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Eddie Cheever III

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Eddie Cheever III
NationalityItaly Italian
United States American
via dual nationality
Born (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 31)
Rome, Italy
Related toEddie Cheever (father)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2018–19
Current teamMR Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number70
Starts8
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2018–19
Previous series
2015
2015
2014–15
2013
2011–12
2010
2009		NASCAR K&N Pro Series West
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
FIA F3 European Championship
Italian F3
Formula Abarth
LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse
Championship titles
2023
2023

2020
2020

2016		International GT Open – Pro-Am
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Cup
GT World Challenge Europe
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Pro-Am
Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo – GT3

Edward Mackay "Eddie" Cheever III (born 5 June 1993)[1] is an Italian-American racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for MR Racing in the LMGTE Am class. He is the son of retired Formula One driver and 1998 Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever.

Career

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Karting

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Born in Rome, Cheever began karting in 2006 and raced primarily in Europe for the majority of his karting career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2009 and finishing 15th in the CIK-FIA European Championship.[1][2]

Formula Renault

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Cheever graduated to single-seaters in 2009. He competed with Jenzer Motorsport in the Swiss and Italian championships, finishing eleventh and fourteenth in the final standings, respectively.[3][4]

Formula Abarth

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In 2010, Cheever moved into the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy, staying with Jenzer Motorsport. He achieved a podium in the sprint race at Varano and finished the season eleventh.[5][6]

Italian Formula Three

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In 2011, Cheever joined Lucidi Motors for a campaign in the Italian Formula Three Championship.[7] He finished ninth with podiums at Misano, Adria and Mugello.[8]

He remained in the series in 2012 but switched to Prema Powerteam.[9] He finished as runner-up to Riccardo Agostini in both the European and Italian championship formats.[10]

Cheever driving in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Formula One

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On 9 November 2012, Cheever tested a Scuderia Ferrari Formula One car at Vallelunga, as a result of his performance in the Italian Formula Three Championship.[11]

FIA Formula 3 European Championship

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Cheever continued his collaboration with Prema Powerteam in FIA European Formula 3 Championship in 2013.[12]

NASCAR

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In 2014, Cheever made the switch from open wheel to stock cars, running the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series for Italian-based CAAL Racing, scoring his first win and his first pole position at Brands Hatch. He then won two more races, at Magione[13] and Le Mans,[14] to finish the season third in points.[15] He won the Jerome Sarran Trophy, rewarding the highest-placed driver aged 25 or under, and the Race And Win Pole Award, rewarding the driver scoring the highest number of pole positions during the season.

Cheever competing at the 2018 12 Hours of Sebring.

On 4 August 2015, Cheever announced that he would make his K&N Pro Series East debut at Watkins Glen International for Bill McAnally Racing.[16] He also ran one race in K&N Pro Series West at All American Speedway, also for Bill McAnally Racing.

