Jordan had been bought by Russo-Canadian steel company Midland early in 2005 and was renamed Midland F1 for the 2006 season.
Zadnje privatno moštvo, Minardi, je izginilo s prodajo septembra 2005 Red Bullu, ki so jo preimenovali v Scuderio Toro Rosso in nastopali ločeno od moštva Red Bull Racing.