Arden has announced its driver line-up for the 2017 GP2 season, signing Norman Nato and Sean Gelael.
Nato makes a return to Arden, the team he raced with in his rookie GP2 season in 2015, after winning two races and finishing fifth in the standings in 2016 with Racing Engineering.
"I am very happy to join the Jagonya Ayam family [Gelael's sponsor] and to re-join Arden this season for the GP2 series," he said.
"It is where I made my debut in GP2 so it’s great to be back again. Last year was a strong season for me so I’m really optimistic we can do a good job with Sean and the team.
"The aim is to put our experiences together in order to be competitive and to fight for wins and points at every race."
Gelael will be competing in his second full GP2 season, having debuted in the series mid-way through 2015 with Carlin, before moving to Campos for 2016.
"I am really pleased to join Pertamina Arden this year," he said. "It’s a very experienced team who has shown consistency through the seasons.
"The post-season test in Abu Dhabi went well so it was obvious to keep working together for the 2017 season.
"Last year helped me to learn more about GP2 so my goal for this year is to be a front-runner in every race and I can’t wait to get started. Norman will be a strong teammate with all of his experience and I’m happy to team up with him."
Arden guided Heikki Kovalainen (in 2005) and Luiz Razia (in 2012) to second in the standings, but has not triumphed across the past four years, slumping to the foot of the teams' championship in 2016.
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