Edward McKay Cheever III (born 5 June 1993) is an Italian-American racing driver who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Triarsi Competizione in the GTD class. He is the son of retired Formula One driver and 1998 Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever.

Career

Karting Born in Rome, Cheever began karting in 2006 and raced primarily in Europe for the majority of his karting career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2009 and finishing 15th in the CIK-FIA European Championship.

Formula Renault Cheever graduated to single-seaters in 2009. He competed with Jenzer Motorsport in the Swiss and Italian championships, finishing eleventh and fourteenth in the final standings, respectively.

Formula Abarth In 2010, Cheever moved into the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy, staying with Jenzer Motorsport. He achieved a podium in the sprint race at Varano and finished the season eleventh.

Italian Formula Three In 2011, Cheever joined Lucidi Motors for a campaign in the Italian Formula Three Championship. He finished ninth with podiums at Misano, Adria and Mugello.

Cheever remained in the series in 2012 but switched to Prema Powerteam. He finished as runner-up to Riccardo Agostini in both the European and Italian championship formats.

Formula One On 9 November 2012, Cheever tested a Scuderia Ferrari Formula One car at Vallelunga, as a result of his performance in the Italian Formula Three Championship.

FIA Formula 3 European Championship Cheever continued his collaboration with Prema Powerteam in FIA European Formula 3 Championship in 2013.

NASCAR In 2014, Cheever made the switch from open wheel to stock cars, running the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series for Italian-based CAAL Racing, scoring his first win and his first pole position at Brands Hatch. He then won two more races, at Magione and Le Mans, to finish the season third in points. He won the Jerome Sarran Trophy, rewarding the highest-placed driver aged 25 or under, and the Race And Win Pole Award, rewarding the driver scoring the highest number of pole positions during the season.

On 4 August 2015, Cheever announced that he would make his K&N Pro Series East debut at Watkins Glen International for Bill McAnally Racing. He also ran one race in K&N Pro Series West at All American Speedway, also for Bill McAnally Racing.

Sports car racing Cheever has been a long-time member of Sky – Tempesta Racing, alongside Chris Froggatt and Jonathan Hui. In 2023, the team began partnering with Garage 59 and switched to driving the McLaren 720S GT3 in the GT World Challenge Europe.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2009 LO Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse Jenzer Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 53 11th Formula Renault 2.0 Italia 8 0 0 0 0 98 14th 2010 Formula Abarth Jenzer Motorsport 14 0 0 0 1 52 10th 2011 Italian Formula 3 Championship Lucidi Motors 16 0 0 0 3 77 9th 2012 Italian Formula 3 European Series Prema Powerteam 24 4 8 5 12 248 2nd Italian Formula 3 Championship 18 2 5 3 9 176 2nd 2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 30 0 0 0 0 50 13th Masters of Formula 310000N/A6th 2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series CAAL Racing 12 3 3 2 5 625 3rd EuroV8 Series Roma Racing Team 2 2 1 2 2 45 11th United SportsCar Championship – GTD Spirit of Race 2 0 0 0 0 14 105th 2015 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series CAAL Racing 12 1 0 0 3 599 5th NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Bill McAnally Racing 1 0 0 0 0 19 62nd NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 1 0 0 0 0 29 57th 2016 Italian GT Championship – GT3 Scuderia Baldini 27 Network 13 3 5 4 10 156 1st 2017 Italian GT Championship – GT3 Scuderia Baldini 27 14 2 1 1 8 146 5th 24H Series – A6 Scuderia Praha 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype Spirit of Daytona Racing 2 0 1 0 0 30 49th International GT Open Luzich Racing 2 0 0 0 0 6 31st International GT Open – Pro-Am 2 1 1 0 2 18 11th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am MR Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am MR Racing 8 0 0 0 0 71 9th 2019 International GT Open Tempesta Racing 8 0 0 0 0 5 28th International GT Open – Pro-Am 8 0 0 0 1 23 11th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 25 15th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am MR Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Sky – Tempesta Racing 10 0 0 0 0 1 22nd GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Pro-Am 10 5 5 2 8 131 1st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 4 0 2 0 3 79 2nd Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky – Tempesta Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC* GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 6 7th* GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver 2 0 0 0 0 9 16th Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC Le Mans Cup – GT3 AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 0 15th 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing 8 0 0 0 0 0.5 23rd Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT 2 0 0 0 0 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing 8 0 0 0 0 38.5 8th Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT 2 0 0 0 0 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing200000NC Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT30000 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing20000 35 8th Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT30001 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro Risi Competizione1010025531st 2023 International GT Open AF Corse 13 0 0 1 0 31 10th International GT Open – Pro-Am 13 4 0 0 8 75 1st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky – Tempesta Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze 5 0 0 0 4 92 1st2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Sky – Tempesta Racing 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze 8 1 1 0 3 60.5 4th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup50000625th IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Cetilar Racing 1 0 0 0 0 234 59th International GT Open AF Corse1100013115th 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Triarsi Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 169 82nd GT2 European Series – Pro-Am LP Racing GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Ziggo Sport – Tempesta500000NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Bronze 8 0 0 0 1 33.5 7th2026GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupZiggo Sport – Tempesta RacingGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 8 0 0 0 0 6 25thGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Bronze 8 4 3 0 6 104 1st * Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results (key) Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points 2013 Prema Powerteam Mercedes MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 13th 50

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts 2014 CAAL Racing 51 Chevrolet VAL VAL BRH BRH TOU TOU NÜR NÜR UMB UMB LEM LEM 3rd 625 2015 VAL VAL VEN VEN BRH BRH TOU TOU 5th 599 Toyota UMB UMB ZOL ZOL

Complete IMSA Sportscar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points 2014 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET 105th 14 2018 Spirit of Daytona Racing P Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH MDO DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 49th 30 2022 Risi Competizione GTD Pro Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 31st 255 2024 Cetilar Racing GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 59th 234 2025 Triarsi Competizione GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 82nd 169

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2018–19 MR Racing LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 9th 71

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2018 MR Racing Olivier Beretta Motoaki Ishikawa Ferrari 488 GTE GTEAm 324 38th 9th 2019 MR Racing Olivier Beretta Motoaki Ishikawa Ferrari 488 GTE GTEAm 328 41st 10th 2025 Ziggo Sport – Tempesta Chris Froggatt Jonathan Hui Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 335 46th 14th

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points 2019 Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 15th 25 2020 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am IMO NÜR SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H LEC 2nd 79 2021 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Pro-Am MON LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 5th 69 2022 Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GoldIMOLEC 8th 35 Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRTSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HHOCCAT 2023 Sky – Tempesta Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Evo BronzeMNZLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜRCAT 1st 92 2024 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED 1st 74 2025 Ziggo Sport - Tempesta Ferrari 296 GT3 BronzeLECMNZSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜRCAT 26th 15 2026 Ziggo Sport - Tempesta Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Bronze LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG 14th* 31* * Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2020 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 1st 131 2021 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Silver MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL 2 16th 9 2022 Sky – Tempesta with GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver BRH1 BRH2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 8th 38.5 Sky – Tempesta Racing by HRT VAL1 VAL 2 2024 Sky – Tempesta Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 MAG1 MAG2 CAT1 CAT2 4th 60.5 2025 Ziggo Sport - Tempesta Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 VAL1 VAL2 7th 33.5 2026 Ziggo Sport - Tempesta Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Bronze MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 1st 104

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