Eddie Cheever vs Riccardo Patrese

Riccardo Patrese edged Eddie Cheever 8–6 in the races and 11–5 in qualifying at Alfa Romeo in 1985. They finished level on 0 points.

Eddie CheeverRiccardo Patrese

5Qualifying11

16 shared races

6Race day8

16 shared races, 2 tied

0Points0

as awarded at the time

3Points (today’s rules)5

rescored 25-18-15…

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	18/14	Engine	Puncture	0 / 0
2	Portuguese Grand Prix	14/13	Engine	Spun off	0 / 0
3	San Marino Grand Prix	12/18	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
4	Monaco Grand Prix	4/12	Alternator	Accident	0 / 0
5	Canadian Grand Prix	11/13	P17▼	P10	0 / 0
6	Detroit Grand Prix	7/14	P9	Electrical	0 / 0
7	French Grand Prix	18/17	P10	P11	0 / 0
8	British Grand Prix	22/14	Turbo	P9	0 / 0
9	German Grand Prix	18/9	Turbo	Gearbox	0 / 0
10	Austrian Grand Prix	20/10	Turbo	Engine	0 / 0
11	Dutch Grand Prix	20/19	Turbo	Turbo	0 / 0
12	Italian Grand Prix	17/13	Engine	Exhaust	0 / 0
13	Belgian Grand Prix	19/15	Gearbox	Engine	0 / 0
14	European Grand Prix	18/11	P11	P9	0 / 0
15	South African Grand Prix	14/12	Accident	Accident	0 / 0
16	Australian Grand Prix	13/14	Engine	Exhaust	0 / 0
Average finish			P11.8	P9.8

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.

Other seasons in which Eddie Cheever and Riccardo Patrese were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1984	Alfa Romeo	Eddie Cheever vs Riccardo Patrese	6–9	8–7	3–8

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.