Top Gear

: This article is about the television series. For other uses, see Top Gear (disambiguation).

Segments

Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car

This is a section in the show where a celebrity guest does a lap of the Top Gear track in a Suzuki Liana.

Related Topics:
Suzuki - Liana

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Currently, the top ten celebrity laps are:

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• Comedian and TV presenter Jimmy Carr with 1:46.9s
• Music expert and TV presenter Simon Cowell with 1:47.1s
• Snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan with 1:47.3s
• Radio DJ and TV Presenter Chris Evans tied with comedian Rory Bremner on 1:47.9s
• Lead singer of The Darkness Justin Hawkins with 1:48s
• Actor Rob Brydon with 1:48s
• Supermodel Jodie Kidd with 1:48s
• Lead singer of Jamiroquai Jay Kay with 1:48s
• Hypnotist Paul McKenna with 1:48s

The two slowest laps are held by the late TV presenter Richard Whiteley with 2:06.0s and Broadcaster Terry Wogan with 2:04s. They were later humourously beaten by a completely blind man, Bosnia war veteran Billy Baxter, with a time of 2:02s. In June 2005, former Formula 1 racing driver Damon Hill took the lead with a time of 1:46.3s, but his time was recorded separately from other celebrities since he was a former F1 driver, and there is now a separate board for such drivers.

Related Topics:
Richard Whiteley - Terry Wogan - Formula 1 - Damon Hill

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In one famous incident, actor Michael Gambon spectacularly clipped the final corner, following which the corner was named after him. On another occasion, while practicing, ex-Commodores singer Lionel Richie lost a front wheel on a fast corner, but kept the car under control.

Related Topics:
Michael Gambon - Commodores - Lionel Richie

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Power Laps

This is the current list of power laps, or laps where a car is driven round the track by The Stig are held by:

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• Maserati MC12 with 1:18.9s
• Ferrari Enzo with 1:19.0s
• Ariel Atom with 1:19.5s
• Porsche Carrera GT with 1:19.8s
• Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren with 1:20.9s
• Ford GT with 1:21.9s
• Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale and the Porsche Carrera GT3 RS, both with 1:22.3s
• Ferrari 430 with 1:22.9s
• Lamborghini Murcielago with 1:23.7s

Car of the Year

Each year, the show presents a "Car of the Year" for the best new car in that year. Winners have included:

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• 2001: Ford Mondeo
• 2002: Ford Focus RS
• 2003: Rolls Royce Phantom
• 2004: VW Golf GTI

The Cool Wall

Main article: see Cool wall

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The cool wall is a board where Jeremy and Richard decide which cars are cool, and which aren't. The groups are Sub Zero, Cool, Uncool, and Seriously Uncool. Jeremy often puts the cars he likes (or more often doesn't like) at the top if Richard disagrees with him, so that Richard cannot reach to move it.

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