Scott Speed was the reigning Supercars champion for a second season and Cabot Bigham was the reigning GRC Lites champion.
The schedule consisted of twelve rounds at eight different venues.
[1] Every driver competes in an Olsbergs MSE-built GRC Lites car.
Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below: In addition, points were awarded in all rounds of heats and semifinals.
Bold – Fastest time in qualifying 1 2 – Number of heat wins A B – Winner of Semifinal A or B LCQ – Winner of the Last Chance Qualifier