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Top Gear Power Laps

Power Laps which The Stig completes a lap around the Top Gear test track to gauge the performance of various cars.


The car raced by the Stig is usually a car that was reviewed by one of the presenters that episode, but sometimes
its a car reviewed from a previous programme. There are two separate lists, one for production cars and one for
non-production cars.

There is a separate unofficial board of times for non-production car times. The qualifications for the normal Power
Lap Board is that the car being tested must be a road-worthy car. For example, the Ariel Atom managed to squeak by onto the Power Lap board only because it could get over a speed bump. The three non-production times include:

1. 0:31.2 BAE Sea Harrier
2. 0:59.0 Renault R24 Formula 1 Car
3. 1:08.6 Aston Martin DBR9

Note: The following laps were clocked with the tested vehicle configured for maximum performance. That is to say, all
adjustable suspensions were set at their most efficient, all gear shift maps were at their most aggressive, and driving
aids such as traction control were deactivated. These lap times do not offer entirely reliable comparisons between
the cars - the conditions are far from controlled.

The Koenigsegg CCX at the top of the board was fitted with a non-standard rear spoiler to provide downforce, after the Stig spun the original version off the track. The Stig allegedly recommended this modification, correctly predicting
that the car would then be the fastest ever round Top Gear's track. Koenigsegg themselves state that the improvement was due to adjustments other than the spoiler. See the Koenigsegg CCX page for details.

A running joke of the segment since the beginning of Series 1 is that the Stig listens to a different style of music or language tape during each run.

1. Top Gear Power Laps Top Gear Website Accessed 2006.11.13 In order to qualify for the power laps board, a car must be road legal, and be a car. For this reason the F1 car (0.59.0), Aston Martin DBR9 (1.08.6), Radical SR3 (1.19.0), and Sea Harrier (0.31.2) do not appear.
2. Top Gear Season 5, Episode 9 2004.12.26 Jeremy Clarkson: ...the test we have for the power board where only road cars can go on is that whether they can go over a speed bump, that you can use them on the road.
3. a b c d e f g Removed from board
4. Top Gear Season 8, Episode 4 2006.05.28. Jeremy Clarkson: "This, 1:20.4, the old Koenigsegg lap, we don't need it anymore." *Throws the time magnet away*
5. a b c (Mildly) moist track (the presenters claim this negatively affects track times by around 2 seconds)
6. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Very wet track (the presenters claim this negatively affects track times by around 6 seconds)
7. a b Top Gear Season 4, Episode 4 2004.05.30. Jeremy Clarkson: "It's only a bit faster than the old one, at 1:30.0. It's actually slower than the OLD Evo VIII FQ...b..300...MR" *Throws the old time magnets away*
8. Top Gear Season 3, Episode 4 2003.11.16
9.
10. "Very Very Very Wet" / Snow and Ice
11. Foggy conditions
12. Top Gear Season 8, Episode 2 2006.05.14 Richard Hammond: You know, I think the only time that the Zonda F is gonna get knocked off the board is when Bugatti finally let us put a Veyron on our track.



  • POWER
    LAP TIMES
  • Gumpert Apollo 1.17.1
  • Ascari A10 1.17.3
  • Koenigsegg CCX 1.17.6
  • Pagani Zonda F 1.18.4
  • Maserati MC12 1.18.9
  • Ferrari Enzo 1.19.0
  • Ariel Atom 1.19.5
  • Ferrari Scuderia 1.19.7
  • Nissan GT-R 1.19.7
  • Lamborghini LP640 1.19.8
  • Porsche Carerra GT 1.19.8
  • Koenigsegg CCX 1.20.4
  • Ascari KZ1 1.20.7
  • Mercedes McLaren SLR 1.20.9
  • Ferrari 599GTB 1.21.2
  • Ford GT 1.21.9
  • Ferrari 360 CS 1.22.3
  • Porsche GT3 RS 1.22.3
  • Corvette Z06 1.22.4
  • Noble M15 1.22.5
  • Murcielago 1.23.7
  • Zonda 1.23.8
  • Koenigsegg 1.23.9
  • Aston Martin DBS 1.23.93
  • Prodrive P2 1.24.3
  • Audi R8 1.24.4
  • TVR Sagaris 1.24.6
  • Mitsubishi Evo FQ400 1.24.8
  • TVR Tuscan 1.24.8
  • Noble M400 1.25.0
  • Lotus Exige S 1.25.1
  • Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder 1.25.7
  • Lamborghini Gallardo 1.25.8
  • BMW Z4 M 1.26.0
  • Porsche Cayman 1.26.2
  • Porsche 911 Carrera 2S 1.26.2
  • Brabus Biturbo Roadster 1.26.2
  • Lotus Exige 1.26.4
  • Chevrolet Corvette 1.26.8
  • Mercedes CLS 55 AMG 1.26.9
  • Aston Martin Vanquish S 1.27.1
  • Aston Martin DB9 1.27.1
  • Porsche 911 GT3 1.27.2
  • TVR 350C 1.27.5
  • BMW M3 CSL 1.28.0
  • Roush Mustang 1.28.0
  • Marcos TSO GT2 1.28.2
  • Subaru WRX Sti 1.28.2
  • Mitsubishi Evo X 1.28.22
  • Dodge Viper SRT-10 1.28.5
  • MG SV 1.28.6
  • Porsche 911 Carrera S 1.28.9
  • Mitsubishi Evo VIII 1.28.9
  • BMW Alpina Z8 1.29.0
  • Mercedes CL65 1.29.0
  • VW Golf W12 1.29.6
  • Alfa 3.7 GTA Autodelta 1.30.0
  • Ford Shelby GT500 1.30.0
  • Subaru Impreza STI 1.30.1
  • Vauxhall Monaro VXR 1.30.1
  • Aston Martin DB7 GT 1.30.4
  • Golf R32 1.30.4
  • Audi S4 1.30.9
  • Porsche 911 Turbo 1.31.0
  • Vauxhall VX220 turbo 1.31.3
  • Vauxhall VXR8 1.31.3
  • New Audi TT 1.31.4
  • Honda NSX Type R 1.31.6
  • BMW M3 1.31.8
  • Nissan 350Z 1.31.8
  • Mazda RX-8 1.31.8
  • BMW 535d 1.31.8
  • BMW 130 1.31.9
  • Ford Focus RS 1.32.2
  • Mazda 6 MPS 1.32.2
  • Lotus Esprit V8 1.32.5
  • Audi TT V6 1.32.7
  • MG ZT 1.33.0
  • Noble M12 GTO 1.33.1
  • Mercedes SL 55 AMG 1.33.2
  • Volkswagen Golf R32 1.33.2
  • Cadillac CTS 1.33.3
  • Honda Civic Type-R 1.33.5
  • Holden Monaro 1.33.9
  • Ford Mondeo ST220 1.34.5
  • Jaguar XKR 1.34.7
  • Ford Focus ST 1.34.9
  • Volvo S60R 1.35.0
  • Ferrari 575M 1.35.2
  • Vauxhall Vectra VXR 1.35.3
  • Alfa 147 GTA 1.35.6
  • Lotus Elise 1.35.6
  • Aston Martin Vanquish 1.36.2
  • Renault Clio V6 1.36.2
  • Honda Civic Type R 1.36.5
  • Alfa Romeo Brera 1.36.9
  • Saab 95 Aero 1.37.9
  • Maserati 3200 GT 1.38.0
  • Alfa Romeo 8C 1.38.2
  • Bowler Wildcat 1.39.4
  • Bentley Arnarge 1.40.8
  • Overfinch Range Rover 1.44.0
  • Aston Martin DB5 1.46.0



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