Definitions

pole position

NOUN

advantageous position

Synonyms

WEAK

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

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pole position

Verstappen has two eager Ferrari drivers right behind him, after Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton both felt that they had just missed out on a pole position that was possible.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Chevron’s pole position garnered it some measure of political esteem in Washington and Caracas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Choosin' Texas also rose to pole position on the UK singles chart at the start of September, where it replaced Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's Rein Me In.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Whatever the reality, the storm currently engulfing the AI industry could already have caused reputational damage to the firms currently in pole position forever.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Drivers completed two practice sessions early Saturday to learn the course for the first time and competed for pole position in the afternoon during qualifying laps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026