He was in second at the start of the race.
They didn't know each other at the start of the race.
At the start of the race there were more problems.
You could feel it from the start of the race.
Rain had started to fall before the start of the race.
At the start of the race, he kept third and ran three seconds behind the two leaders.
He jumped to 4th at the start of the race.
At the start of the race Ross got away fast and soon was in the lead.
The start of the race was delayed by only about five minutes.
The start of the race had been delayed by more than 3 hours.