Eddie Cheever vs Riccardo Patrese

1984·

Riccardo Patrese out-qualified Eddie Cheever 9–6 at Alfa Romeo in 1984, but Eddie Cheever won the races 8–7. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Eddie CheeverRiccardo Patrese

6Qualifying9

15 shared races

8Race day7

15 shared races

3Points8

as awarded at the time

20Points (today’s rules)40

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 9/9
Best finish: P4/P3
Avg. grid: 13.5/14.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Eddie Cheever and Riccardo Patrese
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Eddie Cheever	Riccardo Patrese	Points
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	12/11	P4▲	Gearbox	3 / 0
2	South African Grand Prix	16/18	Radiator	P4	0 / 3
3	Belgian Grand Prix	11/7	Engine	Ignition	0 / 0
4	San Marino Grand Prix	8/10	P7	Electrical	0 / 0
5	French Grand Prix	16/15	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
7	Canadian Grand Prix	11/14	P11	Accident	0 / 0
8	Detroit Grand Prix	8/25	Engine	Spun off	0 / 0
9	Dallas Grand Prix	14/21	Spun off	Spun off	0 / 0
10	British Grand Prix	18/17	Accident	P12▼	0 / 0
11	German Grand Prix	18/20	Engine	Fuel system	0 / 0
12	Austrian Grand Prix	16/13	Engine	P10	0 / 0
13	Dutch Grand Prix	17/11	P13	Engine	0 / 0
14	Italian Grand Prix	10/9	P9	P3▲	0 / 4
15	European Grand Prix	13/9	Fuel system	P6	0 / 1
16	Portuguese Grand Prix	14/12	P17▼	P8	0 / 0
Average finish			P10.2	P7.2

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Eddie Cheever / Riccardo Patrese.
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 and Riccardo Patrese in other seasons

Other seasons in which Eddie Cheever and Riccardo Patrese were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1985	Alfa Romeo	Eddie Cheever vs Riccardo Patrese	5–11	6–8	0–0

Eddie Cheever’s career Riccardo Patrese’s career Alfa Romeo 1984 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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 across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.