Nicolas Hamilton

Not to be confused with Nicholas Hamilton.

Nicolas Hamilton
Hamilton at the 2017 World RX of Canada
Nationality British
Born (1992-03-28) 28 March 1992
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
RelativesLewis Hamilton (half-brother)
British Touring Car Championship career
Debut season2015
Current teamPowder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock
Car number28
Former teamsROKiT Racing with Motorbase, AmD Tuning, Tony Gilham Racing
Starts160 (163 entries)
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th 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 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.[1]

Hamilton is the paternal half-brother of seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton.[2][3]

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.[4] He attracted much fan and media attention despite finishing last in his first race.[5] His first season was the subject of a BBC documentary entitled Racing with the Hamiltons: Nic in the Driving Seat.[6] He finished the season in 14th with 133 points. In the same year, he drove in the ERDF Masters Kart series.[7][8]

For 2012, Hamilton retained his seat at Total Control Racing in the Renault Clio Cup UK.[9] He finished the season in 21st with 51 points.[10]

European Touring Car Cup

Hamilton moved up to the European Touring Car Cup for 2013, driving a SEAT León Supercopa for Baporo Motorsport.[11] He finished tenth in the standings with 12 points.

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.[12]

For 2017, Hamilton secured a seat in the Renault UK Clio Cup, driving for WDE Motorsport. Hamilton partnered three-time champion Paul Rivett and Lee Pattison. He finished 20th in the standings with 44 points.[13]

In 2018, Hamilton maintained his seat with WDE Motorsport, which had been rebranded to JET with WDE Motorsport. He finished 20th in the standings with 20 points.[14]

In 2019, Hamilton secured a full-time drive with Motorbase Performance in the BTCC along with Tom Chilton and Ollie Jackson.[15]

On 21 February 2020, Hamilton was confirmed as the fourth Team HARD driver in a Volkswagen CC, retaining his ROKiT sponsorship.[16] 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.

In 2021, Hamilton kept his seat with ROKiT Racing, this time under the name ROKiT Racing with iQuoto Online Trading. He ended the season 30th in the championship with no points.[17]

For 2022, Hamilton signed with Yazoo with Safuu.com Racing, driving a Cupra Leon. He competed in the most races per season of his BTCC career and still increased his average finishing position by a grid spot. He took 29th in the championship overall.[18]

On 6 April 2023, Hamilton was confirmed to have kept his seat at Yazoo with Safuu.com Racing, which rebranded to become Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown. It would become his most successful season in the BTCC to date, finishing sixth in race 2 of the opening round at Donington Park.[19] In mid-2023 he withdrew from the season after his team collapsed, and was therefore left without a seat for the 2024 season.[20] He ended the season 24th in the championship with 10 points.[21]

On 27th March 2025, Hamilton returned to the BTCC with Un-Limited Motorsport (rebranded as Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock) partnering Dexter Patterson and Max Hall.[22] He finished the season 28th in the championship.[23]

Media career

On 8 March 2016, it was announced that Hamilton would be part of Channel 4's Formula One presentation team.[24]

Racing record

Career summary

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
2025 British Touring Car Championship Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock 28 0 0 0 0 0 28th

† 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
2025 Powder Monkey Brewing Co
with Esidock 		Cupra León DON
1
21 		DON
2
19 		DON
3
22 		BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
19 		BRH
3
23 		SNE
1
18 		SNE
2
22 		SNE
3
22 		THR
1
Ret 		THR
2
18 		THR
3
17 		OUL
1
19 		OUL
2
20 		OUL
3
Ret 		CRO
1
Ret 		CRO
2
22 		CRO
3
Ret 		KNO
1
Ret 		KNO
2
20 		KNO
3
18 		DON
1
20 		DON
2
20 		DON
3
19 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
WD 		SIL
3
WD 		BRH
1
18 		BRH
2
19 		BRH
3
16 		28th 0

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

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