Schedule
The 2008 schedule remained largely unchanged from that of 2007, except for Circuit de Catalunya replacing Circuit de Valencia for the Spanish round. A large gap was built into the schedule between May and August to better allow teams to prepare for and recover from the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans.
An additional race was announced at a later date, with a 1000 km event in Shanghai. This event however would not replace the Mil Milhas Brasil round, but was instead to be a stand-alone event as a precursor to a new Asian Le Mans Series planned for 2009. Points for the Le Mans Series would not be awarded but class winners would gain automatic entry to the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans. The race was cancelled and was later rescheduled be held on November 8, 2009, because of conflicts with the 2008 Summer Olympics schedule.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | LMS Official Test | Paul Ricard HTTT | March 2 March 3 |
| 1 | 1000 km of Catalunya | Circuit de Catalunya | April 6 |
| 2 | 1000 km of Monza | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 27 |
| 3 | 1000 km of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | May 11 |
| 4 | 1000 km of Nürburgring | Nürburgring | August 17 |
| 5 | 1000 km of Silverstone | Silverstone Circuit | September 14 |
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