Riccardo Patrese
Italian · 1977–1993
VS

Eddie Cheever
American · 1978–1989
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
16
15
Qualifyingahead
20
11
Riccardo Patrese · Eddie Cheever
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
70 — 62
132 shared
Qualifying H2H
103 — 29
132 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 2
1981 P11 1982 P10 1983 P7 1984 P13 1987 P10 1988 P11 1989 P3
Teammate battle by season
7
8
1984
9
7
1985
Career totals
Riccardo Patrese Eddie Cheever
Championships
0
0
Wins
6
0
Poles
8
0
Podiums
37
9
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
281
70
Starts
257
132
Rate-adjusted · per start
Riccardo Patrese Eddie Cheever
Win rate
2.3%
0%
Podium rate
14.4%
6.8%
Pole rate
3.1%
0%
Points / start
1.1
0.5
Avg grid
P9.3
P14.6
Avg finish
P12.7
P14.0
Finish rate
49.4%
41.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Riccardo Patrese Eddie Cheever
Mechanical retirements
96
64
Crash retirements
32
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: 2 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1977
Debut season
1978
1982 · aged 28
First win
—
1981
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-3.4
Avg places gained
+0.6
Season points trajectory
1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993
Riccardo Patrese Eddie Cheever
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Riccardo Patrese Eddie Cheever
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Riccardo Patrese 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Cheever
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Riccardo Patrese 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Eddie Cheever
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Riccardo Patrese 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Eddie Cheever
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Riccardo Patrese 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Cheever
Kyalami 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Riccardo Patrese 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Eddie Cheever
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Riccardo Patrese 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Eddie Cheever
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Eddie Cheever
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P3
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P3 Eddie Cheever
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Cheever
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Cheever
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Cheever
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Cheever
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Cheever
Long Beach 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Cheever
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Cheever
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Cheever
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 Eddie Cheever
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Eddie Cheever
Zolder 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Cheever
Las Vegas Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Cheever
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Cheever
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P13
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P13 Eddie Cheever
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10 Eddie Cheever
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13 Eddie Cheever
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8 Eddie Cheever
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Eddie Cheever
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Eddie Cheever
Jarama 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · —
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · — Eddie Cheever
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Eddie Cheever
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Riccardo Patrese 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Eddie Cheever
Team history
Riccardo Patrese
ARR
WIL
Shadow 1977Arrows 1978–1981Brabham 1982–1983Alfa Romeo 1984–1985Brabham 1986Williams 1987Brabham 1987Williams 1988–1992Benetton 1993
Eddie Cheever
ARR
Hesketh 1978Osella 1980Tyrrell 1981Ligier 1982Renault 1983Alfa Romeo 1984–1985Lola 1986Arrows 1987–1989
19771993
Riccardo Patrese → 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).