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British racing driver (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| Nicolas Hamilton | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Hamilton at the 2017 World RX of Canada | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 28 March 1992 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 |
Hamilton is the paternal half-brother of seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton.
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]
Hamilton moved up to the European Touring Car Cup for 2013, driving a SEAT León Supercopa for Baporo Motorsport.[4]
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]
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.
On 8 March 2016, it was announced that Hamilton would be part of Channel 4's Formula One presentation team.[8]
| 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.
(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)
† As Hamilton was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
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