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LONDON (AP) Formula One team Manor has appointed Indonesia's Rio Haryanto as one of its race drivers for the coming season.
The 23-year-old Haryanto will become the first Indonesian to compete in F1 and joins Germany's Pascal Wehrlein in an all-rookie lineup for the season that begins in Melbourne, Australia, on March 20.
The second race seat at Manor was the last vacancy among teams for 2016, and Haryanto's appointment announced Thursday completes the driver lineup.
Haryanto has spent the past four seasons racing in the GP2 series, winning three races in 2015 to secure fourth place in the season standings. He has had commercial backing from Indonesia's state oil and gas company Pertamina.
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