Daniil Kvyat

From WikiProjectMed
Jump to navigation Jump to search

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vyacheslavovich and the family name is Kvyat.
Daniil Kvyat
Даниил Квят
Kvyat at the 2017 United States Grand Prix
Born
Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat

(1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 30)
Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia
PartnersKelly Piquet (2017–2019)
Children1
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamLamborghini Iron Lynx
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number63
Former teamsPrema
Starts15
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2023 (LMP2)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityRussia Russian
Active years2014–2017, 2019–2020
TeamsToro Rosso, Red Bull, AlphaTauri
EnginesRenault, TAG Heuer, Ferrari, Toro Rosso, Honda
Car number26
Entries112 (110 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums3
Career points202
Pole positions0
Fastest laps1
First entry2014 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2023–2024
TeamsPrema, Lamborghini
Best finish10th (2024)
Class wins0
NASCAR Cup Series career
3 races run over 1 year
First race2022 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard (Indianapolis)
Last race2022 Bank of America Roval 400 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
2 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 07 (SS-Green Light Racing)
First race2022 Drive for the Cure 250 (Charlotte)
Last race2024 Focused Health 250 (COTA)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Previous series
2013
2013
2012
2010–2012
2011
2011
2010
2010		GP3 Series
FIA F3 European
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Renault Eurocup
Formula Renault NEC
Toyota Racing Series
Formula BMW Europe
Formula BMW Pacific
Championship titles
2013
2012		GP3 Series
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Websiteen.kvyat.com
Signature

Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat (Russian: Даниил Вячесла́вович Квят, IPA: [dənʲɪˈil vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ˈkvʲat]; born 26 April 1994) is a Russian racing driver, currently competing under a neutral flag in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Lamborghini and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for SS-Green Light Racing. Kvyat competed in Formula One from 2014 to 2020.

Born in Ufa and raised in Moscow, Kvyat began competitive kart racing aged 10, before moving to Italy in 2007 to pursue a professional career. After winning several international karting titles, Kvyat progressed to junior formulae in 2010. He was successful in Formula Renault, finishing runner-up to Stoffel Vandoorne in the Eurocup and winning the Alps Series, both in 2012 with Koiranen. Kvyat then graduated to the GP3 Series in 2013, winning the title in his debut season with Arden. A member of the Red Bull Junior Team since 2010, Kvyat signed with Toro Rosso in 2014, making his Formula One debut at the Australian Grand Prix, finishing ninth to become the then-youngest points finisher aged 19. Kvyat was promoted to parent team Red Bull in 2015, taking his maiden podium at the Hungarian Grand Prix and out-scoring teammate Daniel Ricciardo throughout the season.

Despite retaining his seat at Red Bull for 2016 and achieving another podium finish in China, Kvyat was replaced by Max Verstappen following a controversial collision with Sebastian Vettel at the Russian Grand Prix. Kvyat remained at Toro Rosso for his 2017 campaign before being released at the end of the season, becoming a reserve driver for Ferrari. He returned to Toro Rosso—later renamed to AlphaTauri—in 2019 to partner Alex Albon and Pierre Gasly, taking his third career podium at the rain-affected German Grand Prix. Kvyat was replaced by Yuki Tsunoda at the conclusion of the 2020 season, departing as the most successful Russian driver in Formula One history; he achieved three podiums and one fastest lap across six seasons.

After serving as a reserve driver for Alpine in 2021, Kvyat was set to compete in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship for G-Drive Racing prior to their withdrawal following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Despite facing sanctions, Kvyat returned to WEC the next season with Prema, competing under an Italian license. He then signed for Lamborghini in 2024, competing in the premier Hypercar class alongside Mirko Bortolotti and Edoardo Mortara.

Early life

Daniil Kvyat was born in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, on 26 April 1994 to Vyacheslav and Zulfiya Kvyat.

Career

Karting (2005–2009)

In January 2005, Kvyat made his professional debut in motorsports winning his first race in Sochi. During the 2005 and 2006 seasons, Kvyat participated in local events, including the Russian karting championship and cup as well as in the occasional races in Italy. Consistently demonstrating strong performances, he later moved to Italy to fully concentrate on racing in one of the most competitive environments. Kvyat's first professional team in Italy was Franco Pellegrini's crew.

During the winter of 2007, Kvyat's family moved to Italy to support his commitment demonstrated by his strong results. The young driver's parents stayed with him alternately, and he started education in Italian school, continuing to race in local tournaments. Before the start of the 2008 season, Kvyat, who had already proved himself in the Italian karting scene, signed a contract with the Zanardi factory team, led by well-known manager Dino Chiesa. Kvyat moved to the KF3 junior category and became a participant of the prestigious World Series Karting series. However, the Russian driver and Zanardi's partnership did not result in any success. He achieved European Championship qualification but Kvyat switched teams just before the championships started, to join privateers from Morsicani Racing, who used an FA Kart chassis. In their first race, the new partnership produced an excellent result: Kvyat, who had tested the new kart of the new team just a couple of days before the start of the championship, not only made it to the finals but was fighting for the win.

