Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond shares car reviews, restoration projects and motoring adventures through DriveTribe and Richard Hammond’s Workshop, following years on Top Gear and The Grand Tour.
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OrionOverview
- From
- Solihull, England
- Started out
- Local radio, then motoring television
- Breakout
- Top Gear, joining the revived programme in 2002
- Today
- DriveTribe and The Smallest Cog restoration business
Mini bio
How it started.
Richard worked in local radio before moving into motoring television on Men & Motors. Motoring journalist Zog Ziegler, a guest on his Radio Lancashire programme, encouraged the move. In a 2026 interview, Richard said he still had a cassette of his first live radio show from 1988.
The breakthrough.
Joining the revived Top Gear in 2002 brought Richard to a much wider audience. His years with Jeremy Clarkson and James May led to The Grand Tour, which launched on Prime Video in 2016. Their final adventure together, One For The Road, arrived in September 2024.
More than motoring.
Richard also presented science and entertainment programmes including Brainiac: Science Abuse and Blast Lab. His 2007 memoir On The Edge tells his life story and, with contributions from Mindy Hammond, recounts the crash during Top Gear filming and his recovery.
Building something of his own.
Richard co-founded DriveTribe in 2016 and founded production company Chimp in 2018. The Smallest Cog, established in 2021, gave his love of classic cars a working home and became the subject of Richard Hammond’s Workshop. His current videos bring fans along for reviews, builds and conversations, often with daughter Izzy.
Creditschronological, newest first
Television
- 2021–presentRichard Hammond’s WorkshopPresenter; follows his classic-car restoration business
- 2016–2024The Grand TourCo-presenter
- 2003–2006Brainiac: Science AbusePresenter
- 2002–2015Top GearCo-presenter
Online
- 2016–presentDriveTribeCo-founder and presenter
Books
- 2007On The EdgeAuthor; audiobook read with Mindy Hammond
Awards
Quotes
We’re a great big dysfunctional family, so there were a lot of tears.Richard Hammond, About Amazon UK
Reflecting on the cast and crew’s farewell while discussing The Grand Tour: One For The Road in 2024.
Trivia
- He still has a cassette tape of his first live radio show from 1988.
- The Smallest Cog business came before the idea of making a television series about it.
- Richard and Mindy Hammond both read the audiobook of On The Edge.
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