Eddie Cheever III

Edward Mackay Cheever III is an Italian-American racing driver who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Triarsi Competizione in the GTD class. He is the son of retired Formula One driver and 1998 Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever.

Career

Karting

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.

Formula Renault

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.

Formula Abarth

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.

Italian Formula Three

In Italian Formula Three season|2011], Cheever joined Lucidi Motors for a campaign in the Italian Formula Three Championship. He finished ninth with podiums at Misano, Adria and Mugello.
Cheever remained in the series in 2012 but switched to Prema Powerteam. He finished as runner-up to Riccardo Agostini in both the European and Italian championship formats.

Formula One

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

FIA Formula 3 European Championship

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

NASCAR

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 and Le Mans, to finish the season third in points. 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.
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. He also ran one race in K&N Pro Series West at All American Speedway, also for Bill McAnally Racing.

Sports car racing

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.

Racing record

Career summary

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
2009	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Jenzer Motorsport	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
2012	Italian Formula 3 Championship	Prema Powerteam	18	2	5	3	9	176	2nd
2013	2013 [FIA Formula 3 European Championship\|FIA Formula 3 European Championship]	Prema Powerteam	30	0	0	0	0	50	13th
2013	Masters of Formula 3	Prema Powerteam	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
2014	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season\|NASCAR Whelen Euro Series]	CAAL Racing	12	3	3	2	5	625	3rd
2014	EuroV8 Series season\|EuroV8 Series]	Roma Racing Team	2	2	1	2	2	45	11th
2014	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
2015	2015 [NASCAR K&N Pro Series East\|NASCAR K&N Pro Series East]	Bill McAnally Racing	1	0	0	0	0	19	62nd
2015	NASCAR K&N Pro Series West	Bill McAnally Racing	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
2017	24H Series – A6	Scuderia Praha
2018	IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype	Spirit of Daytona Racing	2	0	1	0	0	30	49th
2018	International GT Open	Luzich Racing	2	0	0	0	0	6	31st
2018	International GT Open – Pro-Am	Luzich Racing	2	1	1	0	2	18	11th
2018	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
2019	International GT Open – Pro-Am	Tempesta Racing	8	0	0	0	1	23	11th
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Tempesta Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am	Tempesta Racing	1	0	0	0	0	25	15th
2019	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am	MR Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	10th
2020	2020 [GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup\|GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup]	Sky – Tempesta Racing	10	0	0	0	0	1	22nd
2020	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Pro-Am	Sky – Tempesta Racing	10	5	5	2	8	131	1st
2020	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2020	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am	Sky – Tempesta Racing	4	0	2	0	3	79	2nd
2020	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Sky – Tempesta Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2021	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC*
2021	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am	Sky – Tempesta Racing	1	0	0	0	0	6	7th*
2021	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2021	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	2	0	0	0	0	9	16th
2021	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Sky – Tempesta Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2021	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
2022	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT	2	0	0	0	0	0.5	23rd
2022	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup	Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing	8	0	0	0	0	38.5	8th
2022	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT	2	0	0	0	0	38.5	8th
2022	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2022	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2022	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold Cup	Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing	2	0	0	0	0	35	8th
2022	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT	3	0	0	0	1	35	8th
2022	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
2023	International GT Open – Pro-Am	AF Corse	13	4	0	0	8	75	1st
2023	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2023	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	5	0	0	0	4	92	1st
2024	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	8	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2024	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	8	1	1	0	3	60.5	4th
2024	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	5	0	0	0	0	6	25th
2024	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD	Cetilar Racing	1	0	0	0	0	234	59th
2024	International GT Open	AF Corse	11	0	0	0	1	31	15th
2025	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD	Triarsi Competizione	1	0	0	0	0	169	82nd
2025	GT2 European Series – Pro-Am	LP Racing
2025	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Ziggo Sport – Tempesta	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2025	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Ziggo Sport – Tempesta	8	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2025	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Bronze Cup	Ziggo Sport – Tempesta	8	0	0	0	1	33.5	7th

^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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 [Formula 3 Euro Series season\|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