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Top Gear Russia (Top Gear: Русская версия) is a Russian motoring television series on Ren-TV, based on the British programme Top Gear produced by the BBC. It premiered on 22 February 2009.<ref>Template:Citation/core{{#if:|}}</ref>
Presenters
The hosts chosen for Top Gear Russia are:
- Nikolai Fomenko, Pop star, race car driver, theater actor and TV presenter. He is also involved in the creation of the Russian hybrid supercar Marussia.
- Mikhail Petrovsky, actor, automotive journalist and blogger.
- Oskar Kuchera, TV presenter and actor.
- The local version of the mysterious Stig who appears in the British show.<ref>Template:Citation/core{{#if:|}}</ref>
Segments
Power Lap
Similar to both the original UK series and its Australian spin-off, Top Gear Russia features a Powerlap segment, in this case held in an abandoned airfield in Mnevniki. To inaugurate the track and populate the lap board in the first episode, the hosts invited numerous local celebrities to participate and treated them to a picnic with shashlik and a smoking samovar.
Lap times
Star in a Reasonably Priced Car
The Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car segment and the Australian "Star in a Bog Standard Car" are mirrored with Russia's own version. The car used is a race-prepped Lada Kalina. Unlike in the UK version of Top Gear, a different lap format is used for the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car segment to that of the Stig's power laps.
Lap Times
- 1:13.04 - Albert Demchenko
- 1:13.17 - Seryoga
- 1:13.93 - Dmitry Nosov
- 1:15.27 - Aleksandr of Nepara
- 1:19.23 - Valerii Nikolaev
- 1:20.30 - Yury Grymov
- 1:22.00 - Nikas Safronov
- 1:22.13 - Alexander Marshal
- 1:22.16 -
- 1:27.00 - Karina Koks
- 1:32.93 - Viktoria of Nepara
- 1:37.43 - Viktoria Pier-Marie
- 1:39.39 - Anatoliy Kucherena
- 1:48.15 - Masha Tsigal (first time driving a manual car and wet track)
- 1:55.17 - Elena Zakharova
- N/A - Alexei Mitrofanov (could not drive a manual car, remained Stig's passenger)
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Cool Wall
Introduced in episode 2 of season 1, the cool wall mirrors the popular segment from the UK original.
List of Top Gear Russia episodes
Series # |
Episode # |
Title |
Reviews |
Challenge |
Guest |
Original airdate
1 |
14 |
Series 01, Episode 14 |
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Best bits of the series |
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18 October 2009
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1 |
15 |
Series 01, Episode 15 |
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Best bits of the series |
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25 October 2009
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External links
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