# Nicolas Hamilton

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.

## 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. He attracted much fan and media attention despite finishing last in his first race. His first season was the subject of a BBC documentary entitled Racing with the Hamiltons: Nic in the Driving Seat.

### European Touring Car Cup

Hamilton moved up to the European Touring Car Cup for 2013, driving a SEAT León Supercopa for Baporo Motorsport.

### 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.
In 2019, Hamilton secured a full-time drive with Motorbase Performance along with Tom Chilton and Ollie Jackson.
On 21 February 2020, Hamilton was confirmed as the fourth Team HARD driver in a Volkswagen CC, retaining his ROKiT sponsorship. 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.

## 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 |
| 2011 | 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.

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