177
45	Seat belts	167
46	Stationery	164
47	Motor racing	162
48	Windows	160
49	Car air conditioning	151
50	Furniture	132
51	Bathroom accessories	131
	Batteries	131
	Technology consultancy	131
54	Adhesives	130
54	Safety systems	130
56	Ceramics	128
56	News	128
58	Bedding equipment	125
58	Domestic appliances	125
60	Metal working	122
61	Steel	119
62	Tourism	117
63	Computer network	112
63	Office furniture	112
65	Photography	111
66	Computer gaming	110
67	Modelmakers	108
68	Music	102
69	Medical	99
70	Data storage	97
71	Mining equipment	93
72	Graphic design	92
72	Nuts and bolts	92
74	Toiletries	89
75	Real estate	84
76	Computer sales	83
77	Exhausts	77
78	Management consultancy	75
79	Inline skates	70
79	Mechanical components	70
81	Ice cream	69
82	Fitness	66
82	Fleet management	66
84	Retail	65
85	Consumer goods	62
86	Aviation	61
	Chairs	61
	Heating	61
89	Explosives	60
90	Directories	59
91	Aerospace	58
92	Ski equipment	56
93	Shock absorbers	54
94	Textiles	53
95	Accident prevention	51
95	Car import	51
97	Computer hardware	50
97	Toys	50
99	Power generation	49
100	Actuators	48
101	Employment services	47
	Sunglasses	47
	Town planning	47
104	Lighting	46
105	Cycle wear	45
105	Tiles	45
107	Energy	42
108	Mechanical testing	41
109	Optics	40
	Publishing	40
	Yachts	40
112	Film	39
113	Charity	37
114	Luggage	36
115	Filters	35
116	Jewellery	32
117	Sugar	31
118	Accommodation	30
119	Fasteners	29
120	Data processing	27
	Elecronics	27
	Sports equipment	27
	Swimming pools	27
124	Razors	26
125	Caravan manufacture	25
125	Market research	25
127	Car alarms	24
127	Construction	24
129	Confectionery	23
	Helmets	23
	Ventilation	23
132	Internet service provider	22
133	Mirrors	21
134	Navigation	20
	Sport	20
	Welding equipment	20
137	Video	17
138	Off-shore platforms	16
139	Amusement centre	15
139	Spectrometers	15
141	Bicycle manufacture	14
	Contraception	14
	Plastics	14
144	Belt conveyors	11
	Motorcycles	11
	Weather	11
147	Art	10
	Displays	10
	Machine Tools	10
	Website content	10
151	Car club	7
	Computer interaction	7
	Event technology	7
	Hospitality	7
	Hydraulics	7
	Lifts	7
	Marketing agency	7
	Shipping	7
159	Car care	6
	Diving equipment	6
	Gas	6
	Gate wheels	6
	Packaging	6
164	Refrigeration	4
165	Salt	3
165	Vehicle manufacture	3
167	Funerals	2

Finishing position:

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