Nicolas Hamilton should not be confused with Nicholas Hamilton.
| Nicolas Hamilton | |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England |
| Related To: | Lewis Hamilton (half-brother) |
| Current Series: | British Touring Car Championship |
| First Year: | 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 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Prev Series: | Renault Clio Cup UK European Touring Car Cup |
| Prev Series Years: | 2011–12 2013 |
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.
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 |
(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)