Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Episodes

The following is an episode list of Top Gear during its 13 year run. From its debut on the 20th October, 2002 to its conclusion on the 7th February, 2016, there were 188 episodes across 22 series. Each of these were presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.

Series overview

Series		Episodes	Originally aired		Average UK viewers (in millions)	Home video release date
			Series premiere	Series finale
	1	10	20th October 2002	29th December 2002	3.30	Never released
	2	10	11th May 2003	20th July 2003	3.16
	3	9	26th October 2003	28th December 2003	4.03
	4	10	9th May 2004	1st August 2004	3.48
	5	9	24th October 2004	26th December 2004	4.15
	6	11	22nd May 2005	7th August 2005	4.21
	7	7	13th November 2005	12th February 2006	4.61
	8	8	7th May 2006	30th July 2006	4.45
	9	6	28th January 2007	4th March 2007	7.45	19th October 2012
	P	1	25th July 2007		4.50	3rd March 2008
	10	10	7th October 2007	23rd December 2007	7.01	25th October 2010
	11	6	22nd June 2008	27th July 2008	5.94	25th April 2011
	12	8	2nd November 2008	28th December 2008	7.32	5th August 2016
	13	7	21st June 2009	2nd August 2009	7.17	8th August 2011
	14	7	15th November 2009	3rd January 2010	6.69	23rd April 2012
	15	6	27th June 2010	1st August 2010	6.25	20th August 2012
	16	8	21st December 2010	27th February 2011	7.19	1st October 2012
	17	6	26th June 2011	31st July 2011	6.42	1st October 2012
	18	8	28th December 2011	11th March 2012	6.07	24th March 2016
	BC	1	29th October 2012		5.48	18th February 2013
	19	7	27th January 2013	10th March 2013	6.58	9th September 2013
	20	6	30th June 2013	4th August 2013	5.31	9th September 2013
	FS	1	26th August 2013		Australia only	Never released
	21	7	2nd February 2014	16th March 2014	6.49	12th June 2015
	CP1	3	10th August 2014	24th August 2014	2.80	Never released
	22	11	27th December 2014	28th June 2015	6.49	17th June 2016
	AZ	2	26th December 2015	30th December 2015	1.79	28th November 2016
	CP2	3	24th January 2016	7th February 2016	2.17	Never released

^{For home video releases, the UK release date is indicated in plain text, and may not necessarily mark the first time a series was released for home viewing. Italicised dates indicate that the series never saw a home video release in the UK, but can be imported through Mainland Europe and watched on a Region 2 DVD player.}

Episodes

Please note that episode numbers are set according to AlexTGRF's unofficial count, comprising 188 episodes in total.

Series 1

#	Total	Episode Page	Challenge(s)	Original airdate (UK)
1	1	Series 1, Episode 1	Can you beat a speed camera? • Can you run a car on vegetable oil?	20th October, 2002
		Vehicles	Citroën Berlingo Multispace • Lamborghini Murciélago vs. Pagani Zonda • Mazda 6
		Guests and features	SIARPC: Harry Enfield • Competition application: Grannies doing doughnuts
2	2	Series 1, Episode 2	Can a bus jump 14 bikes?	27th October, 2002
		Vehicles	Ford Focus RS • Noble M12 GTO • Retrospective: Ford Escort RS 1800
		Guests and features	SIARPC: Jay Kay • Competition application: Britain's Biggest car bore
3	3	Series 1, Episode 3	Can a granny do doughnuts?	3rd November, 2002
		Vehicles	MINI One vs. Toyota Yaris Verso • Aston Martin DB7 Vantage • Retrospective: Citroën DS • Westfield XTR2
		Guests and features	SIARPC: Ross Kemp • Car design competition with Ian Callum and Peter Horbury • Competition application: Fastest Faiths
4	4	Series 1, Episode 4	Saloon Grand Prix	10th November, 2002
		Vehicles	Aston Martin Vanquish vs. Ferrari 575M Maranello • Retrospective: Nissan Skyline GT-R • Family saloon group test: Renault Laguna II vs. Jaguar X-Type vs. BMW 318i vs. Honda Accord
		Guests and features	SIARPC: Steve Coogan • Competition application: Budget Bond Car • Jeremy interviews Richard Burns
5	5	Series 1, Episode 5	Bond car on a budget with Edd China	17th November, 2002
		Vehicles	Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W220) vs. Audi A8 • Maybach 62 • Bentley Arnage T
		Guests and features	SIARPC: Jonathan Ross • Used Peugeot 206s
6	6	Series 1, Episode 6	Can a granny do a handbrake turn?	24th November, 2002
		Vehicles	Honda NSX-R • Renault Vel Satis • BMW Z4 • Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG
		Guests and features	SIARPC: Tara Palmer-Tomkinson • Cool Wall introduction • Used Volkswagen Golfs
7	7	Series 1, Episode 7	Who is the fastest faith?	1st December, 2002
		Vehicles	SAAB 9-3 • Lotus Elise 111S
		Guests and features	SIARPC: Rick Parfitt • Cool Wall #2 • Diesel sports car (Peugeot RC Carreau) • Jason vs. electric car (Ford TH!NK) • Favourite car in a school playground
8	8	Series 1, Episode 8	Who is the fastest white van driver? • Turning a Lada into a Lotus	8th December, 2002
		Vehicles	Audi RS 6 vs. Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG • Supermini group test: Ford Fiesta vs. Citroën C3 vs. Honda Jazz vs. Nissan Micra vs. MG ZR • Maserati Coupé Cambiocorsa
		Guests and features	SIARPC: Sir Michael Gambon
9	9	Series 1, Episode 9	Stripping down a Jaguar XJS • Radical SR3 vs. plane on the Top Gear Test Track	22nd December, 2002
		Vehicles	People carrier group test: Renault Espace (fourth generation) vs. Toyota Land Cruiser vs. Volvo XC90 • Subaru Forester • Volkswagen Golf R32
		Guests and features	SIARPC: Gordon Ramsay • Cooking food on a car's engine • Cool Wall #3
10	10	Series 1, Episode 10	2002 Top Gear Awards • Who is the fastest faith?	29th December, 2002
		Vehicles	Range Rover (L322) vs. rivals: Toyota Land Cruiser • BMW X5 • Jeep Grand Cherokee • German tuner cars: AS One vs. MTM Bimoto • Retrospective: Lotus Esprit • TVR T350C power lap challenge
		Guests and features	SIARPC: Award presentation for fastest driver • Jason's guide to buying old bangers