Pierre Gasly will participate in his second full GP2 season with the new Prema Racing outfit in 2016, partnering Antonio Giovinazzi.
The Frenchman started out in the series with the now defunct Caterham team, participating in the final six rounds of the championship, before securing a seat with DAMS in '15. He went on to finish eighth overall, with four podium finishes to his name.
“It will be another thrilling and very busy season continuing my work as reserve driver for Red Bull Racing but my priority is clearly to win the GP2 series and I couldn’t be doing it with a better group of people than the Prema team," said Gasly.
"They have a great reputation and ability for winning championships and I know that their skills and commitment along with my GP2 experience will give us what we need this season.
"I quickly had a great feeling with Prema as soon as we started working together at the GP2 Abu Dhabi test last December, extremely professional and experienced. They have won a lot of championships and while they know that moving up to GP2 will be a great challenge we are confident that we can win."
Gasly confirmed the news on his Twitter account, posting: "I'm very pleased to announce that I'm going to race in @GP2_Official for a second season with @PREMAPowerteam in 2016. Forzaaa."
The 19-year-old will be team up with Giovinazzi, who Prema confirmed just last week.
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