No. overall No. in series Title Vehicles tested Special guests Original air date 14 "Past, Present, or Future '' Lamborghini Aventador S, Honda NSX, Rimac Concept One David Hasselhoff, Ricky Wilson 8 December 2017 (2017 - 12 - 08) The tent is now in the Cotswolds and will remain there for the duration of the series. To determine whether the past, present, or future of motoring is best, the presenters visit Switzerland with Clarkson in a petrol powered Lamborghini Aventador S representing the past, May in a hybrid powered Honda NSX representing the present, and Hammond in an all - electric Rimac Concept One representing the future. After starting at the top of the Gotthard Pass, Hammond brings the trio to a stay at the Park Weggis (de) health retreat and visit the Swiss Museum of Transport and other museums in Lucerne close to a charging station for the Rimac car. May and Clarkson reject this and go to a hill climbing race at Hemberg instead. As Clarkson can not fit into the Aventador whilst wearing a mandatory racing helmet, Clarkson sends a Lamborghini test driver in his place, thus setting the fastest time of all three. Hammond crashes after completing the course, destroying the Rimac in a fire. Footage taken from YouTube shows the wreckage being extinguished and Hammond being airlifted by the Swiss Air - Rescue (REGA) to hospital. The presenters discuss some inapropriate new features within cars on Conversation Street. Celebrity Brain Crash is replaced by Celebrity Face Off, in which Ricky Wilson beats David Hasselhoff to determine who the "fastest former talent show host '' is. 15 "The Falls Guys '' Ford GT, Mercedes AMG GT R Kevin Pietersen, Brian Wilson 15 December 2017 (2017 - 12 - 15) The presenters race from Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, to an observation tower overlooking the Niagara Falls. Clarkson drives the new Ford GT whilst May and Hammond (on crutches) use public transport, taking the New York City Subway, AirTrain JFK, a JetBlue Embraer E190 flight, plus two Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority buses. Despite Hammond and May 's flight arriving 15 minutes early, Clarkson narrowly wins the race. For Conversation Street the presenters discuss sponsorship ideas. Clarkson reviews the Mercedes AMG GT R, after which new test driver, Abbie Eaton, takes it for a timed lap around the Eboladrome. In "Celebrity Face Off '', Kevin Pietersen of South Africa beats Brian Wilson of the U.S. as the "fastest person who makes a living throwing and hitting and catching small balls ''. 16 "Bah Humbug - atti '' Kia Stinger GT, Bugatti Chiron Hugh Bonneville, Casey Anderson 22 December 2017 (2017 - 12 - 22) The presenters begin with Christmas tree lights made from vehicle parts and, Starting with Scalextric, they exchange humorous and inappropriate Christmas gifts in Conversation Street. May travels to Majorca to race a Kia Stinger GT against a pair of longboard riders along a mountain road, with May winning the race despite him racing uphill and the riders downhill. Hammond and May attempt to relieve lunchtime boredom by inventing "lunchtime office car park racing '' at Houghton Hall business park in the Luton / Dunstable Urban Area. After brief interviews in which both share their own ownership of a Tesla Model S, Hugh Bonneville, representing the UK, and Casey Anderson, representing the United States, compete during "Celebrity Face Off '' as the "fastest person who lives with a bear '', with Anderson winning by setting the faster lap time. Clarkson experiments with the jet set lifestyle, starting in the morning from the Da Vinci super-yacht moored in Saint - Tropez and then driving a Bugatti Chiron to the Alps for skiing at lunchtime, stopping briefly for a drag race against a BMW M4 at Gap -- Tallard Airport to give viewers a perspective on how fast the Chiron is. After leaving the Alps, Clarkson then pays an homage to the 1976 film C'était un rendez - vous, by speeding across Turin and reaching the Piazza Carignano (it) in 9 minutes. 17 "Unscripted '' McLaren 720S, Audi TT RS, Ariel Nomad Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Silvija Jurin 29 December 2017 (2017 - 12 - 29) The presenters begin by having a year - ending awards ceremony in Conversation Street. Hammond heads to the Eboladrome to test the McLaren 720S after which Eaton sets a lap time. Since The Grand Tour has been criticised for being too "scripted '', the presenters head to Zadar county and the island of Pag in Croatia to make a completely "unscripted '' film. This results in Clarkson turning up in the Audi TT RS, Hammond turning up in the not at all comparable Ariel Nomad, and May turning up in an old Lada Riva which he turns into a fire engine. They go their separate ways though Clarkson and Hammond end up comparing their cars in a drag race, a rally stage (both of which are won by Clarkson), visiting Maslenica, the Plitvice Lakes National Park, and following the D106 road until running out of road at Žigljen ferry port. Due to a lack of fires, May has to setup his own ones until Clarkson and Hammond setup one that proves too difficult for May, which the real fire brigade manage to put out with a firefighting aircraft, destroying May 's Lada fire engine in the process. Michael Ball and Alfie Boe compete in "Celebrity Face Off '' with Ball setting the faster time and becoming the "fastest classical singer with some kind of interesting connection to the British motor industry ''. 