Kvyat and Morsicani Racing won several prestigious competitions, including WSK rounds and the Bridgestone Cup. The Russian defeated his Zanardi ex-teammate, Nyck de Vries, who was now a protégé of the McLaren Formula 1 team. Kvyat also won the Trofeo delle Industrie, in the final heat of which Kvyat finished ahead of Antonio Giovinazzi and Rafaele Marchiello, future members of the Ferrari Academy.

Kvyat's European winning streak continued at the beginning of the 2009 season. The Morsicani Racing driver won the prestigious Winter Cup in the KF3 category and then added more victories to his name in the WSK rounds in Sarno and Le-Castellet. His victory in the Winter Cup was especially outstanding because he made it to the top of the podium after starting from the last position on the grid, where Kvyat found himself as a result of a clutch failure in qualifying. Kvyat first made his way into the final heat and then, starting from P3, he won that race, overtaking Carlos Sainz Jr along the way. Kvyat became one of the leaders in the WSK series, and began to draw the attention of sponsors. In the spring, he got backing from the Russian Lukoil company. However, the young driver was also noticed by Red Bull. During the summer, Kvyat participated in his first testing session in an open-wheel car, arranged by Red Bull alongside Carlos Sainz Jr, another candidate for the Red Bull Junior Team. Both drivers made a strong impression and signed contracts with the Austrian company.

Kvyat continued to race successfully in karting, taking the bronze at the 2009 European Championship one more time but was unable to reach the finals of the World Cup in Sarno. During the qualifying session slot, chosen for Kvyat by the team, it started to rain and his lap time was not fast enough in comparison with the times posted by drivers on the dry track. Improving his situation during the qualifying heats was barely possible, primarily because the team had decided to place their bets on their second driver, Italian Guliano Maria Niceta. Kvyat decided to part ways with Angelo Morsicani's team after the World Cup and joined the Intrepid factory team. He raced for Intrepid in the last two races of the WSK season, winning the final one. It was the last win of his career in karting as the Red Bull Junior Team bosses decided to progress Kvyat to the next level, straight into the cockpit of the Formula BMW car for the 2010 season.

Formula BMW (2010)

Kvyat during Race 1 of the 2010 Formula BMW Pacific season at Sepang International Circuit

Before the start of the European season, Kvyat travelled to Malaysia with the Eurointernational team, which prepared cars for both the Red Bull juniors, to race in the Formula BMW Asian Championship, where he won his first race. However, his first races back in Europe were not very successful. Sainz, who had more tests under the belt before his debut in open-wheelers, was the first to deliver a result. However, by mid-season, Kvyat had improved his results. In Germany, he qualified in the front row for the first time and after that he finished every race in the points, including the final round in Monza, where he finished in 2nd place, making it to the podium for the first time during his debut European season. Two weeks later, Kvyat won a race in the Asian Championships in Singapore, a positive ending to his campaign in Formula BMW. The Bavarian company had earlier announced the closing of their open-wheel programme by the end of the 2010 season, so Kvyat could not continue to compete in the series.

Toyota Racing Series (2011)

Before the start of the 2011 season in Europe, Kvyat went for a pre-season boot camp in New Zealand to race in the Toyota Racing Series. He raced in four rounds for the Victory Motor Racing team, finishing fifth in the championship with a win in the Dan Higgins Trophy at Manfeild and another five podiums.[1]

Formula Renault (2010–2012)

Kvyat (front) racing Stoffel Vandoorne (rear) in Formula Renault in 2012

After two races with Koiranen Bros. Motorsport in 2010, in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 finale at Barcelona and a fourth-place finish in the Formula Renault UK Winter Series, Kvyat, and his Formula BMW and Red Bull Junior teammate Carlos Sainz Jr., joined Koiranen for full 2011 seasons in both the Eurocup and the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. He finished as runner-up behind Sainz, Jr. in the Northern European Cup standings with seven wins, including a hat-trick of wins at Monza. In the Eurocup he was outpaced by former Formula BMW rival Robin Frijns and Sainz, scoring two wins at Spa and the Nürburgring.

