Top Gear series 7

Top Gear
Series 7
Starring	Jeremy Clarkson Richard Hammond James May The Stig
No. of episodes	7
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Original release	13 November 2005 (2005-11-13) – 12 February 2006 (2006-02-12)
Series chronology

Series 7 of Top Gear, a British motoring magazine and factual television programme, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two during 2005, consisting of six episodes between 13 October and 27 December. This series' highlights included a race involving the Bugatti Veyron, and a motoring challenge involving budget second-hand supercars.

After the series concluded, it was followed by a "Winter Olympics" special, featuring the presenters doing their own version of sporting events with cars, which aired on 12 February 2006, and a compilation series titled "Best of Top Gear" aired that same year between 13 March and 4 April, looking back over the last seven series of the programme.

Episodes

Main article: List of Top Gear (2002 TV series) episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Reviews	Features/challenges	Guest(s)	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
60	1	Ascari KZ1	Shootout: Performance sports coupes (Aston Martin V8 Vantage • BMW M6 • Porsche 911 Carrera S) on the Isle of Man • Top Gear survey 2005 results	Trevor Eve	13 November 2005 (2005-11-13)	3.74
61	2	Porsche Cayman S • Audi RS4	Life-sized RC cars • History of British racing green • Audi RS4 vs Speed Climbers race	Ian Wright	20 November 2005 (2005-11-20)	4.48
62	3	Ford Focus ST	Supercar road trip to Millau Viaduct, France (Ford GT • Pagani Zonda S • Ferrari F430 Spider)	Stephen Ladyman	27 November 2005 (2005-11-27)	4.61
63	4	Pagani Zonda F • Renault Clio	Italian mid-engine supercars for less than £10,000 (Maserati Merak • Ferrari 308 GT4 • Lamborghini Urraco) • Renault Clio vs. downhill cyclist race in Lisbon	Dame Ellen MacArthur	4 December 2005 (2005-12-04)	4.88
64	5	Marcos TSO • Bugatti Veyron	Epic race: Bugatti Veyron versus Cessna 182 light airplane from Alba, Italy to London • RWD vs. AWD Porsches debate: Porsche 911 Carrera 4 vs Porsche 911 Carrera 2	Nigel Mansell	11 December 2005 (2005-12-11)	4.76
65	6	Volkswagen Golf R32 • BMW 130i • Mazda MX-5 • Honda NSX	Old generation vs. New generation car culture • Lap times from a video game vs. Real life in the Honda NSX • Mazda MX-5 vs. Greyhound race • Top Gear Awards 2005	David Walliams • Jimmy Carr	27 December 2005 (2005-12-27)	4.52
66	—	None – Special	Top Gear Winter Olympics	None	12 February 2006 (2006-02-12)	5.22

Compilation episodes

Total	No.	Title	Feature	Original air date
S4	CE–1	"The Best of Top Gear: 2005 #1"	Best Moments from Last Seven Series – Part 1	13 March 2006 (2006-03-13)
S5	CE–2	"The Best of Top Gear: 2005 #2 – The Special Guests"	Best Moments from Last Seven Series – Part 2 • Tour of Top Gear Studio by Jimmy Carr	13 March 2006 (2006-03-13)
S6	CE–3	"The Best of Top Gear: 2005 #3 – The Challenges"	Best Moments from Last Seven Series – Part 3	20 March 2006 (2006-03-20)
S7	CE–4	"The Best of Top Gear: 2005 #4 – The Supercars"	Best Moments from Last Seven Series – Part 4	27 March 2006 (2006-03-27)
S8	CE–5	"The Best of Top Gear: 2005 #5 – The Best of British"	Best Moments from Last Seven Series – Part 5	4 April 2006 (2006-04-04)