Halloween's over, chaps: Grand Tour stunt drivers wear bizarre Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May masks as they zoom around tiny Scottish village

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Filming for The Grand Tour has so far taken place in far flung locations such as South Africa and California.

But for the latest stop on the filming tour Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have set up camp a little closer to home - shooting scenes in Fort Augustus, Scotland on Friday. 

With a population of just over 600, the locals were in for a shock as stunt drivers donned rubber masks representing the stars of the Amazon series for a drive around town.

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Undercover: The Grand Tour filmed scenes in the tiny Scottish village of Fort Augustus on Friday

Drivers were seen zooming around in vintage rides with their faces covered by the Clarkson, May and Hammond rubber masks.

Meanwhile a local fish and chip shop in Fort Augustus was spray painted with the words 'Go away, Clarkson, Hammond, May', apparently by the producers of the series as part of a tongue-in-cheek segment.

The real stars of the show were also spotted on set with Clarkson appearing in good spirits, flashing a big, cheesy grin as he saw the cameras.

Jezza, is that you? With a population of just over 600, the locals were in for a shock as stunt drivers donned rubber masks representing the stars of the Amazon series

In disguise: Drivers were seen zooming around in vintage rides with their faces covered by the Clarkson, May and Hammond rubber masks

The presenter was dressed in his usual uniform of jeans and a shirt and brown blazer as he wandered around set.

May meanwhile took the opportunity for a cigarette break in between filming, stepping out of his trailer.

Hammond was seen strolling to set after relaxing with his co-stars. 

The real deal: The stars of the show were also spotted on set with Clarkson appearing in good spirits, flashing a big, cheesy grin as he spotted the cameras

Kicking back: James May enjoyed a cigarette during a break in filming

Sending them a message? Meanwhile a local fish and chip shop in Fort Augustus was spray painted with the words 'Go away, Clarkson, Hammond, May'

Zoom: The drivers sped around the tiny village as the cast and crew took over the village

Nice ride! The drivers were behind the wheel of some vintage motors

Sir Chris Hoy was also spotted, flying into the Highland Club in Loch Ness, Scotland via helicopter. 

The Olympian is filming scenes for the series, which in its opening episode featured Jeremy Renner, Carol Vorderman and Armie Hammer all meeting grisly ends in mock death scenes. 

The black tent, which replaced the Top Gear hangar when the trio changed the format of their show, has been taking shape this week on the outskirts of Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, at the southern tip of the world-famous loch. 

Who did that? The graffiti was apparently painted by the producers of the series as part of a tongue-in-cheek segment

Getting to work: The message was later painted over with white paint

That's gonna take some work: Crew members had to use several layers of paint to cover the black writing

Ready for his close up: The presenter was dressed in his usual uniform of jeans and a shirt and brown blazer as he wandered around set

Action! James May followed a crew member to set once the stunt driving was over

On our way! Jeremy and RIchard stepped out of their trailer as they were called back to set

Other locations used for filming the series so far include California, Johannesburg in South Africa and Whitby on the Yorkshire coast. 

So far the programme has delighted fans with its action-packed content, which has included huge stunts and some of the world's most expensive cars.

Episode one, The Holy Trinity, saw the trio race each other in a Ferrari La Ferrari, McLaren P1 and a Porsche 918.

The second installment of the series then saw them take on a death-defying mission (a pastiche of Tom Cruise's The Edge Of Tomorrow), which saw them race around a city with machine guns in an Audi.

Looking dapper: Richard was smart in a black jacket with white piping and waistcoat

Start your engines: Stunt drivers replaced the trio of stars for one segment

Episode three of The Grand Tour, which aired this week, saw the trio revealing the inspiration for their Amazon Prime series.

The premise of Opera, Art and Donuts saw the trio heading to Italy to take on their own version of the 18th Century right of passage, a grand tour – with the help of some eye-wateringly expensive cars.

And it seems the combination of souped-up cars, high-speed hijinks and banter between the presenters pleased fans, as they labelled it 'Top Gear on steroids'.

Having some trouble? A crew member was tinkering with the engine of one of the cars at one point

Action? It took multiple people to get the cars ready for the race around the village

Off they go! The cars travelled in convoy as the roads were shut for filming

The set-up for this week's show was to experience a grand tour, with Jeremy explaining the premise, saying it was a time 'when rich people in tweed suits would take what they called "the grand tour" through Europe learning about culture'.

Culture and sophistication were the name of the game, that is till Hammond showed up in hi turbo-charge muscle car - something that set the trio up for a collision course and gags aplenty.

As Richard revved his engine, made his tyres smoke and generally pissed James May to breaking point - with a little help from Jeremy - fans took to social media in droves to praise the episode as a return to a more car-based format.

Star on set: Sir Chris Hoy was also spotted, flying into the Highland Club in Loch Ness, Scotland via helicopter

Nice ride: . The Olympian is filming scenes for the series, which in its opening episode festured Jeremy Renner, Carol Vorderman and Armie Hammer all meeting grisly ends in mock death scenes

Landed: Hoy hopped out of the helicopter after his VIP entrance

'@AmazonUK this @thegrandtour episode is what I wanted! Great to see the guys having some fun in CARS!' Tweeted @MrServerError.

Another, @miraimatt, wrote: ‘The Grand Tour is great! It feels like they knew what was enjoyable about Top Gear and carried over, *and* they’re self-award about it.’

And @vintagematthews was also in agreement: ‘@thegrandtour Another great episode, definitely my favourite of the series yet! I will never get over how pretty the show is! #TheGrandTour.’ 

On location: The black tent, which replaced the Top Gear hangar when the trio changed the format of their show, has been taking shape this week on the outskirts of Fort Augustus

Taking a look: Locals stopped to catch a glimpse of Hoy as he arrived

Not in the driver's seat yet! Sir Chris was driven the rest of the journey