David Checa

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Not to be confused with David Sesa.
David Checa
File:David Checa 08.jpg
David Checa in 2008
NationalitySpanish
Born (1980-04-20) 20 April 1980 (age 46)
Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Bike number11
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years2000 - 2003, 2005
First race2000 250cc South African Grand Prix
Last race2005 MotoGP Dutch TT
Team(s)TSR Honda, Honda, Yamaha, Aprilia
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
50 0 0 0 0 123
Superbike World Championship
Active years2005, 2008 - 2009
ManufacturersYamaha
Championships0
2009 championship position37th (4 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
50 0 0 0 0 41
Supersport World Championship
Active years1999, 2006 - 2007
ManufacturersDucati, Yamaha
Championships0
2007 championship position12th (50 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
32 0 0 0 6 95

David Checa Carrera (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

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Early years

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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

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Checa 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

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Checa is the brother of motorcycle rider Carlos Checa.

Career statistics

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Supersport World Championship

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Races by year

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(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

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Races by year

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(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

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Races by year

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(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

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By team

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Year Team Bike Rider TC
2003 France Yamaha - GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 France William Costes
France Sebastien Gimbert
France Christophe Guyot
Spain David Checa
France Sebastien Scarnato 		3rd
2004 France GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 France William Costes
France Sebastien Gimbert
France Christophe Guyot
Spain David Checa 		1st
2011 France GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 France Kenny Foray
France Matthieu Lagrive
Spain David Checa 		3rd
2012 France GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 France Kenny Foray
France Matthieu Lagrive
France Gwen Giabbani
Spain David Checa 		3rd
2013 France GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 Spain David Checa
France Kenny Foray
France Matthieu Lagrive
France Maxime Berger 		2nd
2014 France Yamaha Racing - GMT 94 - Michelin Yamaha YZF-R1 Spain David Checa
France Mathieu Gines
France Kenny Foray 		1st
2015 France GMT 94 Yamaha YZF-R1 France Kenny Foray
Spain David Checa
France Mathieu Ginnes 		2nd
2016 France GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 Italy Niccolò Canepa
Spain David Checa
France Lucas Mahias 		2nd
2016–17 France GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 Italy Niccolò Canepa
Spain David Checa
France Mike Di Meglio
France Lucas Mahias 		1st
2017–18 France GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 Italy Niccolò Canepa
Spain David Checa
France Mike Di Meglio 		2nd
2018–19 Japan Team SRC Kawasaki France Kawasaki ZX-10R France Jérémy Guarnoni
Spain David Checa
France Erwan Nigon
France Randy de Puniet 		1st
2021 France Webike SRC Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R Spain David Checa
France Jérémy Guarnoni
France Erwan Nigon 		3rd
Year Team Bike Tyre Rider Pts TC
2025 Germany ERC Endurance BMW S1000RR D Ukraine Illia Mykhalchyk
France Kevin Foray
Spain David Checa 		58* 5th*
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Suzuka 8 Hours results

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Year Team Riders Bike Pos
2025 Belgium ERC Endurance Ukraine Illia Mykhalchyk
France Kenny Foray
Spain David Checa 		BMW S1000RR 11th

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