Top Gear
Hosts
No | Hosts | Duration | ||
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1 | Jonathan Stone | Jack Christopherson | Mark Oliver | March-April Yr41 |
2 | December Yr41-January Yr42 | |||
3 | May-June Yr42 | |||
4 | September-October Yr42 | |||
5 | April-May Yr43 | |||
S1 | Bolivia, August Yr43 | |||
6 | September-October Yr43 | |||
7 | December Yr43-January Yr44 | |||
S2 | India, February Yr44 | |||
8 | April-May Yr44 | |||
9 | Jacob Nolan | September-October Yr44 | ||
S3 | Central Africa, December Yr44 | |||
10 | January-February Yr45 | |||
11 | May-June Yr45 | |||
12 | October-November Yr45 | |||
13 | February-March Yr46 | |||
14 | October-November Yr46 | |||
S4 | North Pole, December Yr46 | |||
15 | July-August Yr47 | |||
16 | November-December Yr47 | |||
S5 | Philippines, December Yr47 | |||
17 | September-October Yr48 | |||
18 | May-June Yr49 | |||
19 | October-November Yr49 |
Cars
- Series 1-8: Toyota Celica
- Series 9-13: Honda Accord
- Series 14-: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Awards
Categories
- Car of the Year
- Worst Car of the Year
- Dullest GP Driver
- Ugliest Car of the Year
- Engine of the Year
- Surprise of the Year
- Golden Cock of the Year
- Gas Guzzler of the Year
- Most Fun car of the Year
- Comedy Handling Award
- Best Noise of the Year
- Worst Passenger of the Year
Yr41 (Series 1-2)
Awarded in January Yr42
Gas Guzzler of the Year
- Nominee: Lamborghini Gallardo
- Nominee: Mercedes SL550
- Winner: Ford Mustang
Best Noise of the Year
- Nominee: Lamborghini Gallardo
- Nominee: Arrows Champ Car Engine
- Nominee: Mark Oliver celebrating victory (DSQ'd by Jack)
- Nominee: Mark Oliver crashing car shortly after said victory (DSQ'd by Mark)
No winner awarded
Ugliest Car of the Year
- Winner: Chrysler PT-Cruiser
There were no other nominees.
Worst Car of the Year
- Nominee: Chrysler PT-Cruiser
- Nominee: Liverpool FC Bus (DSQ'd by Producer)
- Winner: Volkswagen Passat (Producer's Choice)
Most Fun Car of the Year
- Nominee: Ferrari F60
- Nominee: Renault Rally Car
- Winner: The dragster that burned up the Nissan Sunny
Golden Cock of the Year
- Nominee: Pontiac execs for nearly closing up shop
- Nominee: Mark Oliver for acting stupid after victory
- Winner: Producers (Backed up by promise not to go to ITV)
Car of the Year
- Nominee: Volkswagen Passat
- Nominee: Porsche 911 (Johnathan sets rule not to nominate Porsche for any award again due to "fanboyism")
- Nominee: Toyota Celica
- Nominee: Renault Bluebird
- Winner: Lamborghini Gallardo
Yr42 (Series 2-4)
Awarded in Top Gear Magazine, February Yr43
Comedy Handling Award
- Nominee: Mazda MX-5 Miata
- Nominee: Nissan Ultima
- Nominee: Toyota Champ Car
Eventually all "new Japanese Factory cars" are nominated and the award is declared a draw.
Gas Guzzler of the Year
- Winner: Dodge Ram
- Nominee: Ferrari F60
- Nominee:
Nissan UltimaPeugeot 307 (scratched by editor)
Surprise of the Year
- Nominee: The sky being blue
- Nominee: The rain making the ground wet
- Nominee: Determining that a bowling ball is heavy
- Nominee: That the same bowling ball is round
- Nominee: Jim Leyland losing the British General Election
The editor intervenes, determining that the year was very boring and unsurprising and calls the award a draw.
Golden Cock of the Year
- Winner: Top Gear Magazine Editor
The editor is then sacked before he can intervene any longer.
