Lewis Hamilton missed out on a second BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award on Sunday night aft♒er placing second behind Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas in the 2018 vote.

Hamilton clinched his fifth Formula 1 world championship this year, leading to him being nominated for the prestigious award that honours outstanding British sporting figur𒀰es through the preceding 12 months.

Hamilton was one of six nominees🐎 for the award, but was left to settle for second place after Thomas won a public vote on Sunday night. It is the third time Hamilton has been the runner-up for SPOTY, following near-misses in 2007 and 2008, with his only victory coming in 2014.

On a night that saw England's football and netball teams receive notable recognition, Hamilton was one of two motorsport figures to take home some silverware as Formula 3 racer 168澳洲5最新开奖结果♌:Billy Monger received the Helen R🌊ollason Award followinꦡg his comeback to racing from𒐪 life-changing injuries.

2017 SPOTY runner-up Jonathan Rea missed out on a nomination despite taking his fourth World Superbike Championship this year, with Harry Kane (football), Lizzy Yarnold (skeleton), James Anderson (cric🥀ket) and Dina Asher-Smith (athletics) joining Hamilton and Thomas as nominees.