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Eddie Cheever III

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Eddie Cheever III
Born (1993-06-05) June 5, 1993 (age 33)
Rome, Italy
OccupationRacing driver
Years active2006–present
Known forIMSA SportsCar Championship, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

Edward Mackay Cheever III (born 5 June 1993) is a racing driver of Italian-American heritage currently participating in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Triarsi Competizione in the GTD category. He is the son of former Formula One competitor and 1998 Indianapolis 500 champion Eddie Cheever.

Karting

Hailing from Rome, Cheever started his karting career in 2006, mainly competing across European circuits. By 2009, he had advanced to the KF2 class, concluding the season 15th in the CIK-FIA European Championship.

Formula Renault

Cheever moved into single-seaters in 2009, racing for Jenzer Motorsport within the Swiss and Italian Formula Renault series. He achieved overall standings of eleventh and fourteenth respectively.

Formula Abarth

In 2010, Cheever took part in the inaugural season of the Formula Abarth championship with Jenzer Motorsport. During this campaign, he attained a podium finish at Varano and ended the year ranked eleventh in the championship.

Italian Formula Three

For the 2011 season, Cheever signed with Lucidi Motors to compete in the Italian Formula Three Championship, securing ninth place overall along with podium results at Misano, Adria, and Mugello.

The following year, he joined Prema Powerteam and concluded both the European and Italian Formula Three championships as runner-up behind Riccardo Agostini.

Formula One

On 9 November 2012, following his strong performances in Italian Formula Three, Cheever tested a Scuderia Ferrari Formula One car at the Vallelunga track.

FIA Formula 3 European Championship

Cheever remained with Prema Powerteam for his 2013 campaign, competing in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship.

NASCAR

In 2014, Cheever transitioned from open-wheel racing to stock car competitions by joining Italian outfit CAAL Racing in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. That season, he claimed his maiden victory and pole position at Brands Hatch, followed by two further wins at Magione and Le Mans, culminating in a third-place finish overall. He was awarded the Jerome Sarran Trophy as the highest-ranked driver under 25 years old and also received the Race And Win Pole Award for securing the most poles.

On 4 August 2015, Cheever announced his debut in the K&N Pro Series East at Watkins Glen International, driving for Bill McAnally Racing. Additionally, he competed in one race within the K&N Pro Series West at All American Speedway representing the same team.

Sports car competition

Cheever has maintained a longstanding role with Sky – Tempesta Racing, teaming up with Chris Froggatt and Jonathan Hui. In the year 2023, the squad collaborated with Garage 59 and transitioned to the McLaren 720S GT3 for participation in the GT World Challenge Europe.

Summary of career

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
5
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6
25th
-
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD
AF Corse (Cetilar Racing)
1
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234
59th
-
International GT Open
11
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31
15th
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Season Series Team Races Victories Pole positions Fastest laps Podium finishes Points Standing
2009 LO Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse Jenzer Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 53 11th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia 8 0 0 0 0 98 14th
2010 Formula Abarth Jenzer Motorsport 14 0 0 0 1 52 10th
2011 Italian Formula 3 Championship Lucidi Motors 16 0 0 0 3 77 9th
2012 Italian Formula 3 European Series Prema Powerteam 24 4 8 5 12 248 2nd
Italian Formula 3 Championship 18 2 5 3 9 176 2nd
2013 2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 30 0 0 0 0 50 13th
2013 Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2014 2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season CAAL Racing 12 3 3 2 5 625 3rd
2014 EuroV8 Series season Roma Racing Team 2 2 1 2 2 45 11th
2014 United SportsCar Championship – GTD AF Corse (Spirit of Race) 2 0 0 0 0 14 105th
2015 2015 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season CAAL Racing 12 1 0 0 3 599 5th
Bill McAnally Racing 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East 1 0 0 0 0 19 62nd
2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 1 0 0 0 0 29 57th
2016 2016 Italian GT Championship – GT3 Scuderia Baldini 27 Network 13 3 5 4 10 156 '1st'
rowspan=2  │2017  │2017 Italian GT Championship – GT3  │Scuderia Baldini  │14  │2  │1  │1  │8  │146  │5th  |-   │2017 24H Series – A6  │Scuderia Praha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |-   !rowspan=4│2018   │2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype   │Spirit of Daytona Racing   │2   │0   │1   │0   │0   │30   │49th   |-   │2018 International GT Open   │rowspan=2 align="left"|Luzich Racing   │2   │0   │0   │0   │0   │6   │31st   |-   │2018 International GT Open – Pro-Am   │2   │1   │1   │0   │2   │18   │11th   |-   │2018 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am   │AF Corse (MR Racing)   │1   │0   │0   │0   │0   │N/A   │9th   |- 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am AF Corse (MR Racing) 8 0 0 0 0 71 9th
rowspan=5│2019 International GT Open rowspan=4 align="left"|AF Corse (Tempesta Racing) 8 0 0 0 0 5 28th
International GT Open – Pro-Am 8 0 0 0 1 23 11th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 1 0 0 25 15th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am AF Corse (MR Racing) 1 10th
rowspan=5│2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup rowspan="5" align="left"| AF Corse (Sky – Tempesta Racing) 10 00000 22nd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Pro-Am 10 5 5 2 8 131 style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'1st'
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 4 00000 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 4 00000 79 style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'2nd'
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 00000 NC
rowspan="6"│2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky – Tempesta Racing 1 00000 NC*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 1 00006 7th*
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2 00000 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup 2 00009 16th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 00000 NC
Le Mans Cup – GT3 AF Corse 1 00000 15th
rowspan=9│2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing 8 00000 rowspan="2"|23rd
Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT 2 00000
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing 8 00000 rowspan="2"|8th
Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT 2 00000
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing 2 00000 rowspan="2"|NC
Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT 3 00000
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold Cup Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing 2 00000 rowspan="2"|8th
Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT 3 00100
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro Risi Competizione 1 01000 255 31st
rowspan=4│2023 International GT Open AF Corse 13 00101 31 10th
International GT Open – Pro-Am 13 40808 75 '1st'
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky – Tempesta Racing 5 00000 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Cup 5 00004 92 '1st'
rowspan=5│2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Sky – Tempesta Racing 8 00000 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze Cup 8 11003 62.5 4th
rowspan=5│2025
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD
Triarsi Competizione
1
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159
57th*
-
GT2 European Series – Pro-Am
LP Racing
-
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
rowspan=3 align="left"| AF Corse (Ziggo Sport – Tempesta)
-
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
6
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NC*
-
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Bronze Cup
6
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20.5
10th*