Dullest GP Driver
- Nominee: Sebastian Vettel
- Nominee: Michael Chabon
- Winner: Bob Thomas, driver of the Rosenforth Champ Car at Goodwood
Worst Car of the Year
- Nominee: Mazda MX-5 Miata
- Nominee: DMC DeLorean replica
- Nominee: Gillet Vertigo
- Nominee: Buick GNX (awarded but DSQ'd for not being built in this year)
- Winner: Ford Focus ST170
Car of the Year
- Nominee: Ferrari F60
- Nominee: Pagani Zonda
- Winner: Mazda Furai
Yr43 (Series 5-7)
Awarded during Series 7, January Yr44
Worst Passenger of the Year
- Nominee: Johnathan Stone, for not doing well during the Rally challenge in a Bentley
- Nominee: Johnathan Stone, for hitting his head repeatedly during various challenges with The Stig
- Winner: The Stig for not giving proper directions in Madrid
Comedy Handling Award
- Nominee: Derek Duvalier's Rally Car
- Nominee: Motorcycles in general (as proven by Mark)
- Winner: Suzuki Alto
Surprise of the Year
- Nominee: That Johnathan won two challenges in a series (winning the "Toybota" challenge and the fastest lap in Madrid challenge [since he was the only one that managed not to spin out])
- Nominee: Pontiac didn't threaten to close their doors (Mark: "The only decent car manufacturer other than Ford in America")
- Winner: Chrysler announces the end of the PT-Cruiser
Golden Cock of the Year
- Nominee: Chrysler for building the PT-Cruiser in the first place
- Nominee: Chrysler for introducing the Neon
- Winner: Americans for buying Chryslers
Worst Car of the Year
- Winner: Chrysler Neon
There were no other nominees.
Car of the Year
- Nominee: Honda Integra
- Nominee: McLaren SLR
- Winner: Bugatti Veyron
Yr44 (Series 7-9)
Awarded during Series 10, January Yr45
Comedy Handling Award
- Nominee: Caterham CT03
- Nominee: Chrysler Neon
- Winner: Pontiac Vibe
Surprise of the Year
- Nominee: That Pontiac made a bad car (see: Vibe)
- Nominee: The return of McLaren in Champ Car (announced December Yr44)
- Winner: Audi making a Diesel (and doing terribly!)
Most Fun car of the Year
- Nominee: Subaru Forester
- Nominee: Kia Cee'd
- Nominee: Honda Accord (the one on the set)
- Winner: Citroen DS3
Ugliest Car of the Year
- Winner: Pontiac Vibe
There were no other nominees.
Engine of the Year
- Nominee: McLaren Champ Car V8
- Nominee: Fiat Boxer
- Winner: Mark's V8 Smoothee Machine
Golden Cock of the Year
- Nominee: Johnathan Stone for leaving Top Gear
- Nominee: Jacob Nolan for joining Top Gear ("He's not a pureblood!" says Jack)
- Winner: Jack Christopherson for being cast in "Yes Minister" in ITV
Worst Car of the Year
- Nominee: Peugeot 908
- Nominee: Pontiac Vibe
- Winner: Audi TDI Diesel (also won "Most Unwarranted Advertisement of Diesel in Human History")
Car of the Year
- Nominee: Honda Accord
- Nominee: Renault 5 Turbo
- Winner: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Yr45 (Series 10-12)
Awarded during Series 12, November Yr45
Most Fun Car of the Year
- Nominee: Lamborghini Aventador
- Nominee: Koenigsegg CCX-A
- Winner: Peel P50
Surprise of the Year
- Winner: The man who decided Chrysler wasn't a good idea
There were no other nominees.
Golden Cock of the Year
- Winner: The man who decided giving Corvette it's own manufacturer
There were no other nominees.
Fastest Celebrity
Based off the fastest times done in the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment.
- Nominee: Steve Harvey
- Nominee: John Terry
- Nominee: Sarah Jane Smith (Initially awarded as winner by Mark but eventually outvoted)
- Winner: Steve Shaw (now, an award that Eddie Stewart can't steal from! - Mark)
Worst Car of the Year
- Nominee: BMW i8
- Nominee: Infiniti Q70
- Winner: Ford F150
Car of the Year
- Nominee: Lotus Evora
- Nominee: Mitsubishi Lancer
- Winner: Pagani Huayra
Yr46 (Series 13-14)
Awarded in Top Gear Magazine, February Yr47
Most Unreliable Car of the Year
- Nominee: "Rover James"
- Nominee: "Geoff"
- Winner: Tesla Model S
Mark also talks about other cars such as the Chrysler Neon and the Mazda Tribute, but realizes that none of them were released in the current decade, so he awards the category to the Tesla "by default." He ranks the Tesla above the other two nominees since the Tesla was American made as opposed to the Rover and the i-Thrust, which were both "made in Britain."
