Retirements

2004 Australian GP
2004 Japanese GP

until 2003 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	4565
2	Tyres	2931
3	Tobacco	2840
4	Motor industry	1967
5	Car manufacture	1722
6	Communications	1356
7	Electronics	1133
8	Spark plugs	1114
9	CAD/CAM software	1072
10	Clothing	1030
11	Wheels	977
12	Computer manufacturer	967
13	Alcohol	909
14	Software	849
15	Finance	832
16	Tools	685
17	Machine tools	675
18	Brakes	668
19	Food	652
20	Watches	628
21	Drinks	611
22	Transportation	530
23	Shoes	445
24	Chemicals	443
25	Heavy vehicles	428
26	Dampers	424
27	Fireproof clothing	376
28	Materials	361
29	Cleaning	357
30	Airline	335
30	Fashion	335
32	Energy drink	327
33	Office equipment	314
34	Sports wear	308
35	Coatings	301
36	Printing	277
37	Gambling	240
37	Insurance	240
39	Seat belts	229
40	Business consultancy	217
41	Television	203
42	Vehicle hire	199
43	Pneumatic systems	197
44	Car parts	189
45	Steering wheel	188
46	Windows	181
47	Motor racing	164
47	Stationery	164
49	Bathroom accessories	159
50	Safety systems	157
51	Computer network	156
52	Data storage	155
53	Car air conditioning	151
54	Technology consultancy	148
55	Batteries	144
56	Adhesives	143
57	Tourism	140
58	Fitness	135
	Music	135
	News	135
61	Furniture	132
62	Metal working	130
63	Ceramics	128
64	Office furniture	127
65	Bedding equipment	125
	Computer gaming	125
	Domestic appliances	125
68	Steel	119
69	Photography	117
70	Medical	110
71	Modelmakers	108
72	Graphic design	107
73	Fleet management	105
74	Real estate	99
75	Computer sales	98
76	Mining equipment	93
77	Nuts and bolts	92
78	Aerospace	89
78	Toiletries	89
80	Exhausts	85
81	Management consultancy	82
81	Mechanical components	82
83	Aviation	80
84	Chairs	78
85	Computer hardware	76
85	Directories	76
87	Heating	72
88	Inline skates	70
89	Ice cream	69
90	Car import	66
91	Retail	65
92	Power generation	64
93	Sunglasses	63
94	Consumer goods	62
94	Film	62
96	Explosives	60
97	Lighting	59
98	Mechanical testing	58
99	Ski equipment	56
100	Internet support	55
101	Shock absorbers	54
102	Textiles	53
103	Toys	52
104	Accident prevention	51
105	Actuators	48
105	Publishing	48
107	Employment services	47
107	Town planning	47
109	Video	46
110	Cycle wear	45
110	Tiles	45
112	Confectionery	43
113	Energy	42
113	Welding equipment	42
115	Optics	40
115	Yachts	40
117	Charity	39
117	Helmets	39
119	Market research	38
119	Ventilation	38
121	Construction	36
121	Luggage	36
123	Filters	35
124	Jewellery	32
125	Sugar	31
126	Accommodation	30
126	Displays	30
128	Fasteners	29
128	Internet service provider	29
130	Data processing	27
	Elecronics	27
	Sports equipment	27
	Swimming pools	27
	Weather	27
135	Motorcycles	26
135	Razors	26
137	Caravan manufacture	25
138	Car alarms	24
	Computer interaction	24
	Shipping	24
141	Event technology	22
	Lifts	22
	Marketing agency	22
144	Mirrors	21
145	Navigation	20
145	Sport	20
147	Bicycle manufacture	18
148	Testing systems	17
149	Off-shore platforms	16
150	Amusement centre	15
150	Spectrometers	15
152	Contraception	14
	Gas	14
	Gate wheels	14
	Packaging	14
	Plastics	14
157	Machine Tools	12
	Measuring equipment	12
	Website content	12
160	Belt conveyors	11
	Compressors	11
	Hospitality	11
163	Art	10
164	Car club	7
164	Hydraulics	7
166	Car care	6
166	Diving equipment	6
168	Refrigeration	4
169	Salt	3
169	Vehicle manufacture	3
171	Funerals	2

Finishing position:

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