DRIVER PROFILE · American

Eddie Cheever

1978–1989 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts132

Wins0

Podiums9

Poles0

Points70

Titles0

By circuit type

Qualifying and race results across different circuit types.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit type	Qualifying Δ	Classified finish Δ	Average qualifying	Average finish	Races (qualifying / finish)
high-downforce	Unavailable	-0.57	Unavailable	8.11	0 / 9
low-downforce	Unavailable	+2.69	Unavailable	4.86	0 / 7
mixed	Unavailable	-0.35	Unavailable	7.9	0 / 39

How this is calculated

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 7.55. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

At a glance

Career milestones, results and team history.

Best finish / grid2 / 2

DNF rate65.9%

Average grid → finish14.61 → 7.55

Positions gained / race5.58

First raceSouth African Grand Prix 1978 · 1978-03-04

Latest raceAustralian Grand Prix 1989 · 1989-11-05

TEAM HISTORYHesketh Osella Tyrrell Ligier Renault Alfa Romeo Lola Arrows

How this is calculated

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Patrick Tambay (1986, 0 rounds); Alan Jones (1986, 1 rounds); Ricardo Zunino (1981, 2 rounds).

87 non-finishes: 70 mechanical, 10 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 7 other. Reliability exposure: 5 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

Championship results and teammate comparisons across each season.

Season	Standing	Starts	Teammates · quali / race	Points
1989 ↗	11	14	Derek WarwickQ — · R 1–3 Martin Donnelly· 1 rounds	6
1988 ↗	12	16	Derek WarwickQ — · R 2–5	6
1987 ↗	10	16	Derek WarwickQ — · R 3–1	8
1986 ↗	NC	1	—	0
1985 ↗	NC	16	Riccardo PatreseQ — · R 1–2	0
1984 ↗	16	15	Riccardo PatreseQ — · R 0–2	3
1983 ↗	7	15	Alain ProstQ — · R 1–5	22
1982 ↗	12	14	Jacques LaffiteQ — · R 2–1	15
1981 ↗	12	14	Michele AlboretoQ — · R 2–1	10
1980 ↗	NC	10	—	0
1978 ↗	NC	1	—	0

How this is calculated

H2H reads Cheever–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Historical finishing rates

Season finishing rates, qualifying and recent results.

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Season

Circuit type

Window


Eddie CheeverArrows	14	0.0% (0/14)	7.1% (1/14)	14.3% (2/14)	50.0% (7/14)	50.0% (7/14)	14.25	21.86	—	7.25	DNFDNFDNF8DNF

How this is calculated

Historical finishing rates: counts / starts. Points rate means P1–P10 classified finishes. DNS excluded; DNF includes retirements and disqualifications. Circuit filtering happens before the last-5/10 window; fewer starts use the available sample. Averages exclude missing positions; average finish uses classified results. Last 5 reads the latest five recorded results for this circuit filter, oldest to latest, including DNS. Rate denominators remain starts only.

Every race 132 RESULT ROWS

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198914 starts · 0 wins6 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1989 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	22	42	Spun off	0
1989 · ROUND 15Japanese	8	Japanese Eddie Cheever	Arrows	24	52	+1 Lap	0
1989 · ROUND 14Spanish	RET	Spanish Eddie Cheever	Arrows	22	61	Engine	0
1989 · ROUND 13Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Eddie Cheever	Arrows	26	24	Spun off	0
1989 · ROUND 11Belgian	RET	Belgian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	24	38	Wheel	0
1989 · ROUND 10Hungarian	5	Hungarian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	16	77	+45.106	2
1989 · ROUND 9German	12	German Eddie Cheever	Arrows	25	40	Fuel system	0
1989 · ROUND 7French	7	French Eddie Cheever	Arrows	25	79	+1 Lap	0
1989 · ROUND 6Canadian	RET	Canadian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	16	3	Spun off	0
1989 · ROUND 5United States	3	United States Eddie Cheever	Arrows	17	75	+43.210	4
1989 · ROUND 4Mexican	7	Mexican Eddie Cheever	Arrows	24	68	+1 Lap	0
1989 · ROUND 3Monaco	7	Monaco Eddie Cheever	Arrows	20	75	+2 Laps	0
1989 · ROUND 2San Marino	9	San Marino Eddie Cheever	Arrows	21	56	+2 Laps	0
1989 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	24	37	Collision	0

