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Matt Hamilton
Nationality  British
Born (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34)
Hemel Hempstead ( England)
Previous series
200910
2009
2008
2007–08
2006
BTCC
FIA GT4 European Cup
British Formula Ford
Formula Palmer Audi
Formula BMW UK

Matthew Hamilton (born 2 February 1990 in Hemel Hempstead) is a British racing driver. He is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship.

Racing career

Hamilton raced in karting between 1999 and 2005. [1] In 2005 he won a Formula BMW scholarship, which gave him entry to the 2006 Formula BMW UK season. [1] He raced in Formula Palmer Audi in 2007. [1] He won the opening race of the season at Silverstone, and was on pole position for the second. A fast-changing red starting light left Hamilton stranded on the startline. He was hit by several unsighted drivers and was spun around; it was then hit broadside at full racing speed by a car from the back of the grid. Hamilton was extracted from the cockpit and airlifted to hospital in Coventry with a broken right femur. [2] In 2008 he competed in FPA and in the British Formula Ford Championship. [1] In 2009 he made his GT racing debut at Silverstone racing in the FIA GT4 European Cup in a Ginetta G50.

He competed in the final two rounds of the 2009 British Touring Car Championship in a TH Motorsport-prepared Honda Civic, [3] and continued in the same car for 2010. At the season's first meeting at Thruxton he collected funds for Help For Heroes. [4] He was forced to miss the Croft round of the championship due to budgetary issues. [5] Hamilton signed for THM Racing in March 2014 the Watford-based Volkswagen Racing Cup outfit, to compete in the Volkswagen Racing Cup series backed by the giant Volkswagen Group.

Racing record

Complete GT4 European Cup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Pts
2009 GCR Ginetta G50 GT4 SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

5
ADR
1
ADR
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
ZOL
1
ZOL
2
ALG
1
ALG
2
20th 4

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded 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 Pts
2009 TH Motorsport Racing with Inten Honda Civic Type-R BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
ROC
1

Ret
ROC
2

Ret
ROC
3

14
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

13
27th 0
2010 TH Motorsport Honda Civic Type-R THR
1

Ret
THR
2

13
THR
3

12
ROC
1

15
ROC
2

14
ROC
3

12
BRH
1

12
BRH
2

9
BRH
3

12
OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

12
OUL
3

13
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
21st 2

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biography". matthamiltonracing.com. Matt Hamilton. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Hamilton airlifted to hospital after startline accident". clubfpa.com. Newnet. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  3. ^ O'Leary, Jamie (3 September 2009). "Hamilton joins BTCC with TH Honda". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  4. ^ "'Nothing to lose' for Hamilton at Thruxton". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  5. ^ O'Leary, Jamie (10 June 2010). "Matt Hamilton forced to miss Croft". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 19 June 2010.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Matt Hamilton
Nationality  British
Born (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34)
Hemel Hempstead ( England)
Previous series
200910
2009
2008
2007–08
2006
BTCC
FIA GT4 European Cup
British Formula Ford
Formula Palmer Audi
Formula BMW UK

Matthew Hamilton (born 2 February 1990 in Hemel Hempstead) is a British racing driver. He is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship.

Racing career

Hamilton raced in karting between 1999 and 2005. [1] In 2005 he won a Formula BMW scholarship, which gave him entry to the 2006 Formula BMW UK season. [1] He raced in Formula Palmer Audi in 2007. [1] He won the opening race of the season at Silverstone, and was on pole position for the second. A fast-changing red starting light left Hamilton stranded on the startline. He was hit by several unsighted drivers and was spun around; it was then hit broadside at full racing speed by a car from the back of the grid. Hamilton was extracted from the cockpit and airlifted to hospital in Coventry with a broken right femur. [2] In 2008 he competed in FPA and in the British Formula Ford Championship. [1] In 2009 he made his GT racing debut at Silverstone racing in the FIA GT4 European Cup in a Ginetta G50.

He competed in the final two rounds of the 2009 British Touring Car Championship in a TH Motorsport-prepared Honda Civic, [3] and continued in the same car for 2010. At the season's first meeting at Thruxton he collected funds for Help For Heroes. [4] He was forced to miss the Croft round of the championship due to budgetary issues. [5] Hamilton signed for THM Racing in March 2014 the Watford-based Volkswagen Racing Cup outfit, to compete in the Volkswagen Racing Cup series backed by the giant Volkswagen Group.

Racing record

Complete GT4 European Cup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Pts
2009 GCR Ginetta G50 GT4 SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

5
ADR
1
ADR
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
ZOL
1
ZOL
2
ALG
1
ALG
2
20th 4

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded 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 Pts
2009 TH Motorsport Racing with Inten Honda Civic Type-R BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
THR
1
THR
2
THR
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
OUL
1
OUL
2
OUL
3
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
ROC
1

Ret
ROC
2

Ret
ROC
3

14
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

Ret
BRH
3

13
27th 0
2010 TH Motorsport Honda Civic Type-R THR
1

Ret
THR
2

13
THR
3

12
ROC
1

15
ROC
2

14
ROC
3

12
BRH
1

12
BRH
2

9
BRH
3

12
OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

12
OUL
3

13
CRO
1
CRO
2
CRO
3
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
21st 2

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biography". matthamiltonracing.com. Matt Hamilton. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Hamilton airlifted to hospital after startline accident". clubfpa.com. Newnet. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  3. ^ O'Leary, Jamie (3 September 2009). "Hamilton joins BTCC with TH Honda". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  4. ^ "'Nothing to lose' for Hamilton at Thruxton". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  5. ^ O'Leary, Jamie (10 June 2010). "Matt Hamilton forced to miss Croft". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 19 June 2010.

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