Eddie Cheever vs Derek Warwick

1989·

Derek Warwick edged Eddie Cheever 8–5 in the races and 12–1 in qualifying at Arrows in 1989. Derek Warwick scored 7 points to 6.

Eddie CheeverDerek Warwick

1Qualifying12

13 shared races

5Race day8

13 shared races

6Points7

in shared races, as awarded at the time

43Points (today’s rules)47

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/6
Best finish: P3/P5
Avg. grid: 21.6/13.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Eddie Cheever and Derek Warwick
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Eddie Cheever	Derek Warwick	Points
1	1Brazilian Grand Prix	24/8	Collision	P5	0 / 2
2	2San Marino Grand Prix	21/12	P9	P5	0 / 2
3	3Monaco Grand Prix	20/6	P7	Electrical	0 / 0
4	4Mexican Grand Prix	24/10	P7	Electrical	0 / 0
5	5United States Grand Prix	17/10	P3▲	Collision	4 / 0
6	6Canadian Grand Prix	16/12	Spun off	Engine	0 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	25/17	P12▼	P6	0 / 1
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	16/9	P5	P10	2 / 0
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	24/10	Wheel	P6	0 / 1
13	13Portuguese Grand Prix	26/22	Spun off	Accident	0 / 0
14	14Spanish Grand Prix	22/16	Engine	P9	0 / 0
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	24/25	P8	P6	0 / 1
16	16Australian Grand Prix	22/20	Spun off	Spun off	0 / 0
	Average finish		P7.3	P6.7

How to read this table

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

Other seasons in which Eddie Cheever and Derek Warwick were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1988	Arrows	Eddie Cheever vs Derek Warwick	4–12	5–11	6–17
1987	Arrows	Eddie Cheever vs Derek Warwick	7–9	10–6	8–3

Eddie Cheever’s career Derek Warwick’s career Arrows 1989 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.