Pole Position (other)
Pole position is a racing term identifying a starting position at the front of the grid. Pole Position may also refer to: * ''Pole Position'', a 1982 motor-racing video game * ''Pole Position II'', the 1983 sequel to the 1982 video game * Pole Position (board game), ''Pole Position'' (board game), a board game published in 1989 by Piatnik * Pole Position (TV series), ''Pole Position'' (TV series), a 1984 animated cartoon series * Elegant Machinery or Pole Position, a Swedish synthpop band formed in 1988 {{disambiguation ...
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Pole Position
In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track. The pole position is usually earned by the driver with the best qualifying times in the trials before the race, although penalties may award it to the second fastest driver, as the pole position is statistically awarded to the driver starting in first position. The number-one qualifying driver is also referred to as the pole-sitter. The pole position starts the race "at the front of the starting grid. This provides the driver in the pole position the privilege of starting ahead of all the other drivers". Grid position is typically determined by a qualifying session before the race, where race participants compete to ascend to the number 1 grid slot, the driver, pilot, or rider having recorded fastest qualification time awarded the advantage of the number 1 grid slot (i.e., the pole-position) ahead of all other vehicles for the start of the race. ...
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