The Grand Tour's original stars Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond reunited for the premiere of the new series on Wednesday, as they handed over the baton to its new hosts.The Prime Video show is set to return on Friday, with viral train-spotter Francis Bourgeois, YouTuber James Engelsman and motoring journalist Thomas Holland taking over from the presenting trio.Jeremy, Richard and James were in attendance for the premiere at The Tower Of London, and even posed for a selfie with the show's new stars.The stars, who first rose to fame as the hosts of Top Gear, stepped down from The Grand Tour in 2024 after six series.Jeremy then shared a selfie with the show's new stars on Instagram, with the tongue-in-cheek caption: 'Grand Tour handover. Good luck guys.'The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host previously shared his stark words of advice for the new presenters, admitting he's warned them 'not to f**k it up.' The Grand Tour's Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond reunited for the premiere of the new series on Wednesday, as they handed over the baton to its new hosts The Prime Video is returning for a new series on Thursday, and its original hosts were alongside new stars Francis Bourgeois, Thomas Holland, James Englesman (centre) Jeremy, Richard and James were in attendance for the premiere at The Tower Of London, and even posed for a selfie with the show's new starsThe opening episode of The Grand Tour sees the trio pay a visit to Jeremy at his Diddly Squat farm, where he tells them: 'Listen, guys. Seriously. Have fun with this. Good luck. Don't f*** it up. Right?'I've got to be honest with you. I've actually been watching what they've been up to for the past year and a half, and they're very, very good. You're gonna love it.'Andy Wilman, who has retained his job as a consultant on the show, went on to say: 'We - as in the outgoing team - don't have a monopoly on some blokes doing entertaining things around cars. We wouldn't want a monopoly. He told The Sunday Times: 'So when Amazon said it was going again with Grand Tour 2, we were all happy to get involved.'Jeremy, Richard and James are doing cameos in some of the films, which I think is really important. Jeremy's at the farm doing his thing. 'Richard's down at his workshop, James is at his pub. They're the kind of retired veterans and these new guys pop in to get their advice.'Fans already have high hopes for this new trio, and were quick to shower praise on the 'epic' first trailer when it was released last month.One moment saw Francis going for a big car reveal removing a vehicle cover before struggling to actually get it off as the others broke down laughing. The stars, who first rose to fame as the hosts of Top Gear, stepped down from The Grand Tour in 2024 after six series The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host previously shared his stark words of advice for the new presenters, admitting he's warned them 'not to f**k it up' Fans already have high hopes for this new trio, and were quick to shower praise on the 'epic' first trailer when it was released last month Fans were quick to share their excitement over the trailer as they penned online: 'I can't believe I'm saying this but I think this has a chance to work;'While in another scene the group are kayaking, and as James tried to get into his boat he ended up lying on his front. Thomas then called over: 'What riding position are you going for?' – to which James cheekily replied back: 'Missionary I guess.'... In their first series at The Grand Tour wheel, Francis, James and Thomas tackle the big, important motoring questions of our time, including: can you sneak undetected across Colorado in a trio of Japanese microcars? As well as: what's the most unbreakable car in history? And: if you urgently need to put something onto the head of F1 driver Alex Albon is there anything quicker to get it there than a Pagani hypercar?Featuring guest appearances from Jeremy, Richard, James and F1 World Champion Jenson Button, the series will also see them travel around the world.The team visit California to test out the latest, greatest American muscle cars – the Ford Mustang GTD, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, and $2.75million, 2000-horsepower Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution Evolution – by taking on a bunch of fighter jets. Elsewhere, Francis, James and Thomas head to Malaysia to delve into the nation's rich car culture while also investigating just how little you can spend on a sports car without it immediately blowing up.They also journey through the desert of Angola in track-cars utterly unsuited for the job.Fans were quick to share their excitement over the trailer as they penned online: 'I can't believe I'm saying this but I think this has a chance to work;''Honestly, the fact that these guys have the blessing from Clarkson, Hammond and May... I'm excited for it;''I was one of the people that said they have no chance and that I will never watch this show without the og trio. But this really looks great. I'm gonna give it a try!''ngl this looks great, I have high hopes! Lowkey excited; This is going to be epic.'The new series follows the departure of Jeremy, Richard and James after they concluded their run with the special One for the Road in 2024, ending more than two decades of working together across Top Gear and The Grand Tour.Jeremy has remained in the spotlight through the continued success of Clarkson's Farm, which has become one of Prime Video's biggest factual entertainment hits, while Richard and James have continued with separate television and online projects.Discussing how the series should continue after his departure, Jeremy – who recently revealed his cancer battle – previously said: 'There's no point hiring somebody who 'likes' cars. Because that's not enough.'He added: 'I would get three complete unknowns. Start small, like we did. They've got to be absolute petrol heads.'Jeremy continued: 'I've got to be able to show them a picture of a quarter of a door mirror from any car ever made, and they've got to know what it is.'That would be my advice.'The reboot marks the first full series of The Grand Tour without Jeremy, Richard and James as its main presenters.The trio first became household names together on Top Gear, where their mix of ambitious road trips, studio features and challenges transformed the BBC programme into a global success before they reunited for The Grand Tour on Prime Video in 2016.Unlike former Top Gear presenters Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness, who were already well known television personalities before joining the BBC motoring show, Thomas, James and Francis are making the transition from digital platforms and enthusiast communities to front one of streaming television's biggest automotive brands.
Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond reunite
The Prime Video show is set to return on Thursday, with viral train-spotter Francis Bourgeois, YouTuber James Engelsman and motoring journalist Thomas Holland taking over as hosts.
















