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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.
Its popularity and reputation as a source of future world champions leads to extensive coverage in the UK motorsport media both in print and online.
The championship also enjoys a high level of exposure due to its place on the support package of the British Touring Car Championship which attracts the largest race day crowds in UK Motorsport plus comprehensive television coverage on the ITV network. The series supports two races of the World Series by Renault, which has attracted a record-breaking crowd of 135,000 in the past, making it the best attended one-make single seater series.
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Regional press The Formula Renault UK series is very popular both nationally and internationally and my progress in the championship is regularly featured in both the local and regional press.
- Bradford Telegraph and Argus - Circulation: 28,839
- Keighley News - Circulation: 11,964
- Yorkshire Post - Circulation: 41,896
Television coverage ITV's comprehensive coverage of the BTCC which reached more than 14 million UK viewers in 2010 extends to the support races offering unrivalled exposure for the Formula Renault UK Championship. Sunday races are eligible to be broadcast either live or as-live on ITV4, reflecting the channel's recognition of the series as a fans favourite. In addition to live broadcasts, the championship also features on the network's highlights show Motorsport UK that alone provides an annual television audience that nears 5 million. This one-hour length show is broadcast on ITV1 and ITV4 with regular repeats as well as on the channel's catch-up service on its website.
Live audience exposure The British Touring Car Championship remains one of the UK's top sporting attractions with 2010 seeing in excess of 325,000 spectators pass through the gates. Over the past decade BTCC events have regularly drawn live audiences on a par with Premiership football matches. Formula Renault UK is unique among UK national single seater championships in having the added benefit of appearing at World Series by Renault which has attracted 135,000 spectators in the past making it the second biggest motorsport event in the country behind the British Grand Prix.
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