The Living Ocean and Coast Geomun-do, Yeosu-si The Location of EXPO 2012 YEOSU KOREA jeollanam-do the Land of Green

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2010 F1 Korean Gran Prix

Project Outline

  • Period: 2010~2016 (7 years, thereafter possible to have an extended opening)
  • Location: within the development district of the Southwest Coast Tourism Leisure City (the entire area comprising Yeongam-gun in Jeollanam-do)
  • Major facilities: race track, pits, paddocks, media center, spectator stands, etc.
  • Required budget: 340 billion KRW
  • Business period: July 2007 ~ July 2010
  • Spread effect: 200,000 spectators per race, induced revenues of 257.9 billion KRW/year, induced employment of 2,570 persons a year

Promising businesses

  • Share (capital) participation in the operating corporation as a third enterprise
  • Tourist hotels and casinos for foreigners within the F1 site
  • Tuning business and parts firms related to motorsports