Fifteen drivers took part in the official test at Oschersleben, on Monday and Tuesday. The weather was mostly sunny and warm.
Alain Menu and his Chevrolet Lacetti clocked the fastest lap of 1:34.956 over the two days on Tuesday morning; the Swiss stepped in for Nicola Larini who had tested on Monday. On Tuesday afternoon most of the drivers managed to improve their lap times, however nobody was able to top Menu's time.