Matsushita, Fukuzumi retained by ART for 2017
Honda junior drivers Nobuharu Matsushita and Nirei Fukuzumi will both stay with ART Grand Prix in 2017, racing in GP2 and GP3 respectively.
Photo by: GP2 Media Service
Matsushita and Fukuzumi both raced on the Formula 1 support bill last year with the French squad, and a statement from Honda on Monday confirmed that the Japanese duo will stay put for the upcoming season.
For Matsushita, it will mark a third successive season in GP2, the 23-year-old finishing 11th in the standings last year after picking up his second career win in the Monaco sprint race.
He will be partnered in 2017 by GP3 graduate Alexander Albon, though this has yet to be confirmed by the team.
Fukuzumi, meanwhile, stays in ART's GP3 line-up for a second season after making his debut last year, when he finished seventh overall with three podium finishes to his credit.
Mercedes F1 junior George Russell became the French team's first confirmed signing for the new campaign last month, while Jack Aitken and Anthoine Hubert are also both set to join the squad.
2017 GP2 driver line-up so far:
| Team | Drivers |
|---|---|
| Prema Racing |
|
| Racing Engineering |
|
| Russian Time |  Artem Markelov |
| ART Grand Prix |
|
| DAMS | TBA |
| Campos Racing | TBA |
| MP Motorsport |  Sergio Sette Camara |
| Trident | TBA |
| Rapax | TBA |
| Arden |
|
Charles Leclerc
Antonio Fuoco
Louis Deletraz
Gustav Malja
Nobuharu Matsushita
Alexander Albon
Sean Gelael2017 GP3 driver line-up so far:
| Team | Drivers |
|---|---|
| ART Grand Prix |
|
| Arden International |
|
| Trident |
|
| DAMS | TBA |
| Koiranen GP | TBA |
| Jenzer Motorsport | TBA |
| Campos Racing |  Julien Falchero |
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