Michele Alboreto
Italian · 1981–1994
VS

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