On 19 October 2016, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the 2017 calendar and championship details.
[1] The series started at Sepang on 8 April and ended at Zhejiang on 15 October, as the event at Zhejiang was moved forward one week, after the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race.
Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.
Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.