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1981 / DRIVER DOSSIER / American

EddieCheever

Tyrrell

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Explore Eddie Cheever's 1981 Formula 1 results, teams, race starts, podiums and championship statistics. Browse other seasons.

CHAMPIONSHIPP12
POINTS10
RACE WINS0
PODIUMS0

The season in numbers.

14 STARTS
BEST FINISHP4
AVERAGE GRID16.4
AVERAGE FINISH12.7
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: +51

+536 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH6
FINISH RATE42.9%
PODIUM RATE0%
RACE POINTS / START0.7Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1United States Grand Prix West15 Mar85+32Finished
ROUND 2Brazilian29 Mar14R00Not classified
ROUND 3Argentine12 Apr13R-110Clutch
ROUND 4San Marino3 May19R00Collision
ROUND 5Belgian17 May86+21Finished
ROUND 6Monaco31 May155+102+2 Laps
ROUND 7Spanish21 Jun20R+30Not classified
ROUND 8French5 Jul1913+60+3 Laps
ROUND 9British18 Jul234+193+1 Lap
ROUND 10German2 Aug185+132Finished
ROUND 12Dutch30 Aug22R+90Suspension
ROUND 13Italian13 Sept17R-40Spun off
ROUND 14Canadian27 Sept1412+20Engine
ROUND 15Caesars Palace17 Oct19R-10Engine
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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