Nicolas Hamilton

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.

Not to be confused with Nicholas Hamilton.

Nicolas Hamilton
Hamilton at the 2017 World RX of Canada
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1992-03-28) 28 March 1992
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Related toLewis Hamilton (half-brother)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2015
Current teamGo-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown
Car number28
Former teamsROKiT 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

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

† 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)

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
  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.
  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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