James Daniel May is an English television presenter and journalist. He is best known as a co-presenter, alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond, of the motoring programme Top Gear from 2003 until 2015 and the television series The Grand Tour for Amazon Prime Video from 2016 to 2024. He also served as a director of the production company W. Chump & Sons, which has since ceased operating.
May in 2007
James May's hidden message
BBC Top Gear presenting team of Richard Hammond, James May and Jeremy Clarkson, 2009
May in 2009 during filming for James May's Toy Stories
Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson is an English television presenter, journalist, and writer who specialises in motoring. He is best known for the motoring programmes Top Gear and The Grand Tour alongside Richard Hammond and James May. He also currently writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The Sun. Since 2018 Clarkson has hosted the ITV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Clarkson in 2012
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Clarkson (right) with his fellow Top Gear presenters, Richard Hammond and James May in 2008
Clarkson (second from left) at the 2011 Top Gear Live show, along with James May (third from left) and Shane Jacobson (far left)