Air Date
January 18, 2016
Episodes
7 episodes
Top Gear: The Races
Season 1
Overview
Top Gear: The Races is a special that premiered on January 18, 2016 on BBC America. It focuses on the races that have been held during the history of Top Gear and is hosted by Matt LeBlanc, holder of the fastest time of all celebrities that participated in the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car with a time of 1:42.0. On February 4, 2016, LeBlanc was announced as the second presenter for the upcoming series of Top Gear.
Episodes
1. Episode 1
Matt LeBlanc looks back through Top Gear highlights including an Aston Martin DB9 against the Eurostar to Monte Carlo; a Bugatti Veyron vs a Eurofighter; and a rental car against an America's Cup yacht in New Zealand.
2. Episode 2
Matt LeBlanc guides us through another batch of races, including an Alfa Romeo 4C against an amphibious ATV Quad in the Italian Lakes, a four-way race across London and a Porsche 911 Turbo vs the unstoppable force of gravity.
3. Episode 3
Another look through the archive with Matt LeBlanc, featuring a WRC Mini rally car against an Olympic gold medalist on a skeleton bob, a Bugatti Veyron against James May in a Cessna, and a VW Toureg vs some snowmobilers.
4. Episode 4
Another batch of the most entertaining races in Top Gear's history including a classic Ferrari Daytona against a million pound powerboat to St Tropez, a jet-powered flying man against Richard Hammond in a rally car, an Audi RS4 vs a speed climber and Jeremy vs the might of the British Army.
5. Episode 5
Matt LeBlanc looks back at more amazing races from the archive, including James May in a Mistubishi Evo rally car vs Richard Hammond in a bobsleigh, a steam train vs a classic Jaguar and a Vincent motorcycle, and James May races a pair of free-runners across a Liverpool in a car v parkour face-off.
6. Episode 6
In this batch of the best races from the Top Gear archive, can a Ferrari 612 beat public transport in a marathon to the French Alps? Plus, Jeremy races the sun itself in a supercharged Jaguar, and a driverless military vehicle from the U.S. faces the latest Range Rover.
7. Episode 7
Highlights from the final episode include Jeremy Clarkson in a Nissan GTR vs a Japanese Bullet Train, Richard Hammond's experiments in the new sport of 'Motorhome Racing', and a Porsche Cayenne Turbo takes on a wingsuit flyer.
