Eddie Cheever III

Edward Mackay Cheever III (born 5 June 1993)^[2] is an Italian-American racing driver who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Triarsi Competizione in the GTD class. He is the son of retired Formula One driver and 1998 Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever.

Eddie Cheever III
Nationality	Italian American via dual nationality
Born	(1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 32) Rome, Italy
Related to	Eddie Cheever (father)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season	2018–19
Current team	MR Racing
Racing licence	FIA Silver (until 2021) FIA Gold (2022–)[1]
Car number	70
Starts	8
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	9th in 2018–19
Previous series
2015 2015 2014–15 2013 2011–12 2010 2009	NASCAR K&N Pro Series West NASCAR K&N Pro Series East NASCAR Whelen Euro Series FIA F3 European Championship Italian F3 Formula Abarth LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse
Championship titles
2023 2023 2020 2020 2016	International GT Open – Pro-Am GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Cup GT World Challenge Europe GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Pro-Am Campionato Italiano Gran Turismo – GT3

Career

Karting

Born in Rome, Cheever began karting in 2006 and raced primarily in Europe for the majority of his karting career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2009 and finishing 15th in the CIK-FIA European Championship.^[2][3]

Formula Renault

Cheever graduated to single-seaters in 2009. He competed with Jenzer Motorsport in the Swiss and Italian championships, finishing eleventh and fourteenth in the final standings, respectively.^[4][5]

Formula Abarth

In 2010, Cheever moved into the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy, staying with Jenzer Motorsport. He achieved a podium in the sprint race at Varano and finished the season eleventh.^[6][7]

Italian Formula Three

In 2011, Cheever joined Lucidi Motors for a campaign in the Italian Formula Three Championship.^[8] He finished ninth with podiums at Misano, Adria and Mugello.^[9]

He remained in the series in 2012 but switched to Prema Powerteam.^[10] He finished as runner-up to Riccardo Agostini in both the European and Italian championship formats.^[11]

Cheever driving in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Formula One

On 9 November 2012, Cheever tested a Scuderia Ferrari Formula One car at Vallelunga, as a result of his performance in the Italian Formula Three Championship.^[12]

FIA Formula 3 European Championship

Cheever continued his collaboration with Prema Powerteam in FIA European Formula 3 Championship in 2013.^[13]

NASCAR

In 2014, Cheever made the switch from open wheel to stock cars, running the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series for Italian-based CAAL Racing, scoring his first win and his first pole position at Brands Hatch. He then won two more races, at Magione^[14] and Le Mans,^[15] to finish the season third in points.^[16] He won the Jerome Sarran Trophy, rewarding the highest-placed driver aged 25 or under, and the Race And Win Pole Award, rewarding the driver scoring the highest number of pole positions during the season.

Cheever competing at the 2018 12 Hours of Sebring.

On 4 August 2015, Cheever announced that he would make his K&N Pro Series East debut at Watkins Glen International for Bill McAnally Racing.^[17] He also ran one race in K&N Pro Series West at All American Speedway, also for Bill McAnally Racing.