Most Fun Car of the Year
- Nominee: "Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust" (joke nomination by Jacob Nolan)
- Nominee: Renault Icarus
- Winner: Land Rover Evoke
Surprise of the Year
- Nominee: That the Ford Transit Hovervan crashed out
- Nominee: That the Subaru Forester was actually half-decent, even by Top Gear standards
- Nominee: The desolate airports and apartment buildings in Spain
- Winner: That Alfa Romeo actually got a business decision correct (by going to Britain, America)
Fastest Celebrity
Awarded to two people given the Accord was used in Series 13 and the Lancer in Series 14.
- Accord Winner: Steve Shaw
- Lancer Winner: Pesky Steve (no relation to Steve Shaw)
Worst Car of the Year
- Nominee: Ford Transit Hovervan
- Nominee: Honda CR-V
- Winner: Dodge Caliber
Car of the Year
- Nominee: Renault Icarus
- Nominee: Jaguar XKR-S
- Winner: McLaren MP4-20
Yr47 (Series 15-16)
Awarded during Series 16, December Yr47
Most Unnecessarily expensive car of the Year
- Nominee: Lamborghini Gallardo
- Nominee: Mini Cooper
- Winner: Maserati Ghibli
Worst Engine of the Year
- Nominee: Volkswagen Up! (From the Ukraine trip)
- Nominee: Vauxhall Vectra
- Winner: Trucks used while being Roadies for The Who
Surprise of the Year
- Nominee: Mark not getting fired from Top Gear
- Nominee: Jacob not getting fired from Top Gear
- Winner: The "Flying" Car
Fastest Celebrity
- Nominee: Damien Fletcher
- Nominee: Anthony Dalton
- Winner: Emma Stone (unanimous)
Golden Cock of the Year
- Nominee: Mark for not nominating Meg Ryan for Fastest Celebrity
- Nominee: Jack for nominating Mark for Golden Cock
- Winner: Alex Matzarelli
Worst Car of the Year
- Winner: Mini Cooper
There were no other nominees.
Car of the Year
- Nominee: Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
- Nominee: Maserati Ghibli
- Nominee: Kia Soul
- Nominee: Ferrari 458 Speciale
- Winner: Peugeot 906
Yr48 (Series 17)
Awarded in Top Gear Magazine, January Yr49
The Mitsubishi Reliability Award
- Nominee: Buick Verano
- Nominee: Cadillac ATS
- Nominee: Dodge Viper
- Winner: The Top Gear Mitsubishi Lancer Evo (awarded by default)
Best Looking Car of the Year
- Nominee: Dodge Viper
- Nominee: Honda Civic
- Nominee: Infiniti Q30
- Nominee: Maserati GranTurismo
- Winner: Mercedes-AMG GT
Fastest Celebrity
- Nominee: Aaron Paul
- Nominee: Steve Shaw
- Winner: Jon Anderson
Worst Car of the Year
- Nominee: Nissan Leaf
- Nominee: Mistubishi Mirage
- Winner: Kia Soul
Car of the Year
- Nominee: BMW M5
- Nominee: Jaguar F-Type R Coupe
- Winner: Corvette Stingray
Yr49 (Series 18-19)
Awarded in Top Gear Magazine, January Yr50
Fastest Celebrity
- Nominee: Michael Carvill
- Nominee: Joanne Wilder
- Winner: Alice Cooper
Worst Car of the Year
- Nominee: Renault Twizy
- Nominee: Lexus IS
- Winner: Chevrolet Impala
Car of the Year
- Nominee: Jaguar XF
- Nominee: Maserati Levante
- Winner: Ford GT
Top Gear Car of the Year
Beginning from Yr50 onwards, the Top Gear Car of the Year was awarded through the Top Gear magazine and did not depend on any reviews done by Top Gear hosts in the year that the award was done. Instead, the winners were determined by a general review done by test drivers and the editors. All the other awards done by Top Gear were retired.
- Yr50
- Nominee: Renault Firebird
- Nominee: Mazda Miata
- Nominee: Chevrolet Camaro
- Nominee: Volvo S80
- Winner: Volkswagen Golf GTI (later vacated)