Eddie Cheever
Entries | 143 (132 starts) |
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Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 9 |
Career points | 70 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1978 Argentine Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1989 Australian Grand Prix |
Edward McKay Cheever Jr. (born January 10, 1958) is an American former
His younger brother Ross Cheever, nephew Richard Antinucci and son Eddie Cheever III also became racing drivers.
Early life
Though born in Phoenix, Arizona, Cheever lived in Rome, Italy, as a child and attended St. George's British International School and later The New School of Rome. He was introduced to motorsports at age eight when his father took him to a sports car race in Monza. He soon began racing go-karts and won both the Italian and European Karting Championships at age 15. He worked his way up through the levels of European Formula racing, teaming with fellow American Danny Sullivan in Formula Three in 1975. He scored a significant win against Gunnar Nilsson and Rupert Keegan at the end of 1975 and then driving for Ron Dennis' Project Four team in Formula Two in 1976, 1977, and 1978, finishing runner-up to René Arnoux in the 1977 championship. By the end of 1977, he was considered the most promising driver in the world outside F1,[citation needed] scoring wins in 1977 in F2 at Nurburgring and Rouen.
Formula One
Cheever first entered Formula One in 1978, shortly after his 20th birthday. After failing to qualify for the first two races of the year in Argentina and Brazil in a Theodore, he made the grid in South Africa in a Hesketh, but retired early. He then concentrated on Formula Two for the rest of 1978 and 1979.
For the 1979 F2 championship, Cheever left Project Four and joined the Italian
The
In six more seasons, he never drove another truly competitive F1 car. After leaving Renault, Cheever had two unsuccessful seasons with
For
His final podium finish came at the
During his
In all, he participated in 143 Grands Prix, achieved nine podiums, and scored a total of 70 championship points. His best year was 1983, when he finished seventh in the championship, scored three podium finishes and one front row start for Renault.
CART
Eddie Cheever | ||
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1990 | CART Rookie of the Year[2] Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year |
From 1986 to 1988, while still driving in Formula One, Cheever won ten
Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League
Eddie Cheever | |
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2000 | |
Championship titles | |
1998 | Indianapolis 500 Winner |
In
In
Cheever's IRL team, active until July 2006, ran cars for
Cheever provided
GP Masters
In 2005 Cheever competed in the
In the third GP Masters race on August 13, 2006, at the Silverstone Circuit in England, he took the victory under wet track conditions.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
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1976 | Project Four Racing | March 752 | Lancia-Ferrari | HOC DNQ |
9th | 10 | ||||||||||||
Hart 420R
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THR 4 |
VAL DSQ |
SAL Ret |
PAU Ret |
HOC Ret |
ROU Ret |
MUG | EST 5 |
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March 762 | PER 3 |
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Ralt RT1 | NOG 8 |
HOC 15 |
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1977 | Project Four Racing | Ralt RT1 | BMW | SIL 7 |
THR 2 |
HOC Ret |
NÜR 1 |
VAL 3 |
PAU Ret |
MUG 17 |
ROU 1 |
NOG 5 |
PER Ret |
MIS 2 |
EST 3 |
DON | 2nd | 40 |
1978 | Project Four Racing | March 782 | BMW | THR 4 |
HOC Ret |
NÜR 3 |
PAU 5 |
MUG 7 |
VAL Ret |
ROU 2 |
DON Ret |
NOG 9 |
PER 2 |
MIS 6 |
HOC Ret |
4th | 22 | |
1979 | Osella Squadra Corse | OsellaFA2/79 | BMW | SIL 1 |
HOC 5 |
THR Ret |
NÜR 8 |
VAL Ret |
MUG Ret |
PAU 1 |
HOC Ret |
ZAN 1 |
PER 5 |
MIS 6 |
DON 7 |
4th | 32 |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1980 | Jolly Club - Lancia Corse | Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto |
Lancia Beta Monte Carlo
|
Gr.5 | 272 | 19th* | 2nd* |
1981 | Martini Racing | Michele Alboreto Carlo Facetti |
Lancia Beta Monte Carlo
|
Gr.5 | 322 | 8th | 2nd |
