The season consisted of seven pairs of triathlon races for both a men's and women's competition, beginning on May 14 in Yokohama, and concluding on November 26 with the grand final in Abu Dhabi.

As part of the event, Abu Dhabi also hosted the World Championships races in the elite under-23 category, and the six para-triathlon disciplines.

[1] * The Montreal event, held in super-sprint eliminator format, doubled as the stand-alone World Triathlon Sprint Championships.

* The Montreal event, held in super-sprint eliminator format, doubled as the stand-alone World Triathlon Sprint Championships.

While the men and women's elite championships were decided over the full series, the Sprint, Mixed Relay, Under-23, Junior and Para-triathlon World Championships were all decided by single races, either on the Montreal leg (junior, sprint and both elite and u-23/Jr mixed relay) or Abu Dhabi grand final (Under-23 and paratriathlon).