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Eddie Cheever is a 54 year old American former Formula One driver who last drove for Arrows-Ford in 1989.
He was born on January 10th 1958 in Phoenix Arizona. His first race was the 1978 Grand Prix of Argentina where he drove for Theodore-Ford. Cheever was active for 11 seasons between 1978 and 1989. He scored 70 points in 132 races. During his career Cheever wasn't able to win a race but finished 9 times on the podium. His last race was the the 1989 Grand Prix of Australia.
He was born on January 10th 1958 in Phoenix Arizona. His first race was the 1978 Grand Prix of Argentina where he drove for Theodore-Ford. Cheever was active for 11 seasons between 1978 and 1989. He scored 70 points in 132 races. During his career Cheever wasn't able to win a race but finished 9 times on the podium. His last race was the the 1989 Grand Prix of Australia.
| Name: | Eddie Cheever |
| Nationality: |  American |
| Birthday: | January 10th 1958 (54) |
| Birthplace: | Phoenix Arizona | Races: | 132 races |
| Total points: | 70 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 9 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 75 retirements |
| First race: |  1978 Argentina |
| Last race: |  1989 Australia |
Eddie Cheever by year
| All years | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 |
| 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1978 |
Overall stats: Eddie Cheever
| #1 | Best Finish | Eddie Cheever |  | 2 (2x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Eddie Cheever | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Eddie Cheever | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Eddie Cheever | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Eddie Cheever | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Eddie Cheever | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Eddie Cheever | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1983 | 8 | Montreal | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 2 |
| 1982 | 7 | Detroit | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | 2 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Eddie Cheever | | 17 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Eddie Cheever | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Eddie Cheever | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Eddie Cheever | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Eddie Cheever | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Eddie Cheever | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Eddie Cheever | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1985 | 5 | Montreal | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 17 |
| 1984 | 16 | Estoril | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 17 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1989 Arrows Grand Prix International 1988 USF&G Arrows Megatron 1987 USF&G Arrows Megatron 1986 Team Haas (USA) Ltd 1985 Benetton Team Alfa Romeo 1984 Alfa Romeo 1983 Renault 1982 Ligier-Matra 1981 Tyrrell-Ford 1980 Osella-Ford 1978 Theodore-Ford 1978 Hesketh-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Eddie Cheever
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna |  | 2.49 place | |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | | 5.13 place | |
| #155 | Average race points | Eddie Cheever | | 1.27 points | |
| #420 | Average race result | Eddie Cheever | | 7.55 place | |
| #64 | Most points finishes | Eddie Cheever | | 25 finishes | |
| #68 | Most avoidable retirements | Eddie Cheever | | 10 retirements | |
| #235 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Eddie Cheever | | 0.13 retirements | |
| #45 | Most race laps | Eddie Cheever | | 5490 laps | |
| #39 | Most races | Eddie Cheever | | 132 races | |
| #9 | Youngest driver | Eddie Cheever | | 20 years, 5 days | |
| #430 | Oldest driver | Eddie Cheever | | 31 years, 9 months, 26 days | |
| #39 | Biggest gain in race | Eddie Cheever | | 19 places gained | |
| #206 | Start from P1 | Eddie Cheever | | 0 starts | |
| #13 | Most retirements | Eddie Cheever | | 75 retirements | |
| #79 | Most points | Eddie Cheever | | 70 points | |
| #71 | Most podiums | Eddie Cheever | | 9 podiums | |
| #215 | Most wins | Eddie Cheever | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 151 | Jimmy Davies | 1.33 |
| 154 | Jo Siffert | 1.28 |
| 155 | Eddie Cheever | 1.27 |
| 156 | Paul Russo | 1.2 |
| 157 | Martin Brundle | 1.18 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 418 | Louis Rosier | 7.56 |
| 419 | Mark Blundell | 7.55 |
| 420 | Eddie Cheever | 7.55 |
| 421 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 7.54 |
| 422 | Mark Webber | 7.53 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 62 | Stefan Johansson | 26 |
| 62 | Jean Pierre Beltoise | 26 |
| 64 | Eddie Cheever | 25 |
| 64 | Mike Hawthorn | 25 |
| 66 | Andrea de Cesaris | 22 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 65 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 10 |
| 65 | Gianni Morbidelli | 10 |
| 65 | Eddie Cheever | 10 |
| 65 | Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 65 | Gilles Villeneuve | 10 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 228 | Harry Schell | 0.14 |
| 228 | Jean Behra | 0.14 |
| 235 | Eddie Cheever | 0.13 |
| 236 | Eric Bernard | 0.13 |
| 236 | Pedro Rodriguez | 0.13 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 43 | Jacky Ickx | 5651 |
| 44 | Alan Jones | 5546 |
| 45 | Eddie Cheever | 5490 |
| 46 | Mika Salo | 5442 |
| 47 | Keke Rosberg | 5306 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 37 | Felipe Massa | 137 |
| 37 | Jean Pierre Jarier | 137 |
| 39 | Eddie Cheever | 132 |
| 40 | Clay Regazzoni | 131 |
| 41 | Mario Andretti | 128 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 7 | Chris Amon | 19 years, 10 months, 20 days |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | 19 years, 11 months, 14 days |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | 20 years, 5 days |
| 10 | Jenson Button | 20 years, 1 month, 22 days |
| 11 | Troy Ruttman | 20 years, 2 months, 19 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 428 | Chris Craft | 31 years, 10 months, 16 days |
| 429 | Jim Rathmann | 31 years, 10 months, 14 days |
| 430 | Eddie Cheever | 31 years, 9 months, 26 days |
| 431 | Paul Belmondo | 31 years, 9 months, 21 days |
| 432 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 31 years, 9 months, 10 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 33 | Satoru Nakajima | 19 |
| 33 | Jonathan Palmer | 19 |
| 33 | Eddie Cheever | 19 |
| 33 | Philippe Streiff | 19 |
| 33 | Jo Gartner | 19 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Jonathan Palmer | 0 |
| 92 | Christian Danner | 0 |
| 92 | Eddie Cheever | 0 |
| 92 | Luis Perez-Sala | 0 |
| 92 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 80 |
| 12 | David Coulthard | 77 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | 75 |
| 13 | Niki Lauda | 75 |
| 15 | Graham Hill | 70 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 76 | Jochen Mass | 71 |
| 76 | Pedro Rodriguez | 71 |
| 79 | Eddie Cheever | 70 |
| 79 | Tony Brooks | 70 |
| 81 | Jo Siffert | 68 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 69 | Martin Brundle | 9 |
| 69 | Alessandro Nannini | 9 |
| 69 | Eddie Cheever | 9 |
| 69 | Elio de Angelis | 9 |
| 69 | Tony Brooks | 9 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Jonathan Palmer | 0 |
| 101 | Christian Danner | 0 |
| 101 | Eddie Cheever | 0 |
| 101 | Luis Perez-Sala | 0 |
| 101 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 0 |
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