198816 starts · 0 wins6 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1988 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	18	51	Engine	0
1988 · ROUND 15Japanese	RET	Japanese Eddie Cheever	Arrows	15	35	Ignition	0
1988 · ROUND 14Spanish	RET	Spanish Eddie Cheever	Arrows	25	60	Chassis	0
1988 · ROUND 13Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Eddie Cheever	Arrows	18	10	Turbo	0
1988 · ROUND 12Italian	3	Italian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	5	51	+35.532	4
1988 · ROUND 11Belgian	6	Belgian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	11	42	+1 Lap	1
1988 · ROUND 10Hungarian	RET	Hungarian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	14	55	Brakes	0
1988 · ROUND 9German	10	German Eddie Cheever	Arrows	15	43	+1 Lap	0
1988 · ROUND 8British	7	British Eddie Cheever	Arrows	13	64	+1 Lap	0
1988 · ROUND 7French	11	French Eddie Cheever	Arrows	13	78	+2 Laps	0
1988 · ROUND 6Detroit	RET	Detroit Eddie Cheever	Arrows	15	14	Electrical	0
1988 · ROUND 5Canadian	RET	Canadian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	8	31	Throttle	0
1988 · ROUND 4Mexican	6	Mexican Eddie Cheever	Arrows	7	66	+1 Lap	1
1988 · ROUND 3Monaco	RET	Monaco Eddie Cheever	Arrows	9	8	Engine	0
1988 · ROUND 2San Marino	7	San Marino Eddie Cheever	Arrows	7	59	+1 Lap	0
1988 · ROUND 1Brazilian	8	Brazilian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	15	59	+1 Lap	0

198716 starts · 0 wins8 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1987 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	11	53	Overheating	0
1987 · ROUND 15Japanese	9	Japanese Eddie Cheever	Arrows	12	50	Out of fuel	0
1987 · ROUND 14Mexican	4	Mexican Eddie Cheever	Arrows	13	63	+1:41.352	3
1987 · ROUND 13Spanish	8	Spanish Eddie Cheever	Arrows	13	70	Out of fuel	0
1987 · ROUND 12Portuguese	6	Portuguese Eddie Cheever	Arrows	11	68	+2 Laps	1
1987 · ROUND 11Italian	RET	Italian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	13	27	Halfshaft	0
1987 · ROUND 10Austrian	RET	Austrian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	12	31	Tyre	0
1987 · ROUND 9Hungarian	8	Hungarian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	11	74	+2 Laps	0
1987 · ROUND 8German	RET	German Eddie Cheever	Arrows	15	9	Throttle	0
1987 · ROUND 7British	RET	British Eddie Cheever	Arrows	14	45	Engine	0
1987 · ROUND 6French	RET	French Eddie Cheever	Arrows	14	0	Electrical	0
1987 · ROUND 5Detroit	6	Detroit Eddie Cheever	Arrows	6	60	+3 Laps	1
1987 · ROUND 4Monaco	RET	Monaco Eddie Cheever	Arrows	6	59	Overheating	0
1987 · ROUND 3Belgian	4	Belgian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	11	42	+1 Lap	3
1987 · ROUND 2San Marino	RET	San Marino Eddie Cheever	Arrows	9	48	Clutch	0
1987 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Eddie Cheever	Arrows	14	52	Overheating	0

19861 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1986 · ROUND 7Detroit	RET	Detroit Eddie Cheever	Lola	10	37	Steering	0

