Starting Grid

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A grid that is organized for the start of the race in rows of 2, 3 or more. Very useful for standing starts in various racing titles.

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Overview

As seen in Mario Kart 7 with all eight racers at the starting grid.

The starting grid is a grid that is in rows of 2 or more in racing games. Each position is determined by a qualifying time at the end of a time trial and the fastest time will receive the pole position when the race starts. In the Mario Kart (Franchise) franchise, the starting grid is in 4 rows of 2, then 2 rows of 4, and now 4 rows of 3 (depending on the game you're playing).

The finishing positions from the last race during Grand Prix (Concept) or Versus mode will be the new grid for the next one. The grid is also very useful during a standing start, which keeps all of the cars at their rightful positions while waiting for the green light to commence racing.

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• Atari Karts (Game)
• Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Game)
• Battle Racers (Game)
• Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge (Game)
• Bomberman Kart DX (Game)
• CART Precision Racing (Game)
• Cars (Game)
• Cars 2: The Video Game (Game)
• Cars: Race-O-Rama (Game)
• Chocobo Racing (Game)
• Crash Nitro Kart (Game)
• Crash Tag Team Racing (Game)
• Crash Team Racing (Game)
• Daytona USA (Game)
• Deca Sports (Game)
• Diddy Kong Racing (Game)
• Diddy Kong Racing DS (Game)
• Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast (Game)
• F-1 Pole Position (Game)
• F-Zero GX (Game)
• F-Zero: GP Legend (Game)
• F1 2010 (Game)
• F1 2011 (Game)
• F1 2012 (Game)
• F1 2013 (Game)
• F1 Career Challenge (Game)
• F1 Pole Position 2 (Game)
• Family Go-Kart Racing (Game)
• Final Stretch (Game)
• Forza Motorsport (Game)
• Forza Motorsport 2 (Game)
• GT Pro Series (Game)
• GTI Racing (Game)
• Gran Turismo 5 (Game)
• Gran Turismo 7 (Game)
• Gran Turismo Sport (Game)
• Grand Prix Challenge (Game)
• Gubble Buggy Racer (Game)
• Juiced (Game)
• Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (Game)
• Kinetica (Game)
• Kirby Air Ride (Game)
• M&M's Kart Racing (Game)
• Mario Kart 64 (Game)
• Mario Kart 7 (Game)
• Mario Kart Arcade GP (Game)
• Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (Game)
• Mario Kart DS (Game)
• Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Game)
• Mario Party 4 (Game)
• Mario Party 5 (Game)
• Mario Party 7 (Game)
• Mario Party 8 (Game)
• Mart Racer (Game)
• Mickey's Speedway USA (Game)
• ModNation Racers (Game)
• NASCAR 09 (Game)
• NASCAR Kart Racing (Game)
• NASCAR Rumble (Game)
• NASCAR Thunder 2004 (Game)
• NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona (Game)
• Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (Game)
• Need for Speed Nitro (Game)
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Game)
• Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (Game)
• Need for Speed: ProStreet (Game)
• Need for Speed: V-Rally (Game)
• OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (Game)
• OutRun Online Arcade (Game)
• Pokémon Dash (Game)
• Rage (Game)
• Rave Racer (Game)
• Ridge Racer (Game)
• Ridge Racer 3D (Game)
• SD F-1 Grand Prix (Game)
• Screamer (Game)
• Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Game)
• Sonic Drift 2 (Game)
• Sonic Riders (Game)
• Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (Game)
• Speed Kings (Game)
• Super Hang-On (Game)
• Super Laser Racer (Game)
• Super Mario Kart (Game)
• TNT Racers (Game)
• The Fast and the Furious (Game)
• Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 (Game)
• ToonCar (Game)
• Track & Field (Game)
• Tux Racer (Game)
• Wacky Races (Game)
• Wave Race (Game)
• Wave Race 64 (Game)
• Wave Race: Blue Storm (Game)
• WipEout Omega Collection (Game)

