{{Infobox television | image = TopGearLogo.svg | image_class = skin-invert | genre = {{Plainlist| * [[Driving|Motoring]] * [[Entertainment]] }} | creator = | developer = | writer = | director = | creative_director = | presenter = {{Plainlist| * Sylvain Lévy * Pierre Chabrier * [[The Stig]] }} | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = "[[Jessica (instrumental)|Jessica]]" | country = France | language = French | num_series = 5 | num_episodes = 45 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Gery Leymergie | producer = {{Plainlist| * Stéphane Gillot * Olivier Ruan }} | editor = | runtime = | company = [[BBC]] | network = [[RMC Découverte]] [[Prime Video]] | first_aired = {{start date|2015|03|03|df=y}} – present | last_aired = | related = {{Plainlist| * ''[[Top Gear Australia]]'' * ''[[Top Gear Russia]]'' * ''[[Top Gear (American TV series)|Top Gear (US)]]'' * ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear (UK)]]'' * ''[[Top Gear Korea]]'' * ''[[Stars in Fast Cars]]'' * ''[[Top Gear of the Pops]]'' * ''[[Top Ground Gear Force]]'' * ''[[James May's Cars of the People]]'' }} }} '''''Top Gear France''''' is a French television series about motor vehicles, primarily cars, derived from the [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|British series of the same name]]. It was broadcast for the first time on 18 March 2015 on the [[RMC Découverte]] channel.<!--not Discovery France: they are different channels--> From 2015 to 2022, it was presented by actor [[Philippe Lellouche]], the professional racing driver [[Bruce Jouanny]] and electronic music artist and journalist Yann Larret-Menezo (aka "Le Tone").<ref name="BFM TV">{{cite news|url = http://www.bfmtv.com/culture/top-gear-decouvrez-les-presentateurs-de-la-version-francaise-845178.html|title = "Top gear": découvrez les présentateurs de la version française|date = 7 November 2014|accessdate = December 4, 2014|publisher = Bfmtv.com|language = French}}</ref> Since 2023, the show is presented by Sylvain Lévy and Pierre Chabrier.
== History == In March 2014, Jean-Louis Blot, the director of [[BBC France]], announced that his company was working on a French adaptation of the show ''Top Gear''. On 28 August 2014, [[RMC Découverte]] announced at its autumn conference the production of a French version, which started broadcasting on 18 March 2015.
Filming began at the end of 2014 and 27 January 2015 on the runways on the [[Brienne-le-Château]] airfield, located near [[Troyes]].<ref name="VSD 1949">{{cite news|url = http://www.vsd.fr/contenu-editorial/l-actualite/les-indiscrets/2513-top-gear-avant-premiere-made-in-france|title = Top gear Avant-première made in France|date = 31 December 2014|accessdate = January 5, 2015|publisher = [[VSD (magazine)|VSD]]|language = French|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150107135904/http://www.vsd.fr/contenu-editorial/l-actualite/les-indiscrets/2513-top-gear-avant-premiere-made-in-france|archivedate = 7 January 2015}}</ref>
On May 17, 2023, it was announced that the new series would be broadcast on [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]] on top of [[RMC Découverte]] with two new hosts: Sylvain Lévy and Pierre Chabrier from the YouTube channel ''Vilebrequin.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=VilebrequinAuto/status/1658851171665170436 |url=https://twitter.com/VilebrequinAuto/status/1658851171665170436 |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>
== Overview == 200 candidates were suggested for the cast,<ref name = "BFM TV" /> including [[Christophe Dechavanne]], [[Vincent Cerutti]],<ref name="Ozap">{{cite news|url = http://www.ozap.com/actu/-top-gear-france-philippe-lellouche-bruce-jouanny-et-yann-larret-menezo-a-l-animation/457873|title = "Top Gear" France : Philippe Lellouche, Bruce Jouanny et Yann Larret-Menezo à l'animation|date = 7 November 2014|accessdate = December 4, 2014|publisher = Ozap.com|language = French}}</ref> [[Stéphane De Groodt]], [[Vincent Perrot]], and [[Stéphane Rotenberg]].<ref name="TLT">{{cite news|url = http://www.toutelatele.com/top-gear-stephane-de-groodt-et-vincent-perrot-sur-rmc-decouverte-64341|title = Top Gear : Stéphane de Groodt et Vincent Perrot sur RMC Découverte ?|date = 5 October 2014|accessdate = December 4, 2014|publisher = Toutelatele.com|language = French}}</ref>
On November 7, 2014 the trio of presenters were announced. They are the actor (and former journalist) Philippe Lellouche, professional driver Bruce Jouanny, and electronic music artist and journalist Yann Larret-Menezo, former editor of the magazine ''[[Intersection (magazine)|Intersection]]''.<ref name = "PA">{{cite web | url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/entertainment/13296036.top-gear-to-be-launched-in-france/ | title=Top Gear to be launched in France }}</ref> [[Luc Alphand]] joins the team in 2021 as the fourth member.
