The 2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season was the seventh Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season after the series' was resumed in 2000. The number of race weekends was reduced, from eleven in 2005, to ten for the 2006 season. Each track hosted one race, with the exception of Hockenheim, which hosted two. As in 2005, each event consisted of one race of approximately one hour, with two compulsory pit stops for each car. The Championship was won by Bernd Schneider driving a AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006 for the HWA Team.
* Olivier Tielemans was replaced by Jeroen Bleekemolen
** Jeroen Bleekemolen was replaced by Nicolas Kiesa after problems between the team of [[Colin Kolles]] where he drove and the main sponsor of Bleekemolen
*** Nicolas Kiesa was replaced by Thed Björk after being injured in a motocross accident
Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap