Episode 5

For most people a Grand Prix starts with a green light and ends with a chequered flag, but for the organisers work starts a year in advance. Tonight William Woollard tells the story of the army of 15,000 that makes it happen. Top Gear spent five days leading up to the British GP looking at the side of motor racing the spectator never sees. William Woollard also reports from the M1 on the unnecessary risks drivers take, and Frank Page tries out an interesting newcomer to the British motoring scene, the Bitter SC two-door coupe.

Writing:
  • Derek Smith
  • Jeremy Clarkson
  • Richard Hammond

Stars:
Release Date: 1978-07-13
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
TMDb: 7.8/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English

Other episodes for this season

Episode 1
Episode 1 - Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 2 - Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 3 - Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 4 - Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 5 - Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 6 - Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 7 - Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 8 - Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 9 - Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 10 - Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 11 - Episode 11
Episode 12
Episode 12 - Episode 12
Episode 13
Episode 13 - Episode 13
Episode 14
Episode 14 - Episode 14
Episode 15
Episode 15 - Episode 15
Episode 16
Episode 16 - Episode 16
Episode 17
Episode 17 - Episode 17
Episode 18
Episode 18 - Episode 18
Episode 19
Episode 19 - Episode 19
Episode 20
Episode 20 - Episode 20
Episode 21
Episode 21 - Episode 21
Episode 22
Episode 22 - Episode 22
Episode 23
Episode 23 - Episode 23
Episode 24
Episode 24 - Episode 24