Formula Renault UK is established as the country’s leading single-seater championship, launching the Formula One racing careers of Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen and Heikki Kovalainen.

The Championship enjoys a high level of exposure due to its place on the support package of the British Touring Car Championship, leading to television coverage on the ITV network. Two races are also held at World Series by Renault, which attracted a record-breaking crowd of 135,000 in 2009, making it the best attended one-make single-seater series.

The 2010 season sees the introduction of a brand new car, replacing the current Tatuus-built model. The new car model features a new lighter chassis, constructed in carbon-fiber, a seven-speed paddle-shift sequential gearbox, and a 2.0-litre, 16v normally-aspirated F4R832 engine. The car is builted at the Renaultsport factory in Dieppe, France.

The teams for the 2010 season are Alpine Motorsport, Fortec Motorsport, Hillspeed, CRS Racing, Manor Competition, Apotex Scorpio Motorsport, Falcon Motorsport, Anglo Motorsport, RS Racing, TA1 Motorsport, ATECH GP (formerly known as Hitech Junior), Mark Burdett Motorsport and MTECH.

In 2009 participated in the championship 32 pilots, and the British champion was Dean Smith, of Manor Competition team.

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