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The position given at the start of a race, ranked from most favorable to least favorable, awarded according to the times achieved during qualification.
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Qualifying — Der Begriff Zeittraining oder englisch Qualifying bezeichnet im Motorsport die Trainingssitzung zur Ermittlung der Startaufstellung im Rennen. Bei manchen Rennen muss man sich erst mit einer schnellen Rundenzeit für einen Startplatz qualifizieren … Deutsch Wikipedia
pole position — noun a) The top qualifying position for a race, on the inside of the front row at the starting line. Smith once again enjoys the pole position. b) first place, favouriteon See Also: bubble position … Wiktionary
bubble position — noun The bottom qualifying position in a race, on the outside of the last row at the starting line. Smith is in the bubble position, having barely beaten out Jones for the last spot. See Also: on the bubble, pole position … Wiktionary
List of Daytona 500 pole position winners — Jimmie Johnson, polesitter in 2002 and 2008 Daytona 500 pole position winners for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500 are rewarded with being the driver to lead the field across the start line at the beginning of the 500 mile (800 km) race.… … Wikipedia
Pole position — The term pole position comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsport, a driver has pole… … Wikipedia
Pole Position — des Nürburgrings in Fahrtrichtung Als die Pole Position [ˈpəʊ̯l pəˌzɪʃn], laut Duden ist jedoch Poleposition die empfohlene Schreibvariante, oder umgangssprachlich verkürzt die Pole (engl. für dt. Pfahl, Pfosten, Stange) bezeichnet man im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying — There are ten places available in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, held in Australia.Qualified teams ;Pacific6 teams have qualified for the World Cup. 3 qualified automatically, with the top 2 in the Pacific qualifying group also reaching the… … Wikipedia
Pole Position (arcade game) — Infobox VG title= Pole Position developer= Namco publisher= Namco (Japan), Atari (USA) released= vgrelease|JP=1982 vgrelease|NA=1982 genre = Arcade style racing modes= Single player platforms= Arcade input= Steering wheel, Gear shifter, Pedals… … Wikipedia
pole position — noun the most favorable position at the start of a race • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑place * * * noun, pl ⋯ tions [count, noncount] : the front position at the start of a car race He won the pole position by having the fastest qualifying time. * * *… … Useful english dictionary
pole position — pole positions N UNCOUNT: also N in pl When a racing car is in pole position, it is in front of the other cars at the start of a race. Gardner recorded the fastest lap in qualifying to earn pole position for today s US Grand Prix … English dictionary
