European Touring Car Cup
Auto racing championship in Europe
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2025 | Scheduled to compete in the British Touring Car Championship with Un-Limited Motorsport. |
2023 | Nicolas Hamilton competes in his last season of the British Touring Car Championship, continuing his racing career despite physical challenges. |
2023 | Competed in the British Touring Car Championship with Go-Fix with Autoaid Breakdown, participating in 15 races and finishing 24th in the championship. |
2022 | Raced in the British Touring Car Championship with Yazoo with Safuu.com Racing, competing in 30 races and finishing 29th in the championship. |
2021 | Continued in the British Touring Car Championship with ROKiT Racing with iQuoto Online Trading, competing in 29 races and finishing 29th in the championship. |
2020 | In the final race at Brands Hatch during round 2 of the championship, Hamilton scored his first-ever BTCC point by finishing 15th. |
February 21 2020 | Nicolas Hamilton was confirmed as the fourth Team HARD driver, racing a Volkswagen CC and retaining his ROKiT sponsorship. |
2019 | Hamilton secured a full-time drive with Motorbase Performance, racing alongside Tom Chilton and Ollie Jackson in the British Touring Car Championship. |
2018 | Continued in Renault Clio Cup UK with WDE Motorsport, competing in 18 races and finishing 20th in the championship. |
2017 | Returned to Renault Clio Cup UK with WDE Motorsport, competing in 10 races and finishing 20th in the championship. |
2017 | Series classes renamed: unified Super 2000 became ETCC-1 and Super 1600 cars became ETCC-2. |
2017 | The final year of the FIA European Touring Car Cup, concluding its run as an annual touring car racing event in Europe. |
January 2016 | New series branding introduced with a logo similar to recent FIA series like the FIA World Endurance Championship. |
2015 | Nicolas 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. |
2015 | SEAT León Supercopa was replaced by the new SEAT León Cup Racer. |
2014 | Older 1.6 turbocharged Super 2000 spec cars were allowed to compete. |
2013 | Competed in the European Touring Car Cup with Baporo Motorsport, participating in 6 races and finishing 10th in the championship. |
2013 | Diesel engines and Super Production regulations were outlawed, restricting eligible cars to petrol-engined Super 2000, SEAT León Supercopa, and Super 1600 cars. |
2012 | Continued racing in the Renault Clio Cup UK with Total Control Racing, competing in 16 races and finishing 21st in the championship. |
2012 | Single Make Trophy was introduced, featuring cars like SEAT León Supercopa and Renault Clio Cup. |
2011 | Nicolas Hamilton began his professional racing career in the Renault Clio Cup UK with Total Control Racing, competing in 16 races and finishing 14th in the championship. |
2010 | The series expanded from a one-off event to a three-round championship, marking a significant expansion of the competition format. |
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