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

Hamilton coped best with adapting his driving style around Formula 1's new reliance on battery power to take pole position in qualifying for Saturday's sprint race. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

Russell, who secured pole position and the race win, had to lift on his flying pole position lap due to the single yellow in that zone. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 July 2026

In ousting DeGette, the 68-year-old incumbent who has represented the overwhelmingly Democratic district in Congress since 1997, Kiros is now in pole position to take the seat held by her opponent since the year she was born. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Russell, 28, started the race on pole position and never lost his lead. — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 28 June 2026

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