1986 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
Derek Warwick Jean-Louis Schlesser |
Jaguar XJR-6
|
C1 | 239 | DNF | DNF |
1987 | Silk Cut Jaguar Tom Walkinshaw Racing |
Raul Boesel Jan Lammers |
Jaguar XJR-8LM | C1 | 325 | 5th | 5th |
* Cheever was listed as DNS
American open-wheel
(
CART results
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1986 | Arciero Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX
|
PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MIS | POC | MDO | SAN | MIS2 | ROA | LS | PHX2 | MIA 27 |
NC | 0 | [3] |
1990 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Penske PC-18
|
Chevrolet 265A | PHX 7 |
LBH 13 |
INDY 8 |
MIL 11 |
DET 3 |
POR 19 |
CLE 16 |
MEA 21 |
TOR 3 |
MIS 4 |
DEN 20 |
VAN 14 |
MDO 4 |
ROA 9 |
NAZ 6 |
LS 10 |
9th | 80 | [4] | |
1991 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Lola T91/00
|
Chevrolet 265A | SRF 15 |
LBH 3 |
PHX 8 |
INDY 31 |
MIL 7 |
DET 12 |
POR 9 |
CLE 8 |
MEA 5 |
TOR 17 |
MIS 7 |
DEN 4 |
VAN 12 |
MDO 8 |
ROA 7 |
NAZ 6 |
LS 6 |
9th | 91 | [5] |
1992 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Lola T91/00
|
Ford XB
|
SRF 8 |
10th | 80 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||
Lola T92/00
|
PHX 2 |
LBH 22 |
INDY 4 |
DET 11 |
POR 4 |
MIL 5 |
NHA 16 |
TOR 9 |
MIS 20 |
CLE 11 |
ROA 23 |
VAN 16 |
MDO 12 |
NAZ 9 |
LS 4 |
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1993 | Turley | Penske PC-21
|
Chevrolet 265B | SRF 7 |
PHX 24 |
LBH 9 |
DET 21 |
POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | NHA | 17th | 21 | [7] | ||||||||
Team Menard | Lola T92/00
|
(t/c)
|
INDY 16 |
MIL | |||||||||||||||||||
Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/00
|
Ford XB
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ROA 6 |
VAN | |||||||||||||||||||
King Racing | Chevrolet 265C | MDO 28 |
NAZ 10 |
LS 14 |
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1994 | Team Menard | Lola T93/00
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(t/c)
|
SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY 8 |
MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | 27th | 5 | [8] | ||||||||
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
Lola T94/00
|
Ford XB
|
MIS 21 |
MDO 17 |
NHA 21 |
VAN 17 |
ROA 27 |
NAZ 24 |
LS 25 |
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1995 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
Lola T95/00
|
Ford XB
|
MIA 14 |
SRF 7 |
PHX 14 |
LBH 4 |
NAZ 5 |
INDY 31 |
DET 25 |
POR 25 |
ROA 17 |
TOR 11 |
CLE 22 |
MIS 19 |
MDO 10 |
NHA 17 |
VAN | LS | 18th | 33 | [9] | |
Lola T94/00
|
MIL 26 |
IRL IndyCar Series results
Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1996
|
Team Menard | Lola T95/00
|
3 | (t/c)
|
WDW 10 |
PHX Wth |
INDY 11 |
16th | 147 | [10] | ||||||||||||
1996–1997
|
Team Cheever
|
51 | NHM 15 |
LVS 25 |
3rd | 230 | [11] | |||||||||||||||
G-Force | Oldsmobile | WDW 1 |
PHX 12 |
INDY 23 |
TXS 6 |
PPIR 4 |
CLT 6 |
NH2 9 |
LV2 21 |
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1998
|
Dallara | WDW 24 |
PHX 10 |
INDY 1 |
TXS 26 |
NHM 9 |
DOV 16 |
CLT 20 |
PPIR 8 |
ATL 3 |
TX2 25 |
LVS 5 |
9th | 222 | [12] | |||||||
1999
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WDW 1 |
PHX 17 |
7th | 222 | [13] | |||||||||||||||||
Infiniti | CLT C1 |
INDY 18 |
TXS 16 |
PPIR 4 |
ATL 6 |
DOV 21 |
PPI2 11 |
LVS 17 |
TX2 4 |
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2000
|
Riley & Scott | WDW 3 |
PHX 10 |
3rd | 257 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||
Dallara | LVS 11 |
INDY 5 |
TXS 9 |
PPIR 1 |
ATL 21 |
KTY 4 |
TX2 2 |
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2001
|
PHX 19 |
HMS 9 |
ATL 24 |
INDY 26 |
TXS 12 |
PPIR 6 |
RIR 13 |
KAN 1 |
NSH 15 |
KTY 21 |
STL 4 |
CHI 3 |
TX2 18 |
8th | 261 | [15] | ||||||
2002
|
Red Bull Cheever Racing | HMS 25 |
PHX 15 |
FON 20 |
NZR 7 |
INDY 5 |
TXS 19 |
PPIR 8 |
RIR 14 |
KAN 16 |
NSH 6 |
MIS 22 |
KTY 11 |
STL 10 |
CHI 5 |
TX2 8 |
10th | 280 | [16] | |||
2006
|
Cheever Racing | Honda | HMS 10 |
STP 11 |
MOT | INDY 13 |
WGL 17 |
TXS 17 |
RIR 14 |
KAN 14 |
NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | SNM | CHI | 19th | 114 | [17] |
- 1 The 1999 VisionAire 500K at Charlotte was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities. Cheever qualified 18th.
