Daniil Kvyat

Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat (Russian: Дании́л Вячесла́вович Квят, IPA: [dənʲɪˈil vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ kvʲat], born 26 April 1994), is a Russian auto racing driver currently driving in Formula One for Scuderia AlphaTauri. He became the second Formula One driver from Russia and is the most successful of the three Russian drivers to date.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vyacheslavovich and the family name is Kvyat.

Daniil Kvyat

Kvyat in 2017
Born	Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 Ufa, Russia
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Russian
2020 team	AlphaTauri-Honda[1][2]
Car number	26
Entries	101 (99 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	3
Career points	172
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	1
First entry	2014 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry	2020 Spanish Grand Prix
2019 position	13th (37 pts)
Website	Official website
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

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

He was runner-up at the 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, and a champion in 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series and 2013 GP3 Series. He made his debut in 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 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix, finishing second behind Sebastian Vettel. In his first season with Red Bull Racing, Kvyat finished 7th in the Drivers' Championship, ahead of his teammate. He started the 2016 season with Red Bull Racing, scoring his second podium, finishing third at the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix. However, following a controversial collision during the opening lap of his home race in Sochi, Kvyat was demoted to Toro Rosso ahead of the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, where he finished the season and was retained by the team for the next season. Although consistently demonstrating solid qualifying performances in 2017, his season was plagued by various problems, including several retirements in races where he could have scored points. After the 2017 United States Grand Prix, Kvyat and Red Bull parted ways, effectively terminating his contract. Kvyat spent 2018 as a development driver for Scuderia Ferrari, before being re-signed by Toro Rosso for the 2019 season. At the 2019 German Grand Prix Kvyat claimed the third podium of his career by finishing third; this was also Scuderia Toro Rosso's second podium finish after they won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel.

Early life

Daniil Kvyat was born in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, on 26 April 1994 to Vyacheslav and Zulfiya Kvyat. Vyacheslav Kvyat worked for Bashneft, initially as a mechanic at the Novo-Ufa refinery, but rose through the ranks to become the financial director of the export division until 1996. Later he branched out and worked with other energy companies, ending up as CFO of West Siberian Energy. At the same time he stood for election as a Deputy in the Bashkortostan state parliament.[3]

Career

Karting (2005–2009)

In January 2005, Kvyat made his professional debut in motorsports winning his very 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 very 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.[4]

Formula Renault (2010–2012)

Kvyat in 2011 as member of the development Red Bull Junior Team

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] 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 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] After this race he was offered a contract as a Formula 1 driver by Helmut Marko, head of the Red Bull Junior Team.

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.[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 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.[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]

Red Bull (2015–2016)

Kvyat at the 2015 Japanese 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.[13] 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.[14] As a result, Kvyat – aged 21 years, 91 days – became the second-youngest driver to record a podium finish, after Vettel.[14] In qualifying for the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix, Kvyat crashed heavily into the barriers, ultimately flipping the car.[15] 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.[16]

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

The 2016 season start was a challenge again, but Kvyat finished in P3 in the third round, bringing home the first podium for Red Bull Racing in the new season. However, after an incident during the start of his home Grand Prix at the Russian 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."[17] 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.[18]

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."[19] Kvyat returned to racing for Toro Rosso at the United States Grand Prix, following teammate Carlos Sainz Jr.'s move to Renault. Despite securing a points finish at the United States Grand Prix 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 Pierre Gasly to complete the team's pair in preparation for Mexico.[20] 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.[21]

Ferrari (2018)

After failing to attract a race seat for the 2018 season, Kvyat became the third driver for Ferrari.[22] 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.[23]

Toro Rosso third-spell (2019)

Kvyat at the 2019 Austrian 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.[24] He initially raced alongside Thai driver Alexander Albon, who moved up from the FIA Formula 2 Championship.[25] 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.[26]

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.[27] 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)

AlphaTauri (previously Toro Rosso) retained Kvyat and Gasly for the 2020 season.[28] 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.[29] He retired at the British Grand Prix after a heavy crash into the barriers that caused terminal damage.[30]

Personal life

Kvyat lived in Ufa, Russia, until the age of six when his family moved to Moscow. This is where he first raced go-karts before first moving to Western Europe and racing competitively.[31] 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.[32][33][34]

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.[35]

Kvyat's hobbies include table tennis, football, wakeboarding and skiing.[36] 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.[37]

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.[38]

Starting in August 2016, Kvyat was in a relationship with Kelly Piquet, daughter of three-time F1 World Champion Nelson Piquet. In March 2019, Kelly announced via Instagram that she was expecting the couple's first child and their daughter was born on 27 July.[39] The pair split in December 2019.[40]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	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	Development driver
2019	Formula One	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda	21	0	0	0	1	37	13th
2020	Formula One	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	6					2*	16th*

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

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 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 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	BEL	ITA	TUS	RUS	EIF	POR	EMI									16th*	2*

^† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
^* Season still in progress.

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External links

• Daniil Kvyat career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Javier Tarancón	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Champion 2012	Succeeded by Antonio Fuoco
Preceded by Mitch Evans	GP3 Series Champion 2013	Succeeded by Alex Lynn
Awards
Preceded by Jules Bianchi	Autosport Awards Rookie of the Year 2014	Succeeded by Max Verstappen
New award	FIA Rookie of the Year 2014	Succeeded by Max Verstappen
Records
Preceded by Sebastian Vettel 19 years, 349 days (2007 United States Grand Prix)	Youngest Driver to score points in Formula One 19 years, 324 days (2014 Australian Grand Prix)	Succeeded by Max Verstappen 17 years, 180 days (2015 Malaysian Grand Prix)