James May, 54, is best known for co-presenting the motoring programme Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson, 57, and Richard Hammond, 47 from 2003 to 2015.
But after 12 years, the trio parted ways with the BBC gig, and James founded and became director of production company W. Chump & Sons.
All three men now present The Grand Tour for Amazon Video.
But while much of James’ fortune is amassed through the show and Top Gear, the motor fanatic has had other endeavours along the way.
So what is his net worth and what else has James accomplished in his career?
James is reported to have an estimated net worth of £9million.
But this is slightly less than his co-hosts’ – Jeremy reportedly has a net worth of £30million and Richard is believed to be worth £20million.
While James is an expert in all things cars, it is clearly not his only topic of interest.
James has presented other programmes on themes including science and technology, toys, wine culture and the plight of manliness in modern times.
But it has not all been smooth sailing for the presenter.
James began his career as a sub-editor on The Engineer and later Autocar.
He has since written for Car Magazine and has a weekly column in The Daily Telegraph.
But he was actually fired from Autocrat for playing a prank by writing a secret message in the magazine’s Road Test Year Book.
He hid the phrase “so you think it’s really good, yeah? You should try making the bloody thing up; it’s a real pain in the arse” int he text.
So how did his The Grand Tour co-hosts amass such big net worths?
Jeremy kickstarted his career as a local journalist in the north of England, but in 1988 he rose to public prominence presenting Top Gear.
Richard also became a household name because of Top Gear, but presented other shows including Brainiac: Science Abuse (2003 to 2015), Total Wipeout (1009 to 2012) and Planet Earth live (2012).
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