pole position

NOUN

advantageous position

Synonyms

WEAK

first chair front position front seat inside position lead pole starting grid

Example Sentences

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He has out-qualified Hamilton, the sport's all-time pole position record holder, 22 times to seven at an average advantage of 0.15 seconds a lap.

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The 26-year-old, whose father Adam is a multimillionaire who made his fortune as a pensions trader, started racing karts at the age of eight, and was on pole position for his first national event.

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Norris took a cautious approach to the start, not engaging with Verstappen as the Dutchman aggressively defended his lead from pole position on the run to the first corner.

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen put in one of the performances of the season - and of his illustrious career - to take a scintillating pole position.

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Moss led from pole position but retired with a broken gearbox early on, handing the initiative to Brabham, who had been tracking his rival a short distance behind.

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