The Worst Episodes of The Grand Tour
Every episode of The Grand Tour ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Grand Tour!
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are back with a show about adventure, excitement and friendship... as long as you accept that the people you call friends are also the ones you find extremely annoying. Sometimes it's even a show about cars. Follow them on their global adventure.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Grand Tour" is "Operation Desert Stumble", rated 6.8/10 from 4860 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Operation Desert Stumble" aired on 11/24/2016 and is rated 0.5 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Pick Up, Put Downs".
6.8/10 4,860 votes#1 - Operation Desert Stumble
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/24/2016
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May bring the traveling Grand Tour tent to The Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg in South Africa. In this show, the three hosts are forced to become special forces soldiers with an all action challenge at a top secret training base, deep within Jordan. Also in this episode, Jeremy introduces the 800 horsepower Aston Martin Vulcan to the Grand Tour test track, and James is sent to investigate an unusual form of motorsport called spinning.
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7.3/10 1,561 votes#2 - Pick Up, Put Downs
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2019
In this episode Jeremy Clarkson drives the Volkswagen Amarok, Richard Hammond tries a Ford Ranger and James May is in a Mercedes X-class as they attempt to find the best of the new breed of European pick-up trucks with a series of tests based on life in the developing world. Also in the show, Jeremy is at the Eboladrome to try out the snorting, swollen, near-600 horsepower Jaguar XE Project 8.
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7.6/10 1,667 votes#3 - Unscripted
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/29/2017
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to show what would happen if The Grand Tour made a completely unscripted film with no pre-arranged locations, no set-up stunts, and no planned incidents.
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7.6/10 2,053 votes#4 - Feed the World
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/16/2018
The presenters are forced to work together to transport fish to impoverished communities in Mozambique's interior. The starting point is Mozambique, at the very southern end of the country.
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7.8/10 1,832 votes#5 - Dumb Fight at the O.K. Coral
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/2017
The Grand Tour: Dumb Fight at the O.K. Coral sees the tent travelling to Nashville. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce their attempt to save the world's coral reefs. In the interests of conservation, the three travel to Barbados and begin an earnest attempt to establish a new reef using only some car bodyshells as a foundation. Their efforts start badly and then get worse, involving inept crane driving, useless boat steering, and an embarrassing moment with a local hotel. Also in this show, Jeremy finally indulges his series-long Alfa Romeo obsession with a test of the new, 500 horsepower Giulia Quadrifoglio.
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7.8/10 2,846 votes#6 - Lochdown
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 7/30/2021
Confined to the UK by Covid, Jeremy, Richard and James embark on a Lockdown Special to find out just why American 70s cars never took off in Britain. At the wheel of a Cadillac Coupe De Ville, a Lincoln Continental and a Buick Riviera in stunning Scottish surroundings, the three hosts undergo many mishaps and adventures before embarking on one of their toughest challenges yet.
Director: Phil Churchward
Writer: James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond
7.9/10 1,535 votes#7 - Bah humbug-atti
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/22/2017
In this show Jeremy blasts from the South of France to the Alps and then on to Turin in the 1479 HP Bugatti Chiron, James races the Kia Stinger GT against skateboarders, and Richard tries to relieve the boredom of office lunchtimes with the all-new sport of car park racing. Plus, actor Hugh Bonneville goes against naturalist Casey Anderson to find the world's fastest person who lives with a bear
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7.9/10 1,452 votes#8 - Up, Down and Round the Farm
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/2018
Jeremy Clarkson decides to make one of those Ken Block-style car skidding videos that are very popular on the internet using an old Subaru and a suitable swathe of English farmland. His endeavours are swiftly dismantled by Richard Hammond and James May who are on hand in the studio tent to reveal some of the embarrassing behind-the-scenes footage. Also in this show, May makes a rare trip to the Eboladrome test track to try out the tiny Volkswagen Up! GTI while Richard Hammond is in Dubai rummaging in the toy box of machinery and coming out with an incredible high-speed tracked vehicle called the Ripsaw. Plus, Celebrity Face Off sets out to find the world's fastest person with a failed early career in a band as Preacher star Dominic Cooper goes head-to-head against comedian Bill Bailey.
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7.9/10 3,588 votes#9 - A Massive Hunt
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 12/17/2020
The intrepid trio find themselves back on four wheels for their latest adventure. Armed with sports cars, Richard, James and Jeremy think they are in for a cushy road trip as they arrive on the exotic island of Reunion and race on the world’s most expensive piece of tarmac. But a bizarre challenge propels them to Madagascar where they must tackle the world’s toughest road.
Director: Phil Churchward
Writer: James May
7.9/10 2,836 votes#10 - Carnage a Trois
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 12/17/2021
Everyone's favourite trio are back and they're here to answer a very important question: What's going on with French cars? Join Clarkson, Hammond and May as they investigate the wonderfully weird world of French cars on their latest Grand Tour adventure.
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8.0/10 1,620 votes#11 - Italian Lessons
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2017
From the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce their attempts to buy used Maseratis for a bargain price and then use them to tour the drizzle flecked landscapes of the North of France. Also in this programme, Richard takes the Abarth 124 Spider to the Eboladrome, Jeremy comes up with a way to install cutting edge features in an older car, and Olympic cycling champion turned car racer Sir Chris Hoy is invited to try Celebrity Brain Crash.
