Top Gear trailer: First look at Matt LeBlanc, Rory Reid, and Chris Harris as new hosts

After last season's fairly rocky post-Clarkson era start, opening with a ratings drop and ending with Chris Evans' departure from the show, Top Gear now returns with a re-adjusted line-up.

Matt LeBlanc now takes the centre seat, with support from co-hosts Rory Reid and Chris Harris, in the first trailer for season 24; placing the focus squarely away from any internal dramas, and onto the series' penchant for high-octane automotive stunts.

That includes drifting a 1,036bhp Ferrari FXX K, a car chase with Aston Martin’s new DB11, racing across the Kazakhstan wilderness, and picking up naked hitchhikers in an Avtoros Shaman.

Though the BBC may be hoping to develop the trio of LeBlanc, Reid, and Harris as the new Clarkson, Hammond, and May -with the latter starring in their own Amazon show, The Grand Tour - it appears LeBlanc is still essentially acting as the show's main host for now, with the others bumped up from their previous, smaller supporting roles.

LeBlanc signed a reported £2 million deal to remain on Top Gear; with Patrick Holland, BBC Two's Channel Editor, stating at the time: "I am thrilled that Matt LeBlanc is returning to Top Gear. He's a huge talent whose love of cars is infectious. I can't wait for the series to return to BBC Two next year."

Mark Linsey, Director of BBC Studios added: "Matt was hugely popular with Top Gear viewers last series with his humour, warmth and obvious passion for cars and for the show, so I couldn’t be more delighted that he’s agreed to come back and do more for us."

Top Gear is yet to set an air date.