{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox television | image = Top Gear Russia title card.jpg | caption = Title card | genre = [[driving|Motoring]] | creator = [[BBC Worldwide]] | developer = [[REN-TV]] | presenter = [[Nikolai Fomenko]]<br/> [[Mikhail Petrovsky]]<br/> [[Oskar Kuchera]] | theme_music_composer = [[Dickey Betts]] | open_theme = "[[Jessica (Allman Brothers Band song)|Jessica]]" | end_theme = | composer = | country = Russia | language = Russian | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Cameron Miller | producer = [[BBC Worldwide]]<br>[[Ren-TV]] | location = [[Moscow]] | cinematography = | runtime = 60 minutes (w/ commercials) | network = [[Ren-TV]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2009|02|22|df=yes}} | last_aired = {{End date|2009|10|25|df=yes}} | related = ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)]]''<br>''[[Top Gear Australia]]''<br>''[[Top Gear (American TV series)|Top Gear (US)]]''<br>''[[Top Gear Korea]]'' }}
'''''Top Gear Russia''''' ({{langx|ru|Top Gear: Русская версия|lit=Top Gear: Russian Version|Top Gear: Russkaya versiya}}) is a Russian [[driving|motoring]] television series that ran on [[Ren-TV]], and was based on the British program [[Top Gear (2002 series)|''Top Gear'']] produced by the [[BBC]]. It premiered on 22 February 2009.<ref name="The Moscow Times">{{cite web |title=In the Spotlight: This week, Ren-TV unveiled the Russian version of the British show about cars, "Top Gear." |work=[[The Moscow Times]] |date=27 February 2009 |url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/arts/2009/02/27/374874.htm |accessdate=8 March 2009}}</ref> The show was cancelled due to low ratings and aired for the last time on 25 October 2009.
==Presenters== The hosts of ''Top Gear Russia'' were: * [[Nikolai Fomenko]], former musician (as part of the band [[Secret (Russian band)|Secret]]), former race car driver, theater actor and TV presenter. He is also involved in the creation of the Russian supercar [[Marussia]]. * Mikhail Petrovsky, actor,{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} automotive journalist and blogger. * Oskar Kuchera, ex-[[MTV Russia]] presenter and actor. * [[The Stig]], a local version of the mysterious driver from the original British show.<ref name="The Moscow Times"/>
==Segments== ===Power Lap=== Similar to the original UK series, ''Top Gear Russia'' features a Power Lap segment, in this case held in an abandoned airfield in [[Khoroshyovo-Mnyovniki District|Mnyovniki]]. 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 [[shashlyk]] and a smoking [[samovar]].
====Lap times==== {| class="wikitable" ! Pos !! Time !! Car !! Conditions |- | 1 || 1:12.00 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Porsche 911 Turbo|Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet]] || damp |- | 2 || 1:12.96 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nissan GT-R]] || wet |- | 3 || 1:13.16 || {{flagicon|GER}} 1985 [[Porsche 911 (930)|Porsche 911 Turbo]] || damp |- | 4 || 1:13.88 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Bentley Continental GT|Bentley Continental GT Speed]] || damp and icy |- | 5 || 1:14.00 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alpina|Alpina B3]] || moist |- | 6 || 1:14.83 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lamborghini Gallardo]] || some snow+summer tyres |- | 7 || 1:16.85 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2005)|Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster]] || damp |- | 8 || 1:17.85 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Aston Martin DB9]] || wet |- | 9 || 1:19.00 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ferrari 550|Ferrari 550M]] |- | 10 || 1:21.01 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Range Rover Sport]] || damp |- | 11 || 1:22.12 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mazda MX-5]] || damp |- | 12 || 1:22.27 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fiat Nuova 500|Fiat 500]] |- | 13 || 1:49.17 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Volvo XC90]] || snow |- | 14 || 2:08.71 || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Land Rover Defender|Land Rover Defender 90 SVX soft top]] || ice+snow |- | 15 || 2:15.93 || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[UAZ-469|UAZ 469 Off-Road modified]] || ice+snow |- | 16 || 2:23.25 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Audi R8 (road car)|Audi R8]] || snow |- | 17 || DNF || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ferrari F430]] || snow |}
===Star in a Reasonably Priced Car=== The [[Top Gear Test Track#Star in a Reasonably Priced Car|Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car]] segment are mirrored with Russia's own version. The car used is a race-prepped [[Lada Kalina]]. Unlike in the UK version of ''Top Gear'', the lap format for this segment is different from that of the Stig's power laps.
===Cool Wall=== Introduced in episode 2 of season 1, the Cool Wall mirrors the popular segment from the UK original.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0585017/ 'Top Gear' format heads to Russia]
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