Eddie Cheever vs Jacques Laffite

1982·

Eddie Cheever edged Jacques Laffite 9–5 in the races and 8–6 in qualifying at Ligier in 1982. Eddie Cheever scored 15 points to 5.

Eddie CheeverJacques Laffite

8Qualifying6

14 shared races

9Race day5

14 shared races

15Points5

in shared races, as awarded at the time

57Points (today’s rules)25

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 3/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 8/10
Best finish: P2/P3
Avg. grid: 15.6/16.2

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Eddie Cheever and Jacques Laffite
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Eddie Cheever	Jacques Laffite	Points
1	1South African Grand Prix	17/11	Fuel system	Fuel system	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	26/24	Water leak	Chassis	0 / 0
3	3United States Grand Prix West	13/15	Gearbox	Spun off	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	14/17	P3	P9	4 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	16/18	Oil leak	Handling	0 / 0
7	7Detroit Grand Prix	9/13	P2▲	P6	6 / 1
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	12/19	P10	Fuel system	0 / 0
10	10British Grand Prix	24/20	Engine	Gearbox	0 / 0
11	11French Grand Prix	19/16	P16▼	P14▼	0 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	12/15	Fuel system	Handling	0 / 0
13	13Austrian Grand Prix	22/14	Engine	P3▲	0 / 4
14	14Swiss Grand Prix	16/13	Handling	Handling	0 / 0
15	15Italian Grand Prix	14/21	P6	Gearbox	1 / 0
16	16Caesars Palace Grand Prix	4/11	P3	Ignition	4 / 0
	Average finish		P6.7	P8.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Eddie Cheever / Jacques Laffite.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Eddie Cheever’s career Jacques Laffite’s career Ligier 1982 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.