Series 31 of Top Gear, a British motoring magazine and factual television programme, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One and BBC One HD during late 2021.[1] It was the fifth series to feature the presenting line-up of Chris Harris, Paddy McGuinness, and Freddie Flintoff, and the third to be broadcast on BBC One. This series saw the retention of the outdoor studio set at Television Centre, London from the previous series.

Top Gear
Series 31
Starring
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release14 November (2021-11-14) –
24 December 2021 (2021-12-24)
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List of episodes

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
series
ReviewsFeatures/challengesOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [2]
2251NoneBritish Grand Prix showdown in F1-inspired track day cars (McLaren 765LTAlfa Romeo Giulia GTAmAston Martin Vantage F1 Edition) • Tribute to Eddie Kidd14 November 2021 (2021-11-14)6.22
2262Lamborghini Huracán STOFuturistic Caravans with electric SUVs (Audi e-Tron SportbackMercedes-Benz EQCPolestar 2)21 November 2021 (2021-11-21)5.85
2273Chevrolet CorvetteIcelandic rally expedition in second-hand British cars (Vauxhall ChevetteRolls-Royce Silver ShadowRange RoverFord F-150 Arctic Trucks) Note: Freddie was absent during the Iceland trip due to him being forced to self isolate due to covid 19.28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)6.14
2284Aston Martin VictorFlintoff becomes a qualified racing driver • History of the DMC DeLorean5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)5.63
2295NoneOld cars for new drivers (Lada NivaMGB GTVolkswagen Beetle) • Tribute to the Lamborghini Miura12 December 2021 (2021-12-12)6.30
230N/A – "Driving Home for Christmas" SpecialDriving from Bethlehem, Wales to the Top Gear test track (Citroen BX 4x4 GTiFord Escort XR3iRange Rover)24 December 2021 (2021-12-24)4.15

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Top Gear Series 31 Air Date". BBC. 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Four-screen dashboard". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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