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Pole position

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The starting slot for the pole-sitter at the Adelaide Street Circuit

In motorsport the pole position is the position at the inside of the front row at the start of a
racing event. This position is typically given to the vehicle and driver with the best qualifying
time in the trials before the race (the leader in the starting grid). This number-one qualifying
driver is referred to as the pole sitter.
Grid position is typically determined by a qualifying session prior to 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. poleposition) ahead of all other vehicles for the start of the race.
Historically, the fastest qualifier was not necessarily the designated pole-sitter. Different
sanctioning bodies in motor sport employ different qualifying formats in designating who starts
from pole position. Often, a starting grid is derived either by current rank in the championship,
or based on finishing position of a previous race. In particularly important events where
multiple qualification attempts spanned several days, the qualification result was segmented
or staggered, by which session a driver qualified, or by which particular day a driver set his

qualification time, only drivers having qualified on the initial day eligible for pole position. In a
phenomena known as race rigging, where race promoters or sanctioning bodies invert their
starting grid for the purpose of entertainment value (e.g., pack racing; to artificially stimulate
passing), the slowest qualifier would be designated as pole-sitter.
In contrast to contemporary motorsport, where only a race participant is designated polesitter, prior to World War II, once upon a time the pace carwas designated as official polesitter for the Indianapolis 500.

Contents
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1Origin
2Formula One
2.1FIA Pole Trophy
3IndyCar
3.1Indianapolis 500
4Grand Prix motorcycle racing
4.1Top ten riders in Grand Prix motorcycle racing with most pole positions
5NASCAR
5.1Top ten most Sprint Cup Series pole positions
6Radio-controlled racing
7References

Origin[edit]
The term has its origins in horse racing, in which the fastest qualifying horse would be placed
on the inside part of the course, next to the pole.

Formula One[edit]
Main articles: List of Formula One polesitters and Formula One qualifying sessions
Originally in Grand Prix racing, grid positions, including pole, were determined by lottery
among the drivers.[1] Prior to the inception of the Formula 1 World Championship, the first
instance of grid positions being determined by qualifying times was at the 1933 Monaco
Grand Prix. Since then, the FIA have introduced many different qualifying systems to F1.
From the long-standing one session on Friday and Saturday, to the current knockout style
qualifying leaving 10 out of 22 drivers to battle for pole, there have been many changes to
qualifying systems. Between 1996 and 2006, the FIA made 6 significant changes to the
qualifying procedure, each with the intention of making the battle for pole more interesting to
an F1 viewer at home.[2]
Traditionally, pole was always occupied by the fastest driver due to low-fuel qualifying. The
race-fuel qualifying era between 2003 and 2009 briefly changed this. [2][3] Despite the changing
formats, drivers attempting pole were required between 2003 and 2009 to do qualifying laps
with the fuel they would use to start the race the next day. An underfuelled slower car and
driver would therefore be able to take pole ahead of a better but heavier-fueled car. In this
situation, pole was not always advantageous to have in the race as the under-fueled driver
would have to pit for more fuel before their rivals. With the race refueling ban introduced, this
was no more and low-fuel qualifying returned. [3]
Also, when F1 enforced the 107% rule between 1996 and 2002, a driver's pole time might
affect slower cars also posting times for qualifying, as cars that could not get within 107% of
the pole time were disqualified for the race. Since the reintroduction of the rule in 2011, this
only applies to the quickest first session (Q1) time, not the pole time.

FIA Pole Trophy[edit]


Since 2014, the FIA has awarded a trophy to the driver who wins the most pole positions in
the season.
Y
e
a
r
2014

Winner

Nico Rosberg[4]

Team

Pole
Position
s

Car

Mercede F1 W05
Hybrid

11

Lewis
Mercede F1 W06
11
Hamilton (WC)
Hybrid
s
(WC) indicates that the driver won the World Championship in the same season.
2015