CART career summary
Year | Team | Wins | Points | Championship Finish |
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1986
|
Arciero Racing | 0 | 0 | Unclassified |
1990
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | 80 | 9th |
1991
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | 91 | 9th |
1992
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | 80 | 10th |
1993
|
Turley/Menard/Simon/King | 0 | 21 | 17th |
1994
|
Foyt
|
0 | 5 | 27th |
1995
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
0 | 33 | 18th |
Best race finish: 2nd (
IRL IndyCar career summary
Year | Team | Wins | Poles | Points | Championship Finish |
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1996
|
Team Menard | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16th |
1996–1997
|
Team Cheever
|
1 | 0 | 230 | 3rd |
1998
|
Team Cheever
|
1 | 0 | 222 | 9th |
1999
|
Team Cheever
|
1 | 0 | 222 | 7th |
2000
|
Team Cheever
|
1 | 0 | 257 | 3rd |
2001
|
Team Cheever
|
1 | 0 | 261 | 8th |
2002
|
Team Cheever
|
0 | 1 | 280 | 10th |
2006
|
Cheever Racing | 0 | 0 | 114 | 19th |
Wins | Poles | Best Championship Finish | Career Points |
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5 | 1 | 3rd (1996–1997, 2000) | 1635 |
Indianapolis 500
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
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1990 | Penske PC-18
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Chevrolet 265A | 14 | 8 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
1991 | Lola T91/00
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Chevrolet 265A | 10 | 31 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
1992 | Lola T92/00
|
Ford XB
|
2 | 4 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
1993 | Lola T92/00
|
(t/c)
|
33 | 16 | Team Menard |
1994 | Lola T93/00
|
(t/c)
|
11 | 8 | Team Menard |
1995 | Lola T95/00
|
Ford XB
|
14 | 31 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
1996 | Lola T95/00
|
(t/c)
|
4 | 11 | Team Menard |
1997 | G-Force | Oldsmobile | 11 | 23 | Team Cheever
|
1998 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 17 | 1 | Team Cheever
|
1999 | Dallara | Infiniti | 16 | 18 | Team Cheever
|
2000 | Dallara | Infiniti | 10 | 5 | Team Cheever
|
2001 | Dallara | Infiniti | 26 | 25 | Team Cheever
|
2002 | Dallara | Infiniti | 6 | 5 | Team Cheever
|
2006 | Dallara | Honda | 19 | 13 | Cheever Racing |
International Race of Champions results
(
International Race of Champions results | ||||||||
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Season | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
1999 | Pontiac | DAY 11 |
TAL 8 |
MCH 12 |
IND 3 |
7th | 31 | [18] |
2000 | DAY 11 |
TAL 10 |
MCH 1 |
IND 7 |
5th | 46 | [19] | |
2001 | DAY 3 |
TAL 5 |
MCH 4 |
IND 7 |
4th | 47 | [20] |
Complete Grand Prix Masters results
(key) Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap.
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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2005
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Team Altech | Delta Motorsport GPM | Nicholson McLaren 3.5 V8 | RSA 8 |
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2006
|
Team Altech | Delta Motorsport GPM | Nicholson McLaren 3.5 V8 | QAT 4 |
ITA C |
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Team GPM | GBR 1 |
MAL C |
RSA C |
References
- ^ Winner's Circle United States Grand Prix, John Blakemore Photograph Collection, Revs Institute, Revs Digital Library.
- ^ a b Wicker, Ned. IndyCar Champion – A Season with Target/Chip Ganassi Racing, Motorbooks International, 1997, page 12
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 1986 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 1990 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 1991 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 1992 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 1993 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 1995 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever, Jr. – 1999 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever, Jr. – 2000 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Eddie Cheever, Jr. – 2001 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2023.