Jeremy Clarkson

An acclaimed broadcaster and journalist, Jeremy Clarkson has hosted Top Gear since 1988. Born in the decade of the hippy, Jeremy has shunned free love and peace, preferring instead to drive around corners very fast, yelling "POWER" at the top of his lungs.

Jeremy has been accused of some amazing things in his time, including destroying a mountain, destroying the environment, and destroying Rover cars. In his defense, the mountain is still there, we can all still breathe and Rover would still be here if their management hadn't been so terrible.

Richard Hammond

Affectionately known as Hamster, Richard Hammond is one of the UK's most popular broadcasters. He began his career at BBC local radio and first graced British TV screens on cable channel, Men & Motors. He proceeded to work on a number of different motoring and lifestyle programs on cable before realizing his dream of presenting Top Gear in 2002. Earlier this year, Richard hit the news headlines when he was involved in a serious accident crashing a jet powered car while filming Top Gear.

A versatile presenter, Richard has hosted TV shows from a variety of genres including science and nature, children's and sci-fi. Women the world over adore him, something about his puppy dog eyes, and wanting to protect him from the nasty Mr. Clarkson. Richard's hobbies include buying hopeless cars and attempting to restore them.

James May

When James was first introduced on Top Gear, Jeremy claimed he was 'clearly a blithering idiot'. The reasoning behind this slightly harsh critique was that James' car at the time was a Bentley T2. His first film on Top Gear was him telling people how great it is to own a 25-year-old classic luxury car, while at the same time admitting it cost a small fortune to run and fuel.

James admits he was once fired from a job with a well known magazine for putting a secret message in a supplement. It's exactly this kind of fooling around that makes him perfect for the UK's favorite motor show. James also has his own pilot's licence, which has come in handy on Top Gear once already (although it would help if he was allowed to fly at night).

The Stig

Who is the Stig? A retired NASCAR veteran? Danica Patrick in drag? With Deep Throat outed and safely laid in his final resting place, the Stig's identity is currently the most closely guarded secret of mankind. What do we know about him? Well, he's a seriously sick stunt driver. He posts the lap times for various cars on the Top Gear Test Track, trains the celebrity guests to race in the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car feature, and performs any other crazy tasks he's asked to do.