Retirements

2002 European GP
2003 Canadian GP

until 2002 Canadian 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	4421
2	Tyres	2801
3	Tobacco	2714
4	Motor industry	1782
5	Car manufacture	1626
6	Spark plugs	1108
7	Communications	1096
8	Electronics	990
9	Clothing	964
10	Wheels	859
11	Computer manufacturer	838
12	Alcohol	790
13	CAD/CAM software	760
14	Finance	733
15	Brakes	648
16	Tools	621
17	Watches	582
18	Software	571
19	Food	556
20	Machine tools	537
21	Drinks	497
22	Transportation	493
23	Shoes	406
24	Dampers	404
25	Chemicals	372
26	Heavy vehicles	343
27	Cleaning	311
28	Fireproof clothing	307
29	Energy drink	304
30	Airline	303
31	Fashion	302
32	Office equipment	278
33	Printing	242
34	Insurance	232
35	Materials	231
36	Gambling	226
37	Coatings	221
38	Pneumatic systems	197
39	Vehicle hire	193
40	Car parts	185
41	Television	184
42	Steering wheel	182
43	Business consultancy	175
44	Sports wear	172
45	Stationery	164
46	Seat belts	162
47	Motor racing	160
48	Windows	156
49	Car air conditioning	151
50	Furniture	132
51	Technology consultancy	130
52	Batteries	129
53	Adhesives	128
	Ceramics	128
	Safety systems	128
56	Bathroom accessories	127
56	News	127
58	Bedding equipment	125
58	Domestic appliances	125
60	Metal working	120
61	Steel	119
62	Tourism	115
63	Office furniture	112
64	Photography	111
65	Computer gaming	110
66	Computer network	108
66	Modelmakers	108
68	Music	98
69	Medical	95
70	Mining equipment	93
71	Data storage	92
	Graphic design	92
	Nuts and bolts	92
74	Toiletries	89
75	Real estate	84
76	Computer sales	83
77	Exhausts	75
78	Management consultancy	74
79	Inline skates	70
79	Mechanical components	70
81	Ice cream	69
82	Retail	65
83	Fitness	63
84	Consumer goods	62
84	Fleet management	62
86	Aviation	61
86	Heating	61
88	Explosives	60
89	Chairs	59
90	Directories	58
91	Aerospace	56
91	Ski equipment	56
93	Shock absorbers	54
94	Textiles	53
95	Accident prevention	51
95	Car import	51
97	Computer hardware	49
	Power generation	49
	Toys	49
100	Actuators	48
101	Employment services	47
101	Town planning	47
103	Cycle wear	45
103	Tiles	45
105	Lighting	44
105	Sunglasses	44
107	Energy	42
108	Optics	40
108	Yachts	40
110	Mechanical testing	39
111	Publishing	38
112	Film	37
113	Luggage	36
114	Charity	35
114	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
126	Car alarms	24
126	Construction	24
128	Market research	23
128	Ventilation	23
130	Internet service provider	22
131	Confectionery	21
131	Mirrors	21
133	Helmets	20
	Navigation	20
	Sport	20
136	Welding equipment	18
137	Off-shore platforms	16
138	Amusement centre	15
	Spectrometers	15
	Video	15
141	Contraception	14
141	Plastics	14
143	Belt conveyors	11
	Bicycle manufacture	11
	Motorcycles	11
146	Art	10
146	Displays	10
148	Machine Tools	8
	Weather	8
	Website content	8
151	Car club	7
	Event technology	7
	Hospitality	7
	Hydraulics	7
	Lifts	7
	Marketing agency	7
157	Car care	6
	Computer interaction	6
	Diving equipment	6
	Shipping	6
161	Gas	4
	Gate wheels	4
	Packaging	4
	Refrigeration	4
165	Salt	3
165	Vehicle manufacture	3
167	Funerals	2

Finishing position:

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