Eddie Cheever
American · 1978–1989
VS

Michele Alboreto
Italian · 1981–1994
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
4
5
Qualifyingahead
6
3
Eddie Cheever · Michele Alboreto
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
47 — 64
111 shared
Qualifying H2H
31 — 80
111 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
1
P7
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 4
1982 P8 1983 P7 1984 P4 1987 P7 1988 P5 1989 P11
Teammate battle by season
4
5
1981
Career totals
Eddie Cheever Michele Alboreto
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
5
Poles
0
2
Podiums
9
23
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
70
186.5
Starts
132
194
Rate-adjusted · per start
Eddie Cheever Michele Alboreto
Win rate
0%
2.6%
Podium rate
6.8%
11.9%
Pole rate
0%
1%
Points / start
0.5
1.0
Avg grid
P14.6
P13.3
Avg finish
P14.0
P13.0
Finish rate
41.7%
52.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Eddie Cheever Michele Alboreto
Mechanical retirements
64
74
Crash retirements
10
18
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1978
Debut season
1981
—
First win
1982 · aged 25
—
First pole
1984
—
First title
—
P2
Best finish
P1
+0.6
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994
Eddie Cheever Michele Alboreto
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Eddie Cheever Michele Alboreto
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Eddie Cheever 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 Michele Alboreto
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Eddie Cheever 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Michele Alboreto
Zolder 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Eddie Cheever 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Michele Alboreto
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Michele Alboreto
Las Vegas Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Eddie Cheever 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Michele Alboreto
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Eddie Cheever 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Michele Alboreto
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2 Michele Alboreto
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2 Michele Alboreto
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P3
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P3 Michele Alboreto
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Eddie Cheever 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Michele Alboreto
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Michele Alboreto
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 Michele Alboreto
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Eddie Cheever 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Michele Alboreto
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Michele Alboreto
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Michele Alboreto
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Michele Alboreto
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
Eddie Cheever 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 Michele Alboreto
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 Michele Alboreto
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 Michele Alboreto
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7 Michele Alboreto
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4 Michele Alboreto
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P5
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P5 Michele Alboreto
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 Michele Alboreto
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10 Michele Alboreto
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P7
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P7 Michele Alboreto
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 Michele Alboreto
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Eddie Cheever 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Michele Alboreto
Team history
Eddie Cheever
ARR
Hesketh 1978Osella 1980Tyrrell 1981Ligier 1982Renault 1983Alfa Romeo 1984–1985Lola 1986Arrows 1987–1989
Michele Alboreto
TYR
FER
Tyrrell 1981–1983Ferrari 1984–1988Tyrrell 1989Larrousse 1989Arrows 1990Footwork 1991–1992Lola 1993Minardi 1994
19781994
Eddie Cheever → Michele Alboreto → Compare others
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).