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Eddie Cheever III

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Italian racing driver

Eddie Cheever III
Cheever racing at theRed Bull Ring in 2023
Nationality	Italian American via dual nationality
Born	(1993-06-05)5 June 1993 (age 32) Rome, Italy
Related to	Eddie Cheever (father) Ross Cheever (uncle) Richard Antinucci (cousin)
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 in2018–19
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

Edward Mackay Cheever III (born 5 June 1993)^[2] is an Italian-Americanracing driver who competes in theIMSA SportsCar Championship forTriarsi Competizione in the GTD class. He is the son of retiredFormula One driver and1998 Indianapolis 500 winnerEddie Cheever.

Career

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Karting

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Born inRome, Cheever begankarting 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 theKF2 category by 2009 and finishing 15th in the CIK-FIA European Championship.^[2]^[3]

Formula Renault

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Cheever graduated tosingle-seaters in2009. He competed withJenzer Motorsport in theSwiss andItalian championships, finishing eleventh and fourteenth in the final standings, respectively.^[4]^[5]

Formula Abarth

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In2010, Cheever moved into the newly launchedFormula Abarth series inItaly, staying with Jenzer Motorsport. He achieved a podium in the sprint race atVarano and finished the season eleventh.^[6]^[7]

Italian Formula Three

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In2011, Cheever joinedLucidi Motors for a campaign in theItalian Formula Three Championship.^[8] He finished ninth with podiums atMisano,Adria andMugello.^[9]

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

Cheever driving in the2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Formula One

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

FIA Formula 3 European Championship

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

NASCAR

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In 2014, Cheever made the switch from open wheel to stock cars, running theNASCAR Whelen Euro Series for Italian-based CAAL Racing, scoring his first win and his first pole position atBrands 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 the2018 12 Hours of Sebring.

On 4 August 2015, Cheever announced that he would make hisK&N Pro Series East debut atWatkins Glen International forBill McAnally Racing.^[17] He also ran one race inK&N Pro Series West atAll American Speedway, also for Bill McAnally Racing.

Sports car racing

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

Racing record

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Career summary

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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
2009	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Jenzer Motorsport	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
2012	Italian Formula 3 Championship	Prema Powerteam	18	2	5	3	9	176	2nd
2013	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Prema Powerteam	30	0	0	0	0	50	13th
2013	Masters of Formula 3	Prema Powerteam	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	Bill McAnally Racing	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
2017	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	Luzich Racing	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
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing byHRT	2	0	0	0	0	0.5	23rd
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup	Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing	8	0	0	0	0	38.5	8th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing byHRT	2	0	0	0	0	38.5	8th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing byHRT	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold Cup	Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing	2	0	0	0	0	35	8th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold Cup	Sky – Tempesta Racing byHRT	3	0	0	0	1	35	8th
	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	AF Corse	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	Sky – Tempesta Racing	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	60.5	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	169	82nd
	GT2 European Series – Pro-Am	LP Racing
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Ziggo Sport – Tempesta	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		8	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Bronze Cup		8	0	0	0	1	33.5	7th

^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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(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

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(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

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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			Chevrolet	VAL 1*	VAL 4	VEN 6	VEN 5	BRH 4	BRH 25	TOU 6	TOU 7					5th	599
2015			Toyota									UMB 19	UMB 18*	ZOL 2	ZOL 2	5th	599

Complete IMSA Sportscar Championship results

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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 LTurbo 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 TurboV6	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 15	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET		82nd	169

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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

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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

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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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(Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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
2022	Sky – Tempesta Racing byHRT	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Gold	IMO	LEC	SPA 6H 32	SPA 12H 36	SPA 24H 26	HOC 32	CAT 37	8th	35
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

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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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
2022	Sky – Tempesta Racing byHRT	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Silver									VAL 1 11	VAL 2 10	8th	38.5
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	60.5
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 27	VAL 2 24	7th	33.5

References

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^Goodwin, Graham (10 November 2021)."Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published".Dailysportscar. Retrieved21 February 2025.
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External links

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Official website(in Italian)
Eddie Cheever III career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Phil Keen Hiroshi Hamaguchi (Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe)	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Pro-Am Champion 2020 With: Chris Froggatt	Succeeded by Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos
Preceded by Andrea Bertolini Louis Machiels	GT World Challenge Europe Pro-Am Champion 2020 With: Chris Froggatt	Succeeded by Henrique Chaves Miguel Ramos
Preceded by Reema Juffali George Kurtz Tim Müller Valentin Pierburg	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Bronze Champion 2023 With:Jonathan Hui & Chris Froggatt	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Marcin Jedliński Karol Basz	International GT Open Pro-Am Champion 2023 With: Marco Pulcini	Succeeded by Incumbent

v t e Triarsi Competizione
Headquarters:Orlando,Florida, United States
Personnel	Onofrio Triarsi Jr. (owner)
IMSA SportsCar Championship	(021)James Calado /Stevan McAleer /Sheena Monk /Mike Skeen (023)Eddie Cheever III /Alessio Rovera / Charlie Scardina / Onofrio Triarsi
Vehicles	Ferrari 296 GT3 (IMSA)

McAnally–Hilgemann Racing / Bill McAnally Racing

Headquarters:Statesville, North Carolina(Truck Series, MHR) andRoseville,California(ARCA and ARCA West Series, BMR)

Personnel

Bill McAnally
William Hilgemann
Alex McAnally
Mike Curb
Chad Norris

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Drivers	(16) TBA (18)Tyler Ankrum (19) TBA (81) TBA (91)Christian Eckes
Crew chiefs	(16) TBA (18) TBA (19) TBA (81) TBA (91) Dave Elenz