For 2012, Kvyat remained in the Formula Renault category, competing in both Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series. His debut in the Alps championship was marked with a dominating double win at Monza.[2] In May he returned to the Eurocup, and recorded a double win in the opening round of the season at Motorland Aragón.[3] In the Eurocup, Kvyat's main rival was Stoffel Vandoorne, who won four races versus Kvyat's six but he also never finished a single race below P4. Kvyat lost points at Nürburgring due to a wrong tyre choice by his team, and at Hungaroring after crashing with Oliver Rowland. The fate of the title was decided in the last round of the championship in Barcelona. Koiranen GP made a wrong call in the mixed conditions and selected wet tyres for Kvyat although the circuit was drying up after the rain; most of the other drivers on the grid started on slick tires. Thus, having lost several positions in the last part of the race, Kvyat did not score enough points to secure the title. In the Alps series, the Russian was fighting Norman Nato. Barcelona hosted the series finale just a couple of hours after the finish of the Eurocup race. Two title contenders crashed out and, having more overall points in the championship, Kvyat won the title. Russian driver remained with the Red Bull Junior Team and progressed to the GP3 Series for 2013.

GP3 and European Formula 3 (2013)

Kvyat competing for MW Arden during the 2013 GP3 Series, at Spa-Francorchamps.

Kvyat spent 2013 competing in the GP3 Series with MW Arden and the European Formula 3 championship with Carlin Motorsport. Kvyat was a late registration for the latter series, and so he was ineligible for points. He scored five pole positions, seven podiums and a dominant win at Zandvoort. His first win saw an unusual mistake on the part of event organisers: there was no record of National Anthem of Russia present at Zandvoort, and "The Patriotic Song" by Mikhail Glinka was played instead to celebrate Kvyat's win.[4] After this race he was offered a contract as a Formula 1 driver by Helmut Marko, head of the Red Bull Junior Team.

Kvyat racing at Brands Hatch during the 2013 European Formula 3 Championship

Carlos Sainz Jr joined Kvyat as a teammate once again in GP3, after a mediocre season in Formula 3. The season start was a challenge for both drivers: struggling to find appropriate settings for the cars, both Kvyat and Sainz failed in the season opener. They managed to catch up with the leaders after a few rounds, once the Arden engineers mastered management of the Pirelli tyres. Kvyat scored his first podium in the series at Hungaroring in July, then won the race in Spa in August to decrease the points deficit between him and the leaders in the drivers' standings. He went into the Abu Dhabi event being a title contender and finally won the championship in his debut year. His performance in two final feature races at Monza and Abu Dhabi was notable: Kvyat scored a pole, a win, led every lap and recorded the fastest lap, gaining the maximum points available at both races.

Formula One

Toro Rosso (2014)

Kvyat at the 2014 Chinese Grand Prix

Kvyat became the second driver of the Scuderia Toro Rosso (STR) Formula One team for the 2014 season, alongside Frenchman Jean-Éric Vergne.[5] He replaced Daniel Ricciardo, who moved to parent team Red Bull Racing.[6] As a test driver for STR, he took part in Friday practice for the final two Grands Prix of the 2013 season, in the United States and Brazil.[7] Kvyat made his F1 debut—aged just 19—in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, where he made it into the top ten in qualifying and finished 9th in the race, breaking Sebastian Vettel's record as the youngest points-scorer in Formula One.[8] He went on to score points in the Malaysian, Chinese, British and Belgian Grands Prix,[9] finishing 15th in the World Championship. In September the organisers of the inaugural Russian Grand Prix announced their intention of naming a stand in the Sochi Autodrom after him.[9]

Red Bull (2015–2016)

Kvyat at the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix
Kvyat (right) fighting with Felipe Massa at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix

Kvyat was promoted to Red Bull for the 2015 season, to replace the quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel, who would move to Ferrari.[10] He took his first podium in the sport with a second-place finish at the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix, the highest finish for a Russian driver in Formula One.[11] As a result, Kvyat – aged 21 years, 91 days – became the second-youngest driver to record a podium finish, after Vettel.[11] In qualifying for the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix, Kvyat crashed heavily into the barriers, ultimately flipping the car.[12] He was uninjured, and finished 13th in the race the following day. Kvyat ended the 2015 season with 95 points and 7th place in Drivers' World Championship, beating his race winning teammate Daniel Ricciardo by 3 points.[13]

The 2016 season start was a challenge again, but Kvyat finished third in the third round, securing the first podium for Red Bull Racing in the new season. However, after an incident during the start of his home Grand Prix when Kvyat collided with Sebastian Vettel's car, team management decided to demote Kvyat back to Toro Rosso.

