[3] At Zandvoort, Audi drivers swapped positions on the start/finish straight on the final lap, handing the race win to Martin Tomczyk instead of Prémat.
[4] Audi Motorsport Director Wolfgang Ullrich denied the presence of team orders and instead said that Prémat did the move on his own.
[5] At the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona before 42,000 spectators, Häkkinen collided with Martin Tomczyk and Daniel la Rosa with Mattias Ekström.
2005 DTM champion Gary Paffett returned to the series with Perrsson Motorsport after spending the previous year focussing on his role as test driver at the McLaren F1 Team.
[17][18] Alexandre Prémat had to miss the Oschersleben round due to injuries sustained at the season opener in Hockenheim.
[19] Adam Carroll left Futurecom TME after the fifth round after failing to fulfill sponsorship obligations and returned to the GP2 Series.
[22] Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap • Half points were awarded at EuroSpeedway because of mistakes by race director during the safety car period.