Next year's World Touring Car Championship will include rounds at Zolder and the Algarve for the first time.

A 12-round calendar was published following a meeting of the FIA World Motorsport Council on Wednesday with the Zolder round putting Belgium back on the schedule for the first time since 2005. Portugal's round, meanwhile, moves away from the Porto street circuit as the local government only allows the track to be used every two years.

Italy retains its place on the calendar, although the venue has yet to be confirmed. This year's event was held at Imola. The only other significant change to the calendar is the switching of the Spanish round at Valencia from May to September.

2010 WTCC calendar:

7/3    BR   Curitiba 
11/4   MEX  Puebla  
2/5    MA   Marrakech 
23/5   I    TBC 
20/6   B    Zolder 
4/7    P    Algarve 
18/7   GB   Brands Hatch 
1/8    CZ   Brno 
5/9    D    Oschersleben  
9/9    E    Valencia Ricardo Tormo 
31/10  J    Okayama  
21/11  MO   Macau