1. Daniil Kvyat was successful in Formula Renault, finishing runner-up to Stoffel Vandoorne in the Eurocup and winning the Alps Series, both in 2012 with Koiranen.
60 Facts About Daniil Kvyat
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Daniil Kvyat then graduated to the GP3 Series in 2013, winning the title in his debut season with Arden.
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Daniil 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.
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Daniil Kvyat remained at Toro Rosso for his 2017 campaign before being released at the end of the season, becoming a reserve driver for Ferrari.
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Daniil 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.
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Daniil Kvyat then signed for Lamborghini in 2024, competing in the premier Hypercar class alongside Mirko Bortolotti and Edoardo Mortara.
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Daniil Kvyat was born in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, on 26 April 1994 to Vyacheslav and Zulfiya Kvyat.
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Daniil Kvyat lived in Ufa until 2000 when his family moved to Moscow.
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Until November 2015, Daniil 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.
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In January 2017, Daniil Kvyat began dating Kelly Piquet, daughter of three-time F1 World Champion Nelson Piquet.
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In January 2005, Daniil Kvyat made his professional debut in motorsports winning his first race in Sochi.
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Daniil Kvyat moved to the KF3 junior category and became a participant of the prestigious World Series Karting series.
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Daniil Kvyat 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.
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Daniil Kvyat's European winning streak continued at the beginning of the 2009 season.
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Daniil 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.
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Daniil Kvyat became one of the leaders in the WSK series, and began to draw the attention of sponsors.
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Daniil 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.
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Daniil Kvyat decided to part ways with Angelo Morsicani's team after the World Cup and joined the Intrepid factory team.
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Daniil Kvyat raced for Intrepid in the last two races of the WSK season, winning the final one.
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Two weeks later, Daniil Kvyat won a race in the Asian Championships in Singapore, a positive ending to his campaign in Formula BMW.
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Daniil Kvyat 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.
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For 2012, Daniil Kvyat remained in the Formula Renault category, competing in both Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series.
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Daniil Kvyat lost points at Nurburgring due to a wrong tyre choice by his team, and at Hungaroring after crashing with Oliver Rowland.
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Two title contenders crashed out and, having more overall points in the championship, Daniil Kvyat won the title.
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Daniil Kvyat spent 2013 competing in the GP3 Series with MW Arden and the European Formula 3 championship with Carlin Motorsport.
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Daniil Kvyat was a late registration for the latter series, and so he was ineligible for points.
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Daniil Kvyat scored five pole positions, seven podiums and a dominant win at Zandvoort.
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Daniil Kvyat went into the Abu Dhabi event being a title contender and finally won the championship in his debut year.
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Daniil Kvyat became the second driver of the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team for the 2014 season, alongside Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne.
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Daniil Kvyat replaced Daniel Ricciardo, who moved to parent team Red Bull Racing.
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Daniil Kvyat went on to score points in the Malaysian, Chinese, British and Belgian Grands Prix, finishing 15th in the World Championship.
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Daniil Kvyat was promoted to Red Bull for the 2015 season, to replace the quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel, who would move to Ferrari.
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Daniil Kvyat 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.
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In qualifying for the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix, Daniil Kvyat crashed heavily into the barriers, ultimately flipping the car.
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Daniil Kvyat was uninjured, and finished 13th in the race the following day.
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Daniil 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.
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The 2016 season start was a challenge again, but Daniil Kvyat finished third in the third round, securing the first podium for Red Bull Racing in the new season.
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However, after an incident during the start of his home Grand Prix when Daniil Kvyat collided with Sebastian Vettel's car, team management decided to demote Daniil Kvyat back to Toro Rosso.
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Daniil Kvyat rejoined Toro Rosso as a driver for the 2019 season, replacing the Red Bull-bound Pierre Gasly.
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Daniil Kvyat initially raced alongside Thai driver Alexander Albon, who moved up from the FIA Formula 2 Championship.
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Daniil Kvyat put in strong performances during the first half of the season, achieving six points finishes from twelve races.
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Daniil Kvyat produced an excellent drive in Belgium to finish in 7th place after starting in 19th due to power unit penalties.
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Daniil 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.
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Daniil Kvyat 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.
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Daniil Kvyat finished the season in 13th place in the championship with 37 points.
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Daniil Kvyat retired from the first race of the season due to a suspension failure.
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Daniil Kvyat received his first point of the season at the Styrian Grand Prix with a tenth-place finish.
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Daniil Kvyat retired at the British Grand Prix after a heavy crash into the barriers that was caused by a tyre failure.
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Daniil Kvyat finished fourth in the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after a succession of overtakes on Alexander Albon, Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc after the Safety car restart.
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Daniil Kvyat's contract was not renewed and Yuki Tsunoda replaced Kvyat at AlphaTauri for 2021.
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In 2021, Daniil Kvyat was the reserve driver for Alpine, alongside Zhou Guanyu.
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Daniil 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.
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Daniil 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.
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At season-opening 1000 Miles of Sebring, Daniil Kvyat finished third to score his maiden WEC podium on debut.
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Daniil Kvyat joined Lamborghini in 2024 in the premier Hypercar class, driving the SC63 alongside Mirko Bortolotti and Edoardo Mortara.
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In December 2017 Daniil Kvyat tested a NASCAR Whelen Euro Series racecar at a young driver test.
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Daniil 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.
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Daniil Kvyat 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.
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Daniil Kvyat returned with NIO in the rookie practice session at the Rome ePrix.
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In 2025, Daniil Kvyat was chosen by DS Penske Formula E Team to take part in the Jeddah ePrix rookie free practice session.