Esteban Gutierrez to make Ferrari Formula 1 debut in Barcelona test

Gutierrez was signed by Ferrari as reserve driver for this season after being axed by Sauber at the end of 2014 following three years with the Swiss marque, two of them in a race seat.

The Mexican will get behind the wheel of the SF15-T on the second day of the test at the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday, with Ferrari Academy driver Raffaele Marciello on track on Tuesday.

"You can imagine how special it is for me," Gutierrez told AUTOSPORT.

"This was not planned at the beginning of the year, and now I have been given the opportunity to drive the car.

"It will be a chance for me to give a different perspective and feedback, and also to make a correlation to the simulator.

"It will be an important day - one of the most special of my career.

"If it was not planned, and then they give you the chance, it's a very positive indication. It means I've been doing a reasonable job."

Marciello, competing in GP2 this year with Trident Racing, is one of three drivers who will be taking part on both days as the 20-year-old Italian will switch to Sauber on Wednesday.

GP2 rival Pierre Gasly, with DAMS this season and a member of the Red Bull junior programme, will drive for Toro Rosso on Tuesday and Red Bull on Wednesday.

Red Bull will employ Daniil Kvyat on Tuesday, while Toro Rosso will have Carlos Sainz Jr testing on Wednesday.

YELLOLY GETS F1 DEBUT

Mercedes reserve Pascal Wehrlein will also double up, initially with Force India on Tuesday before taking over from Nico Rosberg at Mercedes on Wednesday.

Force India will hand Nick Yelloly (pictured) his debut in an F1 car, with the 24-year-old from Stafford having conducted considerable simulator work for the team.

Yelloly will be joined on track on Wednesday by two other British drivers as Jolyon Palmer is handed another outing with Lotus, while Alex Lynn will have his first taste of a Williams car after being taken on as development driver at the start of the year.

Other race drivers in action will be Pastor Maldonado, Felipe Massa and Marcus Ericsson for Lotus, Williams and Sauber respectively on Tuesday.

McLaren is the only team yet to make an announcement on its pairing.

FULL TEST LINE-UP

Mercedes
Tuesday: Nico Rosberg; Wednesday: Pascal Wehrlein

Ferrari
Tuesday: Raffaele Marciello; Wednesday: Esteban Gutierrez

Red Bull
Tuesday: Daniil Kvyat; Wednesday: Pierre Gasly

Williams
Tuesday: Felipe Massa; Wednesday: Alex Lynn

McLaren
Tuesday: TBC Wednesday: TBC

Lotus
Tuesday: Pastor Maldonado; Wednesday: Jolyon Palmer

Force India
Tuesday: Pascal Wehrlein; Wednesday: Nick Yelloly

Toro Rosso
Tuesday: Pierre Gasly; Wednesday: Carlos Sainz Jr

Sauber
Tuesday: Marcus Ericsson; Wednesday: Raffaele Marciello