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The Stig
Top Gear character
The Stig
Duration2003—
First appearance2 November 2003
(Series 3; Episode 2)
Created byAndy Wilman
Introduced byJeremy Clarkson
In-universe information
OccupationTest driver and trainer for celebrity guests

The Stig is the name given to the racing driver character on the BBC Television show Top Gear. In the show he is cast as a mysterious "Tame Racing Driver".[1] He is credited alongside Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May as a presenter in the end credits.

The Stig's primary functions on the show are to post Power Lap times in various cars around the Top Gear Test Track in Dunsfold Park, and to train each week's celebrity guest in setting a lap time in the "Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car" feature on the show. In addition, The Stig carries out other driving and personal appearance duties when the need arises. The Stig has also appeared on some of Clarkson's motoring specials, such as Heaven and Hell, Supercar Showdown, Thriller, and Duel.

The original Stig actor, Perry McCarthy revealed his identity in his autobiography[2][3][4][5] in 2002. In 2003 his character, the 'Black Stig', was killed off, and replaced with the 'White Stig'. The BBC have refused to disclose the current Stig's identity, attempting to gain an injunction against the publication of the autobiography of the White Stig actor, who, in several newspapers, was named as Ben Collins, based on Collins' company records.[6][7]

Origins

The Stig's name is derived from the nickname "Stig" given to new boys at Repton School where presenter Jeremy Clarkson attended with Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman.[8] A proposed name for The Stig was originally "The Gimp" until protests from Perry McCarthy put a stop to the idea.[4] There have been two official Stigs on the show, while various other Stigs have made cameo appearances for particular episodes.

Black Stig

The Stig (Black)
Top Gear character
Portrayed byPerry McCarthy
Duration2002–03
First appearance20 October 2002
(Series 1; Episode 1)
Last appearance26 October 2003
(Series 3; Episode 1)
Created byAndy Wilman
Introduced byJeremy Clarkson
In-universe information
OccupationTest driver and trainer for celebrity guests

The first Stig wore a black racing suit and helmet. It was introduced in the first episode of the current format by Jeremy Clarkson as the resident test driver, as the presenters could not consistently post fast times themselves. Clarkson noted that, "We don't know its name, we really don't know its name, nobody knows its name, and we don't wanna know, 'cause it's a racing driver". Clarkson then described The Stig as having a very small brain, worthless opinions, and a disorder described by Clarkson as "Mansell Syndrome". Its job description was to "just go out there and drive fast".[9]

Black Stig posted a lap time of 1:46.0 for the "Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car" segment. This Stig was used for the first two series of the show. It was then 'killed off' at the start of the third series when he was shown driving a modified Jaguar XJ-S off the flight deck of HMS Invincible during a stunt and landing in the sea.[10][11]

White Stig

After The Black Stig was 'killed off', a new "White Stig" was introduced, wearing a white racing suit and helmet.[12] White Stig has been featured in the show beyond just the Power Lap segment. His work has included driving cars in other segments of the show,[13] and racing against the hosts.[14] He has also been recruited to undertake other tests.[15] White Stig has also appeared outside Top Gear in some of Clarkson's motoring specials, such as 2005's Heaven and Hell, 2006's The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, 2007's Supercar Showdown, 2008's Thriller, and 2009's Duel.

The Stig also collected Top Gear's third award for Best Factual Programme at the 2008 British National Television Awards. The Stig did not speak, but supplied an acceptance letter from the rest of the crew, read out by Griff Rhys Jones.[16] The letter apologised for the absence of the other presenters and explained that they were very busy producing the next series. This letter ended with these remarks:

"If you are reading this, please remember to give The Stig the award in his left hand because the right one is magnetic. Also, it's probably best to keep him away from the cast of Coronation Street since he seems to have got it in his head that Northerners are edible. Thanks again for the award. - Jeremy, Richard and James".

White Stig also posted the fastest lap time of 1:44.4 around the Top Gear test track for the "Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car" segment, until Rubens Barrichello beat it by a tenth of a second, posting a lap time of 1:44.3 on the 11th July 2010 edition of Top Gear.

Uniform

The White Stig's uniform consists of:

  • White (Silver) Alpinestars GP Tech racing suit
  • White Simpson Diamondback race helmet
  • White on black Alpinestars Tech 1-ZX gloves
  • White Alpinestars Tech 1-K kart shoes

Other Stigs

There have been various cameo appearances by other Stigs on Top Gear.

