chequered flag

noun

1. the black-and-white checked flag traditionally shown to the winner and all finishers at the end of a motor race by a senior race official

Example Sentences

In sizzling conditions, Red Bull's four-time world champion led from pole position to chequered flag to come home 7.959 seconds clear of title-chasing Lando Norris, of McLaren, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finishing third, 4.041 adrift.

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On an overcast day at Phillip Island, the Aprilia rider benefited from two long lap penalties served by a flying Marco Bezzecchi to take the chequered flag 1.418sec clear of Ducati's Fabio Di Giannantonio.

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On an overcast day at Phillip Island, the Aprilia-Trackhouse rider benefited from two long lap penalties served by a flying Marco Bezzecchi to take the chequered flag 1.418sec clear of Ducati's Fabio Di Giannantonio.

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Verstappen was sent out too late to get around in time to start a last lap before the chequered flag but still beat Norris by 0.291 seconds.

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Verstappen, though, then went off at the first corner after the chequered flag after locking up his brakes following his practice start from the grid.

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