* Ongoing season.

Full FIA Formula 3 European Championship Results

(legend)

Season Team Power Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Final Position Total Points
2013 Prema Powerteam Mercedes MNZ
1
10 		MNZ
2
13 		MNZ
3
8 		SIL
1
19 		SIL
2
10 		SIL
3
Retired 		HOC
1
Retired 		HOC
2
19 		HOC
3
9 		BRH
1
17 		BRH
2
11 		BRH
3
Retired 		RBR
1
8 		RBR
2
9 		RBR
3
Retired 		NOR
1
11 		NOR
2
16 		NOR
3
14 		NÜR
1
16 		NÜR
2
15 		NÜR
3
9 		ZAN
1
13 		ZAN
2
Retired 		ZAN < br >3 < br > 17 VAL < br >1 < br > 5 VAL < br >2 < br > 4 VAL < br >3 < br > Retired HOC < br >1 < br > 9 HOC < br >2 < br > 10 HOC < br >3 < br > 17 13th 50

NASCAR

( key) (Bold – Pole position earned through qualifying. Italics – Pole awarded by points standings or practice times. * – Driver leading the most laps.)

Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 standings
Year Team No. Manufacturer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NWES Points
2014 CAAL Racing 51 Chevrolet VAL
4 		VAL
6 		BRH
1** 		BRH
26 		TOU
2 		TOU
22 		NÜR
7 		NÜR
6 		UMB
3 		UMB
1** 		LEM
8* 		LEM
1* 		3rd place 625
2015 VAL
1* 		VAL
4 		VEN
6 		VEN
5 		BRH
4 		BRH
25 		TOU
6 		TOU
7 		5th place 599
Toyota UMB
19 		UMB
18* 		ZOL
2 		ZOL
2

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Races in bold denote pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Category Manufacturer Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Overall Position Points Earned
"2014" "Spirit of Race" GTD "Ferrari 458 Italia GT3" Ferrari 4.5L V8 "DAY" "SEB" "LGA"
19 		"DET" "WGL" "MOS" "IMS" "ELK" "VIR" "COA" "PET"
16 		105th 14
"2018" Spirit of Daytona Racing P Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 "DAY"
20 		"SEB"
12 		"LBH" "MDO" "DET" "WGL" "MOS" "ELK" "LGA" "PET" 49th 30
"2022" Risi Competizione GTD Pro Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB Turbocharged V8, displacement:3.9 L 
  Daytona (DAY) |
  Sebring (SEB) - placed ninth |
  Long Beach (LBH) |
  Laguna Seca (LGA) |
  Watkins Glen (WGL) |
  Mosport (MOS) |
  Lime Rock (LIM) |
  Road America (ELK) |
  Virginia International Raceway (VIR) |
  Petit Le Mans (PET)
"2024" "Cetilar Racing" GTD "Ferrari 296 GT3" Ferrari Turbocharged V6, 3.0 L 
style="background:#DFFFDF;" |
  Daytona (DAY), finished tenth |
  Sebring (SEB) |
  Long Beach (LBH) |
  Laguna Seca (LGA) |
  Watkins Glen (WGL) |
  Mosport (MOS) |
  Road America (ELK) |
  VIR GT Challenge (VIR) |
  IMSA Battle on the Bricks (IMS) |
  Petit Le Mans (PET)
59th 234
"2025" "Triarsi Competizione" GTD "Ferrari 296 GT3" Ferrari F163CE Turbocharged V6, 3.0 L 
style="background:#EFCFFF;"|
Daytona (DAY), finished sixteenth* |
Sebring (SEB) |
Long Beach (LBH) |
Laguna Seca (LGA) |
Watkins Glen (WGL) |
Mosport (MOS) |
Road America (ELK) |
VIR GT Challenge (VIR) |
IMSA Battle on the Bricks (IMS) |
Petit Le Mans (PET)
16th* 159*

* Current season ongoing.