198516 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1985 · ROUND 16Australian	RET	Australian Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	13	5	Engine
1985 · ROUND 15South African	RET	South African Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	14	0	Accident
1985 · ROUND 14European	11	European Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	18	73	+2 Laps
1985 · ROUND 13Belgian	RET	Belgian Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	19	26	Gearbox
1985 · ROUND 12Italian	RET	Italian Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	17	3	Engine
1985 · ROUND 11Dutch	RET	Dutch Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	20	1	Turbo
1985 · ROUND 10Austrian	RET	Austrian Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	20	6	Turbo
1985 · ROUND 9German	RET	German Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	18	45	Turbo
1985 · ROUND 8British	RET	British Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	22	17	Turbo
1985 · ROUND 7French	10	French Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	18	52	+1 Lap
1985 · ROUND 6Detroit	9	Detroit Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	7	61	+2 Laps
1985 · ROUND 5Canadian	17	Canadian Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	11	64	+6 Laps
1985 · ROUND 4Monaco	RET	Monaco Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	4	10	Alternator
1985 · ROUND 3San Marino	RET	San Marino Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	12	50	Engine
1985 · ROUND 2Portuguese	RET	Portuguese Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	14	36	Engine
1985 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	18	42	Engine

198415 starts · 0 wins3 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1984 · ROUND 16Portuguese	17	Portuguese Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	14	64	+6 Laps	0
1984 · ROUND 15European	RET	European Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	13	37	Fuel system	0
1984 · ROUND 14Italian	9	Italian Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	10	45	Out of fuel	0
1984 · ROUND 13Dutch	13	Dutch Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	17	65	Out of fuel	0
1984 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	16	18	Engine	0
1984 · ROUND 11German	RET	German Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	18	29	Engine	0
1984 · ROUND 10British	RET	British Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	18	0	Accident	0
1984 · ROUND 9Dallas	RET	Dallas Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	14	8	Spun off	0
1984 · ROUND 8Detroit	RET	Detroit Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	8	21	Engine	0
1984 · ROUND 7Canadian	11	Canadian Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	11	63	Out of fuel	0
1984 · ROUND 5French	RET	French Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	16	51	Engine	0
1984 · ROUND 4San Marino	7	San Marino Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	8	58	Out of fuel	0
1984 · ROUND 3Belgian	RET	Belgian Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	11	28	Engine	0
1984 · ROUND 2South African	RET	South African Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	16	4	Radiator	0
1984 · ROUND 1Brazilian	4	Brazilian Eddie Cheever	Alfa Romeo	12	60	+1 Lap	3

198315 starts · 0 wins22 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1983 · ROUND 15South African	6	South African Eddie Cheever	Renault	14	76	+1 Lap	1
1983 · ROUND 14European	10	European Eddie Cheever	Renault	7	75	+1 Lap	0
1983 · ROUND 13Italian	3	Italian Eddie Cheever	Renault	7	52	+18.612	4
1983 · ROUND 12Dutch	RET	Dutch Eddie Cheever	Renault	11	39	Electrical	0
1983 · ROUND 11Austrian	4	Austrian Eddie Cheever	Renault	8	53	+28.395	3
1983 · ROUND 10German	RET	German Eddie Cheever	Renault	6	38	Fuel system	0
1983 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Eddie Cheever	Renault	7	3	Engine	0
1983 · ROUND 8Canadian	2	Canadian Eddie Cheever	Renault	6	70	+42.029	6
1983 · ROUND 7Detroit	RET	Detroit Eddie Cheever	Renault	7	4	Distributor	0
1983 · ROUND 6Belgian	3	Belgian Eddie Cheever	Renault	8	40	+39.869	4
1983 · ROUND 5Monaco	RET	Monaco Eddie Cheever	Renault	3	30	Engine	0
1983 · ROUND 4San Marino	RET	San Marino Eddie Cheever	Renault	6	1	Turbo	0
1983 · ROUND 3French	3	French Eddie Cheever	Renault	2	54	+40.232	4
1983 · ROUND 2United States West	13	United States West Eddie Cheever	Renault	15	67	Gearbox	0
1983 · ROUND 1Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Eddie Cheever	Renault	8	41	Brakes	0

