| David Checa | |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
| Birth Date: | 20 April 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Bike Number: | 11 |
| Gp Active Years: | 2000 - 2003, 2005 |
| Gp Teams: | TSR Honda, Honda, Yamaha, Aprilia |
| Gp Race Starts: | 50 |
| Gp Championships: | 0 |
| Gp Race Wins: | 0 |
| Gp Podiums: | 0 |
| Gp Total Points: | 123 |
| Gp Poles: | 0 |
| Gp Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Gp First Race: | 2000 250cc South African Grand Prix |
| Gp Last Race: | 2005 MotoGP Dutch TT |
| Sbk Active Years: | , - |
| Sbk Championships: | 0 |
| Sbk Race Starts: | 50 |
| Sbk Race Wins: | 0 |
| Sbk Podiums: | 0 |
| Sbk Poles: | 0 |
| Sbk Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Sbk Total Points: | 41 |
| Sbk Last Season: | 2009 |
| Sbk Last Position: | 37th (4 pts) |
| Ss Active Years: | , - |
| Ss Manufacturers: | Ducati, Yamaha |
| Ss Championships: | 0 |
| Ss Race Starts: | 32 |
| Ss Race Wins: | 0 |
| Ss Podiums: | 0 |
| Ss Poles: | 0 |
| Ss Fastest Laps: | 6 |
| Ss Total Points: | 95 |
| Ss Last Season: | 2007 |
| Ss Last Position: | 12th (50 pts) |
David Checa (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.
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 - 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, 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.[3] He also won the 2007 Bol d'Or 24-hour endurance race.[4] [5]
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.[3] [4]
He is the brother of motorcycle rider Carlos Checa.
(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 |
(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 | ITA 19 | CAT 13 | NED 15 | AUS | VAL | 26th | 4 |
(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 | 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 | ||