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Carlos Checa

Carlos Checa, 2012.jpg
Checa during the Silverstone round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship season.

NationalitySpanish
Born
(1972-10-15) 15 October 1972 (age 46)
Barcelona, Spain
Websitecarloscheca.com




























Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years
1995–2007, 2010
Manufacturers
Honda, Ducati, Yamaha

2010 championship position
21st (1 pt)












StartsWinsPodiumsPolesF. lapsPoints
194224351485
250cc World Championship
Active years
1993–1995
ManufacturersHonda

1995 championship position
13th (45 pts)












StartsWinsPodiumsPolesF. lapsPoints
270000108
125cc World Championship
Active years1993
ManufacturersHonda

1993 championship position
27th (9 pts)












StartsWinsPodiumsPolesF. lapsPoints
100009
Superbike World Championship
Active years
2008–2013
Manufacturers
Honda, Ducati
Championships1 (2011)

2013 championship position
15th (80 pts)












StartsWinsPodiumsPolesF. lapsPoints
150244910301691.5

Carlos Checa (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 2008. He has two Grand Prix victories.[1] He has a younger brother, David Checa, also a motorcycle racer who competed in the Superbike World Championship for 2008.




Contents





  • 1 Grand Prix


  • 2 Superbike World Championship


  • 3 Career statistics

    • 3.1 Grand Prix motorcycle racing

      • 3.1.1 By season


      • 3.1.2 By class


      • 3.1.3 Races by year



    • 3.2 Superbike World Championship

      • 3.2.1 By season


      • 3.2.2 Races by year



    • 3.3 Suzuka 8 Hours results



  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Grand Prix[edit]


Born in Barcelona, Spain, Checa made his debut in 125 cc and 250 cc motorcycle racing in 1993 for Honda. In 1995, he moved up to the Blue Riband 500 cc 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,[2] 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 Ducati in 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 2010, as replacement for Mika Kallio for the last two races of the season.[3]



Superbike World Championship[edit]


For the 2008 season, Checa left MotoGP to join the Ten Kate Honda team in the Superbike World Championship as a replacement for 2007 champion James Toseland.[4] 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.[5]


In 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.[6] Both Checa and Ryuichi Kiyonari were released, with Jonathan Rea retained[7] and Max Neukirchner joining the team from Suzuki.[8]


In November 2009, Checa was confirmed as a rider at the Althea Ducati team, where he would race alongside Shane Byrne.[9] 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.[10] Checa went on to win the Italian round at Imola and finished the season in third place in the 2010 championship.[11]


Checa dominated the opening round of the 2011 season, winning both races comfortably at Phillip Island on his Ducati 1098R.[12] 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 & only the 3rd European rider from outside of the United Kingdom after Raymond Roche & Max Biaggi to have done so.[11]



Career statistics[edit]



Grand Prix motorcycle racing[edit]



By season[edit]




































































































































































































































































Season
Class
Motorcycle
Team
Number
Race
Win
Pod

Pole
FLap
Pts
Plcd
WCh

1993
125 cc

Honda RS125R
M.C Manresa-Petrocat
63
1
0
0
0
0
9
27th

250 cc

Honda RS250R
Daytona - Pit Lane
38
6
0
0
0
0
9
23rd


1994
250 cc
Honda RS250
Givi Racing
23
14
0
0
0
0
54
12th


1995
250 cc
Honda NSR250

Fortuna Honda Pons
12
7
0
0
0
0
45
13th

500 cc

Honda NSR500

Fortuna Honda Pons
12
5
0
0
0
1
26
16th


1996
500 cc
Honda NSR500

Fortuna Honda Pons
24
14
1
3
0
1
124
8th


1997
500 cc
Honda NSR500

MoviStar Honda Pons
8
15
0
3
0
1
119
8th


1998
500 cc
Honda NSR500

MoviStar Honda Pons
8
11
1
3
1
1
139
4th


1999
500 cc

Yamaha YZR500

Marlboro Yamaha Team
4
16
0
1
0
0
125
7th


2000
500 cc
Yamaha YZR500

Marlboro Yamaha Team
7
16
0
4
0
0
155
6th


2001
500 cc
Yamaha YZR500

Marlboro Yamaha Team
7
15
0
3
0
0
137
6th


2002

MotoGP

Yamaha YZR-M1

Marlboro Yamaha Team
7
16
0
4
1
1
141
5th


2003
MotoGP
Yamaha YZR-M1

Fortuna Yamaha Team
7
16
0
0
0
0
123
7th


2004
MotoGP
Yamaha YZR-M1

Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha
7
16
0
1
1
0
117
7th


2005
MotoGP

Ducati GP5

Ducati Marlboro Team
7
17
0
2
0
0
138
9th


2006
MotoGP

Yamaha YZR-M1

Tech 3 Yamaha
7
17
0
0
0
0
75
15th


2007
MotoGP

Honda RC212V

Honda LCR
7
18
0
0
0
0
65
14th


2010
MotoGP

Ducati GP10

Pramac Racing Team
71
2
0
0
0
0
1
21st

Total





222

2

24

3

5

1602


0


By class[edit]










































