Concept details

Name

Starting Grid

Aliases

Start Grid

Games

• Atari Karts (Game)
• Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Game)
• Battle Racers (Game)
• Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge (Game)
• Bomberman Kart DX (Game)
• CART Precision Racing (Game)
• Cars (Game)
• Cars 2: The Video Game (Game)
• Cars: Race-O-Rama (Game)
• Chocobo Racing (Game)
• Crash Nitro Kart (Game)
• Crash Tag Team Racing (Game)
• Crash Team Racing (Game)
• Daytona USA (Game)
• Deca Sports (Game)
• Diddy Kong Racing (Game)
• Diddy Kong Racing DS (Game)
• Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast (Game)
• F-1 Pole Position (Game)
• F-Zero GX (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: Sonic the Hedgehog (Franchise), Need for Speed (Franchise), Bomberman (Franchise), Kirby (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), Mario Kart (Franchise), Mario Party (Franchise), Hang-On (Franchise), Formula 1 (Franchise), Outrun (Franchise), Banjo-Kazooie (Franchise), Donkey Kong (Franchise), Track & Field (Franchise), Ridge Racer (Franchise), Pokémon (Franchise), Final Fantasy (Franchise), Chocobo (Franchise), Crash Bandicoot (Franchise), F-Zero (Franchise), Disney (Franchise), Mickey Mouse (Franchise), The Fast and The Furious (Franchise), Pixar (Franchise), Compati Hero Series (Franchise), Looney Tunes (Franchise), F-1 Grand Prix (Franchise), Human Grand Prix (Franchise), Gran Turismo (Franchise), NASCAR (Franchise), NASCAR (EA Sports) (Franchise), NASCAR Heat (Franchise), Cars (Franchise), Wave Race (Franchise), M&M's (Franchise), Family (Franchise), Deca Sports (Franchise), Forza (Franchise), Forza Horizon (Franchise), Forza Motorsport (Franchise), Juiced (Franchise), Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (Franchise), Tokyo Xtreme Racer (Franchise), Screamer (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Lakitu (Character), Samurai Goroh (Character), Captain Falcon (Character), King Dedede (Character), Kirby (Character), Meta Knight (Character), Knuckles (Character), Silver The Hedgehog (Character), Banjo (Character), Kazooie (Character), Bowser Jr. (Character), Toadette (Character), Crash Bandicoot (Character), Doctor Neo Cortex (Character), Coco Bandicoot (Character), Donald Duck (Character), Goofy (Character), Mickey Mouse (Character), Daisy Duck (Character), Minnie Mouse (Character), Flag Guy (Character), Jody Summer (Character), Jeff Gordon (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Japan (Location), Brazil (Location), Dry Dry Ruins (Location), Luigi Circuit (Location), Moo Moo Farm (Location), Rainbow Road (Location), Wario Colosseum (Location), Wario Stadium (Location), Wario's Gold Mine (Location), Spain (Location), France (Location), Paris (Location), Tokyo (Location), DK Mountain (Location), DK Pass (Location), DK Summit (Location), Maple Treeway (Location), Bowser's Castle (Location), Coconut Mall (Location), Mario Circuit (Location), Yoshi's Island (Location), Daisy Circuit (Location), Moo Moo Meadows (Location), Mute City (Location), Brazilian Grand Prix (Location), Daytona International Speedway (Location), Toronto Street Circuit (Location), Circuit de Monaco (Location), Pacific Grand Prix (Location), Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit (Location), Kyalami International Grand Prix Circuit (Location), Airship Fortress (Location), Baby Park (Location), Daisy Cruiser (Location), Delfino Square (Location), Ghost Valley 2 (Location), Grumble Volcano (Location), Koopa Cape (Location), Moonview Highway (Location), Mushroom Bridge (Location), Mushroom Gorge (Location), Peach Beach (Location), Peach Gardens (Location), Sherbet Land (Location), Toad's Factory (Location), Waluigi Pinball (Location), Waluigi Stadium (Location), Yoshi Circuit (Location), Yoshi Falls (Location), Circuit de la Sarthe (Location)

Objects

• Has objects: Car (Object), Motorcycle (Object), Skateboard (Object), Dirt Bike (Object), Bicycle (Object), Running Shoes (Object), Go-Kart (Object), Sports Car (Object), Snowboard (Object), Flags (Object), Formula 1 Car (Object), Race Car (Object), ATV (Object), Lakitu's Start Signal (Object)

People

Related Concepts

• Has related concepts: Heads Up Display (Concept), All Cup Tour (Concept), Vehicular Combat (Concept), Finish Line (Concept), Kart Racer (Concept), Sprinting (Concept), Referees (Concept), Rocket Start (Concept), Laps (Concept), Standing Start (Concept), Anti-Gravity Racing (Concept), Brazilian Grand Prix (Concept), Chinese Grand Prix (Concept), French Grand Prix (Concept), Italian Grand Prix (Concept), Monaco Grand Prix (Concept), Spanish Grand Prix (Concept), Countdown Timer (Concept), Australian Grand Prix (Concept), Austrian Grand Prix (Concept), Pacific Grand Prix (Concept), Current Position (Concept), Rolling Start (Concept)