Toro Rosso second spell (2016–2017)

Kvyat at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
Kvyat driving for Toro Rosso at the 2017 Australian Grand Prix

In the week following the Russian Grand Prix, Red Bull announced that Toro Rosso driver Max Verstappen would be replacing Kvyat beginning from the following round, the Spanish Grand Prix, with Kvyat returning to Toro Rosso alongside Carlos Sainz Jr. According to Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner, "Dany will be able to continue his development at Toro Rosso, in a team that he is familiar with, giving him the chance to regain his form and show his potential."[14] Kvyat spent some time adapting to the team and the new car, and returned to good shape, posting several strong performances in qualifying and races. It was announced ahead of the United States Grand Prix that Kvyat had been re-signed to Toro Rosso for 2017 after much intense speculation.[15]

Although the opening phase of the championship looked promising, with both the car and the drivers demonstrating solid speed, regularly making it into the top ten, Kvyat's season was plagued by multiple problems, including several retirements due to technical failures and occasional driver's mistakes. On 26 September 2017, Toro Rosso announced the decision to replace Kvyat for the forthcoming Malaysian Grand Prix with Frenchman Pierre Gasly, following a sustained run of underwhelming form from the Russian. Whilst confirming the decision to stand Kvyat down, in a statement, Toro Rosso added that the driver switch should not be considered a permanent parting of the ways, saying "This is not a case of goodbye for our Daniil, as he still remains part of the Red Bull Family."[16] Kvyat returned to racing for Toro Rosso at the United States Grand Prix, following teammate Carlos Sainz Jr.'s move to Renault, and Gasly attending the 2017 Super Formula Championship finale at Suzuka. Despite securing a points finish it was not enough to secure his seat once more as Toro Rosso chose to continue with New Zealander Brendon Hartley and welcome the return of Gasly to complete the team's pair in preparation for Mexico.[17] In the week between the United States and Mexican Grands Prix, it was confirmed by Helmut Marko that Kvyat would not return to the team and would be released out of the Red Bull driver development programme.

On the day of the Mexican Grand Prix, Williams technical director Paddy Lowe said that Williams were considering him as an option for the 2018 season.[18]

Ferrari (2018)

After failing to attract a race seat for the 2018 season, Kvyat became the third driver for Ferrari.[19] While mainly focusing on the team's simulator at Maranello, Kvyat drove the Ferrari SF71H for the first time at Fiorano, during a Pirelli wet weather test in April 2018.[20]

Toro Rosso third spell (2019)

Kvyat at the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix

Kvyat rejoined Toro Rosso as a driver for the 2019 season, replacing the Red Bull-bound Pierre Gasly. This saw Kvyat race for the team he debuted in Formula One for a third time in his career.[21] He initially raced alongside Thai driver Alexander Albon, who moved up from the FIA Formula 2 Championship.[22] Kvyat put in strong performances during the first half of the season, achieving six points finishes from twelve races. However, he suffered consecutive retirements in China and Azerbaijan, both as a result of collision damage. His points finishes included 7th place in Monaco, a 9th place in Britain after starting from the back row of the grid and a shock 3rd-place podium finish at the rain-affected German Grand Prix. This came after a strategy call to pit for dry-weather tyres before the rest of the field and an overtake on Lance Stroll. This marked Kvyat's third career podium, and Toro Rosso's first podium since winning the 2008 Italian Grand Prix.[23]

During the summer break prior to the Belgian Grand Prix, Kvyat's teammate Albon was promoted to Red Bull in August to replace Pierre Gasly, who was demoted back to Toro Rosso. Some questioned the decision not to promote Kvyat instead, as he had outperformed Albon during the first half of the season. Red Bull justified the move by saying they wished to trial Albon for the remainder of the season to decide who would partner Max Verstappen at the team in 2020.[24] Kvyat produced an excellent drive in Belgium to finish in 7th place after starting in 19th due to power unit penalties. His third retirement of the season came at the next race in Italy after suffering an oil leak. Kvyat recorded three more points finishes in the remainder of the season; two 10th-place finishes in Japan and Brazil, and a 9th-place finish in Abu Dhabi. He also finished in the points in Mexico and the United States, but was handed post-race penalties for causing last-lap collisions in both races, dropping him out of the points. Kvyat finished the season in 13th place in the championship with 37 points.

AlphaTauri (2020)

Kvyat at the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix

AlphaTauri (previously Toro Rosso) retained Kvyat and Gasly for the 2020 season.[25] Kvyat retired from the first race of the season (the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix) due to a suspension failure. He received his first point of the season at the Styrian Grand Prix with a tenth-place finish.[26] He retired at the British Grand Prix after a heavy crash into the barriers that was caused by a tyre failure.[27] Kvyat finished fourth in the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after a succession of overtakes on Alexander Albon, Sergio Pérez and Charles Leclerc after the Safety car restart.

