Abu Dhabi to stage final 2009 grand prix

(CNN) -- Abu Dhabi's debut on the Formula One calendar will see the venue host the season-ending grand prix for 2009.

A total of 19 races are due to provisionally take place next year after a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris on Wednesday.

Abu Dhabi is due to host their race on November 15, which would be the latest conclusion to a F1 season for 22 years, taking over from Brazil which now becomes the penultimate event.

It had been expected the circus would return to the United States, with talk of Indianapolis Motor Speedway supremo Tony George possibly attracting enough sponsorship for the grand prix to be included.

But that has apparently not been the case, with no date now available should the matter be resolved prior to the calendar being ratified later this year.

Other significant changes see the British Grand Prix switched to June, and taking place prior to France, with the two races again back to back. Turkey also reverts to August after it was staged in May this year, which clearly had an effect as it was poorly attended.

Provisional 2009 calendar:

29 March Australia
5 April Malaysia
19 April Bahrain
10 May Spain
24 May Monaco
7 June Canada
21 June Great Britain
28 June France
12 July Germany
26 July Hungary
9 August Turkey
23 August Europe (Valencia)
6 September Italy
13 September Belgium
27 September Singapore
11 October Japan
18 October China
1 November Brazil
15 November Abu Dhabi