Edward McKay "Eddie" Cheever Jr (born January 10, 1958 in Phoenix, Arizona) was a former Formula One driver from the United States who competed in the sport from 1978 until 1989. Cheever is most noted to have started more Formula One races than any other American driver to date, with 132 starts and 143 entries to his name.
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Formula One Career[edit | edit source]
Formula One Statistical Overview[edit | edit source]
Formula One Record[edit | edit source]
| Year | Entrant | Team | Pts | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 1978 | Theodore Racing Hong Kong | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 0 | NC | Report |
| Olympus Cameras Hesketh Racing | Hesketh-Ford Cosworth | ||||
| 1979: Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1980 | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1981 | Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 10 | 12th | Report |
| 1982 | Equipe Talbot Gitanes | Ligier-Matra | 15 | 12th | Report |
| 1983 | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | 22 | 6th | Report |
| 1984 | Benetton Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 16th | Report |
| 1985 | Benetton Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1986 | Haas Lola | Lola-Ford | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1987 | USF&G Arrows Megatron | Arrows-Megatron | 8 | 10th | Report |
| 1988 | USF&G Arrows Megatron | Arrows-Megatron | 6 | 12th | Report |
| 1989 | USF&G Arrows | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 11th | Report |
Career Statistics[edit | edit source]
| Entries | 143 |
| Starts | 132 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Points | 70 |
Career Results[edit | edit source]
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | DNS | Did not start | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | [+] More Symbols | |||
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Race stopped after 31/76 Laps. Half points awarded
| V T E |  Renault F1
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| Drivers 3.  Daniel Ricciardo · 31.  Esteban Ocon
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| Personnel Carlos Ghosn · Jérôme Stoll · Cyril Abiteboul | ||
| Former Personnel Frédéric Vasseur | ||
| Former Drivers Nico Hülkenberg · Carlos Sainz, Jr. · Kevin Magnussen · Nick Heidfeld · Bruno Senna · Vitaly Petrov · Jolyon Palmer · Robert Kubica · Fernando Alonso · Nelson Piquet, Jr. · Romain Grosjean · Heikki Kovalainen · Giancarlo Fisichella · Jarno Trulli · Jacques Villeneuve · Jenson Button · Derek Warwick · Patrick Tambay · François Hesnault · Philippe Streiff · Eddie Cheever · Alain Prost · René Arnoux · Jean-Pierre Jabouille | ||
World Champions Fernando Alonso (2005, 2006)
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| F1 Cars RS01 · RS10 · RE20 · RE20B · RE30 · RE30B · RE30C · RE40 · RE50 · RE60 · RE60B · R202 · R23 · R24 · R25 · R26 · R27 · R28 · R29 · R30 · R31 · RS16 · R.S.17 · R.S.18 | ||
| Season Reports 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 | ||
| Full results | ||
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