Will we get another South Korean GP on the F1 calendar? The first steps are already being taken to organize another F1 race in the country.
For a few years, from 2010 to 2013 to be precise, South Korea was on the F1 calendar, but almost as quickly as the race appeared on the calendar it disappeared. More than a decade later, at a time when the F1 calendar is packed, steps are being taken in South Korea to regain a place on the F1 calendar.
After the Imola circuit had previously managed to successfully return to the F1 calendar, South Africa and the Kyalami circuit seemed to be the main candidate for a comeback on the F1 calendar, but now another trend has emerged with South Korea. candidate presented.
During the race weekend in Japan, F1 boss Stefano Domenicali received a letter from the mayor of Incheon, South Korea’s third-largest city, expressing his intention to obtain a place on the F1 calendar. Incheon would like to build a street circuit and would like to get a place on the F1 calendar in 2026 or 2027.
In the period 2010-2013, the South Korean GP took place at the Korean International Circuit, located in Yeongam.