He has admitted paying Gribkowsky, who was jailed for eight-and-a-half years in June 2012 for taking an illegal payment, but disputes the bribery charges, claiming he was the victim of blackmail.
"This is about me proving my innocence," Ecclestone told the Handelsblatt newspaper on Thursday. "That is why I will go to Munich for this trial."
The motor-racing magnate has been under investigation since Gribkowsky was convicted.
Having appeared at Gribkowsky's trial, Ecclestone told the Munich state court he felt pressured into paying the cash because he was worried the banker would make unfounded allegations about his tax affairs to Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs.
If found guilty, Ecclestone could face a jail term which would bring down his Formula One empire.
Ecclestone's rise began in the late 1970s when he bought Formula One's television and marketing rights and has built it up into one of the world's most profitable sporting events on the planet.
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