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Carlos Checa

{{short description|Spanish motorcycle racer}}

{{family name hatnote|Checa|Carrera|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

| name = Carlos Checa

| image= Carlos Checa, 2012.jpg

| caption = Checa during the Silverstone round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship

| nationality = Spanish

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain

| Current team =

| Bike number =

| MotoGP Active years = {{MGP|1995}}–{{MGP|2007}}, {{MGP|2010}}

| MotoGP Manufacturers= Honda, Ducati, Yamaha

| MotoGP Championships= 0

| MotoGP Race Starts = 194

| MotoGP Race Wins = 2

| MotoGP Podiums = 24

| MotoGP Poles = 3

| MotoGP Fastest laps = 5

| MotoGP Total Points = 1485

| MotoGP Last season = 2010

| MotoGP Last position= 21st (1 pt)

| 250 Active years = {{MGP|1993}}–{{MGP|1995}}

| 250 Manufacturers = Honda

| 250 Championships = 0

| 250 Race Starts = 27

| 250 Race Wins = 0

| 250 Podiums = 0

| 250 Poles = 0

| 250 Fastest laps = 0

| 250 Total Points = 108

| 250 Last season = 1995

| 250 Last position = 13th (45 pts)

| 125 Active years = {{MGP|1993}}

| 125 Manufacturers = Honda

| 125 Championships = 0

| 125 Race Starts = 1

| 125 Race Wins = 0

| 125 Podiums = 0

| 125 Poles = 0

| 125 Fastest laps = 0

| 125 Total Points = 9

| 125 Last season = 1993

| 125 Last position = 27th (9 pts)

| SBK Active years = {{SBK|2008}}–{{SBK|2013}}

| SBK Manufacturers = Honda, Ducati

| SBK Championships = 1 ({{SBK|2011}})

| SBK Race Starts = 150

| SBK Race Wins = 24

| SBK Podiums = 49

| SBK Poles = 10

| SBK Fastest laps = 30

| SBK Total Points = 1691.5

| SBK Last season = 2013

| SBK Last position = 15th (80 pts)

| website = [http://www.carloscheca.com/ carloscheca.com]
[http://www.twitter.com/Carloscheca7 Twitter's profile]

}}

Carlos Checa Carrera (born 15 October 1972) is a Spanish former professional motorcycle road racer and winner of the 2011 Superbike World Championship. After racing in 500 cc and MotoGP for over a decade, mostly on Honda and Yamaha machinery with and without full manufacturer support, he moved to the Superbike World Championship on a Honda for {{SBK|2008}}. He has two Grand Prix victories.{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Carlos+Checa|title=Carlos Checa|work=motogp.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|access-date=27 October 2010}} He has a younger brother, David Checa, also a motorcycle racer who competed in the Superbike World Championship for {{SBK|2008}}.

Career

=125cc, 250cc, 500cc & MotoGP World Championship=

Born in Barcelona, Spain, Checa made his debut in 125cc and 250cc motorcycle racing in {{MGP|1993}} for Honda. In {{MGP|1995}}, he moved up to the Blue Riband 500cc class as a replacement for Alberto Puig, a fellow Spaniard who broke both his legs in a horrifying crash in France. Checa shocked the paddock by being on the pace and nearly winning the Barcelona race.

He continued with the team until 1998, the year he suffered near fatal injuries with a crash at Donington Park's Craner Curves and was initially thought to have suffered only scrapes and bruises before complaining of pain. Hours later he had lost his vision,{{cite news|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2004/Checa+remembers+Donington+nightmare|title=Checa remembers Donington nightmare|work=motogp.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=9 August 2004|access-date=27 October 2010}} needed emergency surgery to remove his spleen and was listed in critical condition. He fought back to ride that year, missing just one race, before racing for Yamaha as Max Biaggi's teammate on two-strokes and four-strokes. He nearly won many races but had a habit of crashing after taking the lead. One such race was at Rio de Janeiro in 2002 when he stalled on the starting line, then rode through the field to take the lead only to crash a corner later.

Checa continued racing with the factory Yamaha team for the 2003 and 2004 seasons, before he moved to Marlboro Ducati in {{MGP|2005}}. In 2006 he returned to the Tech 3 Yamaha team, proving much steadier than in previous years and comfortably beating teammate James Ellison, but was not much a threat to the rest of the field, as they were on Dunlop tyres. He struggled as the sole LCR Honda rider in 2007, with the 800cc Honda proving uncompetitive for many riders. At the Sachsenring Checa got an updated frame, which other non-works Honda riders had found uncompetitive – this is believed to be due to Checa using the same Michelin tyres as the works team, the other Hondas being on Bridgestones.

