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*At 49 minutes, 0 seconds, [[Top Gear: Festival Sydney]] is the shortest official ''Top Gear'' release. | *At 49 minutes, 0 seconds, [[Top Gear: Festival Sydney]] is the shortest official ''Top Gear'' release. | ||
*At 41 minutes, 4 seconds, the internationally-released cut of [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Series 5/Episode 9|Series 5, Episode 9]] is the shortest "full-length" episode of ''Top Gear'', removing the entire "Pacific Rim" road test segment. | *At 41 minutes, 4 seconds, the internationally-released cut of [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Series 5/Episode 9|Series 5, Episode 9]] is the shortest "full-length" episode of ''Top Gear'', removing the entire "Pacific Rim" road test segment. | ||
*At 22 minutes, 7 seconds, the Russian [[NTV]] cut of | *At 27 minutes, 41 seconds, [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Series 3/Best of Top Gear (6th January, 2004)|Best of Top Gear #9]] is the shortest episode of ''Top Gear'' (albeit in compiled form) to air on BBC Two. | ||
*At 22 minutes, 7 seconds, the Russian [[NTV]] cut of Series 5, Episode 9 is also the shortest-known international edit of any episode. | |||
*At 13 minutes, 45 seconds, the [[BBC/BBC World|BBC World]] cut of [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Series 1/Episode 6|Series 1, Episode 6]] is the shortest-known version of any episode. | *At 13 minutes, 45 seconds, the [[BBC/BBC World|BBC World]] cut of [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Series 1/Episode 6|Series 1, Episode 6]] is the shortest-known version of any episode. | ||
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The following is a page concerning various records and statistics held by the 2002 British television series Top Gear.
Episode length[edit | edit source]
Longest episodes[edit | edit source]
- At 63 minutes, 5 seconds, the Series 15 Premiere is the longest non-special episode of Top Gear.
- At 88 minutes, 19 seconds, the India Special is the longest individual episode of Top Gear.
- At 135 minutes, 19 seconds, the Directors' Cut of the Burma Special is the longest officially-released episode of Top Gear, compiling together episodes six and seven of Series 21, along with some previously-unused footage.
Shortest episodes[edit | edit source]
- At 59 minutes, 19 seconds, the Winter Olympics Special is the shortest Top Gear special.
- At 53 minutes, 31 seconds, Series 9, Episode 2 is the shortest non-special episode of Top Gear.
- At 49 minutes, 0 seconds, Top Gear: Festival Sydney is the shortest official Top Gear release.
- At 41 minutes, 4 seconds, the internationally-released cut of Series 5, Episode 9 is the shortest "full-length" episode of Top Gear, removing the entire "Pacific Rim" road test segment.
- At 27 minutes, 41 seconds, Best of Top Gear #9 is the shortest episode of Top Gear (albeit in compiled form) to air on BBC Two.
- At 22 minutes, 7 seconds, the Russian NTV cut of Series 5, Episode 9 is also the shortest-known international edit of any episode.
- At 13 minutes, 45 seconds, the BBC World cut of Series 1, Episode 6 is the shortest-known version of any episode.
Series length[edit | edit source]
Longest series[edit | edit source]
- At 11 hours, 27 minutes, Series 22 is the longest series of Top Gear.
- It is tied with Series 6 in terms of episodes, with 11 between the pair of them.
Shortest series[edit | edit source]
- At 5 hours, 53 minutes, Series 9 is the shortest series of Top Gear, unless the Polar Special is counted as part of it.
- Otherwise, at 6 hours, 6 minutes, Series 11 is the shortest series of Top Gear.
- At 6 episodes apiece, both series are tied for shortest series in terms of episodes.
- If not including specials, Series 19 and Series 21 have just 5 non-special episodes between them.
Most appearances[edit | edit source]
- With 161 straight appearances from 2002 to 2013, Richard Hammond holds the record for most consecutive appearances in Top Gear, his streak broken by the Sydney Festival, a special in which he did not partake.
- Jeremy Clarkson holds the record for most episode appearances, appearing in 182 of the 188 episodes, including a sole (archive) appearance in James May's Cars of the People.
- The Suzuki Liana holds the record for the vehicle with the most consecutive appearances on Top Gear, appearing in the show's first 65 episodes.
- Appearing in every episode from Series 10, Episode 1 to Series 17, Episode 6, the Toyota Hilux makes 58 consecutive onscreen appearances out of a total 107, the latter figure a record for any vehicle.