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8.0/10 1,256 votes#12 - Aston, Astronauts and Angelina’s children
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2019
We can look forward to seeing Hammond testing the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage. He compares it to his favourite car the Porsche 911. James May gives us a history lesson as he takes a look at the cars driven by the astronauts of the Apollo moon missions. Clarkson is testing the Citroen C3 Aircross as he attempts to convince the others that it’s spacious, versatile and better than an elephant.
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8.0/10 1,182 votes#13 - The Youth Vote
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2019
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May celebrate the affordable, practical and fun wonder that is the hot hatchback. With Clarkson in the VW Polo GTI, Hammond in the Ford Fiesta ST and May in the unpronounceable Toyota Yaris GRMN.
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8.1/10 2,908 votes#14 - Enviro-mental
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/8/2016
The studio tent is back in Whitby, England as Jeremy Clarkson introduces an almost impartial test of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS against the BMW M4 GTS, and the three hosts attempt to make cars from sustainable materials. Comedian Jimmy Carr is the celebrity guest.
Director: Phil Churchward
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8.1/10 2,435 votes#15 - Moroccan Roll
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/15/2016
The Grand Tour studio arrives in Rotterdam where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce a lightweight sport car test featuring the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, the Mazda MX5 and the Zenos E10 in the stunning landscapes of Morocco. Also in this show, Hammond and May play a traditional board game using cars and Dutch band Golden Earring are the guest stars.
Director: Kit Lynch-Robinson
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8.1/10 1,971 votes#16 - Berks to the Future
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/2017
This week, The Grand Tour arrives in Stuttgart, the home of Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. In this show, James May takes the new Honda NSX supercar to the Eboladrome to push its cutting-edge hybrid technology to the limit and Richard Hammond immerses himself in the world of doomsday preppers as he constructs a ‘bugout’ vehicle that will allow him to survive a bleak future of nuclear winters, alien invasions and massed herds of zombies. Meanwhile, in a less realistic attempt at engineering, Jeremy Clarkson invents a new kind of fashionable SUV. Also in this show, the hosts attempt to meet the future demands of electric cars by harnessing power from the currently untapped actions of everyday life.
Director: Kit Lynch-Robinson, Gavin Whitehead
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8.2/10 3,231 votes#17 - Opera, Art and Donuts
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/1/2016
The travelling tent lands on the quayside in Whitby, England where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May introduce a modern take on the traditional Italian grand tour featuring an Aston Martin DB11, a Rolls-Royce Dawn and an uninvited guest. Also in this show, Jeremy faces the consequences of a foolish bet and Simon Pegg is the star guest.
Director: Brian Klein
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8.2/10 1,418 votes#18 - Chinese Food for Thought
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2019
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in China to sell the virtues of second-hand Western luxury cars to local business people while getting sweaty, lost and almost burnt. Also in this show, Hammond is at the track to test the NIO EP9 electric supercar.
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8.2/10 2,556 votes#19 - Eurocrash
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/16/2023
Jeremy, Richard and James head to Central Europe on a road trip nobody has ever thought of, in cars nobody would ever dream of. This epic 1400-mile journey takes them from Gdańsk in Poland, through Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia. They sample some Soviet style Formula 1, are attacked by deadly archers, recruit a famous racing driver and take part in a spectacular Fast and Furious climax.
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8.2/10 2,442 votes#20 - Sand Job
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2/15/2024
In the remote African country of Mauritania, our trio follow in the footsteps of the legendary Paris-Dakar rally. Instead of bespoke Dakar racers, the boys must complete their journey in cheap modified sports cars. Their journey begins with the world’s longest train and sees them tackle the killer Sahara and perilous river crossings, whilst protecting their precious fuel bowser from exploding.
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8.3/10 1,912 votes#21 - Motown Funk
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2019
In the first episode of a brand new season, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May make a pilgrimage to Detroit to drive three highly tuned muscle cars on the deserted streets of this once-great motor city. Also in this show, Jeremy drives the super-lightweight, super-hardcore, 789 horsepower McLaren Senna.
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8.3/10 1,352 votes#22 - Well Aged Scotch
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2019
Clarkson, May and Hammond set out to buy rare classic cars that have yet to increase significantly in price. With Clarkson in an Alfa Romeo GTV6, Hammond in a Fiat X1/9 and May in a Lancia Gamma Coupe, the three set off on a road trip around the top of Scotland.
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8.3/10 1,258 votes#23 - Legends and Luggage
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2019
Jeremy Clarkson tests two modernised versions of classic Lancias. James May looks back at the incredible story of the Porsche 917 and Richard Hammond joins Clarkson at Stansted airport as the pair attempt to speed up the journey from check-in to security to the actual aeroplane by devising two radical takes on the idea of motorised hand luggage.
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8.4/10 1,718 votes#24 - The Falls Guys
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 12/15/2017
We are in New York to find the fastest way from the Big Apple to Niagara Falls in a race featuring Jeremy in the new Ford GT versus James May on public transportation, dragging an injured Richard Hammond. Also, Jeremy tests the Mercedes-AMG GT R at the Eboladrome, cricketer Kevin Pietersen goes against baseball's Brian Wilson in Celebrity Face Off, and The American test driver is replaced.
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8.5/10 2,363 votes#25 - Happy Finnish Christmas
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/22/2016
The Grand Tour tent is in Kakslauttanen, Finland, deep within the Arctic Circle with a show in which Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson compare the Ford Mustang V8 and the Ford Focus RS, James May recounts the bitter 1960s battle for endurance racing supremacy between Ferrari and Ford, and the presenters run through some ideal Christmas gifts for car fans.
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