Eddie Cheever III

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Eddie Cheever III
International GT Open 2023 Spielberg Nr. 27 (2).jpg
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Flag of the United States.svg American
via dual nationality
Born (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 30)
Rome, Italy
Related to Eddie Cheever (father)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2018–19
Current team MR Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number70
Starts8
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2018–19
Previous series
2015
2015
201415
2013
201112
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.

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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. [1] [2]

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. [3] [4]

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. [5] [6]

Italian Formula Three

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. MR Racing Ferarri 488 GTE Cheever Silverstone 2018.jpg
Cheever driving in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Formula One

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

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

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 [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. Spirit of Daytona Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R at the 2018 12 Hours of Sebring.jpg
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

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

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2009 LO Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse Jenzer Motorsport 1200005311th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia 800009814th
2010 Formula Abarth Jenzer Motorsport 1400015210th
2011 Italian Formula 3 Championship Lucidi Motors 160003779th
2012 Italian Formula 3 European Series Prema Powerteam 24485122482nd
Italian Formula 3 Championship 1825391762nd
2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 3000005013th
Masters of Formula 3 10000N/A6th
2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series CAAL Racing 1233256253rd
EuroV8 Series Roma Racing Team221224511th
United SportsCar Championship - GTD Spirit of Race 2000014105th
2015 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series CAAL Racing 1210035995th
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Bill McAnally Racing 100001962nd
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 100002957th
2016 Italian GT Championship - GT3 Scuderia Baldini 27 Network13354101561st
2017 Italian GT Championship - GT3 Scuderia Baldini 271421181465th
24H Series - A6 Scuderia Praha
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Spirit of Daytona Racing 201003049th
International GT Open Luzich Racing20000631st
International GT Open - Pro-Am 211021811th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am MR Racing 10000N/A9th
2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am MR Racing 80000719th
2019 International GT Open Tempesta Racing 80000528th
International GT Open - Pro-Am 800012311th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 100000NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 100002515th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am MR Racing 10000N/A10th
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Sky - Tempesta Racing 100000122nd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Pro-Am 1055281311st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 400000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 40203792nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky - Tempesta Racing 100000NC*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1000067th*
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 200000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 20000916th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC
Le Mans Cup - GT3 AF Corse 10000015th
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Sky - Tempesta with GruppeM Racing800000.523rd
Sky - Tempesta Racing by HRT20000
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup Sky - Tempesta with GruppeM Racing8000038.58th
Sky - Tempesta Racing by HRT20000
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky - Tempesta with GruppeM Racing200000NC
Sky - Tempesta Racing by HRT30000
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup Sky - Tempesta with GruppeM Racing20000358th
Sky - Tempesta Racing by HRT30001
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Risi Competizione 1010025531st
2023 International GT Open AF Corse 1300103110th
International GT Open - Pro-Am 134008751st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky - Tempesta Racing500000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup 50004921st
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky - Tempesta Racing
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Cetilar Racing1000023410th*
International GT Open AF Corse

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
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
13th50

NASCAR

(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

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112NWESPts
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*
3rd625
2015 VAL
1*
VAL
4
VEN
6
VEN
5
BRH
4
BRH
25
TOU
6
TOU
7
5th599
Toyota UMB
19
UMB
18*
ZOL
2
ZOL
2

Complete IMSA Sportscar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567891011RankPoints
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
105th14
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 49th30
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 31st255
2024 Cetilar Racing GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY
10
SEB
LBH
LGA
WGL
MOS
ELK
VIR
IMS
PET
10th*234

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
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
9th71

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2018 Flag of Japan.svg MR Racing Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta
Flag of Japan.svg Motoaki Ishikawa
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am
32438th9th
2019 Flag of Japan.svg MR Racing Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta
Flag of Japan.svg Motoaki Ishikawa
Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am
32841st10th

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.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
1st131
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
16th9
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
8th38.5
Sky - Tempesta Racing by HRT VAL
1

11
VAL
2

10

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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