Scott secures maiden victory at record breaking WSbR

In front of a record breaking World Series by Renault crowd, CRS Racing’s Josh Scott (Milton Keynes) secured his first win of the 2009 Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship during rounds 11 and 12 at Silverstone Grand Prix circuit on Sunday, 5th July. Eighty-five thousand spectators, the highest ever attendance for a Formula Renault UK meeting, watched the Australian claim a superb lights-to-flag victory in round 11.

Meanwhile current Championship leader Fortec Motorsport’s Oli Webb (Knutsford) took the honours in round 12, also held on Sunday, to increase his lead in the one-make series to 19-points. A consistent weekend for team-mate James Calado (Worcester) saw the 20-year-old secure two second places with Manor Competition’s Dean Smith (Wolverhampton) also taking a double podium to move him into second in the drivers’ standings.

In total 135,000 people attended the free two-day motorsport festival which was returning to the Northamptonshire circuit – surpassing 2008’s attendance of 110,000.