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The leader of the central trio: the oldest, tallest, and most obstreperous. He tends to be very vocal in his dislikes and self-confident to the point of arrogance. Also physically the most fragile. Given his choice of cars (and most everything else, really) he prefers sheer raw power (preferably with the noise to go with), then control, and then speed. When all is said and done, however, the man is genuinely ''passionate'' in his admiration of and respect for good engineering, and not just automotive engineering, he's known for being an all-round technophile, possibly because he's not that skilled at designing something from scratch, and therefore recognizes how hard it really is to do.

 

{{quote| '''May''': The great thing about Jeremy's shooting is that you are perfectly safe just as long as you stand right in front of the target. }}

* [[The Captain]]

* [[Cargo Ship]]: In-universe with "Oliver," a 1963 Opel Kadett A.

* [[Catch Phrase]] and [[Lampshade Hanging]]: in the more recent series; when Clarkson asks "How hard can it be?", expect Hammond to reply "''Don't say that!''" or similar.

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]

** Clarkson has also called him "Teeth" a few times.

* [[Hot Blooded]]

* [[No Sense of Direction]]: Claims he has an electrical imbalance in his brain which leads to him visualising the map of Britain upside-down. Once he got lost ''on a race track''. An ''oval'' race track.

* [[Not So Above It All]]

* [[The Quiet One]]: Relatively speaking.

* [[Rummage Sale Reject]]: Some of his favorite shirts are... loud.

{{quote| '''Clarkson''': Are you wearing that for a bet?<br />

'''May''': No. }}

* [[Skunk Stripe]] : He's started to go grey at the temples.

* [[The Smart Guy]]

* [[Teeth Clenched Teamwork]]

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]

 

=== The Stig ===

* [[Badass Arm Fold]]

* [[Badass Driver]]

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Many of the things said about him imply this.

* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: In the ''Top Gear'' vs. ''Fifth Gear'' show, he stopped to stare at Vicki holding a paintball gun.

* [[Red Baron]]

* [[Shrouded in Myth]]

* [[The Other Darrin]]: The Black Stig was replaced by the White Stig, who was replaced by the Third Stig.

* [[The Nth Doctor]]: The other potential Stigs in the Stig-Farm.

=== Top Gear Dog ===

 

 

* [[Canine Companion]]

* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Clarkson joked about having to pull him out of the retirement home.

* [[Legacy Character]]: Was a presenter from the original series of Top Gear.

* [[The Sixth Ranger]]: On occasion.