Series 9 Episode 3 was set in the United States, with the presenters purchasing American cars and driving them across four states whilst on holiday. One of the challenges set for the presenters was for the cars to set a lap time around a racetrack, for which "The Stig's American Cousin" was introduced. This Stig was nicknamed "Big Stig" by the presenters because of his overweight appearance[17] and was noted by Clarkson to have a "very relaxed driving style".[18]

Series 10 Episode 4 featured the presenters driving across Botswana. To test the performance of the three cars used by the presenters around a dirt rally track, Clarkson introduced "The Stig's African Cousin". This incarnation of The Stig had dark skin, and wore only Puma racing boots, a loincloth and the iconic white helmet. He set lap times for two of the cars, but walked away from the track when Clarkson's Lancia Beta failed to start. The others joked that African Stig was "in a hurry", and decided "not to take your [Clarkson's] car".[19]

Series 12 Episode 1 featured "The Stig's Lorry-Driving Cousin" (nicknamed by Clarkson as "Rig Stig" after a remark by Hammond at this Stig's arrival), who represented the stereotypical lorry driver, with the whole right sleeve of his white racing suit sunburned, and having a rather portly appearance. He demonstrated to Clarkson, May and Hammond that it was possible to powerslide a lorry cab.[20]

Series 12 Episode 1 included a series preview montage, which mentioned "The Stig's Communist Cousin", shown riding a motorbike wearing a red jumpsuit.[20] The sequence was cut from the broadcast episode due to insufficient time[21] but footage of Stig's Communist cousin was included in the extra materials of the Top Gear Great Adventures 2 DVD set in Vietnam.[22]

Series 14 Episode 2 introduced "The Stig's Vegetarian Cousin", wearing an all-green ensemble consisting of overalls with solar panels on the top of his helmet, and Birkenstock sandals with socks. This Stig supposedly died from inhaling the exhaust fumes of the hybrid car he was testing at the time. He was nicknamed "Janet Stig Porter" by Clarkson.[23]

Series 15 Episode 2 introduced "The Stig's German Cousin", wearing the original Stig's overalls, whilst sporting a mullet, hence the nickname "Stiggy Ray Cyrus". Jeremy Clarkson also referred to him as "Herr Stig".

International Top Gear Stigs

Top Gear Australia's version of The Stig is similarly attired to the UK White Stig, and his identity is likewise kept a secret. Marketing in the lead up to the series had stated he was "The Stig's Australian cousin",[24] but in the first episode he was introduced as just "The Stig". In the first episode of the second series, co-host Steve Pizzati clarified that he is an 'Australian Stig' and is not intended to be the same Stig from the UK series.[25] Earlier, Pizzati had suggested that The Stig have an 'Australian' name, such as "Stiggo", but the other presenters refused.[26]

Top Gear Russia also features their own version of The Stig, nicknamed "Stigushka" by the hosts.[27]

Records

The Stig's fastest official lap time around the Top Gear test track is in the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport with a lap time of 1:16.8.[28] However, faster times had been previously been posted in a Renault F1 car (0:59.0), an Aston Martin DBR9 (1:08.6) a Caparo T1 (1:10.6),, and a Ferrari FXX (1:10.7) but the times of these cars were not included on the Lap Board either because they were deemed not to be street-legal, or because they could not be purchased by the public.[29][30][31][32][33]

The Stig's time in the "Reasonably Priced Car" (Suzuki Liana) is 1:44.4, which was beaten on the show that aired 11 July 2010 by Rubens Barrichello who posted a time of 1:44.3.[citation needed]

Identity

The Stig's true identity has never been revealed on the show. In order to maintain the secrecy, all shots show him wearing full Alpinestars racing overalls bearing a small Grand Prix Racewear (a motorsport retailer) logo and matching Simpson racing helmet (originally a Speedway RX model, in later series a Diamondback model).[5][34] All that can be seen from the gap between his helmet and jumpsuit is that he is a white male with dark hair. It is also known that he wears Size 10 racing boots as discovered by the Sunday Times[35] and a well-timed camera flash managed to show The Stig's eyes by Auto Trader.[36] Although The Stig does talk with celebrities while preparing them for their "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" lap times, he is almost never shown talking on screen, and in both the programme and Top Gear magazine articles he is portrayed as being unable or unwilling to talk.[37][38] Clarkson has written that The Stig is not permitted to talk on screen because "any opinion he might voice on cars would be rubbish",[9][39] though he has been caught speaking on camera.

The identity of Black Stig was revealed to be Perry McCarthy when his book Flat Out, Flat Broke was published in 2002. McCarthy is a former Formula One driver for Andrea Moda. He was also the test driver for the Benetton, Arrows, and Williams teams and also tested for BMW F1.[2][3][4][5]

The identity of White Stig has not been officially revealed and is regarded as a carefully guarded secret by the BBC.[40][41] Racing drivers ranging from Julian Bailey,[40][42] Ben Collins,[40][43][44][45][46] Chris Goodwin,[40] Damon Hill,[47][48][49] Heikki Kovalainen,[40] Tim Schrick,[50][51][52] Michael Schumacher,[49][53][54] and Russ Swift[40][45][47] have been speculated as being The Stig at one point or another by the press, other racing drivers, and fans of the show.

