Grand Prix World Series - Season one

Season one of the Grand Prix World Series was the first championship run as part of the Retro Racing Manager's League, using Formula 1 machinery made up of teams and drivers that have never won a Grand Prix. Featuring 15 rounds, the calendar was made up of races that either used to or have never hosted Formula 1 races. Drivers competed for the title of inaugural GPWS Drivers' Champion, while teams fought for the title of GPWS Teams' Champion.

Jean-Eric Vergne prevailed across the course of the season to take the first ever GPWS title, while BAR took top honours in the team's championship.

Mid-season changes

 * Stefano Modena competed in the opening two rounds for BMS Scuderia Italia before being replaced by former V8 Supercars champion James Courtney.
 * After a series of driver errors that cost the team potential victories, British American Racing sacked Sebastien Buemi following the Brno Grand Prix and promoted test driver Pascal Wehrlein in his place.
 * Simtek sacked Marcus Ericsson ahead of the Pau Grand Prix, replacing him with five-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon.
 * Midland Racing took the decision to replace both Enrique Bernoldi and Luciano Burti between Brno and Pau, poaching the sacked Marcus Ericsson from Simtek while also bringing on board Pedro Diniz.
 * Following the Chennai Grand Prix, Nick Heidfeld left the Super Aguri team after struggling to find pace in the car. Robin Frijns was promoted from his reserve role for the remainder of the season.
 * Unable to match the pace of his teammate, Onyx Grand Prix took the decision to sack Bruno Senna and promote Takuma Sato into his place.
 * After Susie Wolff was handed a one-race ban for the Buenos Aires Grand Prix following multiple counts of ignoring blue flags, Super Aguri loaned out reserve driver Antonio Felix da Costa to Mastercard Lola as a replacement. After showing strong pace before retiring with a mechanical issue, Mastercard Lola elected to run da Costa for the rest of the season.

Young Driver's Test
A young driver's test was run following the Brno Grand Prix, in which teams could give each of their test and reserve drivers an outing. The test was an hour long session with no limits on number of laps and allowed teams to collect additional data to help develop their cars.

11 of the 13 teams took part, with Mastercard Lola and Midland Racing electing to forgo the opportunity to gather some extra mileage.

Each of the test drivers followed the same criteria as the main drivers, in that they must have driven a Formula 1 car but never won a Grand Prix.

Birmingham Superprix Pro Race
As part of the Birmingham Superprix round, famous racing personalities were invited to compete in a special event as part of the build-up to the main race. No championship points were to be awarded, but there was prize money up for grabs for the top four teams.