Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit will host the final grand prix of the 2010 Formula One season after the International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced a change to their race schedule today.

A provisional calendar had listed Abu Dhabi as the penultimate race before Brazil, but the sport's governing body decided to give the United Arab Emirates capital the Nov. 14 season finale, after the Brazilian Grand Prix on November 7.

The season begins with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 14.

The FIA also confirmed that a new points scoring system, where the first 10 finishers all secure points, would come into effect next season due to an expanded grid of 13 teams.

Under the new system, announced in a statement after a meeting in Monaco of the World Motor Sport Council, the race winner will get 25 points with 20 for second place and 15 for third. The remaining points would be allocated 10-8-6-5-3-2-1.

The current format awards points to the top eight in a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 sequence.

Formula One will have four new teams next year after the withdrawal of Toyota and BMW, whose team will continue as Sauber.

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