Sports season
Despite missing the: opening round of the——series at Brands Hatch , Dean Smith won the title ahead of James Calado and Oliver Webb .
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 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 . 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. The series swelled——to 29, for the second meeting at Thruxton .
Teams and drivers ※
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Class
G
Graduate Cup
Calendar ※
All races were held in United Kingdom.
Driver standings ※
Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:
Position
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
FL
Points
32
28
25
22
20
18
16
14
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
2
Best 18 results count towards the championship.
T. Pts – points if all races counted.
Drop – two dropped scores.
Pts – best 18 results.
G. Pts – drivers in the Graduate Cup, with the best 15 results counting.
Formula Renault UK Winter Series ※
The 2009 Formula Renault UK Winter Series was the 12th British Formula Renault Winter Series . The series began at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit on 31 October and ended at Rockingham Motor Speedway on 7 November, after four races at two rounds held in England. Harry Tincknell won the title.
Teams and Drivers ※
Calendar ※
All races were held in United Kingdom.
Driver Standings ※
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap
References ※
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