Class
Season
1st GP
1st Pod
1st Win
Race
Win
Podiums

Pole
FLap
Pts
WChmp
125 cc
1993

1993 Europe
N/A
N/A
1
0
0
0
0
9
0
250 cc
1993–1995

1993 San Marino
N/A
N/A
27
0
0
0
0
108
0
500 cc
1995–2001

1995 Britain

1996 Malaysia

1996 Catalunya
92
2
17
1
4
825
0
MotoGP
2002–2007, 2010

2002 Japan

2002 Japan
N/A
102
0
7
2
1
660
0
Total
1993–2007, 2010




222

2

24

3

5

1602

0


Races by year[edit]


(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
18

Pos.
Pts

1993
125cc

Honda

AUS

MAL

JPN

SPA

AUT

GER

NED

EUR
7










27th
9
250cc

Honda









RSM
21

GBR
25

CZE
Ret

ITA
20

USA
14

FIM
9




23rd
9

1994
250cc

Honda

AUS
14

MAL
11

JPN
Ret

SPA
11

AUT
Ret

GER
14

NED
11

ITA
10

FRA
13

GBR
12

CZE
Ret

USA
7

ARG
10

EUR
10




12th
54

1995
250cc

Honda

AUS
4

MAL
DNS

JPN
Ret

SPA
Ret

GER
7

ITA
11

NED
11

FRA
4










13th
45
500cc

Honda









GBR
Ret

CZE
8

BRA
7

ARG
7

EUR
Ret





16th
26

1996
500cc

Honda

MAL
3

INA
5

JPN
10

SPA
10

ITA
DNS

FRA
Ret

NED
11

GER
Ret

GBR
12

AUT
7

CZE
8

IMO
11

CAT
1

BRA
4

AUS
3



8th
124

1997
500cc

Honda

MAL
6

JPN
6

SPA
Ret

ITA
Ret

AUT
6

FRA
2

NED
2

IMO
4

GER
Ret

BRA
Ret

GBR
Ret

CZE
Ret

CAT
2

INA
6

AUS
10



8th
119

1998
500cc

Honda

JPN
8

MAL
2

SPA
4

ITA
4

FRA
3

MAD
1

NED
5

GBR
DNS

GER

CZE
7

IMO
10

CAT
6

AUS
DNS

ARG
8




4th
139

1999
500cc

Yamaha

MAL
2

JPN
6

SPA
10

FRA
5

ITA
7

CAT
7

NED
Ret

GBR
Ret

GER
4

CZE
Ret

IMO
Ret

VAL
5

AUS
4

RSA
6

BRA
Ret

ARG
4


7th
125

2000
500cc

Yamaha

RSA
2

MAL
2

JPN
5

SPA
2

FRA
7

ITA
2

CAT
Ret

NED
5

GBR
11

GER
9

CZE
11

POR
12

VAL
7

BRA
15

PAC
4

AUS
Ret


6th
155

2001
500cc

Yamaha

JPN
10

RSA

SPA
14

FRA
2

ITA
Ret

CAT
8

NED
Ret

GBR
5

GER
2

CZE
7

POR
4

VAL
4

PAC
7

AUS
16

MAL
10

BRA
2


6th
137

2002
MotoGP

Yamaha

JPN
3

RSA
5

SPA
Ret

FRA
Ret

ITA
4

CAT
3

NED
3

GBR
Ret

GER
4

CZE
5

POR
2

BRA
Ret

PAC
5

MAL
7

AUS
11

VAL
Ret


5th
141

2003
MotoGP

Yamaha

JPN
10

RSA
9

SPA
Ret

FRA
Ret

ITA
8

CAT
4

NED
4

GBR
6

GER
8

CZE
4

POR
8

BRA
9

PAC
Ret

MAL
5

AUS
8

VAL
5


7th
123

2004
MotoGP

Yamaha

RSA
10

SPA
6

FRA
2

ITA
Ret

CAT
4

NED
9

BRA
10

GER
Ret

GBR
6

CZE
6

POR
5

JPN
7

QAT
Ret

MAL
9

AUS
10

VAL
14


7th
117

2005
MotoGP

Ducati

SPA
10

POR
5

CHN
Ret

FRA
Ret

ITA
5

CAT
11

NED
9

USA
Ret

GBR
5

GER
Ret

CZE
8

JPN
4

MAL
3

QAT
6

AUS
3

TUR
5

VAL
4

9th
138

2006
MotoGP

Yamaha

SPA
13

QAT
12

TUR
15

CHN
14

FRA
11

ITA
15

CAT
8

NED
9

GBR
10

GER
9

USA
7

CZE
15

MAL
12

AUS
Ret

JPN
14

POR
7

VAL
10

15th
75

2007
MotoGP

Honda

QAT
Ret

SPA
6

TUR
12

CHN
10

FRA
Ret

ITA
Ret

CAT
17

GBR
Ret

NED
11

GER
14

USA
14

CZE
10

RSM
6

POR
7

JPN
18

AUS
11

MAL
14

VAL
12
14th
65

2010
MotoGP

Ducati

QAT

SPA

FRA

ITA

GBR

NED

CAT

GER

USA

CZE

IND

SMR

ARA

JPN

MAL

AUS

POR
Ret

VAL
15
21st
1


