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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.
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.
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. 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. He finished on tenth position with second place at Monza.
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.