David Checa (born 20 April 1980)
is a Spanish professional motorcycle
road racer. He is four time
FIM Endurance World Champion, winning the title in 2004, 2014, 2016-2017 and 2018-2019. In 2016 he was the French Superbike Champion. He previously competed for two years in the
Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship (also known as WorldSBK, SBK, World Superbike, WSB, or WSBK) is a silhouette-class road racing series based on heavily modified production motorcycles, also known as superbike racing.
The championship was founded i ...
. He currently competes in the
FIM Endurance World Championship
The Endurance World Championship ( FIM EWC) is the premier worldwide endurance championship in motorcycle road racing. The championship season consists of a series of endurance races (with a duration of six, eight, twelve or twenty-four hours) h ...
aboard a
Kawasaki ZX-10R
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and the RFME Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a
Yamaha YZF-R1
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24 Hours Moto of Le Mans endurance race, in 2005 and 2017 on
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and in 2019 with
Kawasaki. He also won the
Bol d'Or
The Bol d’Or is a 24-hour endurance race for motorcycles, held annually in France. The riding of each bike is now shared by a team of three riders.
History
The Bol d’Or, first organized by Eugene Mauve, in 1922, was a race for motorcycles ...
24-hour
motorcycle
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endurance race twice on
Circuit Paul Ricard
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. In 2007 and 2017 both on a
Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:
* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below).
** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...
.
Career
Early years
Born in
Sant Fruitós de Bages
Sant Fruitós de Bages () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Bages in Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by i ...
,
Barcelona
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, Spain, Checa began racing since 1996, contesting Superbike World Championship and
Supersport World Championship races at home and in Europe.
He spent - racing in the 250cc
World Championship
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with a best overall finish of 13th before moving to
Endurance World Championship
The Endurance World Championship ( FIM EWC) is the premier worldwide endurance championship in motorcycle road racing. The championship season consists of a series of endurance races (with a duration of six, eight, twelve or twenty-four hours) h ...
.
He was
Pirelli's main tester for their Superbike World Championship control tyre in , also doing a few races. He signed up for the Supersport World Championship Le Mans 24 winner and master endurance winner in 2005 and 3 races in MotoGP in place of injured
Toni Elias. , but broke a wrist pre-season, he finished 11th overall. He continued in the Supersport World Championship for finishing 12th overall.
He also won the 2007
Bol d'Or
The Bol d’Or is a 24-hour endurance race for motorcycles, held annually in France. The riding of each bike is now shared by a team of three riders.
History
The Bol d’Or, first organized by Eugene Mauve, in 1922, was a race for motorcycles ...
24-hour
endurance race.
Superbike World Championship
David raced in the
World Superbike Championship
Superbike World Championship (also known as WorldSBK, SBK, World Superbike, WSB, or WSBK) is a silhouette-class road racing series based on heavily modified production motorcycles, also known as superbike racing.
The championship was founded i ...
for two years, without a great deal of success collecting only a handful of points in each season.
Personal life
He is the brother of motorcycle rider
Carlos Checa
Carlos Checa Carrera (born 15 October 1972) is a Spanish former professional motorcycle road racer and winner of the 2011 Superbike World Championship. After racing in 500 cc and MotoGP for over a decade, mostly on Honda and Yamaha machiner ...
.
Career statistics
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Races by year
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Superbike World Championship
Races by year
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Checa, David
1980 births
Living people
Spanish motorcycle racers
Motorcycle racers from Catalonia
250cc World Championship riders
Superbike World Championship riders
Supersport World Championship riders
Sportspeople from Barcelona
Tech3 MotoGP riders
MotoGP World Championship riders