David Checa
| David Checa | |
|---|---|
 David Checa 2008 | |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born |
20 April 1980 Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Spain |
| Current team | Yamaha France GMT 94 Michelin Yamalube |
| Bike number | 94 |
David Checa born on 20 April 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.
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 races in motogp in place of injured Elias. 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 24-hour 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
- ↑ "David Checa". motogp.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "David Checa - World Superbike riders - autoevolution". autoevolution.com. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ↑ Staff (11 September 2010). "David Checa y GMT 94 lideran el Bol d'Or". Motoworld (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2010.