David Checa Carrera (born 20 April 1980) 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. He previously competed for two years in the Superbike World Championship. He is 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.

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.

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. He spent - 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 , also doing a few races. He signed up for the Supersport World Championship Le Mans 24 winner and master endurance winner in 2005 and three races in MotoGP in place of injured Toni Elias. In , despite suffering a broken wrist during pre-season testing, he finished 11th overall. He continued in the Supersport World Championship for finishing 12th overall. He also won the 2007 Bol d'Or 24-hour endurance race.

Superbike World Championship Checa 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 Checa 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) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts 1999 Ducati RSA17 GBR20 SPA18 ITARet GER17 SMR25 USA19 EURRet AUTDNQ NED15 GER17 46th 1 2006 Yamaha QAT AUS SPA ITA13 EUR11 SMR4 CZE8 GBR21 NEDRet GERRet ITA12 FRA5 11th 44 2007 Yamaha QAT23 AUS18 EUR9 SPA14 NED7 ITA14 GBRRet SMRRet CZE7 GBR17 GER6 ITA15 FRA6 12th 50

Grand Prix motorcycle racing Races by year (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 RSA16 MALRet JPN23 SPA18 FRARet ITA13 CAT13 NED15 GBR9 GER19 CZE13 PORRet VAL10 BRARet PAC15 AUS20 19th 24 2001 250cc Honda JPN16 RSA13 SPA16 FRA16 ITA7 CAT16 NEDRet GBR11 GERRet CZE18 POR8 VAL11 PAC12 AUSRet MAL15 BRA22 17th 35 2002 250cc Aprilia JPN RSA10 SPARet FRA10 ITA10 CAT12 NED16 GBR15 GER15 CZE18 POR8 BRA12 PAC21 MAL10 AUS8 VAL6 13th 60 2005 MotoGP Yamaha SPA POR CHN FRA ITA19 CAT13 NED15 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) 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 SPA10 SPA9 ITA ITA EUR EUR SMR SMR CZE15 CZE14 GBR GBR NED NED GER GER ITA ITA FRA11 FRA12 21st 25 2008 Yamaha QAT23 QATRet AUSRet AUS12 SPA15 SPA18 NEDRet NEDDNS ITA ITA USARet USADNS GERRet GER15 SMR15 SMR16 CZERet CZE16 GBR17 GBR20 EUR11 EURRet ITA17 ITA20 FRARet FRARet POR20 POR22 28th 12 2009 Yamaha QAT QAT AUS AUS SPARet SPA20 NED19 NEDRet ITA22 ITA19 RSA RSA USA USA SMR21 SMRRet GBR24 GBRRet CZE18 CZE19 GERRet GER18 ITA17 ITARet FRA15 FRA17 POR14 POR15 37th 4

FIM World Endurance Championship By team Year Team Bike Rider 2003 Yamaha - GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 William Costes Sebastien Gimbert Christophe Guyot David Checa Sebastien Scarnato 3rd 2004 GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 William Costes Sebastien Gimbert Christophe Guyot David Checa 1st 2011 GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 Kenny Foray Matthieu Lagrive David Checa 3rd 2012 GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 Kenny Foray Matthieu Lagrive Gwen Giabbani David Checa 3rd 2013 GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 David Checa Kenny Foray Matthieu Lagrive Maxime Berger 2nd 2014 Yamaha Racing - GMT 94 - Michelin Yamaha YZF-R1 David Checa Mathieu Gines Kenny Foray 1st 2015 GMT 94 Yamaha YZF-R1 Kenny Foray David Checa Mathieu Ginnes 2nd 2016 GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 Niccolò Canepa David Checa Lucas Mahias 2nd 2016–17 GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 Niccolò Canepa David Checa Mike Di Meglio Lucas Mahias 1st 2017–18 GMT94 Yamaha YZF-R1 Niccolò Canepa David Checa Mike Di Meglio 2nd 2018–19 Team SRC Kawasaki France Kawasaki ZX-10R Jérémy Guarnoni David Checa Erwan Nigon Randy de Puniet 1st 2021 Webike SRC Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R David Checa Jérémy Guarnoni Erwan Nigon 3rd Year Team Bike Tyre Rider 2025 ERC Endurance BMW S1000RR Illia Mykhalchyk Kevin Foray David Checa 58* 5th* Source:

Suzuka 8 Hours results Year Team Riders Bike Pos 2025 ERC Endurance Illia Mykhalchyk Kenny Foray David Checa BMW S1000RR11th

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