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Reading order

Top Gear Books in Order

This page lists the complete Top Gear reading order by Jeremy Clarkson, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 21 books / 2004-2019

Top Gear Reading Order

01 Crap Cars(By: Richard Porter) 2004 Buy
02 My Dad Had One of Those(By: Richard Porter) 2007 Buy
03 Top Gear's Midlife Crisis Cars(By: Matt Master) 2008 Buy
04 Top Gear Best Bits The Races(By: Sam Philip) 2008 Buy
05 The Big Book of Top Gear 2009(By: Richard Porter) 2008 Buy
06 Top Gear: Daft Cars(By: Matt Master) 2009 Buy
07 Top Gear: The Alternative Highway Code(By: Richard Porter) 2010 Buy
08 Top Gear Awesome Adventures: South America(By: Sam Philip) 2010 Buy
09 The Big Book of Top Gear 2011 2010 Buy
10 Top Gear Drivers' Handbook(By: Richard Porter) 2011 Buy
11 Top Gear Portfolio: The World's Greatest Cars(By: Top Gear Magazine) 2011 Buy
12 A Top Gear Christmas(By: Richard Porter) 2011 Buy
13 Top Gear Ambitious But Rubbish(By: Richard Porter) 2012 Buy
14 Top Gear: Motor Mania(By: Ivan Berg,Nik Berg) 2012 Buy
15 Top Gear: How to Parachute into a Moving Car(By: Richard Porter) 2013 Buy
16 The Top Gear Guide to Britain(By: Richard Porter) 2013 Buy
17 Top Gear: Epic Failures: 50 Great Motoring Cock-Ups(By: Richard Porter) 2014 Buy
18 Where's Stig(By: ) 2014 Buy
19 Top Gear: Dream Cars: The Hot 100(By: Sam Philip) 2014 Buy
20 Top Gear: Planet Garage(By: Richard Porter) 2015 Buy
21 The Top Gear Story(By: Richard Porter) 2019 Buy

Top Gear Books by Publication Order

2004 Crap Cars(By: Richard Porter) #1
2007 My Dad Had One of Those(By: Richard Porter) #2
2008 Top Gear's Midlife Crisis Cars(By: Matt Master) #3
2008 Top Gear Best Bits The Races(By: Sam Philip) #4
2008 The Big Book of Top Gear 2009(By: Richard Porter) #5
2009 Top Gear: Daft Cars(By: Matt Master) #6
2010 Top Gear: The Alternative Highway Code(By: Richard Porter) #7
2010 Top Gear Awesome Adventures: South America(By: Sam Philip) #8
2010 The Big Book of Top Gear 2011 #9
2011 Top Gear Drivers' Handbook(By: Richard Porter) #10
2011 Top Gear Portfolio: The World's Greatest Cars(By: Top Gear Magazine) #11
2011 A Top Gear Christmas(By: Richard Porter) #12
2012 Top Gear Ambitious But Rubbish(By: Richard Porter) #13
2012 Top Gear: Motor Mania(By: Ivan Berg,Nik Berg) #14
2013 Top Gear: How to Parachute into a Moving Car(By: Richard Porter) #15
2013 The Top Gear Guide to Britain(By: Richard Porter) #16
2014 Top Gear: Epic Failures: 50 Great Motoring Cock-Ups(By: Richard Porter) #17
2014 Where's Stig(By: ) #18
2014 Top Gear: Dream Cars: The Hot 100(By: Sam Philip) #19
2015 Top Gear: Planet Garage(By: Richard Porter) #20
2019 The Top Gear Story(By: Richard Porter) #21

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Top Gear reading order?

The Top Gear reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Top Gear books are there?

This catalog currently lists 21 Top Gear books published across 2004-2019.

Who writes the Top Gear books?

Top Gear is listed as a book series by Jeremy Clarkson.

Should I read Top Gear in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Top Gear. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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