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The Best Seasons of Top Gear

Every season of Top Gear ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Top Gear!

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Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.

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Season 4

6 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1980

8.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Hammond Gets Struck by Lightning 8.6

Season 3

6 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 1980

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · The Team Kills Off Old Stig 8.6

Season 6

7 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1981

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 8.3

Other Seasons

Season 2

10 Episodes

First Aired: May 1979

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · David Soul Breaks Two Lianas 8.6

Season 7

8 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 1982

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 8.3

Season 5

8 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 1981

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 8.4

Season 1

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1978

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Stig Outruns a Speed Camera 8.4

Season 12

7 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1984

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 8.1

Season 8

6 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1982

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.8

#10

Season 15

10 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 1986

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · Episode 10 8.0

#11

Season 14

8 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1985

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Episode 3 7.8

#12

Season 9

9 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1983

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Episode 2 7.8

#13

Season 10

8 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1983

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Episode 4 7.8

#14

Season 13

9 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1985

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.8

#15

Season 19

8 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 1988

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Episode 2 7.6

#16

Season 18

11 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1987

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 8.0

#17

Season 20

8 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1988

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · Episode 6 8.0

#18

Season 16

8 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1986

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.7

#19

Season 22

10 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1989

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Episode 3 7.8

#20

Season 11

8 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 1984

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Episode 7 8.0

#21

Season 23

8 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1990

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.8

#22

Season 33

13 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 1995

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.2

#23

Season 34

14 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1995

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Episode 2 7.9

#24

Season 21

8 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1989

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.9

#25

Season 35

14 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 1996

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · Episode 11 7.4

#26

Season 17

8 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 1987

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.5

#27

Season 36

14 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1996

6.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Episode 3 7.6

#28

Season 45

36 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2001

6.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 8.8

#29

Season 44

15 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2000

6.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.6

#30

Season 24

10 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1990

6.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.3

#31

Season 26

14 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1991

6.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.0

#32

Season 32

13 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1994

6.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · Episode 11 7.8

#33

Season 25

10 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 1991

6.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Episode 2 7.0

#34

Season 37

20 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1997

6.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.0

#35

Season 27

11 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 1992

6.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · Episode 10 7.1

#36

Season 39

13 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 1998

6.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Episode 2 7.3

#37

Season 38

16 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1997

6.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE12 · Episode 12 7.0

#38

Season 40

15 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1998

6.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE15 · Episode 15 7.3

#39

Season 29

17 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 1993

6.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 6.8

#40

Season 28

13 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1992

6.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Episode 1 7.2

#41

Season 43

18 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2000

6.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Episode 3 7.6

#42

Season 42

14 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1999

6.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE14 · Episode 14 6.8

#43

Season 31

11 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1994

6.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Episode 3 6.0

#44

Season 30

16 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1993

5.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · Episode 8 6.2

#45

Season 41

12 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1999

5.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Episode 5 5.8