Eddie Cheever III
Edward Mackay "Eddie" Cheever III (born June 5, 1993 in Rome ) is an Italian racing driver . He started in the European Formula 3 championship in 2013 .
Career
Cheever began his motorsport career in 2006 in kart racing , in which he was active until 2009. In 2009 he also switched to formula racing and competed in two Formula Renault championships for Jenzer Motorsport . He finished eleventh in the Swiss Formula Renault, while his team-mate Nico Müller won the championship, and 14th in the Italian Formula Renault. In 2010 Cheever stayed with Jenzer Motorsport and drove in the Formula Abarth . While his teammate Patric Niederhauser was runner-up, Cheever finished the season with third place as the best result in tenth place overall.
In 2011 Cheever moved to Lucidi Motorsport in the Italian Formula 3 championship . With a second place as the best result and a total of three podium positions, he reached ninth place in the drivers' standings. 2012 Cheever denied his second season in the Italian Formula 3 championship for the Prema Powerteam . He won four races and was on the podium a total of twelve times. With 248 to 281 points he was defeated by Riccardo Agostini and finished second in the championship. As a reward for his achievements in Italian Formula 3, Cheever received a Formula 1 test drive with Scuderia Ferrari .
In 2013 Cheever stayed with Prema Powerteam and switched to the European Formula 3 championship . While his teammates Raffaele Marciello , Alex Lynn and Lucas Auer had all won at least one race and finished the championship in the top four, third place was Cheever's best result. At the end of the season he was in thirteenth place overall.
Personal
Cheever's father Eddie Cheever Jr. is also a racing driver.
statistics
Career stations
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Individual results in the European Formula 3 Championship
| year | team | engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23 | 24 | 25th | 26th | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30th | Points | rank |
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| 2013 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes Benz |
 MON
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 SIL
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 HO1
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BRH
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 SPI
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NOR
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ONLY
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 ZAN
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VAL
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HO2
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50 | 13. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 13 | 8th | 20th | 10 | DNF | DNF | 19th | 9 | 17th | 11 | DNF | 8th | 9 | DNF | 11 | 16 | 14th | 16 | 15th | 9 | 13 | DNF | 17th | 5 | 4th | DNF | 9 | 10 | 17th | |||||
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 2018 |
 MR Racing
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Ferrari 488 GTE |
Motoaki Ishikawa
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 Olivier Beretta
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Rank 38 | |
| 2019 |
MR Racing
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Ferrari 488 GTE |
Motoaki Ishikawa
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Olivier Beretta
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Rank 41 |
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
 Spirit of Daytona Racing
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Cadillac DPi-VR |
Matt McMurry
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 Tristan Vautier
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failure | accident |
Web links
- Career statistics of Eddie Cheever III (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b "Biografia". (No longer available online.) Eddiecheever.net, archived from the original on November 17, 2012 .
- ^ Roman Wittemeier: "Vallelunga: Three youngsters test in a Ferrari". Motorsport-Total.com, November 9, 2012, accessed February 25, 2013 .
- ^ Robert Seiwert: "Formula 3 EM - Cheever completes Prema lineup". Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 25, 2013, accessed March 3, 2013 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cheever, Eddie III |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cheever, Edward Mackay III |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th June 1993 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome , Italy |