IndyCar[edit]
Currently, IndyCar uses four formats for qualifying: one for most oval tracks, one for Iowa
Speedway, one for the Indianapolis 500, and another for road and street circuits. Oval
qualifying runs almost like the Indianapolis 500, with two laps, instead of four, averaged
together with one attempt, although with just one session.
At Iowa, the each car takes one qualifying lap, and the top six cars advance to the feature
race for the pole position. Positions from 7th onward are assigned to their races, based on
time, with cars in the odd-numbered finishing order starting in one race, and cars starting in
the even-numbered finishing order starting in the second race. The finishing order for the oddnumbered race starts on the inside, starting in Row 6 (11th), and even-numered race on the
outside based on finishing position, again from Row 6 (12th), except for the top two in each
race, which start in the inside and outside, respectively (Row 4 and 5) of the race for the pole
position. The result of the feature race determines positions 1-10. All three races are 50 laps.
On road and street courses, cars are drawn randomly into two qualifying groups. After each
group has one twenty-minute session, the top six cars from each group qualify for a second
session. The cars that finished seventh or worse are lined up by their time, with the best of
these times starting 13th. The twelve remaining cars run a 15-minute session, after which the
top six cars move on to a final 10-minute session to determine positions one through six on
the grid.
The Iowa format was instituted in 2012 with major modifications (times set based on open
qualifying session in second practice, positions 11th and back in odd positions raced in the
inside heat, positions 12th and back in even positions raced in the outside heat, and positions
1-10 raced for the pole, each heat 30 laps), and non-Iowa oval format in August 2010, while
the Indianapolis format in 2010. The road course format was installed for2008. In prior
seasons, oval qualifying ran for four laps, Indianapolis-style, from 2008, and previously two
laps with the best lap used for qualification. Street and road circuits used a two-phase format
similar to oval qualifying except that cars took one qualifying lap, then the top six advanced to
the ten-minute session for the pole.

Indianapolis 500[edit]
Main article: List of Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters
The pole position for the Indianapolis 500 is determined on the first day (or first full round) of
time trials. Cars run four consecutive laps (10 miles), and the total elapsed time the four 4
laps determines the positioning. The fastest car on the first day of time trials wins the pole
position. Times recorded in earlier days (rounds) start ahead of subsequent days (rounds). A
driver could record a time faster than that of the pole winner on a subsequent day, however
he will be required to line up behind the previous day(s)' qualifiers.
Starting in 2010, the first day is split into Q1 and Q2. At the end of Q1, positions 10-24 are
set. The top nine cars will then have their times wiped out and advance to Q2 where cars will
have 90 minutes to run for pole. If inclement weather causes officials to cancel Q2, positions
1-24 are set. If inclement weather in Q1 is early where Q2 is late (past 6 PM usually), drivers
will have only one attempt in Q2.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing[edit]


Since 2006, there has been one hour-long session on Saturday where the riders have an
unlimited number of laps to record a fast lap time. Simply, the rider with the fastest lap gains
pole position for the race.
In 2013 a new format was introduced whereby qualifying is conducted over two 15-minute
sessions labelled Q1 and Q2. The fastest 10 riders over combined practice times advance
automatically to Q2, while the rest of the field compete in Q1. At the conclusion of Q1 the
fastest 2 riders progress to Q2 with a chance to further improve their grid position

Top ten riders in Grand Prix motorcycle racing with most pole
positions[edit]
As of 9 November 2015
Bol
d

Rider still competing in Grand Prix motorcycle racing as of


the 2015 season
Rider

Poles

Valentino Rossi

61

Jorge Lorenzo

61

Mick Doohan

58

Marc Mrquez

58

Max Biaggi

56

Dani Pedrosa

46

Casey Stoner

43

Jorge Martnez

42

Loris Capirossi

41

1
3

10

Eugenio
Lazzarini

35

Source:[5]

NASCAR[edit]
Main article: NASCAR qualifying procedure
See also: Coors Light Pole Award and List of Daytona 500 pole position winners
Before 2001, NASCAR used a two-day qualifying format in its national series. Before 2002
only one lap was run on oval tracks except short tracksand restrictor plate tracks. Until 2014,
the pole position has been determined by a two-lap time trial (one lap on road courses) with
the faster lap time used as the driver's qualifying speed. In 2014, NASCAR used a knockout
qualifying format for all races except the Daytona 500, non-points races, and the Camping
World Truck Series' Mudsummer Classic: after a 25-minute session (on tracks longer than
1.25 miles (2.01 km); tracks shorter than 1.25 miles have a 30-minute session), the 24 fastest
cars advance to a ten-minute session, with the top 12 advancing to a final five-minute
session.[6] Starting in 2003, if a driver's team changed their car's engine after the qualifying
segment was over, the car would be relegated to the rear of the 43-car field. In the case of
multiple teams changing engines on the same weekend after a qualifying segment (although
this is a rare occurrence), qualifying times from that segment are used to determine the
starting order for those cars.
In the Mudsummer Classic, two-lap qualifying runs are held, which determine the starting
grids for five heat races of eight laps each. The top five fastest qualifiers started on pole for
each heat, and the winner of the first heat is awarded the pole for the feature race. [7]

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