Aitken, who is currently second in the GP3 standings with two rounds of the season remaining, will drive the E20 car that Kimi Raikkonen used to win the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Wednesday.

The test will be Aitken’s first experience of F1 machinery and he is the first Renault Academy member to drive the car, which Robert Kubica used as part of his single-seater comeback evaluation process earlier this year.

“I'm hugely grateful to Renault Sport and the Academy for giving me this opportunity, my first ever run in a Formula 1 car,” said Aitken.

“I know Jerez from racing there in Formula Renault so I’m looking forward to getting comfortable in the E20 and really having some fun.”

Aitken, who joined the Renault Academy set-up at the start of the 2016 season, is 43 points behind his ART Grand Prix teammate, and Mercedes F1 junior, George Russell, in the GP3 standings.

The 21-year-old has taken one win so far this season alongside two pole positions and four further podium places.