Calendar
The first provisional calendar was released in October 2008.
Marrakech hosted a round on a new temporary street circuit in the heart of the city on 3 May. and Porto returned to the championship.
On 5 November 2008, FIA released a new provisional calendar, and announced the date of the Race of Germany in Oschersleben moved from 30 August to 6 September (due to clash with the date of the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix), and the date of the Race of Japan in Okayama moved from 25 October to 1 November. The Race of Italy was originally scheduled to be run in Monza but it was changed to Imola, and the date of the event in Italy was also changed (from 4 October to 20 September).
| Round | Race Name | Track | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Race of Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 8 March |
| R2 | ||||
| 2 | R3 | Race of Mexico | Autódromo Miguel E. Abed | 22 March |
| R4 | ||||
| 3 | R5 | Race of Morocco | Marrakech Street Circuit | 3 May |
| R6 | ||||
| 4 | R7 | Race of France | Circuit de Pau Ville | 17 May |
| R8 | ||||
| 5 | R9 | Race of Spain | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | 31 May |
| R10 | ||||
| 6 | R11 | Race of the Czech Republic | Masaryk Circuit | 21 June |
| R12 | ||||
| 7 | R13 | Race of Portugal | Circuito da Boavista | 5 July |
| R14 | ||||
| 8 | R15 | Race of UK | Brands Hatch | 19 July |
| R16 | ||||
| 9 | R17 | Race of Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 6 September |
| R18 | ||||
| 10 | R19 | Race of Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 20 September |
| R20 | ||||
| 11 | R21 | Race of Japan | Okayama International Circuit | 1 November |
| R22 | ||||
| 12 | R23 | Guia Race of Macau | Guia Circuit | 22 November |
| R24 | ||||
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