Sports car racing

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Cheever has been a long-time member of Sky – Tempesta Racing, alongside Chris Froggatt and Jonathan Hui. In 2023, the team began partnering with Garage 59 and switched to driving the McLaren 720S GT3 in the GT World Challenge Europe.[17]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2009 LO Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse Jenzer Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 53 11th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia 8 0 0 0 0 98 14th
2010 Formula Abarth Jenzer Motorsport 14 0 0 0 1 52 10th
2011 Italian Formula 3 Championship Lucidi Motors 16 0 0 0 3 77 9th
2012 Italian Formula 3 European Series Prema Powerteam 24 4 8 5 12 248 2nd
Italian Formula 3 Championship 18 2 5 3 9 176 2nd
2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 30 0 0 0 0 50 13th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series CAAL Racing 12 3 3 2 5 625 3rd
EuroV8 Series Roma Racing Team 2 2 1 2 2 45 11th
United SportsCar Championship – GTD Spirit of Race 2 0 0 0 0 14 105th
2015 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series CAAL Racing 12 1 0 0 3 599 5th
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Bill McAnally Racing 1 0 0 0 0 19 62nd
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 1 0 0 0 0 29 57th
2016 Italian GT Championship – GT3 Scuderia Baldini 27 Network 13 3 5 4 10 156 1st
2017 Italian GT Championship – GT3 Scuderia Baldini 27 14 2 1 1 8 146 5th
24H Series – A6 Scuderia Praha
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype Spirit of Daytona Racing 2 0 1 0 0 30 49th
International GT Open Luzich Racing 2 0 0 0 0 6 31st
International GT Open – Pro-Am 2 1 1 0 2 18 11th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am MR Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am MR Racing 8 0 0 0 0 71 9th
2019 International GT Open Tempesta Racing 8 0 0 0 0 5 28th
International GT Open – Pro-Am 8 0 0 0 1 23 11th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 25 15th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am MR Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Sky – Tempesta Racing 10 0 0 0 0 1 22nd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Pro-Am 10 5 5 2 8 131 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 4 0 2 0 3 79 2nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky – Tempesta Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 6 7th*
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup 2 0 0 0 0 9 16th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Le Mans Cup – GT3 AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 0 15th
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing 8 0 0 0 0 0.5 23rd
Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT 2 0 0 0 0
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing 8 0 0 0 0 38.5 8th
Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT 2 0 0 0 0
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT 3 0 0 0 0
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold Cup Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing 2 0 0 0 0 35 8th
Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT 3 0 0 0 1
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro Risi Competizione 1 0 1 0 0 255 31st
2023 International GT Open AF Corse 13 0 0 1 0 31 10th
International GT Open – Pro-Am 13 4 0 0 8 75 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky – Tempesta Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Cup 5 0 0 0 4 92 1st
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Sky – Tempesta Racing 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze Cup 8 1 1 0 3 62.5 4th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Cetilar Racing 1 0 0 0 0 234 59th
International GT Open AF Corse 11 0 0 0 1 31 15th

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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(key)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2013 Prema Powerteam Mercedes MNZ
1
10 		MNZ
2
13 		MNZ
3
8 		SIL
1
19 		SIL
2
10 		SIL
3
Ret 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
19 		HOC
3
9 		BRH
1
17 		BRH
2
11 		BRH
3
Ret 		RBR
1
8 		RBR
2
9 		RBR
3
Ret 		NOR
1
11 		NOR
2
16 		NOR
3
14 		NÜR
1
16 		NÜR
2
15 		NÜR
3
9 		ZAN
1
13 		ZAN
2
Ret 		ZAN
3
17 		VAL
1
5 		VAL
2
4 		VAL
3
Ret 		HOC
1
9 		HOC
2
10 		HOC
3
17 		13th 50

NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1

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NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NWES Pts
2014 CAAL Racing 51 Chevrolet VAL
4 		VAL
6 		BRH
1** 		BRH
26 		TOU
2 		TOU
22 		NÜR
7 		NÜR
6 		UMB
3 		UMB
1** 		LEM
8* 		LEM
1* 		3rd 625
2015 VAL
1* 		VAL
4 		VEN
6 		VEN
5 		BRH
4 		BRH
25 		TOU
6 		TOU
7 		5th 599
Toyota UMB
19 		UMB
18* 		ZOL
2 		ZOL
2

Complete IMSA Sportscar Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2014 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 DAY SEB LGA
19 		DET WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET
16 		105th 14
2018 Spirit of Daytona Racing P Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
20 		SEB
12 		LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 49th 30
2022 Risi Competizione GTD Pro Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB
9 		LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 31st 255
2024 Cetilar Racing GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY
10 		SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 59th 234

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2018–19 MR Racing LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SPA
5 		LMS
5 		SIL
7 		FUJ
Ret 		SHA
6 		SEB
5 		SPA
8 		LMS
5 		9th 71

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 Japan MR Racing Monaco Olivier Beretta
Japan Motoaki Ishikawa 		Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am 		324 38th 9th
2019 Japan MR Racing Monaco Olivier Beretta
Japan Motoaki Ishikawa 		Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am 		328 41st 10th

