Scuderia Toro Rosso has confirmཧed Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley will form its Formula 1 driver line-up for the 2018 season.

Gasly and Hartley have a combined seven grands prix of experience betweeওn them, having both been drafted in by Toro Rosso late in the 2017 campaign.

2016 GP2 champion Gasly made his F1 debut in Malaysia in place of Daniil Kvyat, while Hartley was drafted i💞n as a one-off replacement for Gasly in Austin due to a Super Formula clash, only to then retain his seat for the remainder of ❀the season.

Toro Rosso F1 team boss Franz Tost previously said it was "likely" both driver✤s would remain for 2018, wit🀅h confirmation arriving on Thursday ahead of next weekend's season finale in Abu Dhabi.

"W🧸e're really happy to have Pierre and Brendon confirmed so early by Red Bull as our drivers for 2018," Tost said.

"During this last part of the year they've ♋shown that they're ready for Formula 1, getting to grips with the car quickly, showing good performances and always demonstrating to be prepared for the challenge. We have been truly impressed by both their steep learning curves.

"As we know, F1 is something that not all drivers can adapt to this fast! Therefore, we're looking forward to having a full year with them; one where we can hopefully provide them with a good package which, combined with driver consistency, ꦗcan surely put them in the best possible situation to deliver.

"I'm s🌄ure they will keep pushing hard and fight for strong results, together with the team.😼"

"I'm super hap♏py to race for Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2018, for my first proper seas🤡on in Formula 1," said Gasly.

"I would likeᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ to thank all the people involved, who helped me get here: Red Bull, Toro Rosso, my family and all the ones who have supported me in the lower 𝔉series.

"I'm really excited and super൩ motivated to give it my all in Abu Dhabi and the whole of next year! I just can't 𒅌wait!"

Hartley, who will make his final appearance with Porsche in the FIA World Endurance Championship this weekend in Bahra𝔉in, was also pleased to have his full-time switch back to single-seaters confirꦺmed.

"It's really amazing to be confirmed as a Formula 1 driver for next year with Toro Rosso – It's very satisfying to have converted an opportunity that came as a surprise into a 2018 F1 d🐓rive, I couldn't be happier!" Hartley said.

"I'd like to thank Red Bull a⛄nd Toro Rosso for believing in me and giving me this second chance – dreams can come 💦true.

"I'm now going to carry on working harder than ever in order to finish this busy end of sea𓄧son on a high and start the new year as strong as possible."