198214 starts · 0 wins15 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1982 · ROUND 16Caesars Palace	3	Caesars Palace Eddie Cheever	Ligier	4	75	+56.450	4
1982 · ROUND 15Italian	6	Italian Eddie Cheever	Ligier	14	51	+1 Lap	1
1982 · ROUND 14Swiss	RET	Swiss Eddie Cheever	Ligier	16	70	Handling	0
1982 · ROUND 13Austrian	RET	Austrian Eddie Cheever	Ligier	22	22	Engine	0
1982 · ROUND 12German	RET	German Eddie Cheever	Ligier	12	8	Fuel system	0
1982 · ROUND 11French	16	French Eddie Cheever	Ligier	19	49	+5 Laps	0
1982 · ROUND 10British	RET	British Eddie Cheever	Ligier	24	60	Engine	0
1982 · ROUND 8Canadian	10	Canadian Eddie Cheever	Ligier	12	66	Out of fuel	0
1982 · ROUND 7Detroit	2	Detroit Eddie Cheever	Ligier	9	62	+15.726	6
1982 · ROUND 6Monaco	RET	Monaco Eddie Cheever	Ligier	16	27	Oil leak	0
1982 · ROUND 5Belgian	3	Belgian Eddie Cheever	Ligier	14	69	+1 Lap	4
1982 · ROUND 3United States West	RET	United States West Eddie Cheever	Ligier	13	59	Gearbox	0
1982 · ROUND 2Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Eddie Cheever	Ligier	26	19	Water leak	0
1982 · ROUND 1South African	RET	South African Eddie Cheever	Ligier	17	11	Fuel system	0

198114 starts · 0 wins10 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1981 · ROUND 15Caesars Palace	RET	Caesars Palace Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	19	10	Engine	0
1981 · ROUND 14Canadian	12	Canadian Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	14	56	Engine	0
1981 · ROUND 13Italian	RET	Italian Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	17	11	Spun off	0
1981 · ROUND 12Dutch	RET	Dutch Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	22	46	Suspension	0
1981 · ROUND 10German	5	German Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	18	45	+1:50.520	2
1981 · ROUND 9British	4	British Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	23	67	+1 Lap	3
1981 · ROUND 8French	13	French Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	19	77	+3 Laps	0
1981 · ROUND 7Spanish	RET	Spanish Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	20	62	Not classified	0
1981 · ROUND 6Monaco	5	Monaco Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	15	74	+2 Laps	2
1981 · ROUND 5Belgian	6	Belgian Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	8	54	+52.510	1
1981 · ROUND 4San Marino	RET	San Marino Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	19	28	Collision	0
1981 · ROUND 3Argentine	RET	Argentine Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	13	1	Clutch	0
1981 · ROUND 2Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	14	49	Not classified	0
1981 · ROUND 1United States West	5	United States West Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	8	80	+1:06.700	2

198010 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1980 · ROUND 14United States	RET	United States Eddie Cheever	Osella	16	20	Suspension
1980 · ROUND 13Canadian	RET	Canadian Eddie Cheever	Osella	14	8	Fuel system
1980 · ROUND 12Italian	12	Italian Eddie Cheever	Osella	17	57	+3 Laps
1980 · ROUND 11Dutch	RET	Dutch Eddie Cheever	Osella	19	38	Engine
1980 · ROUND 10Austrian	RET	Austrian Eddie Cheever	Osella	19	23	Wheel bearing
1980 · ROUND 9German	RET	German Eddie Cheever	Osella	18	23	Gearbox
1980 · ROUND 8British	RET	British Eddie Cheever	Osella	20	17	Suspension
1980 · ROUND 7French	RET	French Eddie Cheever	Osella	21	43	Engine
1980 · ROUND 4United States West	RET	United States West Eddie Cheever	Osella	19	11	Transmission
1980 · ROUND 3South African	RET	South African Eddie Cheever	Osella	22	8	Spun off

19781 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1978 · ROUND 3South African	RET	South African Eddie Cheever	Hesketh	25	8	Oil leak	0

Data coverage

The seasons represented in these career statistics.

How this is calculated

1966–2026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.