Scotland's Paul di Resta will drive for Force India in 2011.
The move makes the 24-year-old the third British driver on the Formula 1 grid alongside globe champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.
He will partner German Adrian Sutil, who's entering his fifth season using the team, using the former Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg as reserve.
"Now I'm going to live my dream, and that is to be a Formula 1 driver," mentioned Di Resta, who was unveiled in Glasgow.
"I've worked genuinely hard for this chance throughout my profession and to get it with Force India, a young team that is got ambitions as massive as mine, is genuinely exciting.
"I just hope this can continue on for a lengthy time.
"Britain has produced some wonderful drivers more than the years and Lewis and Jenson have genuinely stood out in current seasons as back-to-back globe champions. To be on the grid with them is pretty special.
"I cannot wait to be on the grid in Bahrain, it cannot come soon enough."
Di Resta, Force India's reserve in 2010, can be a highly rated protégé of Mercedes.
The Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi had a contract for 2010 but the team are negotiating a settlement with him.
BBC Sport understands that deal is not but finalised, but the two parties are expected to come to an agreement.
I know the team now and I know what it takes to get via a weekend. I've learned quite a few of the tracks, but it is nonetheless going to be a distinct challenge."
Di Resta, who won the DTM German Touring Automobile Championship for Mercedes in 2010, impressed Force India whilst driving in Friday morning practice sessions, along with the team have made the decision they've to give him a race seat.
He will join English McLaren team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, the 2008 and 2009 globe champions, as a British F1 driver in 2011.
Di Resta, who's the cousin of triple IndyCar champion, and two-time Indy 500 winner, Dario Franchitti, raced against Hamilton and Red Bull's globe champion Sebastian Vettel in his junior profession.
5 years ago, Di Resta beat his then team-mate Vettel towards the Formula 3 Euroseries just before moving to DTM in 2007.
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