David Checa Carrera (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, 2016–17 and 2018–19. In 2016 he was the French Superbike Champion. He previously competed for two years in the

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. He currently competes in the

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aboard a

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and the RFME Superstock 1000 Championship aboard a

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. 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

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endurance race twice on

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. In 2007 and 2017 both on a Yamaha.

Career

Early years

Born in

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, Spain, Checa began racing since 1996, contesting Superbike World Championship and

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races at home and in Europe. He spent - racing in the 250cc

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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

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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

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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 machine ...

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)

FIM World Endurance Championship

By team

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Checa, David 1980 births Living people Spanish motorcycle racers 250cc World Championship riders Superbike World Championship riders Supersport World Championship riders Motorcycle racers from Barcelona Tech3 MotoGP riders MotoGP World Championship riders