David Checa (born 20 April 1980)
is a Spanish professional motorcycle
road racer
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. 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. 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
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. 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
Early years
Born in
Sant Fruitós de Bages,
Barcelona, Spain, Checa began racing since 1996, contesting Superbike World Championship and
Supersport World Championship
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races at home and in Europe.
He spent - racing in the 250cc
World Championship with a best overall finish of 13th before moving to
Endurance World Championship.
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
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. , 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 24-hour
endurance race.
Superbike World Championship
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.
Personal life
He is the brother of motorcycle rider
Carlos Checa.
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
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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