Drivers/United States of America
Eddie Cheever
- 1978–1989
- CHE
- Born 10 January 1958 in Phoenix
- Edward McKay Cheever Jr.
- Starts132143 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums97% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P7
Career numbers
- Avg grid position14.6
- Avg finish7.4
- Retirement rate60%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+302
- Points scored70
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak1
- Longest points-scoring streak2
- TeamsTheodore (1978) · Hesketh (1978) · Osella (1980) · Tyrrell (1981) · Ligier (1982) · Renault (1983) · Alfa Romeo (1984–1985) · Lola (1986) · Arrows (1987–1989)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
143 entries, 132 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryArgentine Grand Prix 1978DNQ · Theodore
- First startSouth African Grand Prix 1978DNF · Hesketh
- Last startAustralian Grand Prix 1989DNF · Arrows
All 143 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Warwick | 1987–1989 | 6:9 | 12:33 | +0.64% | 20 : 27 | Compare |
| Riccardo Patrese | 1984–1985 | 1:3 | 12:19 | +0.27% | 3 : 8 | Compare |
| Alain Prost | 1983 | 1:4 | 2:13 | +1.26% | 22 : 57 | Compare |
| Jacques Laffite | 1982 | 2:1 | 8:6 | −0.28% | 15 : 5 | Compare |
| Michele Alboreto | 1981 | 2:1 | 6:3 | −0.82% | 6 : 0 | Compare |
| Ricardo Zunino | 1981 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Martin Donnelly | 1989 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Alan Jones | 1986 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Eddie Cheever came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hockenheimring | 8 | 9 | ||
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 8 | 8.8 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 8 | 1 | 10.4 | |
| Nelson Piquet | 8 | 6 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 7 | 1 | 9.4 | |
| Monaco | 7 | 6 | ||
| Monza | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
| Detroit | 7 | 1 | 5.7 | |
| Kyalami | 6 | 6 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 6 | 4 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 5 | 10.5 | ||
| Zandvoort | 5 | 13 | ||
| Silverstone | 5 | 5.5 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 5 | 1 | 4.3 | |
| Estoril | 5 | 11.5 | ||
| Long Beach | 4 | 5 | ||
| Adelaide | 4 | – | ||
| Zolder | 3 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Dijon-Prenois | 3 | 13 | ||
| Hungaroring | 3 | 6.5 | ||
| Jerez | 3 | 8 | ||
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 3 | 5.7 | ||
| Suzuka | 3 | 8.5 | ||
| Caesars Palace | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Nürburgring | 2 | – |