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Other things missing: explicitly stating the number of people that have achieved a pole position(93); Senna holds the record for consecutive poles (8 while Prost and Schumacher have 7; Mansell has the record in a year (14; Schumacher got poles in 13 consecutive years; six drivers got a pole in their first race; Senna and Schumacher have got 8 ...
In 2021, the winner of the sprint was credited with pole position. In 2022 the pole-sitter of the sprint race was officially awarded the pole position in those events. Since 2023, sprint races have been held at select events, these have had their own qualifying session, the polesitter for these races is not credited with a pole position.)
The sound of the bat hitting the ball. The term is used in baseball to mean "immediately, without hesitation". For example, a baserunner may start running "on the crack of the bat", as opposed to waiting to see where the ball goes. Outfielders often use the sound of bat-meeting-ball as a clue to how far a ball has been hit.
In the sport of baseball, each of the nine players on a team is assigned a particular fielding position when it is their turn to play defense. Each position conventionally has an associated number, for use in scorekeeping by the official scorer: 1 (), 2 (), 3 (first baseman), 4 (second baseman), 5 (third baseman), 6 (), 7 (left fielder), 8 (center fielder), and 9 (right fielder). [1]
Max Verstappen took pole position for Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix as the indomitable Dutchman closes in on his third world title.. Verstappen will be crowned champion of the world if he finishes ...
Grand slam (Formula One), winning from pole position, leading every lap, and setting the fastest lap in a Grand Prix Grand Slam (NASCAR) , winning all NASCAR Cup Series majors in a calendar year Grand slam of endurance racing, winning all four major 24-hour endurance racing events; first completed by Nick Tandy in 2025.
Most records are subject to ratification by the governing body for that record. On the world level, that is World Athletics.Each body has their own procedure for ratifying the records: for example, USA Track & Field (USATF), the governing body for the United States, only ratifies records once a year at their annual meeting at the beginning of December.
The PA news agency looks at some of the best examples from May 8.