Checa returned to the series in {{MGP|2010}}, as replacement for Mika Kallio for the last two races of the season.{{cite news|url=http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/164538/1/checa_thanks_pramac_gears_up_for_estoril.html|title=Checa thanks Pramac, gears up for Estoril|work=crash.net|publisher=Crash Media Group|date=25 October 2010|access-date=26 October 2010}}

=Superbike World Championship=

For the {{SBK|2008}} season, Checa left MotoGP to join the Ten Kate Honda team in the Superbike World Championship as a replacement for {{SBK|2007}} champion James Toseland.{{cite news|url=http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/mcn/2007/october/oct8-14/oct0807hannspreetenkate2008ridersconfirmed/_/R-EPI-95304|first=Sarah|last=Carnell|title=Hannspree Ten Kate Honda confirm 2008 rider line-up|work=Motorcycle News|publisher=Bauer Media Group|date=8 October 2007|access-date=27 October 2010}} At Valencia he challenged Max Neukirchner for the win at the final corner, resulting in a collision which broke Neukirchner's collarbone. Checa's first two wins – following four podium finishes – both came in the meeting at Miller Motorsports Park in Salt Lake City on 1 June 2008. He did not reach the podium again, but consistent results elsewhere allowed him to finish fifth in the championship. He also won the Suzuka 8 Hours with teammate Ryuichi Kiyonari.{{cite web |url=http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/088h.html |title=2008 Suzuka 8 Hours results |publisher=motoracing-japan.com |access-date=5 October 2011 |archive-date=6 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006025454/http://www.motoracing-japan.com/result/spl/088h.html |url-status=dead }}

In {{SBK|2009}}, Checa struggled to compete for much of the season, securing just four podium finishes and finishing seventh in the riders' standings, 32 points behind satellite Honda rider Leon Haslam. During the 2009 season, Ten Kate Honda announced that they would be downsizing their operation from three riders to just two.{{cite news|url=http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/World-Superbikes/2009/September/sep1809-Ten-Kate-in-no-rush-to-confirm-2010-rider-lineup/|first=Michael|last=Guy|title=Ten Kate in no rush to confirm 2010 rider line–up|work=Motorcycle News|publisher=Bauer Media Group|date=18 September 2009|access-date=27 October 2010}} Both Checa and Ryuichi Kiyonari were released, with Jonathan Rea retained{{cite news|url=https://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/news/rea-pens-new-ten-kate-deal/|title=Rea pens new Ten Kate deal|work=Insidebikes|publisher=Carole Nash|date=25 September 2009|access-date=27 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719125918/http://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/bike-news/rea-pens-new-ten-kate-deal.htm|archive-date=19 July 2011}} and Max Neukirchner joining the team from Suzuki.{{cite news|url=https://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/news/neukirchner-confirmed-ten-kate/|title=Neukirchner confirmed at Ten Kate|work=Insidebikes|publisher=Carole Nash|date=14 October 2009|access-date=27 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719125504/https://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/news/neukirchner-confirmed-ten-kate/|archive-date=19 July 2011}}

In November 2009, Checa was confirmed as a rider at the Althea Ducati team, where he would race alongside Shane Byrne.{{cite news|url=https://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/news/byrne-makes-switch-althea-ducati/|title=Byrne makes switch to Althea Ducati|work=Insidebikes|publisher=Carole Nash|date=13 November 2009|access-date=27 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719125909/https://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/news/byrne-makes-switch-althea-ducati/|archive-date=19 July 2011}} He scored Althea's first win at the season opening meeting at Phillip Island, and was on course for victories in both races at Miller Motorsports Park in the United States before suffering mystery mechanical failures in both races.{{cite news|url=http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/160767/1/althea_still_sourcing_checa_problems.html|title=Althea still sourcing Checa problems|work=crash.net|publisher=Crash Media Group|date=18 June 2010|access-date=25 June 2010}} Checa went on to win the Italian round at Imola and finished the season in third place in the {{SBK|2010}} championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsbk.com/teams-e-riders/rider?pilota=1698 |title=Carlos Checa World Superbike career statistics |publisher=worldsbk.com |access-date=5 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005034337/http://www.worldsbk.com/teams-e-riders/rider?pilota=1698 |archive-date=5 October 2011 }}

