2009 Formula One season

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2009 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 2009 Formula One season will be the 60th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It will be the second season under the new Concorde Agreement. As it stands, there are a total of seven teams (plus Prodrive that will race from the 2008 season) signed up to compete in the championship through an agreement with Formula One Management, while the other four major manufacturers in the Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association (GPMA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the 2006 Spanish Grand Prix to compete in the 2008 season. <ref>"Ecclestone signature ends breakaway threat", F1Racing.net, 2006-05-20. Retrieved on 2006-10-09.</ref>

After the 2006 United States Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone and Ron Dennis announced the possibility of two new Grands Prix entering in this season, in South Korea and Mexico (but not in Cancun, as originally rumored). ^{[citation needed]} It has now been revealed though that the former will take place from 2010 and will be named Korean Grand Prix. <ref>"Korean Grand Prix set for 2010", Manipe F1, 2006-02-10. Retrieved on 2006-02-10.</ref> Ecclestone also discussed the want for a 2nd United States Grand Prix, likely on the western coast, and a Russian Grand Prix. ^{[citation needed]}