Editing Fifth Gear/Series 1

{{Infobox Series
| name = 5th Gear: Series 1
| front_image = FG_S1_Main.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = The original ''5th Gear'' team in late 2001
| epcount = 11
| airdates = 08/04/2002 - 17/06/2002
| network = Channel 5
| res = 576i
| aspect = 16:9 Widescreen
| length = 244:16
| superc = [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Series 2|Series 2 (2002)]]
}}

{{Default Series|number=first|progname=Fifth Gear|country=United Kingdom|date=8th April|year=2002|date2=17th June|year2=2002|eps=11|host=Tiff Needell|pronoun=he|otherhosts=[[Vicki Butler-Henderson]], [[Quentin Willson]] and [[Adrian Simpson]]|studio=Fifth Gear's original offices|studioinfo=[[Birmingham]]|channel=Channel 5|mins=23|format=magazine|num=1|mil=1|hunthou=13|mil2=1|ht2=35|mostviewed=[[{{PAGENAME}}/Episode 8|Episode 8]]|mil3=0|ht3=99|leastviewed=[[{{PAGENAME}}/Episode 9|Episode 9]]}} Note that this is based on only partially-available ratings, with 4 of the 11 aired episodes falling outside the BARB's weekly Top 30 for Channel 5.

Highlights of ''5th Gear''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s inaugural series include lead host Needell driving several exotic supercars, such as the [[Lamborghini Murciélago]] and [[Pagani Zonda]], as well as breaking the first of several records ''Fifth Gear'' would either break or set; the fastest ever recorded 0-60 time, which Needell would achieve<ref>[https://tigerracing.com/kit/tiger-z100#:~:text=Most%20have%20now%20seen%20Tiff%20Needell%20officially%20break%20the%20world%20record%20with%20this%20car%20on%20TV%E2%80%99s%205th%20gear%20programme%20at%202.9%20seconds. Tiger Racing - Tiger Z100.]</ref> in a [[Tiger Z100]] kit car, setting a time of 2.9 seconds against the then-previously standing record held by a [[Ford RS200]]. At the end of the series, Tiff, along with Vicki, would participate in a 2 hour long endurance race in a [[Radical Sportscars|Radical]] sports car.

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