Series 1 (2016–2017) For the first series, with the exception of the two-part Namibia special, each episode featured studio segments filmed in a makeshift tent hosted across various foreign locales. Of these, two sites were each used for two separate but consecutive episodes. Although the series featured celebrities, most appeared in a minor capacity while others were mentioned or involved a look-alike – these appearances mainly were for a running gag involving them heading to meet the presenters in their tent for an interview, only to "die" in a freak accident.
Series 2 (2017–2018) From the second series on, the studio tent was set up at a permanent location in the
Cotswolds. In addition, unlike the first series, celebrities were more fully involved in the programme, taking part in a feature involving head-to-head timed laps between two guests in each episode, with the exception of the final episode which was a special.
Series 3 (2019) The third series discontinued the involvement of celebrity guests in order to provide more focus on films, and was the last series of regular episodes with studio segments, car reviews and timed laps. In acknowledgement of this format of the programme being brought to a close, the final episode's last segment included a montage of scenes featuring the presenters over the course of their career as a trio – not only from this programme, but also from their time hosting
Top Gear.
Series 4 (2019–2021) After the third series the tent format was eliminated and the programme shifted focus entirely onto occasional feature-length specials. Each episode in the series is marketed with the prefix;
The Grand Tour Presents... Series 5 (2022–2024) As with the fourth series, the fifth series continued the focus on feature length specials.
Series 6 (2024) The sixth series consists of a single feature length episode acting as the finale of the era starring Clarkson, Hammond and May. "One for the Road" was initially intended to be released as the fourth and final episode of the fifth series, but was released as the first and only episode of the sixth series on Amazon Prime Video. == Notes ==