# David Checa

David Checa (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 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. 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 Toni 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.

### 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)
| 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 |

### 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 | 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 | SPA | POR | CHN | FRA | ITA 19 | CAT 13 | 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)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
| Year | Bike | 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 | Pos | Pts |
| 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 | 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 |

### FIM World Endurance Championship
#### By team

| Year | Team | Bike | Rider | TC |
| 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 |