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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 0 Episode 317 - Top Gear: Ayrton Senna Tribute
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E317

    Clarkson looks at the reasons why Ayrton Senna is considered to be - not only the best driver of his generation but the Greatest F1 Driver of all time - he won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1988, 1990 and 1991 earning him the nickname 'The King Of The Rain'... but sadly passed on May the 1st, 1994 after crashing his car mid-race at the San Marino Grand Prix on the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit located in Imola, Italy. Originally airing on the 25th of July 2010 as a segment on the main show but was sadly pulled and cut afterwards from the DVD/Blu-Ray and streaming services because of the use of unlicensed content within the segment. #RememberSenna "Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose." - Ayrton Senna

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - Funeral for a Ford
    9.0/10(23 votes)

    S3:E14

    In the final episode of the series, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May present a short and informative history class on one of the bedrocks of British life.

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  3. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - An Itchy Urus
    8.8/10(24 votes)

    S3:E5

    Jeremy Clarkson is in Sweden driving the new Lamborghini Urus SUV, James May is at the Eboladrome trying the Alpine A110 sports car, and Richard Hammond profiles Scottish racing driver Jim Clark, arguably the greatest racer of any generation.

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Motown Funk
    8.7/10(32 votes)

    S3:E1

    In the first episode of a brand new season, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May make a pilgrimage to Detroit to drive three highly tuned muscle cars on the deserted streets of this once-great motor city. Also in this show, Jeremy drives the super-lightweight, super-hardcore, 789 horsepower McLaren Senna.

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Legends and Luggage
    8.7/10(24 votes)

    S3:E12

    Jeremy Clarkson tests two modernised versions of classic Lancias. James May looks back at the incredible story of the Porsche 917 and Richard Hammond joins Clarkson at Stansted airport as the pair attempt to speed up the journey from check-in to security to the actual aeroplane by devising two radical takes on the idea of motorised hand luggage.

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Holy Trinity
    8.7/10(61 votes)

    S1:E1

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May start their brand new car show with hundreds of cars, thousands of people, a fire spitting metal scorpion and a squadron of jets in the California desert, plus three amazing hybrid hypercars and a brilliant BMW.

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Past, Present or Future
    8.6/10(35 votes)

    S2:E1

    For the opening episode, we are in Switzerland where the presenters compare a Lamborghini Aventador S, a Honda NSX and an all-electric Croatian supercar called the Rimac Concept One in a battle of past, present and future. Richard's hillclimb takes an unexpected turn. And Ricky Wilson of The Voice UK and David Hasselhoff from America's Got Talent go head-to-head in the all-new Celebrity Face Off.

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - It's a Gas, Gas, Gas
    8.5/10(28 votes)

    S2:E7

    In this episode, Richard Hammond and James May work out that the average motorist loses 36 days of their lives filling up with fuel. The pair vow to do something about it using their skill and ingenuity to invent a system for filling up on the move.…

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Blasts from the Past
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    S2:E8

    Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond visit some evocative old motorsport locations in Europe using a pair of re-born 1950s sports cars, painstakingly rebuilt by their manufacturers to the original designs. With Clarkson in the Aston Martin DB4 GT lightweight and Hammond in the Jaguar XKSS, the pair start their adventure on the street circuit in Pau, France before their fun is interrupted by the arrival of James May in a modern Honda Civic Type R which he insists is better in every way. Also in this show, Jeremy takes care of some unfinished business by track testing the Ford GT first seen on the road in episode 2. Plus, Celebrity Face Off finds the world’s fastest drummer from a band beginning with the letter P as Stewart Copeland from The Police competes against Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason.

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - Chinese Food for Thought
    8.5/10(23 votes)

    S3:E6

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in China to sell the virtues of second-hand Western luxury cars to local business people while getting sweaty, lost and almost burnt. Also in this show, Hammond is at the track to test the NIO EP9 electric supercar.

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - [censored] to [censored]
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    S1:E12

    The Grand Tour tent is once again in Loch Ness, Scotland after a monster discovery since the last show. This week, the hosts tour central Europe in a Jaguar F-Pace, a Bentley Bentayga and a Range Rover Autobiography, arguing over which is the best SUV and trying not to giggle at road signs. Also in this show, Jeremy kills preconceptions as he laps the Eboladrome in a Lexus GS F, the hosts examine the point of launch control, and Hollywood legend Tim Burton is invited to play Celebrity Brain Crash.

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - The Falls Guys
    8.4/10(36 votes)

    S2:E2

    We are in New York to find the fastest way from the Big Apple to Niagara Falls in a race featuring Jeremy in the new Ford GT versus James May on public transportation, dragging an injured Richard Hammond. Also, Jeremy tests the Mercedes-AMG GT R at the Eboladrome, cricketer Kevin Pietersen goes against baseball's Brian Wilson in Celebrity Face Off, and The American test driver is replaced.

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Breaking, Badly
    8.4/10(23 votes)

    S2:E9

    Clarkson, Hammond, and May attempt to break the British speed record for amphibious cars by strapping a jet engine to an old off-roader. After testing their creation, they take it to the Coniston Speed Week to set their record.

