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David Checa

{{short description|Spanish motorcycle racer}}

{{distinguish|David Sesa}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

| image= David Checa 08.jpg

| caption = David Checa in 2008

|name = David Checa

|nationality = Spanish

| birth_date = 20 April 1980

| birth_place = Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

|Current team =

|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 First win =

|GP Last win =

|GP Last race = 2005 MotoGP Dutch TT

| SBK Active years = {{SBK|2005}}, {{SBK|2008}} - {{SBK|2009}}

| SBK Manufacturers = Yamaha

| 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 = {{WorldSS|1999}}, {{WorldSS|2006}} - {{WorldSS|2007}}

| 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)

| website =

| Current Team =

| Number =

}}

David Checa (born 20 April 1980){{Cite web

|url= http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/David+Checa

|title= David Checa

|work= motogp.com

|access-date= 18 September 2010

|archive-date= 29 April 2017

|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170429131844/http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/David+Checa

|url-status= dead

}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.yamaha-racing.com/endurance/teams/rider/david-checa |title=David Checa - Yamaha Racing |publisher=yamaha-racing.com |access-date=24 December 2018 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225030742/https://www.yamaha-racing.com/endurance/teams/rider/david-checa |url-status=dead }} 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.

Career

=Early years=

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsbk.com/en/rider/David+Checa/733 |title=David Checa WSBK results |publisher=worldsbk.com |access-date=24 December 2018 }} He spent {{MGP|2000}}-{{MGP|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 {{SBK|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 Toni Elias. {{WorldSS|2006}}, but broke a wrist pre-season, he finished 11th overall. He continued in the Supersport World Championship for {{WorldSS|2007}} finishing 12th overall. He also won the 2007 Bol d'Or 24-hour endurance race.{{Cite web

|url = http://www.autoevolution.com/sport/world-superbike/riders/david-checa.html#history

|title = David Checa - World Superbike riders - autoevolution

|work = autoevolution.com

|access-date = 18 September 2010

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090106140624/http://www.autoevolution.com/sport/world-superbike/riders/david-checa.html#history

|archive-date = 6 January 2009

}}{{Cite web

|url= http://www.motoworld.es/deporte/resistencia/david-checa-y-gmt-94-lideran-el-bol-d-or.html

|title=David Checa y GMT 94 lideran el Bol d'Or |language=es |date=11 September 2010 |last=Staff |work=Motoworld

|access-date=18 September 2010

}}

=Superbike World Championship=

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.

Personal life

He is the brother of motorcycle rider Carlos Checa.

Career statistics

=Supersport World Championship=

==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%"

! Year

! Bike

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! Pos

! Pts

align="left"| 1999

!align="left"| Ducati

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSA
17

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
20

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
18

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GER
17

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SMR
25

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| USA
19

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

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| AUT
DNQ

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
15

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GER
17

|

|

! 46th

! 1

align="left"| 2006

!align="left"| Yamaha

| QAT

| AUS

| SPA

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
21

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

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

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

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

|

! 11th

! 44

align="left"| 2007

!align="left"| Yamaha

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| QAT
23

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUS
18

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
17

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

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

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

! 12th

! 50

=Grand Prix motorcycle racing=

==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

! Pos

! Pts

align="left"| 2000

!align="left"| 250cc

!align="left"| TSR Honda

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSA
16

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| JPN
23

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
18

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

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

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

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
15

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GER
19

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| PAC
15

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUS
20

|

! 19th

! 24

align="left"| 2001

!align="left"| 250cc

!align="left"| Honda

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| JPN
16

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
16

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA
16

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| CAT
16

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

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

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| CZE
18

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MAL
15

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| BRA
22

|

! 17th

! 35

align="left"| 2002

!align="left"| 250cc

!align="left"| Aprilia

| JPN

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED
16

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR
15

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
15

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| CZE
18

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

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| PAC
21

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

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

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

|

! 13th

! 60

align="left"| 2005

!align="left"| MotoGP

!align="left"| Yamaha

| SPA

| POR

| CHN

| FRA

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
19

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

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED
15

| USA

| GBR

| GER

| CZE

| JPN

| MAL

| QAT

| AUS

| TUR

| VAL

! 26th

! 4

=Superbike World Championship=

==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

align="left"| 2005

!align="left"| Yamaha

| QAT

| QAT

| AUS

| AUS

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

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

| ITA

| ITA

| EUR

| EUR

| SMR

| SMR

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

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

| GBR

| GBR

| NED

| NED

| GER

| GER

| ITA

| ITA

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

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

|

|

|

|

! 21st

! 25

align="left"| 2008

!align="left"| Yamaha

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| QAT
23

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

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

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

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA
15

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
18

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

|style="background:#ffffff;"| NED
DNS

| ITA

| ITA

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

|style="background:#ffffff;"| USA
DNS

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

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER
15

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| SMR
15

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SMR
16

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| CZE
16

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
17

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
20

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

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
17

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

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

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| POR
20

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| POR
22

! 28th

! 12

align="left"| 2009

!align="left"| Yamaha

| QAT

| QAT

| AUS

| AUS

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SPA
20

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED
19

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
22

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
19

| RSA

| RSA

| USA

| USA

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| SMR
21

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR
24

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| CZE
18

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| CZE
19

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

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GER
18

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA
17

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

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA
15

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA
17

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

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
15

! 37th

! 4

=FIM World Endurance Championship=

==By team==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!valign="middle" | Year

!valign="middle" | Team

!valign="middle" | Bike

!valign="middle" | Rider

!valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|TC|Teams' championship position}}

2015

| {{flagicon|FRA}} GMT 94

| Yamaha YZF-R1

| align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Kenny Foray
{{flagicon|SPA}} David Checa
{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Ginnes

! style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd

2016

| {{flagicon|FRA}} GMT94 Yamaha

| Yamaha YZF-R1

| align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Niccolò Canepa
{{flagicon|SPA}} David Checa
{{flagicon|FRA}} Lucas Mahias

! style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd

2016–17

| {{flagicon|FRA}} GMT94 Yamaha

| Yamaha YZF-R1

| align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Niccolò Canepa
{{flagicon|SPA}} David Checa
{{flagicon|FRA}} Mike Di Meglio
{{flagicon|FRA}} Lucas Mahias

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

2017–18

| {{flagicon|FRA}} GMT94

| Yamaha YZF-R1

| align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Niccolò Canepa
{{flagicon|SPA}} David Checa
{{flagicon|FRA}} Mike Di Meglio

! style="background:#dfdfdf;" | 2nd

2018–19

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Team SRC Kawasaki France

| Kawasaki ZX-10R

| align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Guarnoni
{{flagicon|SPA}} David Checa
{{flagicon|FRA}} Erwan Nigon
{{flagicon|FRA}} Randy de Puniet

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

2021

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Webike SRC Kawasaki

| Kawasaki ZX-10R

| align=left| {{flagicon|SPA}} David Checa
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Guarnoni
{{flagicon|FRA}} Erwan Nigon

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

References

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