It began on 1 November 2015 with a non-championship round at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, and finished on 25 June 2016 at the same venue after seven triple-header rounds.
The initially scheduled first round was held as a non-championship race in support of the Formula One World Championship.
An updated version of the calendar was published on 22 November.
[5] In December 2015, the calendar was remade again, this time with seven official dates.
Five points were awarded to the driver with the fastest time in qualifying.