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 Charles Leclerc Antonio Fuoco Racing Engineering Louis Deletraz Gustav Malja Russian Time Artem Markelov

ART Grand Prix Nobuharu Matsushita Alexander Albon DAMS TBA Campos Racing TBA MP Motorsport Sergio Sette Camara Trident TBA Rapax TBA Arden Sean Gelael Norman Nato

2017 GP3 driver line-up so far: