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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While Leclerc dismissed such notions, after securing Monaco pole position in 2021 and 2022, the Ferrari driver didn’t convert these to a victory.
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Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
McLaren’s Piastri began in pole position and initially held off Verstappen before the Dutchman displayed all the brilliance, cunning and bravery that has propelled him to four world championships, holding off the brakes as long as possible and sliding around the outside on the first turn.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Shane Van Gisbergen will start the All-Star Open from pole position, followed by Carson Hocevar and Noah Gragson.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
The irony is that Disney’s arch-rival Universal was in pole position to capitalize on the UAE market as one of its parks was due to be at the heart of Dubailand.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
McLaren’s Piastri began in pole position and initially held off Verstappen before the Dutchman displayed all the brilliance, cunning and bravery that has propelled him to four world championships, holding off the brakes as long as possible and sliding around the outside on the first turn.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Shane Van Gisbergen will start the All-Star Open from pole position, followed by Carson Hocevar and Noah Gragson.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
The irony is that Disney’s arch-rival Universal was in pole position to capitalize on the UAE market as one of its parks was due to be at the heart of Dubailand.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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“Pole position.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20position. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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