Daniil Kvyat joins G-Drive Racing in Endurance

Daniil Kvyat will be the third driver for the G-Drive Racing team this season in Endurance, which plans to enter the European Le Mans Series and the WEC. The Russian will also go to Sebring (United States) in a month, to open the season.

Published on 14/02/2022 à 10:18

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Daniil Kvyat joins G-Drive Racing in Endurance

Daniil Kvyat, who served as a test and reserve driver in recent years, arrives in Endurance for 2022 - Photo DPPI

As announced in our columns in recent days, a former pilot Formula 1 will discover the benches of theEndurance this season. This is Daniil Kvyat (110 Grands Prix, 3 podiums), who joins the Russian team G-Drive Racing, world champion in 2015 in the LM P2 category. The 27-year-old driver will take part in the double program WEC/European Le Mans Series in LM P2 of his team during the coming season.

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“Daniil Kvyat will spearhead G-Drive Racing's assault in the LMP2 category of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship, can be found on the team's social networks. The most successful Russian, who has so far enjoyed three podiums in F1, will therefore also make his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans as the Russian team returns to full-time WEC competition. »

The Russian will drive an Oreca 07 alongside experienced drivers James Allen (Australia) and René Binder (Austria), for the team's return to the WEC world championship. Kvyat notably carried out a series of tests at the end of last year in Estoril (Portugal), and could also join the ranks of the team at the next 24 Hours of Le Mans, alongside Sophia Floersch and Roman Rusinov, already announced. An invitation request for a second car has just been issued by G-Drive. To be continued.