David Checa

David Checa

David Checa 2008
Nationality Spanish
Born 20 April 1980
Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Spain

David Checa born on April 20, 1980 in Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona,[1] Spain is the 2004 Endurance World Champion. He then competed for two years in the Superbike World Championship.

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Career

Early years

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 Le Mans 24 winner and master endurance winner in 2005 and 3 wild car races in motogp in place of Elias for injury. 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.[2][3]

World Superbike Championship (2008-2009)

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.[2]

Personal

He is the brother of motorcycle rider Carlos Checa.

Career Statistics

Superbike World Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Make 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
2008 Yamaha QAT
23		 QAT
Ret		 AUS
Ret		 AUS
12		 ESP
15		 ESP
18		 NED
DNS		 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
 ESP
Ret		 ESP
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

References

  1. ^ "David Checa". motogp.com. http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/David+Checa. Retrieved 18 September 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "David Checa - World Superbike riders - autoevolution". autoevolution.com. http://www.autoevolution.com/sport/world-superbike/riders/david-checa.html#history. Retrieved 18 September 2010. 
  3. ^ Staff (11 September 2010). "David Checa y GMT 94 lideran el Bol d'Or" (in Spanish). Motoworld. http://www.motoworld.es/deporte/resistencia/david-checa-y-gmt-94-lideran-el-bol-d-or.html. Retrieved 18 September 2010.