Jeremy Clarkson's new car show to launch in South Africa as motormouth moves on from Top Gear

Jeremy Clarkson will be back on screens with a new car show soon

The first glimpse of Jeremy Clarkson’s new car show The Grand Tour will be seen by his South African fans.

But Brits can win free trips to the first studio recording in Johannesburg next month in a competition run by show chiefs Amazon Prime.

The pre-recorded studio segments will be filmed in a large tent in front of a live audience in locations around the world.

The previously hosted a similar segment on Top Gear at a racetrack in Surrey.

Fans can compete to win tickets to the filming, as well as travel and accommodation, by sharing a photo or video of the most unusual place they have pitched a tent in the hopes of giving the stars inspiration of where else to take their tent.

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Clarkson (c) is getting the old Top Gear band back together, reuniting with Hammond (l) and May (r)

The top 10 entries shared by June 8 with the hashtag "#TheGrandTourJoburg" will be shortlisted by Amazon before Clarkson, Hammond and May select the winners.

Jay Marine, vice president of Amazon Video Europe, said: “We love that Jeremy, Richard and James are touring the studio recordings of The Grand Tour, bringing this Amazon Prime show to fans around the world.

“Given the popularity of Jeremy, Richard and James in South Africa, Johannesburg is a fantastic place to start.

"We’re excited to give fans the opportunity to be part of the first ever live studio audience for The Grand Tour.”

Tickets for recordings in other countries will be released through prize draws this summer before the show will launch on Amazon Prime this Autumn.

The new Amazon Prime motoring show will be called The Grand Tour

The show’s Facebook page shows the trio have already filmed in Portugal,Germany, Barbados and North Africa.

Former Top Gear presenter Clarkson was suspended and then later fired by the BBC last year after a 'fracas' that saw him punching Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon.

Co-presenters Hammond and May quit the show shortly after.

Clarkson has been replaced on the show by Chris Evans, who was joined by former Friends actor Matt LeBlanc and an extensive cast of co-presenters.

The new series made its debut on Sunday to 4.3 million viewers and mixed reviews.

May joked on Twitter of their first show: “Here we go. Chosen by Richard Hammond, who’s run out of biltong.”

With one excited South African fan asking if the news was “for real”, Hammond suggested a braai - Afrikaans for barbecue.

“Yes, for real. We’ll have to have a Bra, a Bray, a, oh you know, a South African barbecue,” he wrote.

Clarkson tweeted: “So there we are. First stop on our Grand Tour is Johannesburg. Mid July. Details on how to get tickets follow shortly.”