Top Gear

Top Gear is a BAFTA, multi-NTA and International Emmy Award-winning BBC television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars. It began in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine show. Over time, and especially since a relaunch in 2002, it has developed a quirky, humorous style. The show is currently presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig (an anonymous test driver). The programme is estimated to have 350 million viewers worldwide.

First run episodes are broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two. The popularity of the show has led to the creation of three international versions, with local production teams and presenters, for Australia, the United States and Russia. Of course there is nothing like the original due to it's three great hosts.

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Jeremy Clarkson was born April 11, 1960, is best known for his role on the BBC TV show Top Gear.
He is an English broadcaster and writer who specialises in motoring. He writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun,

He loves giving his opinion on everything not just motoring. His opinionated but humorous tongue in cheek writing and presenting style has often generated much public reaction to his viewpoints.

Richard Hammond (born 19 December 1969), nicknamed "Hamster" due to his name, is a British presenter of radio and television, best known for co-presenting the television programme Top Gear since 2002. He is often the brunt of many jokes about his small statue from his fellow co host Jemery Clarkson.

He has also presented Brainiac: Science Abuse, Richard Hammond's Blast Lab, and writes a weekly column for The Daily Mirror.

In September 2006 he suffered serious brain injury after crashing a jet car he was testing for Top Gear at high speeds (288.3 mph, 464.0 km/h). At the end of January 2007, after Hammond had recovered from his injuries, Top Gear was back on screen in the United Kingdom and showed the footage of the crash. This footage was also on Youtube, where it got many 1000's of views but has since been removed.

James May was born, 16 January 1963, is a British television presenter, co host of Top Gear and award-winning journalist.

He also writes a weekly column for The Daily Telegraph's motoring section. On Top Gear, his nickname is "Captain Slow", owing to his 'careful' driving style. He is picked on for this by Jemery Clarkson and Richard Hammond. He has, however, carried out some exceptionally high-speed driving, including taking a Bugatti Veyron to its top speed during an episode of Top Gear.

The Stig is the name given to the anonymous racing driver on the BBC show Top Gear. In the show he is cast as a mysterious "tame racing driver" whose identity is unknown, and who never speaks or removes his helmet on camera. Nonetheless he is fully credited as a presenter, albeit as "The Stig", alongside Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.

The Stig's primary functions on the show are to post lap times in various cars around the Top Gear Test Track in Dunsfold Park, and to train each week's guest in setting a lap time in the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car feature on the show. In addition the Stig carries out other driving duties when the need arises.