When is The Grand Tour back? Amazon reveals brand new hosts - why did Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May leave?

James Engelsman, Thomas Holland, and Francis Bourgeois will all take up the mantle on the beloved motoring show, replacing the iconic trio of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May.

The Grand Tour initially followed Clarkson, Hammond, and May after their departure from the BBC series Top gear, with the trio offering up car reviews, challenges and races in the first season of the show. Later installments of the show saw the them travel across the world for road trips.

The brand new presenting team will pick up from where Clarkson, Hammond, and May left off, with the men set to front a new six-part series of The Grand Tour.

James, Thomas, and Francis will tackle challenges in locations including the Angolan desert and and Malaysia, as well as testing America’s most impressive cars in California.

Speaking about joining the show, Francis, who is best known for his earnestly enthusiastic trainspotting videos on social media, said: “The saying “big shoes to fill” springs to mind. Well, in this case it’ll be like Mo Farah running in Size 14 wellies — it’ll be a little awkward at first, perhaps blister-inducing but will overall be an interesting watch.”

James and Thomas started the YouTube channel Throttle House in 2011, focusing on car reviews and track challenges and have since grown to earn more than 3.35 million subscribers. James said: "I've worked with Thomas for almost a decade making car films. Who knew that all this time, the one ingredient that was missing was a Francis Bourgeois? Let the car adventures commence.”

Thomas also joked: “When I first heard they were rebooting The Grand Tour and replacing Clarkson Hammond and May, I said, ‘Only a moron would take that job.’”

When is The Grand Tour back?

Amazon has confirmed that The grand Tour will be back for its newest series in 2026. However, a specific release date has not yet been confirmed.

The series will stream on Prime Video. All previous episodes of the show are available to watch on Prime Video right now.

Why did Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May leave The Grand Tour?

Clarkson, Hammond, and May ended their 22-year broadcasting collaboration with their final episode of The Grand Tour, which aired on Prime Video in September 2024. The episode, titled ‘One For The Road’, saw the legendary trio set out on one last road trip across Africa, visiting Zimbabwe and Botswana.

Their departure from the show came as a shock to fans. However, Clarkson revealed to The Times Of London that it felt like a natural end for the team, having achieved extravagant challenges on the show.

The TV star, who has found success with his other Prime Video series Clarkson’s Farm, said: “I’ve driven cars higher than anyone else and further north than anyone else. We’ve done everything you can do with a car. When we had meetings about what to do next, people just threw their arms in the air.”

Hammond also opened up on the decision, telling GB News: “The key thing on that whole issue [is] we had decided years ago that we wanted to be in control. Having set off on this incredible adventure that none of us thought would ever come our way, we all wanted to be the ones — and I don't just mean us three, all of us— to decide when and where and how we landed it, and we have done.”

May also revealed that the trio had become “exhausted”, adding that they also didn’t want to “overstay their welcome”. He told The Standard: "We’d exhausted the subject, we are getting on a bit. I believe it’s time for a new generation to find a new take - I don’t know what it is.”