Daniil Kvyat

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This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vyacheslavovich and the family name is Kvyat.
Daniil Kvyat
Daniil Kvyat 2015 Malaysia.jpg
Born (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 29)
Ufa, Russia
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Russia Russian
2016 team Red Bull-TAG Heuer[1]
Car number 26
Entries 44 (42 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 2
Career points 125
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 1
First entry 2014 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry 2016 Monaco Grand Prix
2015 position 7th (95 pts)
Previous series
2013
2013
2012
2010–12
2011
2011
2010
2010		 GP3 Series
FIA European F3 Championship
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Toyota Racing Series
Formula BMW Europe
Formula BMW Pacific
Championship titles
2013
2012		 GP3 Series
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps

Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat (Russian: Дании́л Вячесла́вович Квят; IPA: [dənʲɪˈil vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ kvʲat], born 26 April 1994) is a Russian auto racing driver. He was runner-up at the 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, and GP3 Series champion in 2013. He joined Formula One as a Toro Rosso driver in 2014 finishing 15th in the World Championship. He then moved on to Red Bull Racing to partner Daniel Ricciardo for the 2015 season. He scored his first Formula One podium finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix on 26 July 2015, finishing 2nd to Sebastian Vettel.

Career

Karting (2009)

Born in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, Kvyat was an active kart racer in Russia and Italy. In 2009, he finished third in the KF3 European Championship category and finished as runner-up in the WSK International Series.

Formula BMW (2010)

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

Kvyat started his formula racing career during the 2010 Formula BMW Pacific season with EuroInternational at the Sepang International Circuit. In his first race he started from sixth place, but finished only nineteenth.[2] He finished fifth in the second race. During the season, he joined the Red Bull Junior Team and made his debut in Formula BMW Europe with the same team.[3] He finished in tenth position in the final championship standings, with a second-place finish at Monza.

Toyota Racing Series (2011)

Kvyat contested New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series in January and February 2011 with Victory Motor Racing, finishing fifth in the championship with a win in the Dan Higgins Trophy at Manfeild and another five podiums.[4]

Formula Renault (2010–2012)

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.[5] In May he returned to the Eurocup, and recorded a double win in the opening round of the season at Motorland Aragón.[6] He ultimately clinched the Alps title and finished as runner-up in the Eurocup, following a dramatic season finale at Catalunya. He was leading the race in heavy rain, but his tyres lost all grip during the final laps, and he missed the title by 10 points. Kvyat remained with the Red Bull Junior Team and progressed to the GP3 Series for 2013.

GP3 and European Formula 3 (2013)

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Kvyat competing for MW Arden during the 2013 GP3 Series season, at Spa-Francorchamps. He took the first of three victories during the 2013 season at Spa-Francorchamps, en route to the championship title.

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.[7]

His progress in GP3 was rapid as well. Kvyat started the season poorly but immediately recovered, scoring his first podium in his fifth feature race. Following two wins in next two feature races, 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 (2013–2014)

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Kvyat at the 2014 Chinese Grand Prix

In October 2013, Kvyat was announced as the second driver of the Scuderia Toro Rosso (STR) Formula One team for the 2014 season, alongside Frenchman Jean-Éric Vergne.[8] He replaced Daniel Ricciardo, who moved to parent team Red Bull Racing.[9] 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.[10] Kvyat made his F1 debut—aged 19—in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, where he finished 9th, breaking Sebastian Vettel's record as the youngest points-scorer in Formula One.[11] He went on to score points in the Malaysian, Chinese, British and Belgian Grands Prix,[12] 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.[12]

In October 2014 it was announced that Kvyat would be promoted to Red Bull for the 2015 season, to replace the quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel.[13]

Red Bull (2015–)

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Kvyat at the 2015 Canadian Grand Prix

Kvyat raced for Red Bull for the 2015 season, alongside Daniel Ricciardo, after being promoted following the departure of four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel to Ferrari.[14] He took his first podium in the sport with a second-place finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the highest F1 finish for a Russian driver, and became the second youngest podium finisher in F1 history. In qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, he had a huge crash at 200R, having wheelspin on the entry and flipping the car against the barriers.

Personal life

Kvyat currently lives with his family in Rome, Italy. In addition to his native Russian, he is also fluent in Italian, Spanish, and English.[15]

Rules introduced for the 2014 Formula One season 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.[16]

Kvyat's hobbies include table tennis, football, wakeboarding and skiing.[17]

Kvyat is one of the few drivers in motor racing to have an FIA Super Licence, but not a regular driving licence in his native Russia.[18]

Racing record

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 European Formula 3 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 Infiniti Red Bull Racing 19 0 0 0 1 95 7th

† – As Kvyat was a guest driver, he was ineligible for 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 D.C. Points
2013 MW Arden ESP
FEA
20		 ESP
SPR
Ret		 VAL
FEA
4		 VAL
SPR
5		 GBR
FEA
4		 GBR
SPR
4		 GER
FEA
Ret		 GER
SPR
16		 HUN
FEA
3		 HUN
SPR
7		 BEL
FEA
1		 BEL
SPR
6		 ITA
FEA
1		 ITA
SPR
2		 ABU
FEA
1		 ABU
SPR
5		 1st 168

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

(key)

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 D.C. Points
2013 Carlin Volkswagen MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 MNZ
3		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 HOC1
1
10		 HOC1
2
12		 HOC1
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		 HOC2
1		 HOC2
2		 HOC2
3		 NC‡ 0
Notes
  • ‡ − As Kvyat was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

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 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

References

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