standing start

English

Noun

standing start (plural standing starts)

1. (motor racing) The start of a motor race, when the cars are initially stationary.
   • 2020 September 13, Andrew Benson, “Tuscan Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton claims 90th win after incredible race”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Amid the sequence of incidents and crashes, the victory hinged on three standing starts between the Mercedes drivers.

Coordinate terms

• rolling start

Derived terms

• from a standing start