Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 10 | |
| 1982 | 15 | |
| 1983 | 22 | |
| 1984 | 3 | |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 8 | |
| 1987 | 8 | |
| 1988 | 6 | |
| 1989 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 100 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Eddie Cheever ranks #38 in Formula 1
Eddie Cheever ranks 38th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2096th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 88, Longevity 88, Honours 66, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1978–1998 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes indianapolis 500 wins 1, formula 1 podiums 9, grand prix starts 132, career f1 points 70.
Immediately ahead sits Jacky Ickx on 76.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jenson Button on 76.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Eddie Cheever GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Cheever stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 66/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Cheever comparisons
Eddie Cheever — frequently asked
- Is Eddie Cheever the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Eddie Cheever ranks 38th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 76.9, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Eddie Cheever's GOAT Score?
- 76.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Eddie Cheever rank all time?
- 2096th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 38th within Formula 1.
- Eddie Cheever vs Jacky Ickx: who ranks higher?
- Eddie Cheever, on 76.9 against Jacky Ickx's 76.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.