Jolyon Palmer has been retained by Renault for the 2017 Formula 1 season.
The Briton has won the battle for the sole seat that was up for grabs following last month's appointment of Nico Hulkenberg.
Renault has opted for Palmer given his consistent improvement in performances in recent months following a troubled start to life in F1.
The French manufacturer, led by team principal Frederic Vasseur, had been evaluating a number of options in recent weeks as partner for Hulkenberg.
Palmer's 2016 team-mate Kevin Magnussen will join Haas next season, replacing Esteban Gutierrez alongside Romain Grosjean.
Another Renault target was Esteban Ocon, who spent a period as reserve driver with the team earlier this season before joining Manor in August, but he is poised to sign for Force India.
With those three seats now filled, it leaves just vacancies at Sauber and Manor for next year.
Sauber is expected to retain Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr, while Pascal Wehrlein is likely to stay on for a second year with Manor.
Should all that come to fruition then it would leave a single seat at Manor available.
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