Though not traditionally known as such, in recent years there have been attempts, both official and unofficial, to ascribe names to every episode of Top Gear for ease of identification.
There are three types of episode names on this list:
- BBC Names are the names given to the episodes on the Top Gear section of BBC's official website. Only season 2 and 5 have individual names per episode.
- Top Gear Names are the names given to the episodes on Top Gear's own website.
- Unofficial Names are the names given to the episodes on websites such as Trakt and TVDB.
- Motortrend Names are the names given to the episodes when licensed for Motortrend OnDemand[1]. They are also used on the IMDB[2] website.
| Episode | Top Gear Name | Unofficial Name | Motortrend Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1, Episode 1 | The one with Stig cheating a speed camera | Stig Outruns a Speed Camera | The Legacy Begins... |
| Series 1, Episode 2 | The one with a bus jumping some motorbikes | A Bus Jumps Not-Very-Many Motorbikes | Bus Jumps Over Motorbikes |
| Series 1, Episode 3 | The one with grannies doing donuts | Grannies Do Donuts | Grannies Doing Doughnuts |
| Series 1, Episode 4 | The one with Damon Hill and the Aston | The Mondeo Beats the Germans | Clarkson Drives the Aston Martin Vanquish |
| Series 1, Episode 5 | The one with the budget Bond car | The Team Turns a Rover 800 Into a Bond Car | Budget Bond Car |
| Series 1, Episode 6 | The one with the grannies again | The Grannies Learn How to Handbrake Park | Grannies Attempt Hand Brake Parking |
| Series 1, Episode 7 | The one with the fastest faith | The Team Finds the Fastest Faith | Britain's Fastest Faith Race |
| Series 1, Episode 8 | Michael Gambon nearly rolls our Liana | Gambon Corner Gets Its Name | Britain's Fastest White-Van Driver |
| Series 1, Episode 9 | The one with the stripped-out Jaguar XJS | The Stripped-Out Jaguar XJS | Can The Stig Be Beat? |
| Series 1, Episode 10 | The one with the fastest faith again | The Team Finds Out the Fastest Faith - Again | Britain's Fastest Faith Race 2 |
For season 2, the BBC Names correspond with Unofficial Names.
| Episode | Top Gear Name | BBC Name | Motortrend Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series 2, Episode 1 | The one with the 'Driving God' | Richard Becomes a Driving God | Nissan Sunny vs. Jet Engine |
| Series 2, Episode 2 | The one with the fastest politicians | The Team Finds the Fastest Political Party | Election Rally Car Showdown |
| Series 2, Episode 3 | The one with the supercar world cup | David Soul Breaks Two Lianas | Which Country Has the Fastest Supercar? |
| Series 2, Episode 4 | The one with Jeremy's big stress test | Clarkson Doesn't Get Bored of Driving | Lots of Jaguars and Boris Johnson |
| Series 2, Episode 5 | The one with the car in a kitchen | Clarkson Doesn't Hate a 911 | Clarkson and the Porsche 911 |
| Series 2, Episode 6 | The one with the caravan speed record | The Team Doesn't Set a Caravan Land Speed Record | Mitsubishi Evo VIII vs. Subaru Impreza STI |
| Series 2, Episode 7 | The one with the squashed portakabin | Richard Flattens a Portakabin | Crash Testing a Renault Megane |
| Series 2, Episode 8 | The one with the camping in cabrios | James and Richard Go Camping in Cabriolets | Topless Showdown |
| Series 2, Episode 9 | The one with the back seat driver | Jeremy Drives From the Backseat | Clarkson Backseat Drives a Vauxhall |
| Series 2, Episode 10 | The one with the Harrier Jump Jet | Clarkson Doesn't Kill a Dog | Land Rover Reliability Challenge |
| Episode | Top Gear Name | Unofficial Name | Motortrend Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series 3, Episode 1 | The one with the dead Stig | The Team Kills Off Old Stig | Celebrating 40 Years of the Porsche 911 |
| Series 3, Episode 2 | The one with the new Stig | The Team Meets New Stig | Can a Volvo Estate Jump Four Caravans? |
| Series 3, Episode 3 | The one with the drowned hamster | Hammond Nearly Drowns | How to Escape a Sinking Car |
| Series 3, Episode 4 | The one with all the Lambos | The Lambos | Lamborghini 40th Anniversary Celebration |
| Series 3, Episode 5 | The one with the unbreakable Hilux | The Hilux Won't Die | Is the Toyota Hilux Really Indestructible? |
| Series 3, Episode 6 | The one with the still-alive Hilux | The Hilux Still Won't Die | Is the Toyota Hilux Really Indestructible? Part 2 |
| Series 3, Episode 7 | The one with the Big Boffin Burn-Out | The Big Boffin Burnout | The Best British Car of All Time |
| Series 3, Episode 8 | The one with the Top Gear Generation Game | The Top Gear Generation Game | Generation Battle - Mercedes SL vs. Mercedes SL |
| Series 3, Episode 9 | The one with no money left | There's No Money Left | Clarkson vs. the Chrysler Crossfire |
| Episode | Top Gear Name | Unofficial Name | Motortrend Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series 4, Episode 1 | The one with the race to Monte Carlo | Rover CityRover | Race to Monte Carlo - Aston Martin DB9 vs. Public Transport |
| Series 4, Episode 2 | The one with the nun in a monster truck | Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, Alfa Romeo 166, Cadillac Escalade | Hammond Tests the Cadillac Escalade and Puts a Nun in a Monster Truck |
| Series 4, Episode 3 | The one with the hundred-quid cars | Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale, 1968 Dodge Charger 440 R/T | £100 Car Challenge |
| Series 4, Episode 4 | The one with car darts | Car Darts | Bullseye! The Boys Play Car Darts |
| Series 4, Episode 5 | The one with Hammond’s lightning strike | Hammond Gets Struck by Lightning | Sport Coupes Shootout - 911 vs. 6 Series vs. XKR |
| Series 4, Episode 6 | The one with all the poo | Renault Clio 182, Jaguar XJS, Nissan Cube | Can You Run a Car on Poo? |
| Series 4, Episode 7 | The one with Lionel Richie’s near miss | Mercedes CL 65 AMG, Spyker C8 Spyder | Hammond and May Try Mini-Cabbing |
| Series 4, Episode 8 | The one where diesel actually wins | Ford GT, Toyota Prius, Maserati Quattroporte | Clarkson Drives His Dream Car - the Ford GT |
| Series 4, Episode 9 | The one with the parachute | Best Convertible | Can You Parachute Into a Moving Car? |
| Series 4, Episode 10 | The one with the Long Jump Challenge | The Olympic Long Jump Challenge | Clarkson Gets Wet in the X3 |
Trivia[]
- The Top Gear website's usage of "The one with..." designation is a homage to the '90s American sitcom Friends, of which former host Matt LeBlanc played male lead Joey Tribbiani.