finish ahead of somebody

He does not need to win or even finish ahead of the other three contenders.

The early group finished nearly two minutes ahead of the pack.

"We finished ahead of schedule, and still the construction time was 20 months."

He finished 3rd in the championship, ahead of his team mate on 145 points.

Ferrari finished 129 points ahead of the second place team.

She rode again in 1918 and finished 21st, ahead of several men.

"If they do finish ahead of time, it will have been at great cost to the residents and business people."

I've always been saying that Mark is going to finish ahead of me.

This phase finished two months ahead of schedule in late 2004.

The 25-year-old finished six seconds ahead of the field last year.