Nicolas Hamilton

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Nicolas Hamilton
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Hamilton at the 2017 World RX of Canada
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1992-03-28) 28 March 1992 (age 32)
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Related to Lewis Hamilton (half-brother)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2015
Current team Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown
Car number28
Former teams ROKiT Racing with Motorbase, AmD Tuning
Starts132 (135 entries)
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th in 2023
Previous series
2011–12
2013 		Renault Clio Cup UK
European Touring Car Cup

Nicolas Carl Hamilton (born 28 March 1992) is a British racing driver who last competed in the 2023 British Touring Car Championship. He races with a specially-modified car due to his cerebral palsy.

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Hamilton is the paternal half-brother of seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton.

Racing career

Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom

Hamilton made his racing debut in the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom in 2011 driving for Total Control Racing. [1] He attracted much fan and media attention despite finishing last in his first race. [2] His first season was the subject of a BBC documentary entitled Racing with the Hamiltons: Nic in the Driving Seat. [3]

European Touring Car Cup

Hamilton moved up to the European Touring Car Cup for 2013, driving a SEAT León Supercopa for Baporo Motorsport. [4]

British Touring Car Championship

In 2015, Hamilton secured a deal with AmD Tuning to race an Audi S3 in five rounds of the British Touring Car Championship, becoming the first disabled driver to compete in the series. [5]

In 2019, Hamilton secured a full-time drive with Motorbase Performance along with Tom Chilton and Ollie Jackson. [6]

Hamilton driving the Cupra Leon at Brands Hatch. HamiltonCupra.png
Hamilton driving the Cupra León at Brands Hatch.

On 21 February 2020, Hamilton was confirmed as the fourth Team HARD driver in a Volkswagen CC, retaining his ROKiT sponsorship. [7] In the final race at Brands Hatch, in round 2 of the championship, Hamilton scored his first-ever BTCC point after finishing the race in 15th place.

Media career

On 8 March 2016, it was announced that Hamilton would be part of Channel 4's Formula One presentation team. [8]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsDC
2011 Renault Clio Cup UK Total Control Racing 16000011314th
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup 000000NC†
2012 Renault Clio Cup UK Total Control Racing 1600005421st
2013 European Touring Car Cup Baporo Motorsport 600001210th
2015 British Touring Car Championship AmD Tuning 1200000NC†
2017 Renault Clio Cup UK WDE Motorsport1000004420th
2018 Renault Clio Cup UK WDE Motorsport1800002020th
2019 British Touring Car Championship ROKiT Racing with Motorbase 240000032nd
2020 British Touring Car Championship ROKiT Racing with Team HARD. 220000129th
2021 British Touring Car Championship ROKiT Racing with iQuoto Online Trading 290000029th
2022 British Touring Car Championship Yazoo with Safuu.com Racing 300000029th
2023 British Touring Car Championship Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown 1500001024th

† As Hamilton was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2015 AmD Tuning Audi S3 Saloon BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		THR
1 		THR
2 		THR
3 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		CRO
1
25		 CRO
2
25		 CRO
3
22		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
16		 SNE
3
22		 KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		ROC
1
20		 ROC
2
24		 ROC
3
17		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
25		 SIL
3
22		 BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		NC†0†
2019 ROKiT Racing
with Motorbase 		Ford Focus RS BRH
1
20		 BRH
2
26		 BRH
3
20		 DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
19		 DON
3
Ret		 THR
1
24		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
24		 CRO
1
24		 CRO
2
28		 CRO
3
20		 OUL
1
22		 OUL
2
25		 OUL
3
19		 SNE
1
22		 SNE
2
20		 SNE
3
18		 THR
1
26		 THR
2
27		 THR
3
Ret		 KNO
1
Ret		 KNO
2
26		 KNO
3
25		 SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		32nd0
2020 ROKiT Racing
with Team HARD. 		Volkswagen CC DON
1
Ret		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
21		 BRH
1
22		 BRH
2
17		 BRH
3
15		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
23		 OUL
3
Ret		 KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		THR
1
Ret		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
Ret		 SIL
1
24		 SIL
2
24		 SIL
3
21		 CRO
1
Ret		 CRO
2
DNS		 CRO
3
21		 SNE
1
23		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
DNS		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
25		 BRH
3
20		29th1
2021 ROKiT Racing with
iQuoto Online Trading 		Cupra León THR
1
26		 THR
2
22		 THR
3
17		 SNE
1
28		 SNE
2
25		 SNE
3
25		 BRH
1
28		 BRH
2
26		 BRH
3
28		 OUL
1
DNS		 OUL
2
24		 OUL
3
Ret		 KNO
1
24		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
NC		 THR
1
28		 THR
2
25		 THR
3
22		 CRO
1
25		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
20		 SIL
1
24		 SIL
2
25		 SIL
3
27		 DON
1
28		 DON
2
28		 DON
3
24		 BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
23		29th0
2022 Yazoo with
Safuu.com Racing 		Cupra León DON
1
19		 DON
2
23		 DON
3
24		 BRH
1
27		 BRH
2
21		 BRH
3
24		 THR
1
26		 THR
2
24		 THR
3
Ret		 OUL
1
22		 OUL
2
27		 OUL
3
22		 CRO
1
23		 CRO
2
22		 CRO
3
21		 KNO
1
24		 KNO
2
24		 KNO
3
Ret		 SNE
1
24		 SNE
2
23		 SNE
3
Ret		 THR
1
26		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
Ret		 SIL
1
23		 SIL
2
Ret		 SIL
3
Ret		 BRH
1
21		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
Ret		29th0
2023 Go-Fix with
Autoaid Breakdown 		Cupra León DON
1
21		 DON
2
6		 DON
3
21		 BRH
1
21		 BRH
2
25		 BRH
3
19		 SNE
1
23		 SNE
2
24		 SNE
3
Ret		 THR
1
22		 THR
2
22		 THR
3
23		 OUL
1
21		 OUL
2
22		 OUL
3
24		 CRO
1
WD		 CRO
2
WD		 CRO
3
WD		 KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		24th10

† As Hamilton was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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  1. ↑ "Disability drives Nicolas Hamilton to follow in footsteps of Lewis". CNN . 1 April 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Rookie Nicolas Hamilton steals limelight despite finishing fifteenth out of seventeen in Renault Clio at Brands Hatch". The Sunday Telegraph . 3 April 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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