Season Calendar
The season started at the Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands on 5 October 2008.
Further timetable details were announced on 9 June 2008.
On 21 August 2008, the Italy race at Mugello was moved back following a delay in the build schedule of the new chassis, and Zandvoort was named as the first race of the season. A replacement date was not announced.
Further timetable changes were announced on 26 August 2008. The Chinese round was confirmed to be held at Chengdu Goldenport Circuit, and swapped places in the calendar with the Indonesian round at Jakarta. Subsequent to that, the Indonesian race was moved back further, to 8 February due to track construction.
On 9 September 2008, Brands Hatch was confirmed as hosting the race in Great Britain at the end of the season. It was also announced that as a replacement date for the Mugello race could not be found, the race was removed from the season's schedule.
According to a revised international FIA calendar issued on 19 December, the A1GP season finale is to be held at Interlagos on the weekend of 15–17 May 2009.
Round 5 at Lippo Village, Indonesia was cancelled on January 16 due to the circuit missing a construction deadline, mainly caused by a heavy rain season. The Mexican round was also moved back by one week, so as to avoid clashing with a Radiohead music concert, which was to take place in the baseball stadium inside the circuit at the original date.
On February 17, 2009 A1GP Gauteng official preview reported that the Mexico City round was no longer to take place on the weekend of March 20–22 and a replacement date was being sought. eTicket.com.mx advertised the event as it should take place on the weekend of the 22–24 May, and was confirmed on March 31, 2009, subject to the FIA-stipulated changes to the Peraltada corner.
On the 5th of March, the proposed Interlagos race was removed from the circuit's official calendar, presumably signalling an end to A1GP's plans to run a race meeting there.
On April 29, 2009, it was confirmed that the Mexican round was cancelled due to an outbreak of swine flu.
| Round | Date | Country | Circuit | Sprint Winner | Feature Winner | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2008 | Italy | Autodromo Internazionale di Mugello | CANCELLED | Report | ||
| 1 | 5 October 2008 | Netherlands | Circuit Park Zandvoort | Malaysia | France | Report |
| 2 | 9 November 2008 | China | Chengdu International Circuit | Ireland | Portugal | Report |
| 3 | 23 November 2008 | Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit | Switzerland | Ireland | Report |
| 4 | 25 January 2009 | New Zealand | Taupo Motorsport Park | Ireland | Switzerland | Report |
| 8 February 2009 | Indonesia | Jakarta Street Circuit | CANCELLED | Report | ||
| 5 | 22 February 2009 | South Africa | Kyalami | Netherlands | Switzerland | Report |
| 6 | 12 April 2009 | Portugal | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | Netherlands | Switzerland | Report |
| 7 | 3 May 2009 | Great Britain | Brands Hatch | Ireland | Ireland | Report |
| 24 May 2009 | Mexico | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | CANCELLED | Report | ||
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