Nicolas Hamilton
Nicolas Hamilton | |
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![]() Hamilton at the 2017 World RX of Canada | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England | 28 March 1992
Related to | Lewis Hamilton (half-brother) |
British Touring Car Championship career | |
Debut season | 2015 |
Current team | Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock |
Car number | 28 |
Former teams | ROKiT Racing with Motorbase, AmD Tuning, Tony Gilham Racing |
Starts | 141 (144 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 competes in the British Touring Car Championship for Un-Limited Motorsport. 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]

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]† As Hamilton was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
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)
† As Hamilton was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ "Disability drives Nicolas Hamilton to follow in footsteps of Lewis". CNN. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. 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. 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
- 1992 births
- Living people
- English people of Grenadian descent
- Sportspeople of Grenadian descent
- English racing drivers
- European Touring Car Cup drivers
- British Touring Car Championship drivers
- Sportspeople from Stevenage
- Sportspeople with cerebral palsy
- Renault UK Clio Cup drivers
- British disabled sportspeople
- 21st-century English sportsmen