[1] The series borrowed heavily from the themes of the American reality show The Amazing Race and was produced by Fly Films.
After finishing Shanghai Rush, International Channel Shanghai acquired the rights to produce a show under the Amazing Race brand, resulting in the 2010 broadcast of The Amazing Race: China Rush.
^2 AJ & Rebecca were disqualified from the Final Challenge as neither of them had a valid driver's license.
Due to the injury, they were allowed to select one other team to replace them through the race: Justin & Matti.
^4 Alice & Richard were allowed to be returned to the show at this point in what was dubbed a "comeback episode".