pole position

noun

: the front position at the start of a car race

He won the pole position by having the fastest qualifying time.

Examples of pole position in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pole position laps set by Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli in Australia and Japan were noteworthy for the sharp drop in speed at the fastest, famous, points of those circuits because of super clipping. —Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

The Soviet Union took pole position in the lunar rover race in 1970 with its Lunokhod 1 mission, the first of two successful Soviet rovers. —Christopher Cokinos, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026

By leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to the best record in the league, Gilgeous-Alexander appeared to be in pole position to win his second consecutive MVP. —Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026

Antonelli qualified on pole position Saturday but fell from first to sixth on the opening lap after a poor start. —Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026

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