THE full line-up for Top Gear has been announced, with a total of seven presenters heading up the BBC's flagship motoring show. 

Motorsport guru and Formula 1 commentator Eddie Jordan, German racing driver Sabine Schmitz, motoring journalist Chris Harris and car reviewer Rory Reid will join Chris Evans. Friends actor Matt LeBlanc was announced last week, and trusty sidekick The Stig will also return.

Sabine Schmitz is the only woman in the line-up, and the show's first female presenter in 15 years. She follows in the footsteps of Kate Humble, Angela Rippon and Vicki Butler-Henderson, who were presenters for the original Top Gear before its 2002 revival.

Reid was recruited to Top Gear from the show's auditions last year, when members of the public were invited to apply. With a background in journalism and appearances on CNET's Car Tech channel and Sky 1's Gadget Geeks series, he said he was proud to make it through the public auditions.

Dublin-born Jordan will bring his Formula 1 experience to the car show. He founded the Jordan Grand Prix, a Formula 1 constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005 and launched the careers of Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine.

Automotive journalist and racing driver Harris has worked for car magazines including Evo, Autocar, and Jalopnik. He also presents TV and YouTube series, and has his own car reviewing channel, Chris Harris On Cars.

The seven-strong presenting team replaces the old trio of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. Clarkson was fired from the show in March following a "fracas" with a producer, with Hammond and May quitting in solidarity. Top Gear will return in May on BBC Two.