The Russian finished the season 14th in the standings with 32 points, compared to team-mate Pierre Gasly who scored 75 points and finished tenth.[28] His contract was not renewed and Yuki Tsunoda replaced Kvyat at AlphaTauri for 2021.[29]

Alpine (2021)

In 2021, Kvyat was the reserve driver for Alpine, alongside Zhou Guanyu.[30]

FIA World Endurance Championship

2022

Kvyat was due to compete for G-Drive Racing in the LMP2 class in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside James Allen and Rene Binder.[31] However, G-Drive withdrew from the series on 6 March, two weeks before the first race of the season, in response to sanctions imposed by the FIA following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[32][33] Kvyat called the sanctions and restrictions against Russian athletes “unfair and discriminatory”.[34]

2023

Kvyat joined Prema Racing in the LMP2 class in 2023, driving the No. 63 Oreca 07 alongside Mirko Bortolotti and Doriane Pin, under an Italian license.[35] At season-opening 1000 Miles of Sebring, Kvyat finished third to score his maiden WEC podium on debut.[36][37]

2024

Kvyat joined Lamborghini in 2024 in the premier Hypercar class, driving the SC63 alongside Mirko Bortolotti and Edoardo Mortara.

NASCAR (2022)

Kvyat's No. 26 car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2022

In December 2017 Kvyat tested a NASCAR Whelen Euro Series racecar at a young driver test.[38] Throughout 2021 and 2022, Kvyat attended multiple NASCAR Cup Series events including at Martinsville Speedway and Road America,[39][40] and appearing in multiple teams' garages.[41]

Kvyat made three starts in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series for Team Hezeberg, with his car using the same number he used in Formula One, 26. He made his NASCAR debut in the 2022 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, finishing in 36th position after retiring from the race with suspension issues.[41][42][43]

Formula E

In April 2023, Kvyat took part in the Berlin rookie drivers' test with Formula E team NIO 333 Racing.[44] Kvyat returned with NIO in the rookie practice session at the Rome ePrix.[45]

Personal life

Kvyat lived in Ufa until 2000 when his family moved to Moscow. This is where he first raced go-karts before first moving to Western Europe and racing competitively.[46] Kvyat currently lives in Monaco. In addition to his native Russian, he is also fluent in Italian, Spanish, and English, and has some ability in speaking Finnish and Dutch.[47][48][49]

Rules introduced for the 2014 Formula One World Championship allowed the drivers to pick their own racing numbers that they will carry with them for the rest of their careers. When asked about which number he wanted, Kvyat revealed that 26 was the number he had chosen as he had no previous connection to it, and that he wanted to make it successful.[50]

Kvyat's hobbies include table tennis, football, wakeboarding and skiing.[51] He also likes heavy metal music, and has cited Metallica's "Whiskey in the Jar" cover and Motörhead's "Ace of Spades" as his two favourite songs.[52] He plays the guitar.[53]

Until November 2015, Kvyat was one of the few drivers in motor racing to have an FIA Super Licence, but not a regular driving licence in his native Russia.[54]

In January 2017, Kvyat began dating Kelly Piquet, daughter of three-time F1 World Champion Nelson Piquet. The couple's first child, a daughter, was born in July 2019.[55] The pair split in December 2019.[56]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2005 Torneo Industrie — Minikart 31st
2006 Torneo Industrie — Minikart 12th
2007 Torneo Industrie — KF3 16th
Campeonato Italiano — 100 Junior Viacheslav Kvyat 9th
Copa de Campeones — KF3 11th
2008 South Garda Winter Cup — KF3 Chiesa Corse 9th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF3 13th
Championnat de France — KF3 37th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF3 Morsicani Racing 3rd
WSK International Series — KF3 29th
Bridgestone Cup European Final — KF3 1st
Silver Cup — KF3 1st
Torneo Industrie — KF3 1st
CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship — KF3 2nd
Copa de Campeones — KF3 14th
2009 South Garda Winter Cup — KF3 Morsicani Racing 1st
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF3 1st
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF3 3rd
CIK-FIA World Cup — KF3 46th
WSK International Series — KF3 2nd

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2010 Formula BMW Europe EuroInternational 16 0 0 0 1 138 10th
Formula BMW Pacific 8 2 2 0 5 0 NC†
Formula Renault UK Winter Series Koiranen Bros. Motorsport 6 0 1 0 2 109 4th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2011 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen Motorsport 14 2 2 3 6 155 3rd
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 20 7 2 5 13 431 2nd
Formula Renault UK Finals Series 6 0 0 1 2 111 3rd
Toyota Racing Series Victory Motor Racing 12 1 1 3 6 138 5th
2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen Motorsport 14 7 3 5 9 234 2nd
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 14 7 4 4 8 217 1st
2013 GP3 Series MW Arden 16 3 2 4 5 168 1st
FIA Formula 3 European Championship Carlin 21 1 5 1 7 0 NC†
Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso Test driver
2014 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 19 0 0 0 0 8 15th
2015 Formula One Red Bull Racing 19 0 0 0 1 95 7th
2016 Formula One Red Bull Racing 4 0 0 0 1 25 14th
Scuderia Toro Rosso 17 0 0 1 0
2017 Formula One Scuderia Toro Rosso 15 0 0 0 0 5 19th
2018 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Third driver
2019 Formula One Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 21 0 0 0 1 37 13th
2020 Formula One Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 17 0 0 0 0 32 14th
2021 Formula One Alpine F1 Team Reserve driver
2022 NASCAR Cup Series Team Hezeberg by Reaume Brothers Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 61st†
NASCAR Xfinity Series Sam Hunt Racing 1 0 0 0 0 22 59th
Russian Endurance Challenge G-Drive Racing 1 1 1 1 1 100 1st
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Prema Racing 7 0 1 0 1 63 9th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Lamborghini Iron Lynx 8 0 0 0 0 2 31st
NASCAR Xfinity Series SS-Green Light Racing 1 0 0 0 0 16 42nd*

