Top gear, series 15, episode 2, top gear in germany bbc. May 22, 2014 old top gear season 1991 episode 19 part 2 by midyland2002. The fifth series of top gear aired during 2004 and consisted of 9 episodes, beginning. Top gear returns sunday 26th january at 8pm on bbc two in the uk. Its the 40th birthday of the ford transit van, so hammond looks back on its history since it was first conceived, before seeing if sabine schmitz can fulfil her word and do a lap of the infamous nurburgring in a ford transit van. Gran turismo sport top gear nurburgring van challenge. Once upon a time, jeremy went around the nurburgring in a jaguar s type. Top gear season 5 episode 5 21 november 2004 clarkson was set a challenge to get a jaguar stype 2. Jun 02, 20 jeremy, richard and james head for the isle of man to decide which is best. Sabine schmitz is a german formerprofessional driver for bmw and a host of top gear.
The vw golf gti clubsport s vs the nurburgring top gear. Sabine schmitz vs jeremy clarkson, part 12 series 6. Transit around the nurburgring in an attempt to beat the 10. Top gear returns with the jaguar xkr up against the aston martin v8 vantage. The eleventh series of top gear was aired on bbc two during 2008 and consisted of six episodes, beginning on 22 june and concluding on 27 july 2008.
Sabine schmitt said shed beat his time in a transit van. After spending so many years zooming along the roads of britain the lads turn their hands to mending them by trying to do a weeks worth of roadworks in 24 hours. After clarksons lap, she claimed she could beat him in a ford transit van. Jeremy, richard and james head for the isle of man to decide which is best. Sabine went on to say that she could do this lap time in a van. Shes the only woman on top gears new presenting lineup, but being a top race ace dubbed the queen of the nurburgring is only one of. While we were glad to see cars like the mazda fd rx7 and nissan skyline r34 gtr reintroduced back into the game, we were surprised to see the volkswagen samba bus has also returned and this gave us an idea for a top gear style challenge.
In this clip she tried to drive a transit van around the nurburgring in under. Richard goes to the nurburgring to see if sabine schmitz can beat 10 minute lap around the track in a ford transit van. Bbc two top gear, series 24, episode 3, a classic car. The series was subsequently followed by a best of top gear special, which aired on 2 january 2005, and charted the best moments from series 4 and 5. Fords transit van has a landmark birthday and gets sent to the nurburgring to celebrate, and the star in a reasonably priced car is the darkness frontman, justin hawkins. Renault twingo twinrun the hammerhead eagle ithrust, part 33 series 14, episode 2 classic hothatch challenge. List of nurburgring nordschleife lap times wikipedia. Top gear challenges are a segment of the top gear television programme where the presenters are tasked by the producers, or each other, to prove or do various things related to vehicles. Sabine schmitzs nurburgring van challenge part 2 top gear bbc. The crew build motor homes on the backs of a land rover 110, citroen cx and lotus eclat. However, given the respect that german race driver sabine schmitz earned when she raced round the nurburgring for top gear in a transit van, perhaps a pro racing driver would take the show in a.
When top gears new presenter sabine schmitz first met jeremy clarkson. All the videos of the top gear team at the nurburgring with sabine schmitz queen of the nurburgring jeremy clarkson drives the jaguar s type diesel around the nurburgring challenge, jeremy must drive a diesel jaguar s type around the nurburgring in less than 10 minutes, can he do it. Sabine schmitzs top gear nurburgring van record has been. Racing driver sabine schmitz on top gear in 2008 bbc news. Virtually unknown chris harris and sabine schmitz to be chris evans sidekicks exformula one driver david coulthard also reported to be joining newlook bbc motoring show. Feb 11, 2018 rory reid brings the vw golf gti to the nurburgring to find out what its really made of, however this track needs some serious driving talent. In the episode, she tutored clarkson on how to complete lap of germanys nurburgring.
Top gear takes the publics passion for cars, strips away the boring stats, and adds enthusiasm, thrilling stunts and challenges. Schmitz drove a ford transit diesel van in an attempt to beat clarksons time. He decidied on a transit because it has been the king of vans for many years and this was a new one wich was better in lots of important and i am sure. Nope, its a van, and which means sad news for tg s sabine schmitz, whos seen her 10m08s lap record in a ford transit beaten by a full ten seconds. May 08, 2012 james drives the vauxhall corsa vxr nurburgring series 18, episode 3 published on. Lets take a stroll down memory lane to top gear, series 6, episode 7. Old top gear season 1991 episode 19 part 3 by midyland2002. Jeremy clarkson and an stype diesel on the nurburgring, with the aim to get around in less than 10. Also in the show, the tvr sagaris takes to the test track. If youre on this website then im sure youve seen the episode of top gear where sabine schmitz, german racing driver and nurburgring. Novelty challenges and short stunt films are typically based on absurd premises, such as jumping a bus over motorcycles instead of the.
