pole position

noun

: the front position at the start of a car race
He won the pole position by having the fastest qualifying time.

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George Russell delivered an incredible drive for Mercedes at the Canadian Grand Prix, winning the race from pole position. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025 Winning the Champions League often puts players in pole position to win the Ballon d’Or, and Ousmane Dembele, whose Paris Saint-Germain play Inter Milan in Munich, is a prime candidate, while Inter boast a couple of worthy candidates too. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 May 2025 Taking the pole position in races, having the first serve in tennis or starting as white in chess are all often said to give a significant advantage. Mindaugas Čaplinskas, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 The Prema Racing driver was the first rookie to take the pole position since 1983. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pole position

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“Pole position.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20position. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.

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