Checa dominated the opening round of the {{SBK|2011}} season, winning both races comfortably at Phillip Island on his Ducati 1098R.{{cite news|url=http://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/5-news/6623-checa-seals-a-double-win-at-phillip-island.html|work=Superbike World Championship|publisher=Infront Motor Sports|title=Checa seals a double win at Phillip Island|date=27 February 2011|access-date=10 March 2011}} He won thirteen more times and was crowned the 2011 World Superbike Champion at the penultimate round at the Magny-Cours circuit in France, becoming the first Spaniard and only the third European rider from outside of the United Kingdom after Raymond Roche and Max Biaggi to have done so.

Career statistics

=Grand Prix motorcycle racing=

==By season==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Season

!Class

!Motorcycle

!Team

!Number

!Race

!Win

!Podium

!Pole

!FLap

!Pts

!Plcd

!WCh

rowspan=2| 1993

| 125cc

| align="left"| Honda RS125R

| M.C Manresa - Petrocat

| 63

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 9

| 27th

| –

250cc

| align="left"| Honda RS250R

| Daytona - Pit Lane

| 38

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 9

| 23rd

| –

1994

| 250cc

| align="left"| Honda RS250R

| Givi Racing

| 23

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 54

| 12th

| –

rowspan=2| 1995

| 250cc

| align="left"| Honda NSR250

| Fortuna Honda Pons

| 12

| 7

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 45

| 13th

| –

500cc

| align="left"| Honda NSR500

| Fortuna Honda Pons

| 12

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 26

| 16th

| –

1996

| 500cc

| align="left"| Honda NSR500

| Fortuna Honda Pons

| 24

| 14

| 1

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 124

| 8th

| –

1997

| 500cc

| align="left"| Honda NSR500

| MoviStar Honda Pons

| 8

| 15

| 0

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 119

| 8th

| –

1998

| 500cc

| align="left"| Honda NSR500

| MoviStar Honda Pons

| 8

| 11

| 1

| 3

| 1

| 1

| 139

| 4th

| –

1999

| 500cc

| align="left"| Yamaha YZR500

| Marlboro Yamaha Team

| 4

| 16

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 125

| 7th

| –

2000

| 500cc

| align="left"| Yamaha YZR500

| Marlboro Yamaha Team

| 7

| 16

| 0

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 155

| 6th

| –

2001

| 500cc

| align="left"| Yamaha YZR500

| Marlboro Yamaha Team

| 7

| 15

| 0

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 137

| 6th

| –

2002

| MotoGP

| align="left"| Yamaha YZR-M1

| Marlboro Yamaha Team

| 7

| 16

| 0

| 4

| 1

| 1

| 141

| 5th

| –

2003

| MotoGP

| align="left"| Yamaha YZR-M1

| Fortuna Yamaha Team

| 7

| 16

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 123

| 7th

| –

2004

| MotoGP

| align="left"| Yamaha YZR-M1

| Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha

| 7

| 16

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 117

| 7th

| –

2005

| MotoGP

| align="left"| Ducati GP5

| Ducati Marlboro Team

| 7

| 17

| 0

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 138

| 9th

| –

2006

| MotoGP

| align="left"| Yamaha YZR-M1

| Tech 3 Yamaha

| 7

| 17

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 75

| 15th

| –

2007

| MotoGP

| align="left"| Honda RC212V

| Honda LCR

| 7

| 18

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 65

| 14th

| –

{{MGP|2010}}

| MotoGP

| align="left"| Ducati GP10

| Pramac Racing Team

| 71

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 21st

| –

Total

|

|

|

|

| 222

| 2

| 24

| 3

| 5

| 1602

|

| 0

==By class==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Class

!Seasons

!1st GP

!1st Pod

!1st Win

!Race

!Win

!Podiums

!Pole

!FLap

!Pts

!WChmp

125cc

| 1993

| align="left" | 1993 Europe

| align="left" |

| align="left" |

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 9

| 0

250cc

| 1993–1995

| align="left" | 1993 San Marino

| align="left" |

| align="left" |

| 27

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 108

| 0

500cc

| 1995–2001

| align="left" | 1995 Britain

| align="left" | 1996 Malaysia

| align="left" | 1996 Catalunya

| 92

| 2

| 17

| 1

| 4

| 825

| 0

MotoGP

| 2002–2007, 2010

| align="left" | 2002 Japan

| align="left" | 2002 Japan

| align="left" |

| 102

| 0

| 7

| 2

| 1

| 660

| 0

Total

! 1993–2007, 2010

|

|

|

| 222

| 2

| 24

| 3

| 5

| 1602

| 0

==Races by year==

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! Year

! Class

! Bike

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! Pos

! Pts

align="left" rowspan="2"| 1993

!align="left"| 125cc

!align="left"| Honda

| AUS

| MAL

| JPN

| SPA

| AUT

| GER

| NED

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EUR
7

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 27th

! 9

align="left"| 250cc

!align="left"| Honda

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RSM
21

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
25

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
20

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| USA
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIM
9

|

|

|

|

! 23rd

! 9

align="left"| 1994

!align="left"| 250cc

!align="left"| Honda

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUT
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| USA
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EUR
10

|

|

|

|

! 12th

! 54

align="left" rowspan="2"| 1995

!align="left"| 250cc

!align="left"| Honda

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
4

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MAL
