Daniil Kvyat

Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat (Russian: Даниил Вячесла́вович Квят, IPA: [dənʲɪˈil vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ˈkvʲat]; born 26 April 1994) is a Russian racing driver who competes in the Super GT for JLOC. Kvyat competed in Formula One from 2014 to 2020.

Born in Ufa and raised in Moscow, Kvyat began competitive kart racing aged 10, before moving to Italy in 2007 to pursue a professional career. After winning several international karting titles, Kvyat progressed to junior formulae in 2010. He claimed 23 victories in Formula Renault 2.0, finishing runner-up to Stoffel Vandoorne in the Eurocup and winning the Alps Series, both in 2012 with Koiranen. He then won the GP3 Series in his rookie season with Arden. A member of the Red Bull Junior Team since 2010, Kvyat signed with Toro Rosso in 2014, making his Formula One debut at the Australian Grand Prix, finishing ninth to become the then-youngest points-scorer in Formula One history, aged 19. He was promoted to parent team Red Bull in 2015, achieving his maiden podium finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix and outscoring teammate Daniel Ricciardo.

Having retained his seat at Red Bull for 2016 and achieving another podium in China, Kvyat was replaced by Max Verstappen following a controversial collision with Sebastian Vettel at the Russian Grand Prix. He remained at Toro Rosso for his 2017 campaign before being released at the end of the season, becoming a reserve driver for Ferrari. He returned to Toro Rosso—later renamed to AlphaTauri—in 2019 to partner Alex Albon and Pierre Gasly, taking his third career podium at the rain-affected German Grand Prix. 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.

After serving as a reserve driver for Alpine in 2021, Kvyat was set to compete in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship for G-Drive prior to their withdrawal following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kvyat returned to WEC the next season with Prema, competing under an Italian licence. He then signed for Lamborghini in 2024, competing in the premier Hypercar class alongside Mirko Bortolotti and Edoardo Mortara. The team moved to the IMSA SportsCar Championship for 2025.