Daniil Kvyat
| Daniil Kvyat | |
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 Kvyat in 2011. |
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| Nationality |  Russian |
| Born | 26 April 1994 Ufa (Russia) |
| 2013 GP3 Series | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | MW Arden |
| Car no. | 6 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012 2010–12 2011 2011 2010 2010 |
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 | |
| 2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps |
Daniil Kvyat (Russian: Даниил Квят, born April 26, 1994 in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia) is a Russian auto racing driver. Currently he lives with family at Rome, Italy. He is fluent in four languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Russian.[1]
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Career [edit]
Karting [edit]
Kvyat has been an active kart racer in Russia and Italy. In 2009, he finished third in the KF3 European Championship category and runner-up in the WSK International Series.
Formula BMW [edit]
Kvyat started his formula racing career in the 2010 Formula BMW Pacific season with EuroInternational at Sepang International Circuit. In his first race he started from sixth place, but finished only nineteenth.[2] He finished fifth in the second race. Also he became a member of the renowned Red Bull Junior Team and made his debut in Formula BMW Europe with the same team.[3] He finished on tenth position with second place at Monza.
Toyota Racing Series [edit]
Kvyat contested the 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 Manfield and another five podiums.[4]
Formula Renault [edit]
After two races with Koiranen Bros. Motorsport in 2010 in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 finale at Barcelona and fourth place in Formula Renault UK Winter Series, Kvyat joined this team with his Formula BMW and Red Bull Junior teammate Carlos Sainz, Jr. for full 2011 seasons in both Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. He finished as runner-up behind Sainz, Jr. in Northern European Cup standings with 7 wins (including hat-trick at Monza). In Eurocup he was outpaced by former Formula BMW rival Robin Frijns and Sainz, Jr, scoring two wins at Spa and Nürburgring.
For the next year Kvyat remained in Formula Renault category, competing in both Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series. His debut in Alpine series was marked with 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 Alcañiz.[6]
Personal life [edit]
Kvyat's hobbies include football, skiing. He supports Russian ice hockey club Salavat Yulaev Ufa.
Racing record [edit]
Career summary [edit]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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| 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 |
† – As Kvyat was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
References [edit]
- ^ "Biography". daniilkvyat.com. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ "Formula BMW Pacific: Round 1 and 2, Sepang". afos.com. Motorsport Asia Ltd. 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2010-04-03.[dead link]
- ^ Benso, Michele (2009-09-01). "Europe – Exclusive: Kvyat, Sainz Jr. and Frijns arrows over the 2010 Red Bull Eurointernational". stopandgo.tv (Stop&Go!). Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "Red Bull Junior Driver takes Dan Higgins Trophy". Toyota Racing Series (Toyota Racing Management). 12 February 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ Borgo, Marco (25 March 2012). "Alps – Monza, Gara 2: Incontenibile Kvyat". stopandgo.tv (in Italian) (Stop&Go). Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Classy Kvyat at the double". World Series by Renault (Renault Sport). 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Daniil Kvyat |
- Official website
- Daniil Kvyat – career summary at DriverDB.com
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| Preceded by Javier Tarancón |
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Champion 2012 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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- Russian racing drivers
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Formula BMW Pacific drivers
- Russian expatriate sportspeople
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Formula BMW Europe drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers
- FIA European Formula 3 Championship drivers
- GP3 Series drivers
