Are Top Gear celebrity lap times real?
But, before that, they have to complete a timed lap around our infamous test track and become a ‘star in a reasonably priced car’….It’s time for a new reasonably priced car and an array of celebrities to take it out on the track.
| Celebrity | Time (mins) |
|---|---|
| James McAvoy | 1.43.6 |
| Ryan Reynolds | 1.43.7 |
Which celebrity was fastest on Top Gear?
Matt Le Blanc in 1.42. Friends star, tuning enthusiast and the fastest ever man around our Top Gear track… so far.
Who has the fastest ever Top Gear lap?
The fastest non-professional driver was Ellen MacArthur. Unlike most contenders she made no comments to the camera during her lap. She completed the lap in 1 minute 46.7 seconds, beating Jimmy Carr by 0.2 seconds.
Did Cameron Diaz beat Tom Cruise on Top Gear?
A-lister Diaz defeated Cruise in a time trial on the track and as our video shows gave Jeremy Clarkson a nice big hug. And now that red Kia Cee’d which sped round the Top Gear track for three years while the show was in its pomp and Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond were at the helm, ‘belongs’ to Wells.
Was Terry Grant The Stig?
Stunt driver Terry Grant from Bushey in Hertfordshire has also slipped into the white racing leathers to become the Stig. Mr Grant’s website claims he is ‘one of Europe’s leading stunt drivers’ and as such is ‘the guy who really can drive circles around you’. Stunt driver Russ Swift is another who has become the Stig.
What cars have you used for powerlaps?
Power Laps Car used Time (mins) Ascari A10 1.17.3 Koenigsegg CCX (with Top Gear spoiler) 1.17.6 Noble M600 1.17.7 Pagani Zonda F Roadster 1.17.7
Who is Top Gear’s Stig?
Every performance road car that comes to the Top Gear test track eventually ends up in the hands of our tame racing driver. Some say that his face appears on high-value stamps in Sweden and that he’s afraid of bells. All we know is, he’s called the Stig.
Why does the Top Gear driver have a face on stamps?
Every performance road car that comes to the Top Gear test track eventually ends up in the hands of our tame racing driver. Some say that his face appears on high-value stamps in Sweden and that he’s afraid of bells.