Wednesday , June 24 2026

Behold, the new Top Gear team

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for – here’s the final line-up for the BBC’s new Top Gear.

From left to right, we have motoring journalist Rory Reid, racing driver Sabine Schmitz, actor Matt LeBlanc, Chris Evans, YouTube star Chris Harris, F1 pundit Eddie Jordan and The Stig.

As you can see, it ticks all the boxes and we’ll get out first chance to see whether the big new ensemble is a success when Top Gear returns in May.

Newcomer Rory Reid was recruited to Top Gear from the show’s 2015 public auditions, but has previously presented on CNET’s Car Tech channel and Sky One’s Gadget Geeks.

He said: “When I submitted my 30-second audition tape, I knew the odds were very firmly against me, as the auditions were open to absolutely everybody.

“To be the only person to make it through the open audition process makes me immensely proud.”

Chris Harris added: “I’m quite gobby and happy to get into trouble, so I’m hoping I can underpin the programme with journalistic credibility, but still cause some mischief.”

About Gareth Herincx

Gareth is a versatile journalist, copywriter and digital editor who's worked across the media in newspapers, magazines, TV, teletext, radio and online. After long stints at the BBC, GMTV and ITV, he now specialises in motoring.

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