The 2008 race calendar comprises 12 championship rounds. Like in 2007, the race in the Kingdom of Bahrain opens the season. Two classification rounds will take place there. New on the schedule is the classification race on the urban circuit in Valencia city, Spain.

For each event practice sessions of 30 to 45 minutes and a qualifying of 30 to 45 minutes are planned. The starting grid for the classification rounds depends on the result of the qualifying.

The races run over a distance of approx. 70 km. In each case this distance is converted into a certain number of laps and indicated for each event.

The classification rounds are started by standing start with staggered starting line-up (GP start).