Sports car racing

Cheever has been a long-time member of Sky – Tempesta Racing, alongside Chris Froggatt and Jonathan Hui. In 2023, the team began partnering with Garage 59 and switched to driving the McLaren 720S GT3 in the GT World Challenge Europe.^[18]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
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	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Prema Powerteam	30	0	0	0	0	50	13th
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
2014	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series	CAAL Racing	12	3	3	2	5	625	3rd
	EuroV8 Series	Roma Racing Team	2	2	1	2	2	45	11th
	United SportsCar Championship – GTD	Spirit of Race	2	0	0	0	0	14	105th
2015	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series	CAAL Racing	12	1	0	0	3	599	5th
	NASCAR K&N Pro Series East	Bill McAnally Racing	1	0	0	0	0	19	62nd
	NASCAR K&N Pro Series West		1	0	0	0	0	29	57th
2016	Italian GT Championship – GT3	Scuderia Baldini 27 Network	13	3	5	4	10	156	1st
2017	Italian GT Championship – GT3	Scuderia Baldini 27	14	2	1	1	8	146	5th
	24H Series – A6	Scuderia Praha
2018	IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype	Spirit of Daytona Racing	2	0	1	0	0	30	49th
	International GT Open	Luzich Racing	2	0	0	0	0	6	31st
	International GT Open – Pro-Am		2	1	1	0	2	18	11th
	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am	MR Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
2018–19	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am	MR Racing	8	0	0	0	0	71	9th
2019	International GT Open	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	0	0	25	15th
	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am	MR Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	10th
2020	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	10	0	0	0	0	1	22nd
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Pro-Am		10	5	5	2	8	131	1st
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am		4	0	2	0	3	79	2nd
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2021	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC*
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am		1	0	0	0	0	6	7th*
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup		2	0	0	0	0	9	16th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Le Mans Cup – GT3	AF Corse	1	0	0	0	0	0	15th
2022	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing	8	0	0	0	0	0.5	23rd
		Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT	2	0	0	0	0
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup	Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing	8	0	0	0	0	38.5	8th
		Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT	2	0	0	0	0
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
		Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT	3	0	0	0	0
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold Cup	Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing	2	0	0	0	0	35	8th
		Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT	3	0	0	0	1
	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro	Risi Competizione	1	0	1	0	0	255	31st
2023	International GT Open	AF Corse	13	0	0	1	0	31	10th
	International GT Open – Pro-Am		13	4	0	0	8	75	1st
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Cup		5	0	0	0	4	92	1st
2024	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing	8	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze Cup		8	1	1	0	3	62.5	4th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		5	0	0	0	0	6	25th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD	Cetilar Racing	1	0	0	0	0	234	59th
	International GT Open	AF Corse	11	0	0	0	1	31	15th
2025	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD	Triarsi Competizione	1	0	0	0	0	159	57th*
	GT2 European Series – Pro-Am	LP Racing
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Ziggo Sport – Tempesta
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		6	0	0	0	0	0	NC*
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Bronze Cup		6	0	0	0	0	20.5	10th*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Engine	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	DC	Points
2013	Prema Powerteam	Mercedes	MNZ 1 10	MNZ 2 13	MNZ 3 8	SIL 1 19	SIL 2 10	SIL 3 Ret	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 19	HOC 3 9	BRH 1 17	BRH 2 11	BRH 3 Ret	RBR 1 8	RBR 2 9	RBR 3 Ret	NOR 1 11	NOR 2 16	NOR 3 14	NÜR 1 16	NÜR 2 15	NÜR 3 9	ZAN 1 13	ZAN 2 Ret	ZAN 3 17	VAL 1 5	VAL 2 4	VAL 3 Ret	HOC 1 9	HOC 2 10	HOC 3 17	13th	50

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	NWES	Pts
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	625
2015				VAL 1*	VAL 4	VEN 6	VEN 5	BRH 4	BRH 25	TOU 6	TOU 7					5th	599
			Toyota									UMB 19	UMB 18*	ZOL 2	ZOL 2

Complete IMSA Sportscar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points
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 3.9 L Turbo V8	DAY	SEB 9	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	PET		31st	255
2024	Cetilar Racing	GTD	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6	DAY 10	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET		59th	234
2025	Triarsi Competizione	GTD	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6	DAY 16	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET		16th*	159*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2018–19	MR Racing	LMGTE Am	Ferrari 488 GTE	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	SPA 5	LMS 5	SIL 7	FUJ Ret	SHA 6	SEB 5	SPA 8	LMS 5	9th	71

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2018	MR Racing	Olivier Beretta Motoaki Ishikawa	Ferrari 488 GTE	GTE Am	324	38th	9th
2019	MR Racing	Olivier Beretta Motoaki Ishikawa	Ferrari 488 GTE	GTE Am	328	41st	10th
2025	Ziggo Sport – Tempesta	Chris Froggatt Jonathan Hui	Ferrari 296 GT3	LMGT3	335	46th	14th

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2020	Sky – Tempesta Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3	Pro-Am	IMO 23	NÜR 32	SPA 6H 21	SPA 12H 19	SPA 24H 17	LEC 24		2nd	79
2021	Sky – Tempesta Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Pro-Am	MON 30	LEC 21	SPA 6H 27	SPA 12H 18	SPA 24H 19	NÜR	CAT	5th	69
2022	Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Gold	IMO 35	LEC Ret						8th	35
	Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT			IMO	LEC	SPA 6H 32	SPA 12H 36	SPA 24H 26	HOC 32	CAT 37
2023	Sky – Tempesta Racing	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	Bronze	MNZ 17	LEC 18	SPA 6H 32	SPA 12H 14	SPA 24H 18	NÜR 23	CAT 27	1st	92
2024	Sky – Tempesta Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	Bronze	LEC 25	SPA 6H 4	SPA 12H 12	SPA 24H 16	NÜR	MNZ	JED	2nd*	43*

* Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points
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											VAL 1 11	VAL 2 10
2024	Sky – Tempesta Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	Bronze	BRH 1	BRH 2	MIS 1 20	MIS 2 17	HOC 1 20	HOC 2 17	MAG 1 28	MAG 2 22	CAT 1 26	CAT 2 23	4th	62.5
2025	Ziggo Sport - Tempesta	Ferrari 296 GT3	Bronze	BRH 1	BRH 2	ZAN 1 30	ZAN 2 33	MIS 1 31	MIS 2 34	MAG 1 32	MAG 2 32	VAL 1	VAL 2	10th*	20.5*

^* Season still in progress.