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Eddie Cheever

USAUSA
Status
Retired
Active Years
1978, 1980–1989
Biography

Driver Info

Nationality
USA↗
Driver Number
—
Date of Birth
—
F1 Debut
1978 South African Grand Prix↗
Last GP
1989 Australian Grand Prix↗
WDC
0
Wins
0
Podiums
9
Poles
0
Fastest Laps
0
GP
132
Best WDC
P7
1983
Most Wins In Season
0
1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
Teams
9
Seasons
11
Consecutive Wins
0
Consecutive Podiums
1

Consecutive results are calculated from available published GP result rows.

Race archive

Career Statistics

Grand Prix Wins

0
No published race results available.

Podium Finishes

9
Belgian Grand Prix1982 · P3 ↗Detroit Grand Prix1982 · P2 ↗Caesars Palace Grand Prix1982 · P3 ↗French Grand Prix1983 · P3 ↗Belgian Grand Prix1983 · P3 ↗Canadian Grand Prix1983 · P2 ↗Italian Grand Prix1983 · P3 ↗Italian Grand Prix1988 · P3 ↗United States Grand Prix1989 · P3 ↗

Pole Positions

0
No published race results available.

Fastest Laps

0
No published race results available.
Team history

Teammate History

Head-to-head comparisons
8 teammates · Click to expand
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Only Grand Prix races actually started together for the same team count. Wins, podiums and points use those shared GPs; WDC position is season-wide.

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Derek Warwick
1987, 1988, 1989 · Arrows
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Shared Grand Prix: 45
Race H2H
4 : 8
Qualifying H2H
12 : 33
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
2 : 0
Points
20 : 27
WDC H2H
1 : 2
View Derek Warwick profile ↗
1987 ↗Arrows
Shared Grand Prix: 16
Race H2H
1 : 1
Qualifying H2H
7 : 9
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
8 : 3
WDC Position
P10 : P16
1988 ↗Arrows
Shared Grand Prix: 16
Race H2H
2 : 5
Qualifying H2H
4 : 12
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
1 : 0
Points
6 : 17
WDC Position
P12 : P8
1989 ↗Arrows
Shared Grand Prix: 13
Race H2H
1 : 2
Qualifying H2H
1 : 12
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
1 : 0
Points
6 : 7
WDC Position
P11 : P10

Left: Eddie Cheever · Right: Derek Warwick

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Martin Donnelly
1989 · Arrows
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Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
1 : 0
Qualifying H2H
0 : 1
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC H2H
0 : 0
View Martin Donnelly profile ↗
1989 ↗Arrows
Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
1 : 0
Qualifying H2H
0 : 1
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—

Left: Eddie Cheever · Right: Martin Donnelly

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Alan Jones
1986 · Lola
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Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
1 : 0
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC H2H
0 : 0
View Alan Jones profile ↗
1986 ↗Lola
Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
1 : 0
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—

Left: Eddie Cheever · Right: Alan Jones

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Riccardo Patrese
1984, 1985 · Alfa Romeo
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Shared Grand Prix: 31
Race H2H
1 : 3
Qualifying H2H
12 : 19
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 1
Points
3 : 8
WDC H2H
0 : 1
View Riccardo Patrese profile ↗
1984 ↗Alfa Romeo
Shared Grand Prix: 15
Race H2H
0 : 1
Qualifying H2H
7 : 8
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 1
Points
3 : 8
WDC Position
P16 : P13
1985 ↗Alfa Romeo
Shared Grand Prix: 16
Race H2H
1 : 2
Qualifying H2H
5 : 11
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—

Left: Eddie Cheever · Right: Riccardo Patrese

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Alain Prost
1983 · Renault
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Shared Grand Prix: 15
Race H2H
1 : 4
Qualifying H2H
2 : 13
Wins
0 : 4
Podiums
4 : 7
Points
22 : 57
WDC H2H
0 : 1
View Alain Prost profile ↗
1983 ↗Renault
Shared Grand Prix: 15
Race H2H
1 : 4
Qualifying H2H
2 : 13
Wins
0 : 4
Podiums
4 : 7
Points
22 : 57
WDC Position
P7 : P2

Left: Eddie Cheever · Right: Alain Prost

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Jacques Laffite
1982 · Ligier
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Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
2 : 1
Qualifying H2H
8 : 6
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
3 : 1
Points
15 : 5
WDC H2H
1 : 0
View Jacques Laffite profile ↗
1982 ↗Ligier
Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
2 : 1
Qualifying H2H
8 : 6
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
3 : 1
Points
15 : 5
WDC Position
P12 : P18

