It featured a ten event, twenty race series which commenced on 2 April 2006 and ended on 19 November.
The following drivers and teams contested the 2006 World Touring Car Championship.
Changed Teams Entering WTCC including those who entered one-off rounds in 2005 Leaving WTCC Each event comprised two races of 50 kilometres distance.
[1] Points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for the first eight finishers of those entries which were classified as Independents.
Points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for the first eight finishers of those entries which were classified as Independents.