David Checa
David Checa is a Spanish former professional motorcycle road racer. He is the 2004 FIM Endurance World Champion and 2016 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.Career
Early years
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. 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., 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.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
He is the brother of motorcycle rider Carlos Checa.Career statistics
Supersport World Championship
Races by year
Races by year
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | | |
| 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
Races by year
