Nicolas Hamilton

Nicolas Hamilton
Nicolas Hamilton
	Hamilton at the 2017 World RX of Canada
Nationality	British
Born	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 number	28
Former teams	ROKiT Racing with Motorbase, AmD Tuning
Starts	132 (135 entries)
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	24th 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 currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship. He races with a specially-modified car due to his cerebral palsy.

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

Racing career[edit]

Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom[edit]

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[edit]

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

British Touring Car Championship[edit]

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 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[edit]

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

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season	Series	Team	Races	Points	DC
2011	Renault Clio Cup UK	Total Control Racing	16	113	14th
2011	Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup		0	0	NC†
2012	Renault Clio Cup UK	Total Control Racing	16	54	21st
2013	European Touring Car Cup	Baporo Motorsport	6	12	10th
2015	British Touring Car Championship	AmD Tuning	12	0	NC†
2017	Renault Clio Cup UK	WDE Motorsport	10	44	20th
2018	Renault Clio Cup UK	WDE Motorsport	18	20	20th
2019	British Touring Car Championship	ROKiT Racing with Motorbase	24	0	32nd
2020	British Touring Car Championship	ROKiT Racing with Team HARD.	22	1	29th
2021	British Touring Car Championship	ROKiT Racing with iQuoto Online Trading	29	0	29th
2022	British Touring Car Championship	Yazoo with Safuu.com Racing	30	0	29th
2023	British Touring Car Championship	Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown	15	10	24th

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

Complete British Touring Car Championship results[edit]

(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)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	DC	Points
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	32nd	0
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				29th	1
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	29th	0
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	29th	0
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	24th	10

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

References[edit]

^ "Disability drives Nicolas Hamilton to follow in footsteps of Lewis". CNN. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ "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.
^ "Racing with the Hamiltons: Nic in the Driving Seat". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ Hudson, Neil (15 March 2013). "36 cars entered for opening round of the ETCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
^ "Croft Circuit to witness debut of Nicolas Hamilton, first disabled driver in the British Touring Car Championship". Northern Echo. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
^ "Nicolas Hamilton completes Motorbase Performance line-up". TouringCarTimes. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
^ "Nic Hamilton makes Team HARD move". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^ "Formula 1's new UK broadcaster Channel 4 has revealed who will present its coverage of the sport in 2016". motorsport.com. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

External links[edit]

Official website
Nicolas Hamilton career summary at DriverDB.com

[CNN2011-1] "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.

[3] "Racing with the Hamiltons: Nic in the Driving Seat". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[4] Hudson, Neil (15 March 2013). "36 cars entered for opening round of the ETCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 15 March 2013.

[5] "Croft Circuit to witness debut of Nicolas Hamilton, first disabled driver in the British Touring Car Championship". Northern Echo. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.

[6] "Nicolas Hamilton completes Motorbase Performance line-up". TouringCarTimes. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.

[HamiltonHARD-7] "Nic Hamilton makes Team HARD move". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

[8] "Formula 1's new UK broadcaster Channel 4 has revealed who will present its coverage of the sport in 2016". motorsport.com. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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