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".
The Little 500, is a track cycling race held annually during the third weekend of April at Bill Armstrong Stadium on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It is attended by more than 25,000 fans.
Andrea Dovizioso is an Italian former professional motorcycle racer. He raced with WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team for the 2022 season but announced his intended-retirement after the Misano round in September. Dovizioso was the 2004 125cc World Champion, but is best known for his time with the Ducati Team in the MotoGP class, finishing championship runner-up to Marc Márquez for three consecutive seasons in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Superbike World Championship is a silhouette road racing series based on heavily modified production sports motorcycles.
The 1936 Individual Speedway World Championship was the first ever Speedway World Championship and was won by Lionel Van Praag of Australia. The forerunner to the World Championship was generally regarded to be the Star Riders' Championship. The final was held at London's Wembley Stadium in front of 74,000. It was the first of a record 26 times that Wembley would host the World Final with the last being in 1981.
The Women's sprint at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 25 and 26. 28 athletes participated in the contest. After the qualifying heats, the fastest 24 riders advanced to the 1/16 finals.
Brad Binder is a South African Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He is most-known for winning the 2016 Moto3 World Championship. In November 2019 he was confirmed as Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider in MotoGP class for the 2020 season, replacing Johann Zarco who had abandoned his factory ride earlier during that year.
Francesco Bagnaia is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in MotoGP for the Ducati Lenovo Team. He is the 2022 and 2023 MotoGP World Riders' Champion.
The Men's individual pursuit at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 27 February 2014. Twenty cyclists participated in the contest. The two fastest riders advanced to the final and race for the gold medal, while the riders ranked third and fourth raced for the bronze medal.
The Women's individual pursuit at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 28 February 2014. 15 cyclists participated in the contest. After all riders have contested qualifying, the fastest two riders advanced to the final and raced for the gold medal, while the riders ranked third and fourth, raced for the bronze medal.
The VR46 Racing Team is a motorcycle racing team owned by Valentino Rossi and based in Tavullia. The team enters Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the MotoGP category with Ducati motorcycles chassis, under the name Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team. The team manager is the former road racer Pablo Nieto.
The Men's individual pursuit competition at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 28 February 2020.
The Women's individual pursuit competition at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 29 February 2020.
The 2021 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighteenth and final round of the 2021 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 14 November 2021. It was also the final Grand Prix for Valentino Rossi who retired after the season.
The men's individual pursuit competition at the 2021 UEC European Track Championships was held on 7 October 2021.
The Men's sprint competition at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 23 and 24 October 2021.
The Men's individual pursuit competition at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 22 October, 2021.
The Women's sprint competition at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 21 and 22 October 2021.
The Men's individual pursuit competition at the 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 14 October 2022.
The Women's individual pursuit competition at the 2022 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on 15 October 2022.