Full FIA World Endurance Championship results

(legend) (Events shown in bold denote pole position; events in italics signify fastest lap)

Year Team Category Vehicle Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Standing Points
2018–19 MR Racing LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbocharged V8 SPA
5th 		LMS
5th 		SIL
7th 		FUJ
Retired 		SHA
6th 		SEB
5th 		SPA
8th 		LMS
5th 		9th 71

Full 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Drivers Car Model Category Completed Laps Overall Position Class Position
2018 Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall MR Racing Template:Country data MCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Olivier Beretta
Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Motoaki Ishikawa 		Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Amateur 		324 38th overall 9th in class
2019 Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall MR Racing Template:Country data MCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Olivier Beretta
Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Motoaki Ishikawa 		Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Amateur 		328 41st overall 10th in class
2025 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ziggo Sport – Tempesta Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Chris Froggatt
Template:Country data HKGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonathan Hui 		Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 335 46th overall 14th in class

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Events in bold represent pole positions) (Events in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year Team Name Car Model Category 1st Event 2nd Event 3rd Event 4th Event 5th Event 6th Event 7th Event Final Position Total Points
2020 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am (IMO) 23rd (NÜR) 32nd (SPA 6H) 21st (SPA 12H) 19th (SPA 24H) 17th (LEC) 24th 2nd place 79 points
2021 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Pro-Am (MON)32nd (LEC)21st (SPA 6H)27th (SPA12H)18th (SPA24H)19th (NÜR) (CAT) 5th place 69 points
2022 Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Gold category (IMO)35th (LEC)Retired 8th place 35 points
Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT (IMO) (LEC) (SPA6H)32nd (SPA12H)36th (SPA24H)26th (HOC)32nd (CAT)37th
2023 Sky – Tempesta Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Bronze category (MNZ)17th (LEC)18th (SPA6H)32nd (SPA12H)14th (SPA24H)18th (NÜR)23rd (CAT)27th 1st place overall 92 points
2024 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze category (LEC)25th (SPA6H)4th (SPA12H)12th (SPA24H)16th (NÜR) (MNZ) (JED) 2nd place* 43 points*

* Current season ongoing.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(legend) (Events shown in bold represent pole positions) (Events in italics denote fastest laps)

Year Team Vehicle Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Position Points Accumulated
2020 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am MIS
1
11 		MIS
2
14 		MIS
3
11 		MAG
1
15 		MAG
2
14 		ZAN
1
9 		ZAN
2
12 		CAT
1
20 		CAT
2
13 		CAT
3
Ret 		1st 131
2021 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Silver MAG
1 		MAG
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		VAL
1
15 		VAL
2
17 		16th 9
2022 Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver BRH
1
17 		BRH
2
20 		MAG
1
19 		MAG
2
15 		ZAN
1
22 		ZAN
2
17 		MIS
1
21 		MIS
2
14 		8th 38.5
Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT

<style="background:#DFFFDF;"> VAL
1 < br > 11 <style = " background : # DFFFDF ; "> VAL < br />2 < br > 10

2024 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze BRH < br />1 BRH < br />2 style = " background : # DFFFDF ; " > MIS < br />1 < br />20 style = " background : #FFFFBF ; " > MIS < br />2 < br />17 style = " background : #FFDF9F ; " > HOC < br />1 < br />20 style = " background : #FFDF9F ; " > HOC < br />2 < br />17 style = " background : #DFFFDF ; " > MAG < br />1 < br />28 style = " background : #DFFFDF ; " > MAG < br />2 < br />22 style = " background : #DFFFDF ; " > CAT < br />1 < br />26 style = " background : #DFFFDF ; " > CAT < br />2 < br />23 4th 62.5
2025 Ziggo Sport - Tempesta Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze BRH < br />1 BRH < br />2 style = " background : # DFFFDF ; " > ZAN < br />1 < br />30 style = " background : # DFFFDF ; " > ZAN < br />2 < br />33 style = " background : # DFFFDF ; " > MIS < br />1 < br />31 style = " background : # DFFFDF ; " > MIS < br />2 < br />34 style = " background : # DFFFDF ; " > MAG < br />1 < br />32 style = " background : # DFFFDF ; " > MAG < br />2 < br />32 10th* 20.5*

* Current season ongoing.

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