Top Gear series 7

Top Gear
Season 7
Starring	Jeremy Clarkson Richard Hammond James May
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

The seventh series of Top Gear was aired during 2005 and consisted of 6 episodes, beginning on 13 November and concluding on 27 December. The series contained six specials that were aired in 2006, with the first being a Winter Olympics special that aired on 12 February, in which the presenters did their own version with cars, and was filmed in Lillehammer, Norway. The remaining five were all "Best of Top Gear" specials that aired throughout March and the beginning of April, charting some of the best moments from the past seven series of the show; four of these were themed around Supercars, Special Guests, British Motoring and Challenges.

Episodes

Main article: List of Top Gear 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	7	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)