Eric Cheli is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 3 Macau for Bowman Racing. Cheli has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,789 ranks Cheli 1444th of 40,349 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1991-11-24 | Macau | P20 | −174 |
| 1991-11-24 | Macau | P18 | −105 |
| 1991-11-24 | Macau | P22 | −157 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +50 | LE MANS 1989 | International Formula 3000 | P11 |
| +17 | Vallelunga 1989 | International Formula 3000 | P12 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Bowman Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −436 | 4,789 |
| 1989 | ▸International Formula 3000 | CDM | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +3,875 | 5,225 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Jean Alesi | 6,063 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇬🇧 Eddie Irvine | 6,045 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇯🇵 Marco ApicellaFIA Silver | 5,695 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇫🇮 JJ LehtoFIA Silver | 5,630 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇸🇪 Thomas Danielsson | 5,449 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇮🇹 Claudio Langes | 5,446 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇧🇪 Eric van de PoeleFIA Bronze | 5,310 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Éric Bernard | 5,283 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇨🇭 Andrea Chiesa | 5,273 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇫🇷 Paul Belmondo | 5,143 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇬🇧 Damon HillHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,012 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,434 | 🇬🇧 Matt Parry | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,797 |
| 1,435 | 🇧🇷 Diego Nunes | TCR World Tour | 4,796 |
| 1,436 | 🇬🇧 Jay Howard | IndyCar | 4,796 |
| 1,437 | 🇳🇱 Yelmer Buurman | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,796 |
| 1,438 | 🇯🇵 Kazuki Hoshino | Super GT | 4,795 |
| 1,439 | 🇪🇪 Ralf Aron | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,793 |
| 1,440 | 🇺🇸 Frankie Montecalvo | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,791 |
| 1,441 | 🇬🇧 Andy Wallace | FIA GT Championship | 4,790 |
| 1,442 | 🇦🇺 Andrej Pavicevic | International Formula 3000 | 4,789 |
| 1,443 | 🇬🇧 Daniel Rowbottom | BTCC | 4,789 |
| 1,444 | 🇫🇷 Eric Cheli | Formula 3 Macau | 4,789 |
| 1,445 | 🏳️ Simon Dolan | WEC | 4,788 |
| 1,446 | 🇮🇹 Damien Pasini | FIA GT Championship | 4,787 |
| 1,447 | 🇪🇸 Marco Barba | GP3 Series | 4,787 |
| 1,448 | 🇳🇱 Flynt Schuring | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,786 |
| 1,449 | 🇮🇹 Thomas Mutsch | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,786 |
| 1,450 | 🇺🇸 Alex Brundle | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,783 |
| 1,451 | 🇮🇪 Ralph Firman | Super GT | 4,783 |
| 1,452 | 🇨🇿 Nicolas Armindo | WEC | 4,782 |
| 1,453 | 🇩🇪 Klaus Graf | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,781 |
| 1,454 | 🇴🇲 Ahmad Al Harthy | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,780 |
Eric Cheli is a retired professional racing driver. He competed in single-class sprint racing across two seasons, driving for CDM in the International Formula 3000 in 1989 and later racing in Formula 3 Macau in 1991. His FIA grading places him below Silver; he raced among established professionals while holding an amateur licence.[1]
Cheli's indexed racing career spans eight starts across two campaigns. In his main season, the 1989 International Formula 3000, he started five times for CDM and finished 23rd in the championship standings. He then made three starts in the 1991 Formula 3 Macau championship before retiring from racing.[2]
His regular opponents in these championships included Jean Alesi, who won the 1989 International Formula 3000 title that season, and Eddie Irvine, both established professionals racing at significantly higher levels; Cheli typically finished behind Irvine. He finished ahead of the 1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill once across their meetings.