The BARC championship's Club Class uses old chassis previously used in the UK series.

It then became the reference championship for any aspiring single seater driver to compete in, especially in Western Europe.

This was due to a low number of entries to the championship after only receiving six confirmed competitors,[1] as the price for competing for a season was reaching £200,000.

[5] Originally, it was planned by series promoter Stéphane Ratel Organisation that the championship would take a one-year hiatus, leading to a re-launch in 2013.

[2] A new proposal to reintroduce Formula Renault UK was made by the BARC and motorsport promoter Grovewood in 2014.

Formula Renault BARC, which had been suffering from declining grid sizes, would be absorbed into the new championship.

The regular series was the main championship and at its peak, held 20 races over 10 meetings.

Several notable Formula One Drivers have raced in the series including Kimi Räikkönen, Lewis Hamilton, Paul di Resta and Heikki Kovalainen.

To be eligible to race in the Graduate Cup Class drivers had to have competed in no more than two Formula Renault 2.0 race meetings before the current season (except drivers who have previously taken part in the Formula Renault UK Winter Cup or have raced in the Formula Renault BARC Championship) and must be under 19 years of age.

The championship used the older Formula Renault Tatuus chassis first introduced to Formula Renault racing in 2000 and updated in 2007, which makes the championship a viable prospect to drivers with lower levels of budget and funding.

[3] Despite its initial growth, grid sizes fell in subsequent seasons, and the championship ended in 2014.

The season will begin at Donington Park on 14 April and end on 29 September at Silverstone Circuit.