David Checa

David Checa
David Checa 2008
Nationality	Spanish
Date of birth	29 September 1973
Place of birth	Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Spain



SBK Record
Current team	Yamaha France Ipone GMT 94
Bike number	94
World Championships	0
Race starts	12
Race Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0

2008 Championship position	22 (5pts)

David Checa born on April 20, 1980 in Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Spain is the 2004 Endurance World Champion. He currently competes in the Superbike World Championship.

David Checa has been racing since 1996, contesting Superbike World Championship and Supersport World Championship races at home and in Europe. He spent 2000-2002 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 2005, also doing a few races. He signed up for the Supersport World Championship in 2006, but broke a wrist pre-season, he finished 11th overall. He continued in the Supersport World Championship for 2007 finishing 12th overall. He also won the 2007 Bol d'Or endurance race.