Career Daniil Kvyat

1 career

1.1 karting (2009)
1.2 formula bmw (2010)
1.3 toyota racing series (2011)
1.4 formula renault (2010–2012)
1.5 gp3 , european formula 3 (2013)
1.6 formula one

1.6.1 toro rosso (2013–2014)
1.6.2 red bull (2015–2016)
1.6.3 return toro rosso (2016–2017)

career
karting (2009)

kvyat active kart racer in russia , italy. in 2009, finished third in kf3 european championship category , finished runner-up in wsk international series.

formula bmw (2010)

kvyat during race 1 of 2010 formula bmw pacific season @ sepang international circuit

kvyat started formula racing career during 2010 formula bmw pacific season eurointernational @ sepang international circuit. in first race started sixth place, finished nineteenth. finished fifth in second race. during season, joined red bull junior team , made debut in formula bmw europe same team. finished in tenth position in final championship standings, second-place finish @ monza.

toyota racing series (2011)

kvyat contested new zealand s toyota racing series in january , february 2011 victory motor racing, finishing fifth in championship win in dan higgins trophy @ manfeild , 5 podiums.

formula renault (2010–2012)

kvyat in 2011 member of development red bull junior team

after 2 races koiranen bros. motorsport in 2010, in eurocup formula renault 2.0 finale @ barcelona , fourth-place finish in formula renault uk winter series, kvyat, , formula bmw , red bull junior teammate carlos sainz jr., joined koiranen full 2011 seasons in both eurocup , formula renault 2.0 northern european cup. finished runner-up behind sainz, jr. in northern european cup standings 7 wins, including hat-trick of wins @ monza. in eurocup outpaced former formula bmw rival robin frijns , sainz, scoring 2 wins @ spa , nürburgring.

for 2012, kvyat remained in formula renault category, competing in both formula renault 2.0 alps , eurocup formula renault 2.0 series. debut in alps championship marked dominating double win @ monza. in may returned eurocup, , recorded double win in opening round of season @ motorland aragón. clinched alps title , finished runner-up in eurocup, following dramatic season finale @ catalunya. leading race in heavy rain, tyres lost grip during final laps, , missed title 10 points. kvyat remained red bull junior team , progressed gp3 series 2013.

gp3 , european formula 3 (2013)

kvyat spent 2013 competing in gp3 series mw arden , european formula 3 championship carlin motorsport. kvyat late registration latter series, , ineligible points. scored 5 pole positions, 7 podiums , dominant win @ zandvoort. first win saw unusual mistake on part of event organisers: there no record of national anthem of russia present @ zandvoort, , patriotic song mikhail glinka played instead celebrate kvyat s win.

his progress in gp3 rapid well. kvyat started season poorly recovered, scoring first podium in fifth feature race. following 2 wins in next 2 feature races, went abu dhabi event being title contender , won championship in debut year. performance in 2 final feature races @ monza , abu dhabi notable: kvyat scored pole, win, led every lap , recorded fastest lap, gaining maximum points available @ both races.

formula one
toro rosso (2013–2014)

kvyat @ 2014 chinese grand prix

in october 2013, kvyat announced second driver of scuderia toro rosso (str) formula 1 team 2014 season, alongside frenchman jean-Éric vergne. replaced daniel ricciardo, moved parent team red bull racing. test driver str, took part in friday practice final 2 grands prix of 2013 season, in united states , brazil. kvyat made f1 debut—aged 19—in 2014 australian grand prix, finished 9th, breaking sebastian vettel s record youngest points-scorer in formula one. went on score points in malaysian, chinese, british , belgian grands prix, finishing 15th in world championship. in september organisers of inaugural russian grand prix announced intention of naming stand in sochi autodrom after him.

in october 2014 announced kvyat promoted red bull 2015 season, replace quadruple world champion sebastian vettel.

red bull (2015–2016)

kvyat (right) @ 2016 bahrain grand prix

kvyat raced red bull 2015 season, alongside daniel ricciardo, after being promoted following departure of four-time world champion sebastian vettel ferrari. took first podium in sport second-place finish @ 2015 hungarian grand prix, highest finish russian driver in formula one. result, kvyat – aged 7003776100000000000♠21 years, 91 days – became second-youngest driver record podium finish, after vettel. in qualifying 2015 japanese grand prix, kvyat crashed heavily barriers, flipping car. uninjured, , finished 13th in race following day. kvyat ended 2015 season 95 points , 7th place in drivers world championship beating race winning teammate daniel ricciardo 3 points.

return toro rosso (2016–2017)

kvyat driving toro rosso @ 2017 australian grand prix

on 5 may 2016, red bull announced toro rosso driver max verstappen replacing kvyat beginning spanish grand prix, kvyat returning toro rosso alongside carlos sainz jr. according red bull s team principal christian horner, dany able continue development @ toro rosso, in team familiar with, giving him chance regain form , show potential. announced ahead of united states grand prix kvyat had been re-signed toro rosso 2017 after intense speculation.

on 26 september 2017, toro rosso announced decision replace kvyat forthcoming malaysian grand prix frenchman pierre gasly, following sustained run of underwhelming form russian. whilst confirming decision stand kvyat down, in statement, toro rosso added driver switch should not considered permanent parting of ways, saying not case of goodbye our daniil, still remains part of red bull family. kvyat returned racing toro rosso @ united states grand prix, following team-mate carlos sainz jr. s move renault. despite securing points finish @ united states grand prix not enough secure seat once more toro rosso chose continue new zealander brendon hartley , welcome return of pierre gasly complete team s pair in preparation mexico. on 25 october 2017, confirmed helmut marko kvyat not return team , replaced brendon hartley , pierre gasly remainder of 2017 season.

on 29 october 2017, williams technical director paddy lowe said williams considering him option 2018 season.