==Episodes==
===Series 1=== {{Episode table |total_width= |background=DBE9F4 |overall= |title= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=1 |Title=The Test of the Four Elements |AltTitle=À l'épreuve des quatre éléments |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|3|3|df=y}} }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=2 |Title=The Crossing of Paris |AltTitle=La traversée de Paris |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|3|18|df=y}} }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=3 |Title=France-Germany, revenge (Car football) |AltTitle=France-Allemagne, la revanche (Carfootball) |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|3|25|df=y}} }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=4 |AltTitle=Défi amphibie |Title=Amphibious challenge |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|4|1|df=y}} }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=5 |AltTitle=Road trip à la montagne |Title=Road trip to the mountain |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|4|8|df=y}} }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=6 |AltTitle=Twingo 3 dans tous ses états |Title=Twingo 3 in all its States |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|4|15|df=y}} }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=7 |AltTitle=Profession cascadeur |Title=Occupation Stuntman |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2015|4|22|df=y}} }} }}
===Series 2=== This second season of Top Gear France contains 8 episodes and three additional episodes.
===Series 3=== This third season of Top Gear France contains 8 episodes. The first episode was broadcast on December 21, 2016.
===Later series=== {{empty section|date=September 2022}}
==Broadcast== The first season consisted of 10 episodes,<ref name = "VSD 1949" /> seven of which are completely new and three that include the highlights of that season.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/article/television/85645/le-top-gear-francais-arrive-sur-rmc-decouverte.html|title = Le Top Gear français arrive sur RMC Découverte|date = 23 February 2015|publisher = Tvmag.lefigaro.fr|accessdate = 24 February 2015|language = French}}</ref> ''Top Gear'' episodes are broadcast on [[RMC Découverte]] on Wednesday evening at 20:45 for the first episode and 22:20 for the second.<ref name = "myref0" />
The first program broadcast at 20:45 on 18 March 2015 set an audience record for [[RMC Découverte]], with 966,000 viewers and a 3.6% audience share.<ref name="ozap">{{cite news|title = Audiences : France 2 bat TF1, carton pour "Top Gear" et W9, flop pour Adriana Karembeu sur M6|url = http://www.ozap.com/actu/audiences-france-2-bat-tf1-carton-pour-top-gear-et-w9-flop-pour-adriana-karembeu-sur-m6/464657|publisher = Ozap.com|date = March 19, 2015|accessdate = March 19, 2015|language = French}}</ref>
== Segments == === Challenges === During this sequence, the presenters are given a limited budget to buy a car that meets specific criteria. In the first episode, they receive €1500 to buy the car of their childhood dreams<ref name="myref0">{{cite news|title = Invités et sommaires des deux premiers numéros de Top Gear France.|url = http://www.leblogtvnews.com/2015/02/invites-et-sommaires-des-deux-premiers-numeros-de-top-gear-france.html|publisher = Leblogtvnews.com|date = February 25, 2015|accessdate = 26 February 2015|language = French}}</ref> (a [[Renault Fuego]], a [[BMW 3 Series (E30)|BMW 3 Series]], and a [[Matra Rancho|Talbot Matra Rancho]]).<ref>{{cite news|title = Top Gear France : On a vu l'épisode 1 !|url = http://news.autoplus.fr/news/1491810/Top-Gear-France-RMC-D%C3%A9couverte-Emission-T%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision-Episode-1|publisher = Autoplus.fr|date = March 5, 2015|accessdate = March 6, 2015|language = French}}</ref> In the third episode, Le Tone and Bruce Jouanny play football with French and German vehicles in a rematch of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] quarterfinal between [[France national football team|France]] and [[Germany national football team|Germany]].<ref>{{cite news|title = Invité et sommaire du 3ème numéro de Top Gear France.|url = http://www.leblogtvnews.com/2015/03/invite-et-sommaire-du-3eme-numero-de-top-gear-france.html|publisher = Leblogtvnews.com|date = March 10, 2015|accessdate = March 10, 2015|language = French}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}}
{{Top Gear}} {{Automotive industry in France}}
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