Eddie Cheever vs Alain Prost

1983·

Alain Prost beat Eddie Cheever 12–3 at Renault in 1983, helped by 7 retirements for Eddie Cheever. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Eddie CheeverAlain Prost

2Qualifying13

15 shared races

3Race day12

15 shared races

22Points57

in shared races, as awarded at the time

84Points (today’s rules)185

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/4
Podiums: 4/7
Poles: 0/3
Retirements: 7/3
Best finish: P2/P1
Avg. grid: 7.7/4.5

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Eddie Cheever and Alain Prost
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Eddie Cheever	Alain Prost	Points
1	1Brazilian Grand Prix	8/2	Brakes	P6	0 / 0
2	2United States Grand Prix West	15/8	P13▼	P11▼	0 / 0
3	3French Grand Prix	2/1	P3	P1	4 / 9
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	6/4	Turbo	P2	0 / 6
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	3/1	Engine	P3	0 / 4
6	6Belgian Grand Prix	8/1	P3	P1	4 / 9
7	7Detroit Grand Prix	7/13	Distributor	P8▼	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	6/2	P2	P5	6 / 2
9	9British Grand Prix	7/3	Engine	P1	0 / 9
10	10German Grand Prix	6/5	Fuel system	P4	0 / 3
11	11Austrian Grand Prix	8/5	P4	P1	3 / 9
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	11/4	Electrical	Spun off	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	7/5	P3	Turbo	4 / 0
14	14European Grand Prix	7/8	P10▼	P2	0 / 6
15	15South African Grand Prix	14/5	P6	Turbo	1 / 0
	Average finish		P5.5	P3.8

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Eddie Cheever / Alain Prost.
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 Alain Prost’s career Renault 1983 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.