Chris Harris
Chris Harris is a British motoring journalist, racing driver and former Top Gear presenter who shares car films on Chris Harris on Cars and co-hosts The Car Podcast with friends.
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- Work
- Motoring journalist, presenter and racing driver
- Starting point
- Summer odd jobs at Autocar, followed by a permanent job
- Online breakout
- Car films with /DRIVE from 2012, followed by an independent channel in 2014
- Television
- Joined Top Gear in 2016; became a main presenter in 2017
- First book
- Variable Valve Timings, published in 2023
Mini bio
How it started.
Chris’s route into motoring journalism began with summer odd jobs at Autocar. In an Autostrada interview, Chris recalled returning for several summers before editor Patrick Fuller eventually offered a job. Work as a reviewer and columnist went on to include Autocar, Evo and Jalopnik.
Finding an audience.
Car films with /DRIVE brought Chris to an online audience from 2012. In 2014, Chris announced a separate, free-to-watch Chris Harris on Cars channel and thanked longtime filmmaking collaborator Neil Carey. Top Gear followed in 2016, with Chris becoming one of its main presenters in 2017.
Beyond the road test.
The first book, Variable Valve Timings, arrived in 2023, tracing a lifelong fascination with cars. Today, the films sit alongside The Car Podcast with Chris Cooper, Manish Pandey and Neil Clifford. In 2026, Chris also teamed up with Francis Bourgeois for the Quest series We Saved a Train, restoring a diesel locomotive.
Creditschronological, newest first
Television
- 2026Francis Bourgeois & Chris Harris: We Saved a TrainCo-presenter with Francis Bourgeois
- 2016–2022Top GearPresenter; main presenter from 2017
Online and audio
- 2024–presentThe Car Podcast with Chris Harris & FriendsCo-host
- 2014–presentChris Harris on CarsPresenter and creator
Books
Awards
Quotes
Because driving is actually about the next journey.Chris Harris, Top Gear Q&A
In the April 2016 questionnaire, Chris was asked about the best drive of a lifetime.
Trivia
- Chris’s mother, an autocross driver, taught Chris to drive in a Renault Espace; Chris failed the first driving test.
- In the 2026 Porsche questionnaire, Chris named Withnail & I as a favourite film and Bleak House as a favourite book.
- Chris recalled buying a first Porsche 911, a 3.2 Clubsport, in July 1999.
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