DNS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
4

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 13th

! 45

align="left"| 500cc

!align="left"| Honda

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EUR
Ret

|

|

|

|

|

! 16th

! 26

align="left"| 1996

!align="left"| 500cc

!align="left"| Honda

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAL
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INA
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
10

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ITA
DNS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
11

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| CAT
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| AUS
3

|

|

|

! 8th

! 124

align="left"| 1997

!align="left"| 500cc

!align="left"| Honda

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT
6

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRA
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NED
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRA
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE
Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAT
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INA
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
10

|

|

|

! 8th

! 119

align="left"| 1998

!align="left"| 500cc

!align="left"| Honda

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
8

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAL
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRA
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAD
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
5

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| GBR
DNS

| GER

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
6

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| AUS
DNS

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG
8

|

|

|

|

! 4th

! 139

align="left"| 1999

!align="left"| 500cc

!align="left"| Yamaha

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAL
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMO
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA
6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG
4

|

|

! 7th

! 125

align="left"| 2000

!align="left"| 500cc

!align="left"| Yamaha

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RSA
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAL
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
5

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
7

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ITA
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PAC
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
Ret

|

|

! 6th

! 155

align="left"| 2001

!align="left"| 500cc

!align="left"| Yamaha

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
10

| RSA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
14

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRA
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
5

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| GER
2

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PAC
7

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
16

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
10

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRA
2

|

|

! 6th

! 137

align="left"| 2002

!align="left"| MotoGP

!align="left"| Yamaha

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| JPN
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA
5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAT
3

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NED
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
5

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POR
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PAC
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VAL
Ret

|

|

! 5th

! 141

align="left"| 2003

!align="left"| MotoGP

!align="left"| Yamaha

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAC
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
5

|

|

! 7th

! 123

align="left"| 2004

!align="left"| MotoGP

!align="left"| Yamaha

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSA
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
6

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| FRA
2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRA
10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| QAT
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
14

|

|

! 7th

! 117

align="left"| 2005

!align="left"| MotoGP

!align="left"| Ducati

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHN
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| USA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAL
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| QAT
6

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| AUS
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
4

|

! 9th

! 138

align="left"| 2006

!align="left"| MotoGP

!align="left"| Yamaha

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| QAT
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHN
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| USA
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JPN
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
10

|

! 15th

! 75

align="left"| 2007

!align="left"| MotoGP

!align="left"| Honda

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| QAT
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TUR
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHN
10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
17

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| USA
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSM
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
7