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - The Youth Vote
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    S3:E10

    Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May celebrate the affordable, practical and fun wonder that is the hot hatchback. With Clarkson in the VW Polo GTI, Hammond in the Ford Fiesta ST and May in the unpronounceable Toyota Yaris GRMN.

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Oh, Canada
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    S2:E10

    Jeremy, Richard and James reluctantly agree to test three SUVs in the rugged landscapes of Canada – Jeremy in the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, Richard in the Porsche Macan Turbo Performance Pack and James in the Range Rover Velar. The boys will test their cars' sporting side at a race track and their utilitarian side with some enormous dogs, before ending in an epic race across the snowy mountains. Jeremy embarks on a legally perilous test of the Tesla Model X. This will mark the first time he's driven a Tesla on-screen since the controversial Roadster review in 2008. Celebrity Face Off finds the world's fastest golf enthusiast as Rory McIlroy takes on Paris Hilton.

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Well Aged Scotch
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    S3:E7

    Clarkson, May and Hammond set out to buy rare classic cars that have yet to increase significantly in price. With Clarkson in an Alfa Romeo GTV6, Hammond in a Fiat X1/9 and May in a Lancia Gamma Coupe, the three set off on a road trip around the top of Scotland.

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Past v Future
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    S1:E13

    Jeremy Clarkson and James May introduce a battle between their own, personal cars. Jeremy champions the past with his Volkswagen Golf GTI while James makes a case for the future with his electrically powered BMW i3. Meanwhile, Richard Hammond is in France learning how to drift a car like a pro, and James is sent to a damp part of England to take part, against his will, in a strange sport called winching. Plus, the recently deceased Bugatti Veyron takes part in a drag race against the current hypercar speed champion, the Porsche 918 Spyder.

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Jaaaaaaaags
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    S2:E6

    In this show, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May set out to prove that old Jaguars are not only stylish and roguish, but also strong and reliable with a road trip across Colorado. Along the way they set laps around a punishing dirt track…

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Dumb Fight at the O.K. Coral
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    S1:E10

    The Grand Tour: Dumb Fight at the O.K. Coral sees the tent travelling to Nashville. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce their attempt to save the world's coral reefs. In the interests of conservation, the three travel to Barbados and begin an earnest attempt to establish a new reef using only some car bodyshells as a foundation. Their efforts start badly and then get worse, involving inept crane driving, useless boat steering, and an embarrassing moment with a local hotel. Also in this show, Jeremy finally indulges his series-long Alfa Romeo obsession with a test of the new, 500 horsepower Giulia Quadrifoglio.

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - Happy Finnish Christmas
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    S1:E6

    The Grand Tour tent is in Kakslauttanen, Finland, deep within the Arctic Circle with a show in which Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson compare the Ford Mustang V8 and the Ford Focus RS, James May recounts the bitter 1960s battle for endurance racing supremacy between Ferrari and Ford, and the presenters run through some ideal Christmas gifts for car fans.

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Aston, Astronauts and Angelina’s children
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    S3:E9

    We can look forward to seeing Hammond testing the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage. He compares it to his favourite car the Porsche 911. James May gives us a history lesson as he takes a look at the cars driven by the astronauts of the Apollo moon missions. Clarkson is testing the Citroen C3 Aircross as he attempts to convince the others that it’s spacious, versatile and better than an elephant.

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Bah Humbug-atti
    7.9/10(34 votes)

    S2:E3

    In this show Jeremy blasts from the South of France to the Alps and then on to Turin in the 1479 HP Bugatti Chiron, James races the Kia Stinger GT against skateboarders, and Richard tries to relieve the boredom of office lunchtimes with the all-new sport of car park racing. Plus, actor Hugh Bonneville goes against naturalist Casey Anderson to find the world's fastest person who lives with a bear.

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Pick Up, Put Downs
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    S3:E4

    In this episode Jeremy Clarkson drives the Volkswagen Amarok, Richard Hammond tries a Ford Ranger and James May is in a Mercedes X-class as they attempt to find the best of the new breed of European pick-up trucks with a series of tests based on life in the developing world. Also in the show, Jeremy is at the Eboladrome to try out the snorting, swollen, near-600 horsepower Jaguar XE Project 8.

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Italian Lessons
    7.9/10(29 votes)

    S1:E11

    From the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce their attempts to buy used Maseratis for a bargain price and then use them to tour the drizzle flecked landscapes of the North of France. Also in this programme, Richard takes the Abarth 124 Spider to the Eboladrome, Jeremy comes up with a way to install cutting edge features in an older car, and Olympic cycling champion turned car racer Sir Chris Hoy is invited to try Celebrity Brain Crash.

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Opera, Art and Donuts
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    S1:E3

    The travelling tent lands on the quayside in Whitby, England where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce a modern take on the traditional Italian grand tour featuring an Aston Martin DB11, a Rolls-Royce Dawn and an uninvited guest. Also in this show, Jeremy faces the consequences of a foolish bet and Simon Pegg is the star guest.

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Brian Klein Ratings Summary

"Top Gear: Ayrton Senna Tribute" is the best rated episode directed by Brian Klein. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 7/25/2010 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Funeral for a Ford".