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 last competed in the 2023 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

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	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

(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

^ "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

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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]