The 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship was the 21st
British Formula Renault Championship. The season began at
Brands Hatch on 5 April and ended at the same venue on 4 October, after twenty rounds held in England.
Dean Smith won the title, despite missing the opening rounds of the series.
Harry Tincknell won the Graduate Cup for first-year drivers.
Formula Renault UK season
Background
Despite initial fears of the
financial crisis of 2007–2008 causing a lack of entries into the championship, the series' grid increased from the previous season with a total of 26 entries prior to the championship's opening race at
Brands Hatch.[1] Most of the pre-season anticipation centred around the two championship favourites:
Fortec Motorsport's
James Calado and
Alpine Motorsport's
Dean Stoneman, both in their second season and boasting victories in their début season in the series, with pre-season testing further backing media predictions that the championship would most likely be decided between the pair.[1] The series swelled to 29, for the second meeting at
Thruxton.
The 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship was the 21st
British Formula Renault Championship. The season began at
Brands Hatch on 5 April and ended at the same venue on 4 October, after twenty rounds held in England.
Dean Smith won the title, despite missing the opening rounds of the series.
Harry Tincknell won the Graduate Cup for first-year drivers.
Formula Renault UK season
Background
Despite initial fears of the
financial crisis of 2007–2008 causing a lack of entries into the championship, the series' grid increased from the previous season with a total of 26 entries prior to the championship's opening race at
Brands Hatch.[1] Most of the pre-season anticipation centred around the two championship favourites:
Fortec Motorsport's
James Calado and
Alpine Motorsport's
Dean Stoneman, both in their second season and boasting victories in their début season in the series, with pre-season testing further backing media predictions that the championship would most likely be decided between the pair.[1] The series swelled to 29, for the second meeting at
Thruxton.