Superbike World Championship[edit]



By season[edit]


























































































Season
Moto
Team
Race
Win
Pod

Pole
FLap
Pts
Plcd
WCh

2008

Honda CBR1000RR

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda
28
2
7
1
5
313
4th


2009

Honda CBR1000RR

Hannspree Ten Kate Honda
28
0
4
0
0
209
7th


2010

Ducati 1098R

Althea Racing
26
3
8
1
7
297

3rd


2011

Ducati 1098R
Althea Racing
26
15
21
6
10
505

1st
1

2012

Ducati 1098R
Althea Racing
27
4
9
1
8
287.5
4th


2013

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[edit]


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
















































































































































































































































Year
Make
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

2008

Honda

QAT
6

QAT
11

AUS
6

AUS
2

SPA
5

SPA
3

NED
2

NED
3

ITA
8

ITA
Ret

USA
1

USA
1

GER
5

GER
5

SMR
5

SMR
8

CZE
8

CZE
Ret

GBR
6

GBR
8

EUR
Ret

EUR
9

ITA
5

ITA
5

FRA
7

FRA
4

POR
2

POR
7
4th
313

2009

Honda

AUS
12

AUS
13

QAT
5

QAT
13

SPA
Ret

SPA
6

NED
Ret

NED
7

ITA
9

ITA
10

RSA
6

RSA
6

USA
2

USA
Ret

SMR
11

SMR
5

GBR
11

GBR
Ret

CZE
2

CZE
5

GER
3

GER
3

ITA
Ret

ITA
10

FRA
6

FRA
9

POR
7

POR
Ret
7th
209

2010

Ducati

AUS
7

AUS
1

POR
4

POR
4

SPA
Ret

SPA
2

NED
4

NED
6

ITA
14

ITA
11

RSA
2

RSA
5

USA
Ret

USA
Ret

SMR
2

SMR
5

CZE
9

CZE
6

GBR
7

GBR
10

GER
2

GER
Ret

ITA
1

ITA
1

FRA
3

FRA
9



3rd

297

2011

Ducati

AUS
1

AUS
1

EUR
3

EUR
1

NED
3

NED
1

ITA
9

ITA
10

USA
1

USA
1

SMR
1

SMR
1

SPA
Ret

SPA
3

CZE
3

CZE
3

GBR
1

GBR
1

GER
1

GER
8

ITA
3

ITA
1

FRA
1

FRA
1

POR
1

POR
4



1st

505

2012

Ducati

AUS
Ret

AUS
1

ITA
1

ITA
1

NED
3

NED
17

ITA
C

ITA
7

EUR
6

EUR
Ret

USA
1

USA
Ret

SMR
2

SMR
Ret

SPA
3

SPA
7

CZE
4

CZE
3

GBR
5

GBR
6

RUS
Ret

RUS
4

GER
12

GER
6

POR
2

POR
5

FRA
Ret

FRA
7
4th
287.5

2013

Ducati

AUS
Ret

AUS
DNS

SPA
7

SPA
8

NED
10

NED
10

ITA
DNS

ITA
DNS

GBR
12

GBR
DNS

POR
9

POR
6

ITA
11

ITA
12

RUS
Ret

RUS
C

GBR
13

GBR
10

GER
10

GER
10

TUR
DNS

TUR
DNS

USA


USA


FRA


FRA


SPA


SPA

15th
80


Suzuka 8 Hours results[edit]

















Year
Team
Co-riders
Bike

Pos.
2007

Japan HRC 33 Honda Racing

Japan Tadayuki Okada

CBR1000RRW

2nd
2008

Japan Dream [ja] Honda Racing

Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari

CBR1000RRW

1st


References[edit]




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External links[edit]



  • carloscheca.com Official website


  • Media related to Carlos Checa at Wikimedia Commons




Sporting positions
Preceded by
Max Biaggi

World Superbike Champion
2011
Succeeded by
Max Biaggi








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