† As Kvyat was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula BMW Europe results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2010 EuroInternational CAT
1
9 		CAT
2
10 		ZAN
1
11 		ZAN
2
Ret 		VAL
1
Ret 		VAL
2
8 		SIL
1
14 		SIL
2
11 		HOC
1
5 		HOC
2
4 		HUN
1
6 		HUN
2
Ret 		SPA
1
6 		SPA
2
5 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
2 		10th 138

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2010 Koiranen Bros. Motorsport ALC
1 		ALC
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		BRN
1 		BRN
2 		MAG
1 		MAG
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		CAT
1
18 		CAT
2
8 		NC† 0
2011 Koiranen Motorsport ALC
1
Ret 		ALC
2
5 		SPA
1
4 		SPA
2
1 		NÜR
1
7 		NÜR
2
1 		HUN
1
3 		HUN
2
11 		SIL
1
8 		SIL
2
5 		LEC
1
2 		LEC
2
3 		CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
Ret 		3rd 155
2012 Koiranen Motorsport ALC
1
1 		ALC
2
1 		SPA
1
4 		SPA
2
1 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
22 		MSC
1
1 		MSC
2
1 		HUN
1
Ret 		HUN
2
1 		LEC
1
2 		LEC
2
1 		CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
8 		2nd 234

† As Kvyat was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Points
2011 Victory Motor Racing TER
1
3 		TER
2
Ret 		TER
3
6 		TIM
1
13 		TIM
2
7 		TIM
3
5 		HMP
1
2 		HMP
2
7 		HMP
3
2 		MAN
1
1 		MAN
2
3 		MAN
3
2 		TAU
1 		TAU
2 		TAU
3 		5th 600

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2011 Koiranen Motorsport HOC
1
1 		HOC
2
3 		HOC
3
5 		SPA
1
4 		SPA
2
1 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
9 		ASS
1
9 		ASS
2
2 		ASS
3
6 		OSC
1
5 		OSC
2
3 		ZAN
1
2 		ZAN
2
6 		MST
1
1 		MST
2
2 		MST
3
1 		MNZ
1
1 		MNZ
2
1 		MNZ
3
1 		2nd 441

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2012 Koiranen Motorsport MNZ
1
1 		MNZ
2
1 		PAU
1
7 		PAU
2
Ret 		IMO
1
4 		IMO
2
Ret 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
10 		RBR
1
1 		RBR
2
1 		MUG
1
1 		MUG
2
1 		CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
Ret 		1st 217

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2013 Carlin Volkswagen MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
12 		HOC
3
3 		BRH
1
10 		BRH
2
12 		BRH
3
14 		RBR
1
2 		RBR
2
2 		RBR
3
2 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
12 		NOR
3
Ret 		NÜR
1
9 		NÜR
2
13 		NÜR
3
16 		ZAN
1
1 		ZAN
2
3 		ZAN
3
4 		VAL
1
4 		VAL
2
3 		VAL
3
7 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		NC‡ 0

‡ As Kvyat was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2013 MW Arden CAT
FEA
20 		CAT
SPR
Ret 		VAL
FEA
4 		VAL
SPR
5 		SIL
FEA
4 		SIL
SPR
4 		NÜR
FEA
Ret 		NÜR
SPR
16 		HUN
FEA
3 		HUN
SPR
7 		SPA
FEA
1 		SPA
SPR
6 		MNZ
FEA
1 		MNZ
SPR
2 		YMC
FEA
1 		YMC
SPR
5 		1st 168

