(CNN) -- South Korea will stage its first Formula One grand prix in 2010, motorsport's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA),  announced on Monday. Work is in progress at the 5.6km site of the future South Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam county. The 19-race season will open in Bahrain on March 14 and the final race will take place in Brazil. After missing out on staging a grand prix in 2009, Canada will return to the circuit in 2010 with a June 13 date if agreement could be reached with Formula One Management which holds the sport's commercial rights. If that is not completed then the Turkish Grand Prix will be moved back one week to the June 6 slot. South Korea is spending millions of dollars on a track in Yeongam county and officials are confident the Korean Grand Prix, set for October 17, will quickly make its mark. Work is in progress at the 5.6km site, 320km south of Seoul, where seating to accommodate 135,000 spectators is being built. Organizers say the main circuit will include Asia's longest straight stretch of 1.2km which will allow speeds of up to 320km per hour. Seoul has hosted the Olympic Games, the Asian Games and a football World Cup, but never a Formula One race, despite a major domestic auto industry. The 19-race schedule for the 2010 Formula One championship which gets under way in Bahrain on March 14: . March 14, Bahrain Grand Prix . March 28, Australian Grand Prix . April 4, Malaysian Grand Prix . April 18, Chinese Grand Prix . May 9, Spanish Grand Prix . May 23, Monaco Grand Prix . May 30, Turkish Grand Prix . June 13, Canadian Grand Prix ** . June 27, European Grand Prix at Valencia, Spain . July 11, British Grand Prix . July 25, German Grand Prix . August 1, Hungarian Grand Prix . August 29, Belgian Grand Prix . September 12, Italian Grand Prix . September 26, Singapore Grand Prix . October 3, Japanese Grand Prix . October 17, South Korean Grand Prix . October 31, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . November 14, Brazilian Grand Prix . ** Subject to the completion of contract negotiations with Formula One Management. If these are not completed then the Turkish Grand Prix will be moved to June 6 .
South Korea will stage its first Formula One grand prix in 2010, FIA announce .
The Korean Grand Prix is set for October 17 in a 19-race Formula 1 calendar .
Season opens in Bahrain on March 14 and the final race takes place in Brazil .
(CNN) -- South Korea will stage its first Formula One grand prix in 2010, motorsport's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA),  announced on Monday. Work is in progress at the 5.6km site of the future South Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam county. The 19-race season will open in Bahrain on March 14 and the final race will take place in Brazil. After missing out on staging a grand prix in 2009, Canada will return to the circuit in 2010 with a June 13 date if agreement could be reached with Formula One Management which holds the sport's commercial rights. If that is not completed then the Turkish Grand Prix will be moved back one week to the June 6 slot. South Korea is spending millions of dollars on a track in Yeongam county and officials are confident the Korean Grand Prix, set for October 17, will quickly make its mark. Work is in progress at the 5.6km site, 320km south of Seoul, where seating to accommodate 135,000 spectators is being built. Organizers say the main circuit will include Asia's longest straight stretch of 1.2km which will allow speeds of up to 320km per hour. Seoul has hosted the Olympic Games, the Asian Games and a football World Cup, but never a Formula One race, despite a major domestic auto industry. The 19-race schedule for the 2010 Formula One championship which gets under way in Bahrain on March 14: . March 14, Bahrain Grand Prix . March 28, Australian Grand Prix . April 4, Malaysian Grand Prix . April 18, Chinese Grand Prix . May 9, Spanish Grand Prix . May 23, Monaco Grand Prix . May 30, Turkish Grand Prix . June 13, Canadian Grand Prix ** . June 27, European Grand Prix at Valencia, Spain . July 11, British Grand Prix . July 25, German Grand Prix . August 1, Hungarian Grand Prix . August 29, Belgian Grand Prix . September 12, Italian Grand Prix . September 26, Singapore Grand Prix . October 3, Japanese Grand Prix . October 17, South Korean Grand Prix . October 31, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . November 14, Brazilian Grand Prix . ** Subject to the completion of contract negotiations with Formula One Management. If these are not completed then the Turkish Grand Prix will be moved to June 6 .
(CNN) -- South Korea will stage its first Formula One grand prix in 2010, motorsport's governing will open in Bahrain on March 14 and the final race will take place in Brazil. After missing out set for October 17, will quickly make its mark. Prix . October 17, South Korean Grand Prix .