Alan Jones

Australian · 1975–1986
VS

Eddie Cheever

American · 1978–1989
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Alan Jones · Eddie Cheever
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
22 9
31 shared
Qualifying H2H
26 5
31 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1981 P3
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1986
Career totals
Alan Jones Eddie Cheever
Championships
1
0
Wins
12
0
Poles
6
0
Podiums
24
9
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
70
Starts
117
132
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alan Jones Eddie Cheever
Win rate
10.3%
0%
Podium rate
20.5%
6.8%
Pole rate
5.1%
0%
Points / start
1.8
0.5
Avg grid
P11.5
P14.6
Avg finish
P11.4
P14.0
Finish rate
59%
41.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alan Jones Eddie Cheever
Mechanical retirements
31
64
Crash retirements
14
10
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 3 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1975
Debut season
1978
1977 · aged 30
First win
1979
First pole
1980 · aged 33
First title
P1
Best finish
P2
+0.1
Avg places gained
+0.6
Season points trajectory
1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989
Alan Jones Eddie Cheever
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alan Jones Eddie Cheever
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Alan Jones 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Eddie Cheever
Red Bull Ring 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Alan Jones 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Cheever
Hockenheimring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Alan Jones 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Cheever
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
Alan Jones 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 Eddie Cheever
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Alan Jones 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Cheever
Long Beach 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Alan Jones 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Cheever
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Eddie Cheever
Las Vegas Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Alan Jones 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Cheever
Brands Hatch 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Alan Jones 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Eddie Cheever
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Eddie Cheever
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P3
Alan Jones 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P3 Eddie Cheever
Zolder 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Alan Jones 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Cheever
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Alan Jones 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Cheever
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Alan Jones 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Eddie Cheever
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Alan Jones 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Cheever
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Eddie Cheever
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Cheever
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 Eddie Cheever
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Cheever
Jarama 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Eddie Cheever
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P13
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P13 Eddie Cheever
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Eddie Cheever
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Eddie Cheever
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Cheever
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Cheever
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Eddie Cheever
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 Eddie Cheever
Team history
Alan Jones
WIL
LOL
Hesketh 1975Embassy Hill 1975Surtees 1976Shadow 1977Williams 1978–1981Arrows 1983Lola 1985–1986
Eddie Cheever
ALF
ARR
Hesketh 1978Osella 1980Tyrrell 1981Ligier 1982Renault 1983Alfa Romeo 1984–1985Lola 1986Arrows 1987–1989
19751989
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).