18 5 "Up, Down and Round the Farm '' Ripsaw EV2, Volkswagen Up! GTI Bill Bailey, Dominic Cooper, Mark Higgins 5 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 05) The presenters introduce some of the new cars for 2018 in Conversation Street. Hammond heads to Dubai to test a Sandrail dune buggy in the desert, followed by the Ripsaw "high - end luxury tank '', visiting the Dubai Mall. May reviews the Volkswagen Up! GTI at the Eboladrome and in thick fog Eaton records a record slow time. Guests Bill Bailey and Dominic Cooper discuss their shared ownership of old French cars before racing each other in greasy / wet conditions with Cooper becoming the "fastest person who has a failed former career in a band ''. Clarkson creates a Ken Block - style "Farmkhana '' film using an old Subaru Impreza WRX STi around Hare Farm, near Rye, with bullet time photography. Hammond and May show the audience that Clarkson 's driving was mostly fake by sharing a "making - of '' consisting of outtakes and behind - the - scenes footage featuring rally driver Mark Higgins, producer Phil Churchward, plus camera operator Ben Joiner breaking the fourth wall. Clarkson suggests that the whole thing is like sawing a woman in half during a magic show, and that really the audience do n't want to know. 19 6 "Jaaaaaaaags '' None Luke Evans, Kiefer Sutherland 12 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 12) The presenters head to the area around Grand Junction, Colorado, staying at the Gateway Canyons Resort & Spa, and eventually travelling to Telluride, Colorado with a variety of old Jaguar cars to establish the manufacturer 's reputation for reliability with Clarkson buying an XJR, May taking an XK8 convertible and Hammond bringing a Mark X. During the course of the trip the cars are driven around a dirt track (where Hammond 's car is badly damaged, and is replaced by an XJ6), along the runway at Telluride Regional Airport, (where May 's car is destroyed, and is replaced by an XJS) and down the slopes of the Telluride Ski Resort. At Hanging Flume overlook, Clarkson experiences a traffic stop by a Mesa County police officer and reads the "Her Britannic Majesty '' text from his British passport. Despite Clarkson 's car being the best, May admitting his car had poor brakes deemed the challenge pointless. The presenters discuss the annoyance of Firemen cutting the roofs of cars in Conversation Street. Kiefer Sutherland beats Luke Evans to become "the fastest actor with a middle name of George ''. 20 7 "It 's a Gas, Gas, Gas '' Lamborghini Huracán Performante Anthony Joshua, Bill Goldberg 19 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 19) The presenters discuss some new supercars and how handbrake turns impress women within the Conversation Street Segment. Hammond tests the Lamborghini Huracán Performante at the Eboladrome beating May 's Ferrari 458 Speciale in a drag race before Eaton takes it round the track setting a fast time. May and Hammond then look at ingenious ways of filling up with fuel instead of stopping at a fuel station. Anthony Joshua becomes "the fastest man who makes a living out of punching or strangling someone '' beating Bill Goldberg, with both previously owning cars from General Motors. Clarkson then talks about the Rivalry in rallying between Audi with the Quattro and Lancia with the 037. They conclude with a "terrible disappointment '' that Lancia is no longer around. 21 8 "Blasts from the Past '' Jaguar XK SS, Aston Martin DB4 GT, Honda Civic Type R, Ford GT Stewart Copeland, Nick Mason 26 January 2018 (2018 - 01 - 26) The presenters head to the City of Pau, Pyrénées - Atlantiques, France, and home of the Pau Grand Prix on the Circuit de Pau - Ville (fr) street course. At Palais Beaumont (fr) Hammond arrives with a Jagaur XK SS and Clarkson in an Aston Martin DB4 GT; both being modern builds of older designs from the 1950s "back - catalogues '' of Jaguar and Aston Martin. They both race around the Streets of Pau before May turns up in a modern Honda Civic Type R to prove that new cars are better. All three depart to drive south over the Pyrenees mountain range, with Clarkson and Hammond experiencing difficulties in dense fog. Clarkson recants a previous incident from 2013 -- when Clarkson and Hammond 's driving licences were confiscated whilst filming The Perfect Road Trip in France -- and tries to goad May into speeding on the Autopista AP - 2. At Barcelona the presenters race around the abandoned Autódromo de Sitges - Terramar and the extreme banking on its corners, with May winning, and Hammond abstaining following his history of crashes. During Conversation Street the presenters discuss names for gritters. At the Eboladrome, Clarkson retests the Ford GT following the Niagara Falls race, with Eaton setting a test lap. Nick Mason goes on to record a faster lap than Stewart Copeland to become "the fastest drummer for a band beginning with the letter p ''. 