As of the 2003 season, there will be a new system to determine the starting line-up ("grid"). Two qualifying sessions will be held, one each on Friday and Saturday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. The session on Friday determines the order in which the drivers will go onto the track for the decisive qualifying on Saturday. This second session will determine the grid line-up. Another new point is that on both days, drivers will have only one "flying" lap in which to achieve a good grid position.
The one-hour sessions one or two days prior to the race, in which drivers are allowed to drive laps to set the best time they can. The fastest driver of the qualifying session prior to the race takes pole position.
A session that takes place before a Formula One race which helps to determine a driver's position on the race grid.
The one-hour period on Saturdays in which drivers are allowed a maximum of 12 laps to set the best time they can, with the driver who laps fastest then starting the race from the front of the grid.
The period on Saturday in which drivers are allowed one flying lap to set the best time they can. The fastest driver from pre-qualifying gets to run last in the qualifying session. The fastest driver in qualifying takes pole position.
The process of competing for starting positions of heat and consolation races. In SCRA, the racers get two timed laps. The best/fastest lap is used for the racer.
Preliminary sessions where cars race against time to determine their starting positions.
(1) (of a tournament session) from which the highest scorers proceed to the next round;(2) (of a tournament) including one or more qualifying sessions or stages.
Qualifying determines starting positions, and usually consists of the combined results from two on-track sessions. Each car is timed, and the starting grid is determined by the order of fastest cars. For road and street courses, all the cars are on the track at the same time which requires careful management of track position in order to avoid being blocked by a slower car. For oval events qualifying is one car at a time, usually for two timed laps.
The knock-out session on Saturday in which the drivers compete to set the best time they can in order to determine the starting grid for the race. Click here for full explanation.
The one-hour periods on Friday and Saturday in which drivers are allowed one flying lap to set the best time they can. The fastest driver on Friday gets to run last in Saturday's session. The fastest driver on Saturday takes pole position.