Formula 1 driver · 1978–1989

Eddie Cheever Jr

NationalityUSA USABorn10 Jan 1958CodeCHENumber10Last teamArrows
Starts132
Wins0
Podiums9
Poles0
Points70
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=147 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
66-81
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
0.7%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=94 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
43-51
avg finish delta when both classified
-0.125

Positions Gained

High
n=54 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
5.611
expectation adjusted
0.666

Finishing

High
n=132 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
40.9%
teammate classification rate
46.4%
retirements
78

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.765

Team Points Share

High
n=46 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
70
team points
177
points per start
0.53

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Toleman, Tyrrell, Arrows1983–198923–3718–21
Arrows19890–11–0
Lola19861–00–0
Alfa Romeo (1979–85), Tyrrell1984–198512–196–9
Tyrrell1981–19846–34–3
Ligier, Tyrrell1982–19848–65–2
Toleman, Tyrrell1983–19842–133–11
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1989Arrows14010611th
1988Arrows16010612th
1987Arrows16000810th
1986Lola1000031st
1985Alfa Romeo (1979–85)16000026th
1984Alfa Romeo (1979–85), Tyrrell15000316th
1983Toleman15040227th
1982Ligier140301512th
1981Tyrrell140001012th
1980Osella10000027th
1978Theodore, Hesketh1000040th