Formula One will return to Indianapolis, the Uninted States, for a U.S. Grand Prix in July 2006 despite this year's race turning into a six-car fiasco because of tyre safety fears.

The race would be held on July 2, subject to final approval by the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA), comparingto this year's race held on June 19, according to the IndianapolisMotor Speedway (IMS) in a statement on Wednesday.

"Despite the events that took place during this year's U.S. GP and the cloud that lingered over the race, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway staff never stopped working on 2006 and promoting FormulaOne racing in the U.S," IMS president Joie Chitwood said.

There had been fears after this year's race, with fans hurling bottles and cans on the track, that Formula One would not return after such a major public relations setback.

Seven of the 10 teams, all those using Michelin tyres, withdrewbefore the start when it became apparent their tyres could not withstand the forces of the circuit's final banked corner.

A request for a chicane to be installed was rejected. That leftFerrari's seven times world champion Michael Schumacher, whose team use Bridgestone tyres, to claim an empty victory.

Michelin have since offered to refund race day fans for their tickets.

Editor: Donald