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Tiff Needell (Timothy Needell) was born on 29 October, 1951 in Havant, Hampshire, England, is a British racing driver and television presenter (born 1951). Discover Tiff Needell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

Popular As Timothy Needell
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Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 29 October 1951
Birthday 29 October
Birthplace Havant, Hampshire, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Tiff Needell Height, Weight & Measurements

At 72 years old, Tiff Needell height is 6′ 2″ .

Physical Status
Height 6′ 2″
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Who Is Tiff Needell's Wife?

His wife is Patsy Needell

Family
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Wife Patsy Needell
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Children Harry Needell, George Needell

Tiff Needell Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tiff Needell worth at the age of 72 years old? Tiff Needell’s income source is mostly from being a successful driver. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Tiff Needell's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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Source of Income driver

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Timeline

1951

Timothy Richard "Tiff" Needell (born 29 October 1951) is a British racing driver and television presenter.

He is a presenter of Lovecars, and formerly served as co-presenter of Top Gear and Fifth Gear.

Needell attended Ottershaw School followed by City University, London where he achieved an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering.

Hired by George Wimpey & Co, his day job was as a Structural Design Engineer.

1970

Needell first raced at a driving school at Brands Hatch in 1970.

He progressed to Formula Ford, his progress assisted by the use of a Lotus 69 FF he won in an Autosport magazine competition.

He later sold his Lotus and used the money to buy and race an Elden Mk10.

Needell's Formula Ford period culminated in his acquiring a Crosslé 25F with which he won the Kent Messenger FF Championship after competing for only half of the remaining season.

The remainder of the 1970s saw Needell as a front-runner in the British Formula 3 series and then in the Aurora British Formula One championship.

1979

In 1979 he was unable to graduate to the F1 World Championship due to the lack of the correct licence, but he was back in, driving two Grands Prix for Ensign, qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder.

However, he had an engine problem and did not finish the race.

He subsequently failed to qualify for the Monaco Grand Prix.

1981

Needell made his first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1981 driving an Ibec-Hesketh 308LM alongside Tony Trimmer.

1982

They failed to finish and again in 1982 this time paired with Bob Evans and Geoff Lees in an Aston Martin Nimrod NRA/C2.

1985

In 1985 Needell briefly led the 24 hours driving the Aston Martin EMKA C84/1 and would eventually finish 11th.

His best result at Le Mans was third overall in, on the podium driving a Porsche 962C with David Sears and Anthony Reid.

1987

Needell is a television presenter and motoring journalist and co-hosted the original run of the BBC TV series Top Gear starting in 1987.

1988

In 1988 and 1989 he competed in the British Rallycross Grand Prix in a Metro 6R4 prepared by Will Gollop's motorsport team.

He achieved a good result in 1988 finishing 4th in the B-Final in what was his first rallycross event, however, the 1989 event was cancelled due to heavy fog after the practice sessions.

1993

He achieved particular notoriety after an accident with Nigel Mansell at the 1993 TOCA shoot out race at Donington Park.

1995

He then had a couple of years in the British Touring Car Championship with Nissan, before returning to sports cars in 1995, driving a Porsche at Daytona and a Jaguar XJ220 at Le Mans.

1997

He then drove the Lister Storm for five years, reaching third overall at Daytona in 1997 before gearbox problems dropped them to nineteenth.

1998

In 1998 he finished fifth in the British GT Championship and won the Silverstone Golden Jubilee Trophy race.

That same year, he was to be part of Lister's assault on Le Mans, but the car failed scrutineering and thus didn't qualify.

2000

This success landed him a partly paid drive in the Formula Ford 2000 Championship in a Hawke chassis provided by McKinstry Racing.

Needell was completely dominant in that car and series which provided him with the springboard into Formula 3.

In 2000, he again drove for Lister, this time in three races of the British GT Championship, winning all of them.

He won at Donington Park in the main Lister entry and then competed in two further rounds in the CSi privately entered Lister.

Due to the late entry, this car wasn't registered for championship points, but Tiff won both races at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Silverstone Circuit.

He also took part in the 2000 FIA GT Championship for one round at Zolder.

Since then, Needell's racing career has mainly consisted of racing closed-wheel cars, with varying levels of success in sports cars, historic racing and touring cars.

2001

In 2001, when the BBC cancelled Top Gear (the show was revived in 2002 under a new format), Needell and the whole cast defected and signed with Channel 5 to produce and host a new motoring show named Fifth Gear.

2003

Needell has also co-presented 'MPH' at Earls Court in 2003, 2004 and 2005 with Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond and in 2006 with Clarkson and James May (because Hammond was recovering from an on-location accident in a rocket car which rolled over at top speed, leaving him in a coma).

2005

He also appeared very briefly in the 2005 Top Gear Comic Relief special, "Stars in Fast Cars".

2009

In 2009, he appeared on James May's Toy Stories featuring the building of a Scalextric around Brooklands, and also visited James May's Lego house.

2011

In 2011, he appeared on Top Gear, driving the Ariel Atom V8 in a race against a BMW S1000RR around the Top Gear Test Track.

The segment was done in humour, with May supposedly driving the Atom V8, only for it to actually be Needell.

He was one of several people suspected of portraying the elusive masked racing driver The Stig on the current format of Top Gear.

The true identity of The Stig was eventually revealed as being Ben Collins late in production, necessitating Needell's return to Top Gear after a nine-year absence to train director Danny Boyle for his lap in the "Star In A Reasonably Priced Car" segment.

2017

However the following year Needell finished 17th driving a Porsche 956.