Left: Eddie Cheever · Right: Jacques Laffite

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Ricardo Zunino
1981 · Tyrrell
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Shared Grand Prix: 2
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
2 : 0
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC H2H
0 : 0
View Ricardo Zunino profile ↗
1981 ↗Tyrrell
Shared Grand Prix: 2
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
2 : 0
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—

Left: Eddie Cheever · Right: Ricardo Zunino

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Michele Alboreto
1981 · Tyrrell
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Shared Grand Prix: 9
Race H2H
2 : 0
Qualifying H2H
6 : 3
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
6 : 0
WDC H2H
0 : 0
View Michele Alboreto profile ↗
1981 ↗Tyrrell
Shared Grand Prix: 9
Race H2H
2 : 0
Qualifying H2H
6 : 3
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
6 : 0
WDC Position
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Left: Eddie Cheever · Right: Michele Alboreto

Career landmarks

Career Milestones

Key moments in F1 history
First achievements, debut and latest published Grand Prix
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First GP
1978 ↗
South African Grand Prix
Hesketh
First Points
1981 ↗
United States Grand Prix West
Tyrrell
First Podium
1982 ↗
Belgian Grand Prix
Ligier
First Win
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Not available
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First Pole Position
—
Not available
—
First Fastest Lap
—
Not available
—
First WDC
—
Not available
—
Last GP
1989 ↗
Australian Grand Prix
Arrows

Milestones use published GP results. First Points means the first GP with points awarded; championship milestones use completed season standings.

Season by Season

Career Timeline

Season
1989
Arrows
WDC
P11
Points
6
Wins
0
Podiums
1
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
14
→
Season
1988
Arrows
WDC
P12
Points
6
Wins
0
Podiums
1
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
16
→
Season
1987
Arrows
WDC
P10
Points
8
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
16
→
Season
1986
Lola
WDC
—
Points
0
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
1
→
Season
1985
Alfa Romeo
WDC
—
Points
0
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
16
→
Season
1984
Alfa Romeo
WDC
P16
Points
3
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
15
→
Season
1983
Renault
WDC
P7
Points
22
Wins
0
Podiums
4
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
15
→
Season
1982
Ligier
WDC
P12
Points
15
Wins
0
Podiums
3
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
14
→
Season
1981
Tyrrell
WDC
P12
Points
10
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
14
→
Season
1980
Osella
WDC
—
Points
0
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
10
→
Season
1978
Hesketh/
Theodore
WDC
—
Points
0
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
1
→
Career archive

Racing Record

Racing Career Summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1978Formula OneHesketh100000—
1978Formula OneTheodore00000——
1980Formula OneOsella1000000—
1981Formula OneTyrrell1400001012th
1982Formula OneLigier1400031512th
1983Formula OneRenault150004227th
1984Formula OneAlfa Romeo150000316th
1985Formula OneAlfa Romeo1600000—
1986Formula OneLola100000—
1987Formula OneArrows160000810th
1988Formula OneArrows160001612th
1989Formula OneArrows140001611th

Complete Formula One Results

Each race tile opens the Grand Prix. Bold race codes indicate pole position, italic race codes indicate fastest lap. Sprint results appear below Grand Prix results when sprint data is available.

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324WDCPTS
1978Hesketh——RSA25——————————————————————0
1980Osella——RSA23USA18——FRA15GBR22GER20AUT22NED14ITA12CAN19USA19———————————0
1981TyrrellUSA5BRA14ARG24SAN19BEL6MON5ESP17FRA13GBR4GER5—NED13ITA21CAN12CAE20—————————1210
1982LigierRSA22BRA21USA12—BEL3MON17DET2CAN10—GBR12FRA16GER22AUT15SUI17ITA6CAE3————————1215
1983RenaultBRA18USA13FRA3SAN26MON14BEL3DET24CAN2GBR24GER15AUT4NED19ITA3EUR10RSA6—————————722
1984Alfa RomeoBRA4RSA26BEL18SAN7FRA18—CAN11DET18DAL24GBR25GER12AUT19NED13ITA9EUR16POR17————————163
1985Alfa RomeoBRA16POR12SAN12MON17CAN17DET9FRA10GBR20GER13AUT24NED25ITA23BEL16EUR11RSA20AUS24—————————0
1986Lola——————DET18——————————————————0
1987ArrowsBRA13SAN16BEL4MON14DET6FRA26GBR14GER22HUN8AUT21ITA20POR6ESP8MEX4JPN9AUS14————————108
1988ArrowsBRA8SAN7MON21MEX6CAN20DET23FRA11GBR7GER10HUN16BEL6ITA3POR24ESP16JPN19AUS17————————126
1989ArrowsBRA16SAN9MON7MEX7USA3CAN20FRA7—GER12HUN5BEL17—POR24ESP11JPN8AUS9————————116
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