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

Given Colorado’s decidedly blue hue, whoever wins the Democratic primary will be in pole position to next occupy the governor’s mansion. —Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

As envy, insecurity and imposter syndrome jostle for pole position in Simon’s narcissistic headspace, the film threatens a pivot into more intriguingly black-comic territory, or into a more metatextual send-up of indie-movie tropes and aesthetics. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026

The 19-year-old Italian prodigy started first after taking his third consecutive pole position for the race. —Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026

Neither Alonso or teammate Lance Stroll have qualified within three seconds of the pole position time so far this season, and filled out the last row of the grid in Japan. —Luke Smith, New York Times, 1 May 2026

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