TV Top Gear - Season 17 Episode 1 : Episode 1 Top Gear - Season 17 Episode 1 : Episode 1 7.893/10 by 112 users Is the increasing cost of motor racing discouraging young British talent? Chris Goffey reports from Brands Hatch on Formula First - a new, cheaper formula designed to solve the problem by giving more new hopefuls access to the first rung of the racing ladder. Sue Baker tests the new Sierra which has a boot - the Sapphire, and Frank Page asks if this new car can return Ford to the dominant position in company car fleets it once held with the old Cortina. Also, take to the streets with the lastest trend in custom cars; and William Woollard checks the accuracy of some of the do-it-yourself alcohol breath-testing machines which claim to tell you when you are over the limit. Details Casts Posters Images Title Top Gear - Season 17 Episode 1 : Episode 1 Alternative Titles 巅峰拍档, 疯狂汽车秀, Top Gear Classic (Original Series) First Air Date 1978-07-13 Last Air Date 2009-08-02 Number of Episodes 530 Number of Seasons 45 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May, Ben Collins Plot Keywords , Self - Host Jeremy Clarkson Self - Host Richard Hammond Self - Host James May The Stig Ben Collins Episodes List Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode 1 1987-04-07 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 2 Episode 2 Episode 2 1987-04-14 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 3 Episode 3 Episode 3 1987-04-21 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 4 Episode 4 Episode 4 1987-04-28 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 5 Episode 5 Episode 5 1987-05-05 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 6 Episode 6 Episode 6 1987-05-12 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 7 Episode 7 Episode 7 1987-05-19 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types. Top Gear Season 17 :Episode 8 Episode 8 Episode 8 1987-05-26 Motoring programme featuring reviews of and reports about cars of all types.