Retirements

2003 Australian GP
2003 Japanese GP

until 2002 Japanese 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	4480
2	Tyres	2838
3	Tobacco	2757
4	Motor industry	1830
5	Car manufacture	1648
6	Communications	1199
7	Spark plugs	1108
8	Electronics	1043
9	Clothing	1001
10	Wheels	897
11	Computer manufacturer	886
12	CAD/CAM software	881
13	Alcohol	836
14	Finance	768
15	Software	657
16	Brakes	649
17	Tools	642
18	Machine tools	603
19	Watches	602
20	Food	594
21	Drinks	549
22	Transportation	525
23	Shoes	417
24	Dampers	411
25	Chemicals	393
26	Heavy vehicles	367
27	Fireproof clothing	338
28	Cleaning	325
29	Airline	323
30	Fashion	317
31	Energy drink	316
32	Office equipment	288
33	Materials	279
34	Coatings	259
35	Printing	256
36	Gambling	240
37	Insurance	235
38	Sports wear	203
39	Pneumatic systems	197
40	Vehicle hire	193
41	Television	191
42	Car parts	189
43	Business consultancy	186
43	Seat belts	186
45	Steering wheel	182
46	Windows	173
47	Motor racing	164
47	Stationery	164
49	Car air conditioning	151
50	Bathroom accessories	147
51	Safety systems	138
51	Technology consultancy	138
53	Batteries	136
54	Adhesives	135
55	Furniture	132
56	News	130
57	Ceramics	128
58	Bedding equipment	125
	Domestic appliances	125
	Tourism	125
61	Metal working	124
62	Steel	119
63	Computer network	116
63	Office furniture	116
65	Music	113
66	Photography	111
67	Computer gaming	110
68	Modelmakers	108
69	Data storage	105
69	Medical	105
71	Mining equipment	93
72	Graphic design	92
72	Nuts and bolts	92
74	Toiletries	89
75	Computer sales	87
76	Exhausts	85
77	Real estate	84
78	Fitness	81
79	Fleet management	78
80	Management consultancy	77
81	Inline skates	70
81	Mechanical components	70
83	Ice cream	69
84	Chairs	67
85	Directories	66
86	Retail	65
87	Aerospace	63
87	Aviation	63
89	Consumer goods	62
90	Heating	61
91	Explosives	60
92	Ski equipment	56
93	Car import	55
94	Shock absorbers	54
95	Computer hardware	53
	Power generation	53
	Textiles	53
98	Toys	52
99	Accident prevention	51
	Film	51
	Lighting	51
	Sunglasses	51
103	Actuators	48
103	Publishing	48
105	Employment services	47
	Mechanical testing	47
	Town planning	47
108	Cycle wear	45
108	Tiles	45
110	Energy	42
111	Optics	40
111	Yachts	40
113	Charity	39
114	Luggage	36
115	Filters	35
116	Jewellery	32
117	Confectionery	31
117	Sugar	31
119	Accommodation	30
119	Market research	30
121	Fasteners	29
	Internet service provider	29
	Welding equipment	29
124	Data processing	27
	Elecronics	27
	Helmets	27
	Sports equipment	27
	Swimming pools	27
	Ventilation	27
130	Razors	26
131	Caravan manufacture	25
132	Car alarms	24
132	Construction	24
134	Video	23
135	Mirrors	21
136	Navigation	20
136	Sport	20
138	Bicycle manufacture	18
139	Displays	17
140	Off-shore platforms	16
141	Amusement centre	15
	Spectrometers	15
	Weather	15
144	Computer interaction	14
	Contraception	14
	Gas	14
	Gate wheels	14
	Packaging	14
	Plastics	14
	Shipping	14
151	Machine Tools	12
151	Website content	12
153	Belt conveyors	11
	Event technology	11
	Hospitality	11
	Lifts	11
	Motorcycles	11
158	Art	10
159	Car club	7
	Hydraulics	7
	Marketing agency	7
162	Car care	6
162	Diving equipment	6
164	Refrigeration	4
165	Salt	3
165	Vehicle manufacture	3
167	Funerals	2

Finishing position:

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