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Jason Barlow was a presenter during the final days of Original format Top Gear. He was brought over from rival car show Driven in 2000, in much the same manner as fellow presenter James May had been obtained a year prior, and presented the final two series of the show.

He, albeit very briefly, became the main host of the show following the simultaneous departures of Tiff Needell, Vicki Butler-Henderson, and Adrian Simpson in late 2001, and was retained until the 22nd of March the following year, when it was officially announced Jeremy Clarkson was to return to the show after a three-year hiatus. As sole host, he presented the 2001 Top Gear Awards show in February 2002 before its reboot in October of that year.

Barlow was originally intended to return for the first series of the show's relaunch in late 2002, but did not get along with Clarkson and was replaced by Richard Hammond. As his contract with the BBC lasted until 2003, he was unable to leave for rival show Fifth Gear in the same way his former colleagues had done, and so presented a non-noteworthy car program entitled Wrong Car, Right Car, which aired for two series and is now lost in its entirety. This series was originally named Top Gear: Car Jack but was renamed prior to airing.

Following the expiration of his contract, Barlow remained at Top Gear in a print-only capacity, occasionally hosting automotive-related televised specials on channels such as Sky One in the mid-2000s, and has written many articles for Top Gear's associated magazine, a role which he continues to hold as of 2020.

Cast of Top Gear
Present Cast Chris Harris | Freddie Flintoff | Paddy McGuinness | The Stig
Former Cast (2002 format) Sabine Schmitz | Eddie Jordan | Rory Reid | Matt LeBlanc | Chris Evans | James May | Richard Hammond | Jeremy Clarkson | Ben Collins | Top Gear Stunt Man | Top Gear Dog | Perry McCarthy | Jason Dawe
Former Cast (1977 format) Andy Wilman | Jason Barlow | Tiff Needell | Vicki Butler-Henderson | Adrian Simpson | Quentin Willson | Kate Humble | Steve Berry | Julia Bradbury | Brendan Coogan | Tony Mason | Michele Newman | Jon Bentley | Chris Goffey | Janet Trewin | Nicky Fox | Steve Lee | William Woollard | Sue Baker | Beki Adam | Tom Boswell | Vic Allan | Frank Page | Peter Burgess | Bob Friend | Judith Jackson | Stewart Woodcock | Noel Edmonds | Mike Dornan | Gill Pyrah | Barrie Gill | Angela Rippon | Presenters with less than 5 appearances
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