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2020 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am IMO
23 		NÜR
32 		SPA
6H
21 		SPA
12H
19 		SPA
24H
17 		LEC
24 		2nd 79
2021 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Pro-Am MON
30 		LEC
21 		SPA
6H
27 		SPA
12H
18 		SPA
24H
19 		NÜR CAT 5th 69
2022 Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Gold IMO
35 		LEC
Ret 		8th 35
Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT IMO LEC SPA
6H
32 		SPA
12H
36 		SPA
24H
26 		HOC
32 		CAT
37
2023 Sky – Tempesta Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Bronze MNZ
17 		LEC
18 		SPA
6H
32 		SPA
12H
14 		SPA
24H
18 		NÜR
23 		CAT
27 		1st 92
2024 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze LEC
25 		SPA
6H
4 		SPA
12H
12 		SPA
24H
16 		NÜR
 MNZ
 JED
 2nd* 43*

* Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2020 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am MIS
1
11 		MIS
2
14 		MIS
3
11 		MAG
1
15 		MAG
2
14 		ZAN
1
9 		ZAN
2
12 		CAT
1
20 		CAT
2
13 		CAT
3
Ret 		1st 131
2021 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Silver MAG
1 		MAG
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		VAL
1
15 		VAL
2
17 		16th 9
2022 Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver BRH
1
17 		BRH
2
20 		MAG
1
19 		MAG
2
15 		ZAN
1
22 		ZAN
2
17 		MIS
1
21 		MIS
2
14 		8th 38.5
Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT VAL
1
11 		VAL
2
10
2024 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze BRH
1 		BRH
2 		MIS
1
20 		MIS
2
17 		HOC
1
20 		HOC
2
17 		MAG
1
28 		MAG
2
22 		CAT
1
26 		CAT
2
23 		4th 62.5

References

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  1. ^ a b "Edward Mackay Cheever III, per gli amici "Eddie"" [Edward Mackay Cheever III, "Eddie" to his friends] (in Italian). eddiecheever.net. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "CIK-FIA European Championship KF3 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ^ "LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  5. ^ "49° TROFEO AUTOMOBILE CLUB PARMA Campionato Italiano Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth1" (PDF). ACI Sport Italia (in Italian). Formula Abarth. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth 2010". Driver Database. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Lucidi con Giovesi, Cheever e Guerin". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula 3 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Prema Powerteam and Eddie Cheever, Jr. together in the Formula 3 Italia 2012". premapowerteam.com. Prema Powerteam. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula 3 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Positivo il test Ferrari per Agostini, Cheever e Juncadella". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Eddie Cheever joins prema for the FIA Formula 3 European Championship". premapowerteam.com. Prema Powerteam. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  13. ^ "Whelen Euro ELITE 1: Eddie Cheever Delivers in Home Race". hometracks.nascar.com/. NASCAR Home Tracks. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  14. ^ "WHELEN EURO ELITE 1: Kumpen by the Smallest Margin". hometracks.nascar.com/. NASCAR Home Tracks. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  15. ^ "2014 Elite 1 Driver Standings: Final". hometracks.nascar.com/. NASCAR Home Tracks. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  16. ^ "Cheever III To Make U.S. Debut". NASCAR Home Tracks. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  17. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (3 March 2023). "Garage 59 Confirms Pro Return With Updated McLaren". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 March 2023. Garage 59 is also running the Sky-Tempesta Racing program...
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Phil Keen
Hiroshi Hamaguchi
(Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe)
 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Pro-Am Champion
2020
With: Chris Froggatt 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Andrea Bertolini
Louis Machiels
 GT World Challenge Europe
Pro-Am Champion
2020
With: Chris Froggatt 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Reema Juffali
George Kurtz
Tim Müller
Valentin Pierburg
 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Bronze Champion
2023
With: Jonathan Hui & Chris Froggatt 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Marcin Jedliński
Karol Basz
 International GT Open
Pro-Am Champion
2023
With: Marco Pulcini 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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