22 9 "Breaking, Badly '' Jaguar XJ220, Bugatti EB 110 Super Sport Dynamo, Penn & Teller 2 February 2018 (2018 - 02 - 02) The presenters discuss new sport cars by various companies, jumpers and the speed of pigeons vs blackbirds during Conversation Street. Clarkson unsuccessfully sets out to prove that mankind has not significantly improved over the last 25 years by testing the Jaguar XJ220 and the Bugatti EB 110 Super Sport, the fastest supercars from the early 90s, both of which set slow times at the Eboladrome when driven by Eaton. The trio tries to break the UK speed record for amphibious vehicles by building one of their own. Clarkson oversees his idea of combining a Rolls - Royce Spey turbofan engine from a Nimrod jet and a speedboat with a Suzuki Jimny. However on a nearby lake, Clarkson and May have to abort their run after achieving only 3 mph (5 km / h) and nearly sinking. Hammond and May then go on to build a vehicle of their own by combining a Bond Bug with the engine of a personal water craft nicknaming it the "Pond Bug ''. Competing on Coniston Water during Coniston Power Boat Records Week, Clarkson, being the only with a speedboat licence, operates the "Pond Bug '' and achieves an average of 47.81 mph (76.94 km / h), setting a new UK record. After performing a series of magic tricks, Dynamo and Penn & Teller compete to become "the fastest magician in the world '', with Penn & Teller prevailing on a snowy track. 23 10 "Oh, Canada '' Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, Range Rover Velar P380, Porsche Macan Turbo Performance Pack, Tesla Model X, Ford F150 Raptor Rory McIlroy, Paris Hilton 9 February 2018 (2018 - 02 - 09) The presenters head to Canada to prove that small SUV 's are useless with Clarkson picking an Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, May choosing a Range Rover Velar P380 and Hammond taking a Porsche Macan Turbo Performance Pack. They are shown to be slower round the Area 27 circuit than a BMW M3, not practical enough to carry Canadian Newfoundland dogs, and slower round a barrel course than a horse: concluding that SUVs are pointless. Despite this, executive producer Andy Wilman informs via text that they will race their SUVs whilst each towing a boat up a mountain. May abandons his Velar for his boat, which sinks, causing him to lose the race. Because Clarkson 's Stelvio has no tow bar he cheats and exchanges it for a Ford F150 Raptor, ultimately arriving first with the presenters concluding that the Raptor was better than all the SUVs being tested. On Conversation Street the presenters talk about new SUVs and vans. Clarkson reviews the Tesla Model X at the Eboladrome and on the road, accompanied by some lawyers, ostensibly to avoid Tesla pursuing any legal action, following the previous Tesla v. Top Gear court cases. Rory McIlroy and Paris Hilton discuss their car collections before McIlroy beats Hilton to become the "World 's Fastest Golfing Enthusiast ''. 24 11 "Feed the World '' None None 16 February 2018 (2018 - 02 - 16) The presenters head to Mozambique on a mission to feed the people of Bingo, an isolated town in the west of the country, with fish from the country 's capital of Maputo, covering a distance of approximately 200 miles. To do this, each of them attempt to find the best transport solution: May buys a Mercedes - Benz Estate and modifies it by fitting a Perspex tank filled with sea water in which to keep the fish alive; Clarkson buys a Nissan Hardbody truck which he fits with a generator and an ice machine in an attempt to keep the fish frozen and Hammond buys a TVS Star motorcycle and devises a rack which he fits to the bike 's rear, inspired by a local method of drying and salting the fish to preserve them. After unsuccessfully trying to catch fish using local methods, they buy fish at a local market. Early in the journey, Clarkson 's truck crashes into May 's car upon rescuing it, damaging its radiator grille. Deeper into rural Mozambique, May constantly soaks himself with sea water from his ill - fitted tank and, due to his damaged radiator grille, suffers multiple breakdowns due to water intrusion. Hammond loses a large number of his fish on the bumpy roads, constantly gets stuck in thick mud and endlessly falls from his motorbike. Clarkson suffers very few issues except when his ice machine breaks, causing him to make small adjustments to his truck in order to smoke the fish with his exhaust. Upon May 's car breaking down in the middle of a lake, despite Hammond and Clarkson crossing successfully, Clarkson cuts off the front end of the Mercedes and tows what remains of the rear portion using his truck - much to May 's dismay and annoyance. Eventually, the three reach Bingo with May 's fish dead, Clarkson 's fish ruined and Hammond having almost no fish left. As a result, they sell no fish and leave Bingo in a helicopter "like all charitable celebrities ''.
the grand tour season 2 episode 10 air date
9 February 2018