The Stig's lap times Rank Car Time taken in minutes
1 Pagani Zonda F 1.18.4
2 Maserati MC12 1.18.9
3 Ferrari Enzo 1.19.0
4 Ariel Atom 1.19.5
5 Porsche Carrera GT 1.19.8
6 Koenigsegg CCX 1.20.4
7 Ascari KZ1 1.20.7
8 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 1.20.9
9 Ford GT 1.21.9
10 Porsche GT3 RS 1.22.3
11 Ferrari 360 CS 1.22.3
12 Corvette Z06 1.22.4
13 Murcielago 1.23.7
14 Zonda 1.23.8
15 Koenigsegg 1.23.9
16 Sagaris 1.24.6
17 Tuscan 1.24.8
18 Evo FQ 400 1.24.8
19 Noble 1.25.0
20 Gallardo 1.25.8
21 Aero 8 GTN 1.25.9
22 BMW M5 1.26.2
23 Porsche Cayman 1.26.2
24 Ferrari 575 GTC 1.26.8
25 Chevrolet Corvette 1.26.8
26 Lotus Exige 1.26.9
27 Aston Martin Vanquish S 1.27.1
28 Porsche 911 GT3 1.27.2
29 Spyker C8 1.27.3
30 TVR 350C 1.27.5
31 Wiesmann 1.27.9
32 BMW M3 CSL 1.28.0
33 Dodge Viper SRT-10 1.28.5
34 MG SV 1.28.6
35 Mitsubishi Evo VIII 1.28.9
36 Porsche 911 Carrera S 1.28.9
37 Mercedes CL65 1.29
38 BMW Alpina Z8 1.29.0
39 Impreza STi WRX WR1 1.29.4
40 Alfa 3.7 GTA 1.30.0
41 Subaru Impreza STI 1.30.1
42 Aston Martin DB7 GT 1.30.4
43 Audi S4 1.30.9
44 Porsche 911 turbo 1.31.0
45 Vauxhall VX220 turbo 1.31.3
46 Honda NSX Type-R 1.31.6
47 Mazda RX8 1.31.8
48 Nissan 350Z 1.31.8
49 BMW M3 1.31.8
50 Ford Focus RS 1.32.2
51 Lotus Esprit V8 1.32.5
52 Audi TT V6 1.32.7
53 Jaguar E-Type 1.32.8
54 MG ZT 1.33
55 Noble 1.33.1
56 Volkswagen Golf R32 1.33.2
57 Mercedes SL55 AMG 1.33.2
58 Cadillac CTS-V 1.33.3
59 Clio Cup 1.33.8
60 Holden Monaro 1.33.9
61 Ford Focus ST 1.34.9
62 Volvo S60R 1.35.0
63 Alfa 147 GTA 1.35.6
64 Lotus Elise 1.35.6
65 Renault Clio v6 1.36.2
66 Honda Civic Type-R 1.36.5
67 Saab 95 hot aero 1.37.9
68 Mazzer 1.38.0
69 Bowler Wildcat 1.39.4
70 Bentley Arnarge 1.40.8
71 Overfinch 1.44.0
72 DB5 1.46.0

 

Who is Stig? What do these numbers mean?

 

The stig is the driver who, on top gear, drives the car that they are talking about at the time around the top gear race track in a more performance oriented way over the two main host Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond. These numbers are lap times: basically how fast each car that the stig drives goes aroung the track. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqabz...rch=top%20gear do not let his crash fool you. it his first ever.

 

stig is the guy from top gear that test the cars on the test track. these numbers dopied directly from top gear.com
the numbers are directly from the chart that comes form their show that displays how cars compair to each other.

 

This list is misleading because it doesn't have the W beside all the times that the stig drove in wet conditions.

That's too bad because I was looking forward to a list like this, but with the W to put it in context.

PS: The Stig is not just one guy. He is a persona that can be replaced with any other driver. He has already been replaced once with a new driver, so the number above also is a combination of 2 different drivers.

 

^ I agree with the wet thing but when was there a new stig?

 

well as for me personaly i think the z is faster then rx8 and definatly better then 48 mayby like lo 30's but not 48. but check out the zo6 @ 12 now that is smookin for a car arround 45k.

 

Wow! you took the words right out of my mouth1 What a bargain the Z06 is.
What happened to the Lotus Elise?

 

i was quite surprised when the rx-8 posted the same time as the Z, cuz it's definately slower. i know it handles well, but not that much better than the Z to compensate for its straight imo.

btw, ur list needs some updating. for example: the Z4 M did 1:26, lotus exige S did 1:25.1 and merc cls 1:26.9

 

Need to add the Koenigsegg CCX with "Top Gear Wing" at 1st place!
1.17.6 !!!!

 

Uh, Z06 is more like $65k. Still the best performance bargain around, considering what it hangs with.

 

OMG davidv you HAVE to watch Top Gear!
I will personally burn you all the episodes since first season,
and mail it to you for free if I have to!

Top Gear = Best show on earth

 

can i get copies too

 

lol sure

You can also dload entire episodes here:

http://www.finalgear.com/

Look at the new section "Looking For Complete Top Gear Seasons?"

 

can i get them too please? i deno how to work those torrent things.

 

well the track they use favors the better handling Mazda so it doesn't surprise me that it was the same in this case. Longer tracks would allow the Z to put more time on the RX8...

The "Ring" time charts is better guide for comparison IMO...

and the z06 has 65k msrp... with about 10k in mark up on top of that But still a performance bargin

 

And you mine...Elise must have 1.) been a wet day and/or 2.) been the older euro version with the rover engine.

 

I think the original stig was on the new top gear for the first or second season, then they annouced that the old stig went away and the new stig (I think they mentioned he was french or something) replaced him.

 

You can download them from here is you use bittorrent:
http://www.finalgear.com/shows/topgear/

 

Top Gear is good for entertainment, but I wouldn't look into the lap times that much. Like has been said, the conditions vary, from dry or perhaps slightly wet, to a complete downpour. Also there are different drivers, some of whom take completely different lines.

Another thing is that some of the lap times they count are not even clean laps.