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicates fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 WDC Points
2013 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR8 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON CAN GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR IND ABU USA
TD 		BRA
TD 		 –  –
2014 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR9 Renault Energy F1‑2014 1.6 V6 t AUS
9 		MAL
10 		BHR
11 		CHN
10 		ESP
14 		MON
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		AUT
Ret 		GBR
9 		GER
Ret 		HUN
14 		BEL
9 		ITA
11 		SIN
14 		JPN
11 		RUS
14 		USA
15 		BRA
11 		ABU
Ret 		15th 8
2015 Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB11 Renault Energy F1-2015 1.6 V6 t AUS
DNS 		MAL
9 		CHN
Ret 		BHR
9 		ESP
10 		MON
4 		CAN
9 		AUT
12 		GBR
6 		HUN
2 		BEL
4 		ITA
10 		SIN
6 		JPN
13 		RUS
5 		USA
Ret 		MEX
4 		BRA
7 		ABU
10 		7th 95
2016 Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB12 TAG Heuer 1.6 V6 t AUS
DNS 		BHR
7 		CHN
3 		RUS
15 		14th 25
Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR11 Ferrari 060 1.6 V6 t ESP
10 		MON
Ret 		CAN
12 		EUR
Ret 		AUT
Ret 		GBR
10 		HUN
16 		GER
15 		BEL
14 		ITA
Ret 		SIN
9 		MAL
14 		JPN
13 		USA
11 		MEX
18 		BRA
13 		ABU
Ret
2017 Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR12 Toro Rosso 1.6 V6 t AUS
9 		CHN
Ret 		BHR
12 		RUS
12 		ESP
9 		MON
14† 		CAN
Ret 		AZE
Ret 		AUT
16 		GBR
15 		HUN
11 		BEL
12 		ITA
12 		SIN
Ret 		MAL JPN USA
10 		MEX BRA ABU 19th 5
2019 Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda Scuderia Toro Rosso STR14 Honda RA619H 1.6 V6 t AUS
10 		BHR
12 		CHN
Ret 		AZE
Ret 		ESP
9 		MON
7 		CAN
10 		FRA
14 		AUT
17 		GBR
9 		GER
3 		HUN
15 		BEL
7 		ITA
Ret 		SIN
15 		RUS
12 		JPN
10 		MEX
11 		USA
12 		BRA
10 		ABU
9 		13th 37
2020 Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda AlphaTauri AT01 Honda RA620H 1.6 V6 t AUT
12† 		STY
10 		HUN
12 		GBR
Ret 		70A
10 		ESP
12 		BEL
11 		ITA
9 		TUS
7 		RUS
8 		EIF
15 		POR
19 		EMI
4 		TUR
12 		BHR
11 		SKH
7 		ABU
11 		14th 32

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2022 Team Hezeberg 26 Toyota DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR BRD TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT GTW SON NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC
36 		MCH RCH GLN
36 		DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV
39 		LVS HOM MAR PHO 61st 01 [57]

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2022 Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV
15 		LVS HOM MAR PHO 59th 22 [58]
2024 SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO COA
21 		RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 66th 16 [59]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2023 Prema Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
2 		ALG
4 		SPA
10 		LMS
Ret 		MNZ
7 		FUJ
10 		BHR
5 		9th 63
2024 Lamborghini Iron Lynx Hypercar Lamborghini SC63 Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8 QAT
13 		IMO
12 		SPA
Ret 		LMS
10 		SAP
17 		COA
14 		FUJ
Ret 		BHR
Ret 		31st 2

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2023 Italy Prema Racing Italy Mirko Bortolotti
France Doriane Pin 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 113 DNF DNF
2024 Italy Lamborghini Iron Lynx Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Italy Edoardo Mortara 		Lamborghini SC63 Hypercar 309 10th 10th

