Retirements

2001 German GP
2002 British GP

until 2001 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	4296
2	Tyres	2732
3	Tobacco	2637
4	Motor industry	1667
5	Car manufacture	1567
6	Spark plugs	1101
7	Communications	910
8	Clothing	896
9	Electronics	888
10	Wheels	810
11	Computer manufacturer	719
12	Alcohol	701
13	Finance	661
14	Brakes	643
15	CAD/CAM software	615
16	Tools	588
17	Watches	551
18	Food	526
19	Drinks	443
20	Machine tools	429
20	Software	429
22	Transportation	423
23	Dampers	394
24	Shoes	383
25	Chemicals	352
26	Cleaning	290
27	Heavy vehicles	289
28	Fashion	279
29	Airline	271
30	Energy drink	261
31	Fireproof clothing	253
32	Office equipment	250
33	Printing	221
34	Insurance	219
35	Gambling	203
36	Pneumatic systems	193
37	Vehicle hire	192
38	Steering wheel	181
39	Coatings	178
40	Car parts	177
41	Television	170
42	Stationery	164
43	Materials	163
44	Car air conditioning	151
45	Motor racing	145
46	Seat belts	142
47	Business consultancy	141
48	Windows	134
49	Furniture	132
50	Ceramics	128
51	Bedding equipment	125
52	News	120
53	Domestic appliances	119
53	Steel	119
55	Batteries	118
55	Sports wear	118
57	Adhesives	117
58	Bathroom accessories	112
58	Metal working	112
60	Photography	111
61	Safety systems	110
62	Modelmakers	108
63	Technology consultancy	106
64	Tourism	105
65	Office furniture	99
66	Computer gaming	98
67	Mining equipment	93
68	Nuts and bolts	92
69	Toiletries	89
70	Graphic design	86
71	Computer network	84
	Medical	84
	Music	84
	Real estate	84
75	Computer sales	72
76	Inline skates	70
77	Ice cream	69
78	Mechanical components	68
79	Management consultancy	67
80	Retail	65
81	Exhausts	64
82	Data storage	63
83	Consumer goods	62
84	Heating	61
85	Explosives	60
86	Ski equipment	56
87	Shock absorbers	54
88	Aviation	53
88	Textiles	53
90	Accident prevention	51
91	Actuators	48
91	Directories	48
93	Aerospace	45
	Cycle wear	45
	Tiles	45
96	Computer hardware	42
	Energy	42
	Toys	42
99	Employment services	41
99	Town planning	41
101	Optics	40
101	Yachts	40
103	Car import	38
103	Chairs	38
105	Fitness	37
106	Fleet management	36
	Luggage	36
	Power generation	36
109	Filters	35
110	Publishing	34
111	Lighting	33
112	Jewellery	32
113	Sugar	31
114	Accommodation	30
114	Sunglasses	30
116	Fasteners	29
117	Charity	27
	Data processing	27
	Elecronics	27
	Sports equipment	27
	Swimming pools	27
122	Razors	26
123	Caravan manufacture	25
124	Car alarms	24
	Construction	24
	Mechanical testing	24
127	Film	21
127	Mirrors	21
129	Navigation	20
129	Sport	20
131	Confectionery	16
	Off-shore platforms	16
	Ventilation	16
134	Amusement centre	15
134	Spectrometers	15
136	Contraception	14
136	Plastics	14
138	Helmets	12
138	Market research	12
140	Belt conveyors	11
141	Art	10
141	Internet service provider	10
143	Car club	7
	Hydraulics	7
	Marketing agency	7
146	Car care	6
146	Diving equipment	6
148	Motorcycles	5
149	Refrigeration	4
150	Bicycle manufacture	3
	Salt	3
	Vehicle manufacture	3
153	Funerals	2

Finishing position:

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