In the second episode of the new series of top gear, jeremy clarkson, richard hammond and james may push three retro family cars to their limit. I could do that time in a van famous words from the queen of the ring sabine schmitz during her first appearance on top gear back in 2004. A new character was introduced in this series named top gear stunt man credited as jim dowdall, though not named inprogramme. James finds out by racing in a fiat panda against marathon runner ac muir along the london marathon course. Sabine schmitzs nurburgring van challenge part 2 top gear bbc duration.
Oct 09, 2008 sabine schmitz vs jeremy clarkson, part 12 series 6, episode 7 published on. Sabines nurburgring van record has been broken top gear. Series 6, episode 7 2005 sabine schmitz tries to beat jezzas jaguar nurburgring lap time in a transit van, james takes on a marathon runner in a fiat. Sep, 2018 sabines nurburgring van record has been broken. The sixth series of top gear aired during 2005 and consisted of 11 episodes in total, the most. How sabine schmitz became the new top gear host daily mail. The fifth series of top gear aired during 2004 and consisted of 9 episodes, beginning on 24 october and concluding on 26 december.
Sabine schmitzs nurburgring van challenge part 1 bbc. Because of the 2006 fifa world cup, the series, which began on 7 may, took a monthlong break from 4 june to 16 july, eventually concluding on 30 july. However, given the respect that german race driver sabine schmitz earned when she raced round the nurburgring for top gear in a transit van, perhaps a pro racing driver would take the show in. She then took the jaguar out and recorded a lap time much quicker on her first try, at 9. Soundtrack to the top gear nurburgring s type jaguar video sorry for this one, i would love to know what the soundtrack is in this video of jeremy clarkson driving the s type around the nurburgring race track. The driver in question was british touring car championship star rob austin, and the van a volkswagen transporter. Its the soundtrack that is playing between minutes 55 seconds and 15 minutes. The seventh series of top gear was aired during 2005 and consisted of 6 episodes, beginning on november and concluding on 27 december. In 2004, before she was a host of the show, she appeared in an episode of the shows fifth season. Sep, 2018 rob austin beat sabine schmitzs time from a 2005 top gear episode.
Clarkson takes the stunning hybrid hypercar mclaren p1 out for a blindingly fast lap around spa. The series saw the introduction of a new opening title sequence which featured segments of footage taken from. She has presented the bbcs motoring programme top gear since may 2016. Sabine schmitz drives round the nurburgring with rory as her passenger.
Soundtrack to the top gear nurburgring s type jaguar video. Contentsshow van challenge 1 richard used this van when he was being a roady for 1960s band, the who. As of 1 march 2020, 214 episodes of top gear have aired. Nurburgring specialist sabine has a long history with top gear, first appearing back in the. Top gear videos top gear series 21 episode 5 facebook. Top gear is the worlds biggest car show, multiawardwinning and broadcast in more than 100 countries. Sabine schmitz is a german professional motor racing driver for bmw and porsche, also known for driving the bmw ring taxi around the nurburgring race track as well as being a television personality. Also, the 288mph jet car crash which left richard fighting for his life in september 2006. 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. Sabine schmitz attempts to drive a transit van around the nurburgring in under ten minutes. Nope, its a van, and which means sad news for tgs sabine schmitz, whos seen her 10m08s lap record in a ford transit beaten by a full ten. The first episode of the 2018 series sees chris harris try three car chain car. Sabine schmitz vs jeremy clarkson, part 12 series 6, episode 7 published on.
The eighth series of top gear was aired during 2006 and consisted of eight episodes. Here we go up here we are in front the bmw van really is very fast wants more, because this is the first hot. Shes the only woman on top gear s new presenting lineup, but being a top race ace dubbed the queen of the nurburgring is only one of the german 46yearolds many achievements. Top gear series 24, episode 3 a classic car reinvented, bond and the new vw. The ford transit 1966present, manufactured by the british division of the ford motor company, has appeared on top gear a several times.