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Nicolas Hamilton

{{short description|British racing driver (born 1992)}}

{{distinguish|Nicholas Hamilton}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Nicolas Hamilton

| image = GP3R RX 2017-103 (35809220293) (cropped).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Hamilton at the 2017 World RX of Canada

| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|03|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

| related to = Lewis Hamilton (half-brother)

| current series = British Touring Car Championship

| first year = 2015

| current team = Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock

| car number = 28

| former teams = ROKiT Racing with Motorbase, AmD Tuning, Tony Gilham Racing

| starts = 144 (147 entries)

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 24th

| year = 2023

| prev series = Renault Clio Cup UK
European Touring Car Cup

| prev series years = 2011–12
2013

| titles =

| title years =

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Nicolas Carl Hamilton (born 28 March 1992) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock. 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.{{cite news|title=Disability drives Nicolas Hamilton to follow in footsteps of Lewis|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/motorsport/03/28/motorsport.nicolas.hamilton.lewis/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107070041/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/motorsport/03/28/motorsport.nicolas.hamilton.lewis/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2013|work=CNN|date=1 April 2011 |accessdate=27 May 2012 }} He attracted much fan and media attention despite finishing last in his first race.{{cite news |title=Rookie Nicolas Hamilton steals limelight despite finishing fifteenth out of seventeen in Renault Clio at Brands Hatch |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/lewishamilton/8425208/Rookie-Nicolas-Hamilton-steals-limelight-despite-finishing-last-in-Renault-Clio-at-Brands-Hatch.html |work=The Sunday Telegraph |date=3 April 2011 |accessdate=27 May 2012 }} His first season was the subject of a BBC documentary entitled Racing with the Hamiltons: Nic in the Driving Seat.{{cite web|title=Racing with the Hamiltons: Nic in the Driving Seat|publisher=BBC|work=bbc.co.uk|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01d7kpj|accessdate=2015-06-30}}

=European Touring Car Cup=

Hamilton moved up to the European Touring Car Cup for 2013, driving a SEAT León Supercopa for Baporo Motorsport.{{cite news|last=Hudson|first=Neil|title=36 cars entered for opening round of the ETCC|url=http://www.touringcartimes.com/2013/03/15/36-cars-entered-for-opening-round-of-the-etcc/|work=TouringCarTimes|publisher=Mediaempire Stockholm AB|accessdate=15 March 2013|date=15 March 2013}}

=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.{{cite web |url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/12871875.Croft_Circuit_to_witness_debut_of_Nicolas_Hamilton__first_disabled_driver_in_the_British_Touring_Car_Championship/ |title=Croft Circuit to witness debut of Nicolas Hamilton, first disabled driver in the British Touring Car Championship |author= |date=4 April 2015 |website=Northern Echo |access-date=4 April 2015}}

In 2019, Hamilton secured a full-time drive with Motorbase Performance along with Tom Chilton and Ollie Jackson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2019/02/11/nicolas-hamilton-completes-motorbase-performance-line/|title=Nicolas Hamilton completes Motorbase Performance line-up|date=2019-02-11|website=TouringCarTimes|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-16}}

File:HamiltonCupra.png at Brands Hatch.]]

On 21 February 2020, Hamilton was confirmed as the fourth Team HARD driver in a Volkswagen CC, retaining his ROKiT sponsorship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.touringcartimes.com/2020/02/21/nic-hamilton-makes-team-hard-move/|title=Nic Hamilton makes Team HARD move|date=21 February 2020|accessdate=21 February 2020|work=TouringCarTimes}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/channel-4-reveals-formula-1-coverage-team-678051/ |title=Formula 1's new UK broadcaster Channel 4 has revealed who will present its coverage of the sport in 2016. |work=motorsport.com |date=8 March 2016 |accessdate=9 March 2016}}

Racing record

= Career summary =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! F/Laps

! Podiums

! Points

! DC

rowspan="2" | 2011

|align=left| Renault Clio Cup UK

|align=left| Total Control Racing

| 16

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 113

| 14th

align=left| Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup

|

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC†

2012

|align=left| Renault Clio Cup UK

|align=left| Total Control Racing

| 16

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 54

| 21st

2013

|align=left| European Touring Car Cup

|align=left| Baporo Motorsport

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 12

| 10th

2015

|align=left| British Touring Car Championship

|align=left| AmD Tuning

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC†

2017

|align=left| Renault Clio Cup UK

|align=left| WDE Motorsport

| 10

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 44

| 20th

2018

|align=left| Renault Clio Cup UK

|align=left| WDE Motorsport

| 18

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 20

| 20th

2019

|align=left| British Touring Car Championship

|align=left| ROKiT Racing with Motorbase

| 24

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 32nd

2020

|align=left| British Touring Car Championship

|align=left| ROKiT Racing with Team HARD.

| 22

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 29th

2021

|align=left nowrap| British Touring Car Championship

|align=left nowrap| ROKiT Racing with iQuoto Online Trading

| 29

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 29th

2022

|align=left| British Touring Car Championship

|align=left| Yazoo with Safuu.com Racing

| 30

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 29th

2023

|align=left| British Touring Car Championship

|align=left| Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown

| 15

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 10

| 24th

2025

|align=left| British Touring Car Championship

|align=left| Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 25th*

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

* Season still in progress.

=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)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

! nowrap| AmD Tuning

! nowrap| 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

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
1
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
2
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
3
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
3
{{small|22}}

| KNO
1

| KNO
2

| KNO
3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
1
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
2
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
3
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
3
{{small|22}}

| BRH
1

| BRH
2

| BRH
3

! NC†

! 0†

2019

! nowrap| ROKiT Racing
with Motorbase

! nowrap| Ford Focus RS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
2
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
3
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
1
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
3
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
3
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
2
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
3
{{small|25}}

| SIL
1

| SIL
2

| SIL
3

| BRH
1

| BRH
2

| BRH
3

! 32nd

! 0

2020

! nowrap| ROKiT Racing
with Team HARD.

! nowrap| Volkswagen CC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
3
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
3
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
3
{{small|Ret}}

| KNO
1

| KNO
2

| KNO
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
3
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CRO
2
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
3
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SNE
3
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|20}}

|

|

|

! 29th

! 1

2021

! nowrap| ROKiT Racing with
iQuoto Online Trading

! nowrap| Cupra León

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
3
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| OUL
1
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
3
{{small|NC}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
1
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRO
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
3
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
3
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
3
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|23}}

! 29th

! 0

2022

! nowrap| Yazoo with
Safuu.com Racing

! nowrap| Cupra León

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
3
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
1
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
3
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
1
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
2
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CRO
3
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
2
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|Ret}}

! 29th

! 0

2023

! nowrap| Go-Fix with
Autoaid Breakdown

! nowrap| Cupra León

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
3
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
1
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
3
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CRO
1
{{small|WD}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CRO
2
{{small|WD}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CRO
3
{{small|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

2025

! Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock

! Cupra León

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
3
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
3
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
1
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
2
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SNE
3
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
2
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| THR
3
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#;"| OUL
1
{{small

}

|style="background:#;"| OUL
2
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| OUL
3
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| CRO
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| CRO
2
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| CRO
3
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| KNO
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| KNO
2
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| KNO
3
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| DON
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| DON
2
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| DON
3
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| SIL
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| SIL
2
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| SIL
3
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| BRH
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| BRH
2
{{small|}}

|style="background:#;"| BRH
3
{{small|}}

! 25th*

! 0*

|}

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

* Season still in progress.

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://nicolashamilton.com/}}
  • {{DriverDB driver|nicolas-hamilton}}

{{BTCC teams}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Nicolas}}

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