Perry McCarthy,[4] Russ Swift,[47] and an unnamed former Stig[40] have claimed that there is more than one driver who plays the role of The Stig. James May claims that there is a clause in The Stig's contract that should his identity be exposed, either through his own willingness or via a member of the Top Gear staff (including the hosts of Top Gear), he has to be fired. Black Stig was supposedly let go via this clause; the same clause would apply also to White Stig under the same circumstances.[55] In August 2010, the BBC was reportedly attempting to block HarperCollins from publishing an unauthorised book that reveals the identity of the White Stig;[6] this led to the Sunday Times to declare Ben Collins as The Stig via information from Ben Collin's financial reports from his firm, Collins Autosport. In one report from December 2003, a financial report noted the firm providing "driving services provided for the BBC, mainly in the Top Gear programme"; around the same time, White Stig was introduced onto the show. A BBC spokesman downplayed the idea, noting Collins driving in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution as an example of the services Collin's firm provides the show.[56][57]

Specialist drivers and stuntmen have also been hinted at playing the role of The Stig; Stuntmen Terry Grant and Russ Swift have been hinted as donning The Stig's trademark racing suit.[40] The Winter Olympics special episode of Top Gear showed The Stig doing a ski jump using a snowmobile; the driver performing the ski jump stunt was claimed to be Dan Lang, a Swedish snowmobile cross driver.[40][58] "Rig Stig" seen in Series 12 Episode 1 drove British Truck racing champion Stuart Oliver's truck on the show, indicating a truck racing driver was used in the segment .[59]

There has been some criticism of efforts to identify The Stig.[40][60] The Times criticised the outing of Ben Collins by the Daily Telegraph in an article which asserted that the "identity of the white-suited Stig ... has been an open secret within the motoring world for some years, with newspapers refraining from publishing his name, to uphold the spirit of the programme."[43]

The BBC and Top Gear have varied their responses to The Stig's true identity. One official BBC response to such speculation is, "We never comment on speculation as to who or what The Stig is."[40] However, comical and joke responses to Stig's true identity are sometimes presented as well.[61][62][63][64] In one example, after The Stig drove an all-black Ferrari FXX[65] around the Top Gear Test Track, he was brought into the studio, and ostensibly revealed as Michael Schumacher.[66] Clarkson then stated at the end of the show "I'm not sure if Michael Schumacher is The Stig" after showing a comedy clip of Schumacher (dressed up as The Stig) supposedly struggling to drive the Suzuki Liana, and getting lost around the test track.[67] Top Gear would only confirm Schumacher as playing the Stig in that particular episode.[68]

Star in a Reasonably Priced Car

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Mark Webber with "I AM THE STIG" T-shirt presented to him by Jeremy Clarkson

The show has alluded to The Stig with Formula One drivers that visit the show. Damon Hill appeared as a "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" and when asked directly by Clarkson if he was The Stig, Hill played on the fact that he may be The Stig, but then denied it.[48] Mark Webber's appearance on the show was marked at the conclusion of his lap with Clarkson presenting him with an "I AM THE STIG" T-shirt.[69]

When former F1 driver Nigel Mansell appeared on the show, Jeremy Clarkson noted that The Stig theorised that the Suzuki Liana (the show's "reasonably priced car" at the time) could achieve a 1:44 time on the track.[70] Mansell proved The Stig's theory by lapping in a time of 1:44.6; The Stig subsequently posted a lap time of 1:44.4 in the Liana. During the review of Jenson Button's lap, Clarkson commented that he, as did most of the other F1 drivers, took very different racing lines from The Stig's.[71]

Clarkson: "You do that line as well! Formula One drivers all do that and The Stig doesn't!"
Button: "Oh really?"
Clarkson: "No."
Button: "Well obviously The Stig isn't a Formula One Driver then."
Clarkson: "Might be."

The Stig's lap was finally beaten by Rubens Barichello who set a 1:44.3.[72] During Barrichello's and Lewis Hamilton's visits to the show, Clarkson mentioned that they took the same line around the track as The Stig.[73]

Listening habits

Another source of entertainment for the presenters is what The Stig listens to whilst doing Power Laps around the Top Gear test track. Often a specific genre will be chosen for one or more series. These have included power ballads, one-hit wonders, easy listening, country and western, Morse code, progressive rock, whale songs, baroque, advertising jingles, foreign language tapes, romantic novels, salesman techniques, the hits of Elton John, the speeches of Margaret Thatcher, self-help tapes, pipe band music, Chas & Dave, vuvuzelas, and, most recently, the Bee Gees.

Introductions

Wikiquote has quotations related to The Stig.

Beginning in Series 6, the hosts of the show often introduced footage of The Stig by offering humorous speculations as to his identity, such as, "Some say that the outline of his left nipple is exactly the same shape as the Nürburgring. And if you give him a really important job, he'll skive off and play croquet..." And end up saying, "All we know is... he's called The Stig!" [74] The introductions often include references to topical news stories. Prior to this change, The Stig's name would be used in formal introductions, such as "His Holiness, The Stig!".[75]

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