After success in the DTM he drove in Formula One from 2005 until the 2007 British Grand Prix, shortly after which he was dropped by the Spyker F1 team.

Beginning in 2001, Albers raced in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Mercedes-Benz, and graduated from a privately run team to the works AMG outfit in 2003 after the departure from the series of Uwe Alzen.

He was instantly a front-runner, finishing runner-up in 2003 with a season-high four wins, and challenging DTM veteran and multiple champion Bernd Schneider for the title all the way up to the final race.

In November 2004, he set the fastest time at a Misano di Gera d'Adda Minardi test session.

At the 2005 United States Grand Prix he gained his first championship points with a fifth-place finish, a race where only six drivers started.

At the 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Albers found himself being crashed into by Yuji Ide and sent into a series of spectacular rolls.

At Magny-Cours he ignored the lollipop telling him not to leave the pits during a pitstop, driving off with part of the fuel rig still attached.

[6] On 10 July 2007 he was released from his Spyker contract, due to a lack of sponsorship money, which would have compromised the team's development programme.

[10] Christijan Albers returned to the DTM-series in December 2007 as the Dutchman was invited by the Audi-team of Futurecom TME for a week of testing in Jerez de la Frontera.

It was announced on 9 October 2008 that Albers would be racing with Audi Sport North America in the American Le Mans Series.

This was another step by Audi to bring youth to their Le Mans programs, following Marcel Fässler's two races in the R10.

Albers is part of the permanent team of Formula One analysts for the new Dutch sports broadcaster Viaplay from 2022 onwards.