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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1980 Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Checa (born 20 April 1980)[1] is a Spanish professional motorcycle road racer. He is four time FIM Endurance World Champion, winning the title in 2004, 2014, 2016–17 and 2018–19. In 2016 he was the French Superbike Champion.[2] He previously competed for two years in the Superbike World Championship. He currently competes in the FIM Endurance World Championship aboard a Kawasaki ZX-10R and the RFME Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1. He's a triple winner of the 24 Hours Moto of Le Mans endurance race, in 2005 and 2017 on Yamaha and in 2019 with Kawasaki. He also won the Bol d'Or 24-hour motorcycle endurance race twice on Circuit Paul Ricard. In 2007 and 2017 both on a Yamaha.
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Born in Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Spain, Checa began racing since 1996, contesting Superbike World Championship and Supersport World Championship races at home and in Europe.[3] He spent 2000-2002 racing in the 250cc World Championship with a best overall finish of 13th before moving to Endurance World Championship.[1] He was Pirelli's main tester for their Superbike World Championship control tyre in 2005, 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. 2006, but broke a wrist pre-season, he finished 11th overall. He continued in the Supersport World Championship for 2007 finishing 12th overall.[3] He also won the 2007 Bol d'Or 24-hour endurance race.[4][5]
Superbike World Championship
[edit]David raced in the World Superbike Championship for two years, without a great deal of success collecting only a handful of points in each season.[3][4]
Personal life
[edit]He is the brother of motorcycle rider Carlos Checa.
Career statistics
[edit]Supersport World Championship
[edit]Races by year
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ducati | RSA 17 | GBR 20 | SPA 18 | ITA Ret | GER 17 | SMR 25 | USA 19 | EUR Ret | AUT DNQ | NED 15 | GER 17 | 46th | 1 | ||
| 2006 | Yamaha | QAT | AUS | SPA | ITA 13 | EUR 11 | SMR 4 | CZE 8 | GBR 21 | NED Ret | GER Ret | ITA 12 | FRA 5 | 11th | 44 | |
| 2007 | Yamaha | QAT 23 | AUS 18 | EUR 9 | SPA 14 | NED 7 | ITA 14 | GBR Ret | SMR Ret | CZE 7 | GBR 17 | GER 6 | ITA 15 | FRA 6 | 12th | 50 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
[edit]Races by year
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 250cc | TSR Honda | RSA 16 | MAL Ret | JPN 23 | SPA 18 | FRA Ret | ITA 13 | CAT 13 | NED 15 | GBR 9 | GER 19 | CZE 13 | POR Ret | VAL 10 | BRA Ret | PAC 15 | AUS 20 | 19th | 24 | |
| 2001 | 250cc | Honda | JPN 16 | RSA 13 | SPA 16 | FRA 16 | ITA 7 | CAT 16 | NED Ret | GBR 11 | GER Ret | CZE 18 | POR 8 | VAL 11 | PAC 12 | AUS Ret | MAL 15 | BRA 22 | 17th | 35 | |
| 2002 | 250cc | Aprilia | JPN | RSA 10 | SPA Ret | FRA 10 | ITA 10 | CAT 12 | NED 16 | GBR 15 | GER 15 | CZE 18 | POR 8 | BRA 12 | PAC 21 | MAL 10 | AUS 8 | VAL 6 | 13th | 60 | |
| 2005 | MotoGP | Yamaha | SPA | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA 19 | CAT 13 | NED 15 | USA | GBR | GER | CZE | JPN | MAL | QAT | AUS | TUR | VAL | 26th | 4 |
Superbike World Championship
[edit]Races by year
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2005 | Yamaha | QAT | QAT | AUS | AUS | SPA 10 | SPA 9 | ITA | ITA | EUR | EUR | SMR | SMR | CZE 15 | CZE 14 | GBR | GBR | NED | NED | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | FRA 11 | FRA 12 | 21st | 25 | ||||
| 2008 | Yamaha | QAT 23 | QAT Ret | AUS Ret | AUS 12 | SPA 15 | SPA 18 | NED Ret | NED DNS | ITA | ITA | USA Ret | USA DNS | GER Ret | GER 15 | SMR 15 | SMR 16 | CZE Ret | CZE 16 | GBR 17 | GBR 20 | EUR 11 | EUR Ret | ITA 17 | ITA 20 | FRA Ret | FRA Ret | POR 20 | POR 22 | 28th | 12 |
| 2009 | Yamaha | QAT | QAT | AUS | AUS | SPA Ret | SPA 20 | NED 19 | NED Ret | ITA 22 | ITA 19 | RSA | RSA | USA | USA | SMR 21 | SMR Ret | GBR 24 | GBR Ret | CZE 18 | CZE 19 | GER Ret | GER 18 | ITA 17 | ITA Ret | FRA 15 | FRA 17 | POR 14 | POR 15 | 37th | 4 |
FIM World Endurance Championship
[edit]By team
[edit]| Year | Team | Bike | Rider | TC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  GMT 94 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Kenny Foray  David Checa Mathieu Ginnes | 2nd |
| 2016 | GMT94 Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 |  Niccolò Canepa David Checa Lucas Mahias | 2nd |
| 2016–17 | GMT94 Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Niccolò Canepa David Checa Mike Di Meglio Lucas Mahias | 1st |
| 2017–18 | GMT94 | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Niccolò Canepa David Checa Mike Di Meglio | 2nd |
| 2018–19 |  Team SRC Kawasaki France | Kawasaki ZX-10R | Jérémy Guarnoni David Checa Erwan Nigon Randy de Puniet | 1st |
| 2021 | Webike SRC Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10R | David Checa Jérémy Guarnoni Erwan Nigon | 3rd |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "David Checa". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "David Checa - Yamaha Racing". yamaha-racing.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "David Checa WSBK results". worldsbk.com. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ a b "David Checa - World Superbike riders - autoevolution". autoevolution.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ Staff (11 September 2010). "David Checa y GMT 94 lideran el Bol d'Or". Motoworld (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2010.
External links
[edit]
- David Checa at MotoGP.com
- David Checa at WorldSBK.com
- David Checa at AS.com (in Spanish)