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Red Bull Junior Driver takes Dan Higgins Trophy". Toyota Racing Series. Toyota Racing Management. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. ^ Borgo, Marco (25 March 2012). "Alps – Monza, Gara 2: Incontenibile Kvyat". stopandgo.tv (in Italian). Stop&Go. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Classy Kvyat at the double". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  4. ^ Квят победил в первой гонке Формулы-3 в Зандфорте [Kvyat won the first race of the Formula 3 in Zandvoort]. championat.com (in Russian). 28 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  5. ^ Noble, Jonathan; Kuntschik, Gerhard (21 October 2013). "Daniil Kvyat gets 2014 Toro Rosso Formula 1 seat". Autosport. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Daniil Kvyat Signs with Toro Rosso for 2014 Formula 1 Season". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Brazilian Grand Prix: Kvyat expands experience with wet session". Crash Media Group. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  8. ^ Benson, Andrew (16 March 2014). "Rosberg wins after Lewis Hamilton and Vettel retire". BBC Sport. BBC. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Kvyat honoured by Sochi circuit". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Vettel to leave Red Bull after 2014; Kvyat to be promoted". 4 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Budapest stats – Vettel finally breaks his Hungarian hoodoo". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Daniil Kvyat crashes in Japanese GP qualifying". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  13. ^ "2015 Driver Standings". Formula1.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  14. ^ "New line-up for Spain". RedBullRacing.com. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Kvyat to stay at Toro Rosso for 2017". GPUpdate.net. JHED Media BV. 22 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Pierre Gasly to drive with Scuderia Toro Rosso". scuderiatororosso.com. Scuderia Toro Rosso. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  17. ^ Benson, Andrew (23 October 2017). "Brendon Hartley: Toro Rosso driver will keep his seat for Mexican Grand Prix". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  18. ^ Cooper, Adam (29 October 2017). "Kvyat "in the frame" for 2018 Williams seat". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  19. ^ Noble, Jonathan (10 January 2018). "Daniil Kvyat secures Ferrari Formula 1 development role for 2018". autosport.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  20. ^ "Kvyat drives Ferrari for the first time during Pirelli test". www.grandprix247.com. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  21. ^ Mitchell, Scott (29 September 2018). "Kvyat seals F1 return with Toro Rosso". motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  22. ^ "Alexander Albon: Toro Rosso deal for 2019 for British-born Thai driver". BBC Sport. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  23. ^ "New father Kvyat caps 'surreal' weekend with surprise podium". F1.com. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  24. ^ "Red Bull drops Pierre Gasly for Alexander Albon". Motor Sport Magazine. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  25. ^ "Franz Tost reckons Pierre Gasly, Daniil Kvyat make up his best line-up". PlanetF1. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  26. ^ "Formula 1 Pirelli Grosser Preis der Steiermark 2020 - Race Result". Formula1. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Kvyat out after huge 180mph crash at Maggots". PlanetF1. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  28. ^ "2020 Driver Standings". Formula 1. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  29. ^ "Tsunoda confirmed at AlphaTauri for 2021 season". Motorsport Week. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  30. ^ "Kvyat joins Alpine as reserve driver for 2021 season". RaceFans. 2 March 2020.
  31. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (14 February 2022). "Kvyat Signs with G-Drive for Sports Car Racing Debut". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  32. ^ Watkins, Gary (6 March 2022). "G-Drive withdraws from WEC, Le Mans over FIA's Russia code of conduct". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  33. ^ "G-Drive Racing on Instagram". Instagram. 6 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  34. ^ "Квят и другие гонщики из России бойкотируют сезон – считают условия федерации дискриминацией". 8 March 2022.
  35. ^ Thukral, Rachit (1 February 2023). "Kvyat and Bortolotti join Prema's expanded WEC line-up for 2023". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  36. ^ "R01 - Sebring - FIA WEC Race Report". Prema Racing. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  37. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (17 March 2023). "Toyota Beats Hypercar Newcomers to Take Sebring 1-2 – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  38. ^ Kanal, Samarth (5 December 2017). "Daniil Kvyat tests Euro NASCAR". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  39. ^ Crebolder, Finley (29 October 2021). "Daniil Kvyat assessing potential move to NASCAR, will visit Martinsville". PlanetF1. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  40. ^ Simmonds, Sylvester. "Could This Former F1 Driver Join Kimi Raikkonen on the NASCAR Grid?". formulaone.news. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  41. ^ a b Crandall, Kelly (26 July 2022). "Kvyat signs on to make NASCAR Cup debut with Hezeberg at IMS". RACER. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  42. ^ Utter, Jim (26 July 2022). "Ex-F1 racer Kvyat to make NASCAR Cup debut at Indianapolis this weekend". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  43. ^ Pockrass, Bob. Twitter https://twitter.com/bobpockrass/status/1553850635015036930. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  44. ^ "Kvyat And Azcona To Test For NIO 333 In Berlin". FIA Formula E. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  45. ^ "Kvyat comeback & test debut for Ehrlacher - Overview of all drivers at the Formula E rookie practice in Rome". 10 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  46. ^ MotoraldiaTV (7 December 2013). "Red Bull introduces Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz Jr 2010". Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2017 – via YouTube.
  47. ^ @kvyatofficial (15 March 2016). "Russian, Italian, English, Spanish ! Little bit of Finnish… #AskDK26" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 October 2017 – via Twitter.
  48. ^ "Biography". daniilkvyat.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  49. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  50. ^ Даниил Квят выбрал номер 26 [Daniil Kvyat chose number 26]. Autosport Russian Edition (in Russian). Haymarket Publications. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  51. ^ "About Daniil". Red Bull. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  52. ^ "Formula 1 drivers reveal their favourite music choices". skysports.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  53. ^ "Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat on Sky F1 Vodcast: Racing, & a guitar solo!". skysports.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  54. ^ Daniil Kvyat takes his Russian Driving Test. YouTube. YouTube, LLC. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  55. ^ "Kvyat podium came one day after birth of his first child". ESPN.com. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  56. ^ "Marko stays out of Kvyat-Piquet split". www.f1-fansite.com. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  57. ^ "Daniil Kvyat – 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  58. ^ "Daniil Kvyat – 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  59. ^ "Daniil Kvyat – 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daniil Kvyat.
Retrieved from "https://mdwiki.org/wiki/Daniil_Kvyat"