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN
18

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
12

! 14th

! 65

align="left"| {{MGP|2010}}

!align="left"| MotoGP

!align="left"| Ducati

| QAT

| SPA

| FRA

| ITA

| GBR

| NED

| CAT

| GER

| USA

| CZE

| IND

| SMR

| ARA

| JPN

| MAL

| AUS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
15

! 21st

! 1

=Superbike World Championship=

==By season==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Season

!Motorcycle

!Team

!Race

!Win

!Podium

!Pole

!FLap

!Pts

!Plcd

!WCh

{{SBK|2008}}

| align="left"| Honda CBR1000RR

| Hannspree Ten Kate Honda

| 28

| 2

| 7

| 1

| 5

| 313

| 4th

| –

{{SBK|2009}}

| align="left"| Honda CBR1000RR

| Hannspree Ten Kate Honda

| 28

| 0

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 209

| 7th

| –

{{SBK|2010}}

| align="left"| Ducati 1098R

| Althea Racing

| 26

| 3

| 8

| 1

| 7

| 297

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd

| –

{{SBK|2011}}

| align="left"| Ducati 1098R

| Althea Racing

| 26

| 15

| 21

| 6

| 10

| 505

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

| 1

{{SBK|2012}}

| align="left"| Ducati 1098R

| Althea Racing

| 27

| 4

| 9

| 1

| 8

| 287.5

| 4th

| –

{{SBK|2013}}

| align="left"| Ducati 1199 Panigale R

| Team Ducati Alstare

| 15

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 80

| 15th

| –

Total

|

|

| 150

| 24

| 49

| 10

| 30

| 1691.5

|

| 1

==Races by year==

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
valign="middle" rowspan=2| Year

!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Bike

!colspan=2| 1

!colspan=2| 2

!colspan=2| 3

!colspan=2| 4

!colspan=2| 5

!colspan=2| 6

!colspan=2| 7

!colspan=2| 8

!colspan=2| 9

!colspan=2| 10

!colspan=2| 11

!colspan=2| 12

!colspan=2| 13

!colspan=2| 14

!rowspan=2| Pos

!rowspan=2| 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

! Honda

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| QAT
6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| QAT
11

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
6

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| AUS
2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
5

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SPA
3

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| NED
2

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| NED
3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
8

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| USA
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| USA
1

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMR
5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMR
8

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
8

|style="background:#efcfff;"| CZE
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
8

|style="background:#efcfff;"| EUR
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| EUR
9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
7

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
4

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| POR
2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
7

! 4th

! 313

2009

! Honda

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
12

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
13

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| QAT
5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| QAT
13

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
6

|style="background:#efcfff;"| NED
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
7

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
10

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| RSA
6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| RSA
6

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| USA
2

|style="background:#efcfff;"| USA
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMR
11

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMR
5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
11

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR
Ret

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| CZE
2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
5

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| GER
3

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| GER
3

|style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
10

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
7

|style="background:#efcfff;"| POR
Ret

! 7th

! 209

2010

! Ducati

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS
7

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUS
1

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
4

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
Ret

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SPA
2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
14

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
11

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| RSA
2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| RSA
5

|style="background:#efcfff;"| USA
Ret

|style="background:#efcfff;"| USA
Ret

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SMR
2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMR
5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
6

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
7

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
10

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GER
2

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA
1

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| FRA
3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
9

|

|

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 297

2011

! Ducati

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUS
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUS
1

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| EUR
3

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| EUR
1

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| NED
3

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| NED
1

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
10

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| USA
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| USA
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| SMR
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| SMR
1

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA
Ret

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SPA
3

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CZE
3

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CZE
3

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| GBR
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| GBR
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| GER
1

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
8

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ITA
3

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| FRA
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| POR
1

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
4

|

|

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 505

2012

! Ducati

|style="background:#efcfff;"| AUS
Ret

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| AUS
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA
1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ITA
1

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| NED
3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
17

|style="background:#ffffff;"| ITA
C

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA
7

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| EUR
6

|style="background:#efcfff;"| EUR
Ret

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| USA
1

|style="background:#efcfff;"| USA
Ret

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SMR
2

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SMR
Ret

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SPA
3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
7

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE
4

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| CZE
3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
6

|style="background:#efcfff;"| RUS
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| RUS
4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
12

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
6

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| POR
2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
5

|style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA
Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
7

! 4th

! 287.5

2013

! Ducati

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| AUS
DNS

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
10

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ITA
DNS

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ITA
DNS

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
12

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| GBR
DNS

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RUS
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| RUS
C

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
10

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| TUR
DNS

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| TUR
DNS

| USA

| USA

| FRA

| FRA

| SPA

| SPA

! 15th

! 80

=Suzuka 8 Hours results=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-Rider

! Bike

! Pos

2007

| {{flagicon|JPN}} HRC 33 Honda Racing

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tadayuki Okada

| CBR1000RRW

|style="background:#dfdfdf;" align="center"| 2nd

2008

| {{flagicon|JPN}} {{Interlanguage link multi|Dream (motorcycle retailer)|ja|3=DREAM店|lt=Dream}} Honda Racing

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryuichi Kiyonari

| CBR1000RRW

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align="center"| 1st

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