The2009 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship was the 21stBritish Formula Renault Championship. The season began atBrands 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.
Despite initial fears of the2008 financial crisis 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 atBrands Hatch.[1] Most of the pre-season anticipation centred around the two championship favourites:Fortec Motorsport'sJames Calado andAlpine Motorsport'sDean 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 atThruxton.