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Mark Webber Takes Spanish GP Pole Position
Mark Webber Takes Spanish GP Pole Position

8 May 2010, 13:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After seeing the qualifying session of the Spanish Grand Prix, we can honestly say that it would take nothing short of a miracle for anybody to beat the Red Bulls on Sunday. Mark Webber scored his s...

 
Vettel Grabs Pole Position in China
Vettel Grabs Pole Position in China

17 Apr 2010, 07:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After the first day of action in Shanghai, it looked like this will finally be McLaren’s time to shine in the 2010 Formula One championship. Apparently, they still need Red Bull’s approv...

 
Indy 500 Spices Up Qualifying Format
Indy 500 Spices Up Qualifying Format

14 Apr 2010, 14:49 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The 2010 Indianapolis 500 race will have a different qualifying format, following the announcement that qualifying will be compressed from a two-weekend event to a single weekend this year. The b...

 
Stoner Takes Qatar Pole Position
Stoner Takes Qatar Pole Position

11 Apr 2010, 08:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As expected, Australian rider Casey Stoner claimed pole position in the season opening round in Qatar, setting the fastest lap time under artificial lights on the Losail International Circuit on Sat...

 
Mark Webber Takes Pole in Chaotic Malaysia Qualifying
Mark Webber Takes Pole in Chaotic Malaysia Qualifying

3 Apr 2010, 09:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Not even monsoonal rain could stop Red Bull Racing from scoring their 3rd consecutive pole position this season, only this time it was Mark Webber to score the best time of the chaotic qualifying se...

 
Vettel Takes Pole Position in Australia
Vettel Takes Pole Position in Australia

27 Mar 2010, 07:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastian Vettel scored his second pole position in a row this season, in Australia, after dominating all the qualifying sessions on Saturday. Returning to racing after his Bahrain mishappening, the...

 
Sebastian Vettel Takes Pole Position in Bahrain
Sebastian Vettel Takes Pole Position in Bahrain

13 Mar 2010, 12:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastian Vettel will start the season opening race of Bahrain Grand Prix from the first spot on the grid, ahead of Ferrari’s duo Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso. These three drivers were act...

 
Mark Martin Takes Daytona 500 Pole Position
Mark Martin Takes Daytona 500 Pole Position

7 Feb 2010, 13:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After the first qualifying session of the new Sprint Cup season, we can easily say that Hendrick Motorsports did not make fouls out of themselves when offering Mark Martin an extension to his former...

 
IndyCar Extends Deal with Peak Performance
IndyCar Extends Deal with Peak Performance

9 Dec 2009, 09:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a time when all major motor racing series are finding more and more difficult to keep their sponsors for the upcoming campaigns, the IndyCar Series managed to extend one of their existing financi...

 
Jimmie Johnson Takes Pole for the Season Finale
Jimmie Johnson Takes Pole for the Season Finale

21 Nov 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Indeed looking strong for winning his fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the Lowe’s / Hendrick Motorsports #48 claimed pole position for the season finale at Homestead Miami Speedway...

 
Hamilton on Pole at Singapore
Hamilton on Pole at Singapore

27 Sep 2009, 06:34 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Lewis Hamilton managed to secure pole position for the 14th round of the 2009 Formula 1 season in Singapore after a mistake-free run in the qualifiers. The first session of qualifying for the Sin...

 
Hamilton Scores Pole Position at Monza
Hamilton Scores Pole Position at Monza

12 Sep 2009, 13:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lewis Hamilton won pole position for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday, after dominating the Monza qualifying from beginning to end. The reigning F1 champion passed Force India's Adrian Sutil ...

 
Fisichella Takes Unexpected Pole at Spa
Fisichella Takes Unexpected Pole at Spa

29 Aug 2009, 19:21 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / In an absolutely thrilling qualifying session held today at Spa, Giancarlo Fisichella managed to achieve an incredible pole position. The incredible result brought Force India’s F1 team its fi...

 
Hamilton Takes Pole Position at Valencia
Hamilton Takes Pole Position at Valencia

22 Aug 2009, 15:52 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Lewis Hamilton took his first 2009 season pole position in Valencia for the European Grand Prix. The Brit managed a sensational lap time of 1:39.498 in Q3. But what is more thrilling is that McLaren...

 
DTM: Tom Kristensen on Pole at Oschersleben
DTM: Tom Kristensen on Pole at Oschersleben

2 Aug 2009, 10:19 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The 42-year-old Dane took the pole position for the Orscersleben race on Sunday, as the 3.696 kilometers long track from the Magdeburg region saw an overwhelming Audi domination on Saturday. The...

 
Felipe Massa Crashes Unconscious During Chaotic Hungarian Qualifying
Felipe Massa Crashes Unconscious During Chaotic Hungarian Qualifying

25 Jul 2009, 13:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ferrari’s Felipe Massa ended the qualifying session on Saturday in the hospital, after his Ferrari F60 crashed heavily into the tire barriers at the end of Turn 4. The Ferrari-an had just scor...

 
Trulli, Glock Bring Toyota Front Row in Bahrain
Trulli, Glock Bring Toyota Front Row in Bahrain

25 Apr 2009, 13:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Toyota’s driver Jarno Trulli managed to snatch the pole position for Sunday’s race, bringing the first pole for the Japanese team since Japan 2005. And that’s not all. Toyota will ...

 
Jenson Button Takes Pole Position in the Australian Grand Prix
Jenson Button Takes Pole Position in the Australian Grand Prix

28 Mar 2009, 07:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Brawn GP did it! Ross Brawn managed to put both his drivers on the front row of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, with Jenson Button the fastest driver of the Saturday qualifying session. And, after w...

 
Kyle Busch Loses Shelby 427 Pole Due to Engine Change
Kyle Busch Loses Shelby 427 Pole Due to Engine Change

28 Feb 2009, 19:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kyle Busch has clinched pole position of the Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas this weekend, after scoring the best time of the qualifying session on Friday. And that wasn't the only good news of th...