As in previous years, the championships took place over ten rounds – each with two races – held at a variety of European circuits.
The top four drivers in the championship would go on to race in Formula 1: Sébastien Buemi, Kamui Kobayashi and champion Grosjean all debuted in F1 in 2009 and Nico Hülkenberg in 2010.
At the Nürburgring, Am-Holzer Rennsport replaced its Speiss-Opel engine with the new Volkswagen and RC Motorsport made a return to the championship with two Volkswagen-powered cars for Maximilian Götz and Jonathan Summerton.
Though Götz finished in sixth place in the first race,[2] neither he nor Summerton were eligible to score points.
Bas Leinders's Junior Team entered a single car for Michael Herck in the first round, but has not competed since then.