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Carlos Checa
Checa during the Silverstone round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship season.
NationalitySpanish
Born (1972-10-15) 15 October 1972 (age 52)
Barcelona, Spain
Websitecarloscheca.com
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years1995–2007, 2010
ManufacturersHonda, Ducati, Yamaha
2010 championship position21st (1 pt)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
194 2 24 3 5 1485
250cc World Championship
Active years1993–1995
ManufacturersHonda
1995 championship position13th (45 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
27 0 0 0 0 108
125cc World Championship
Active years1993
ManufacturersHonda
1993 championship position27th (9 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 9
Superbike World Championship
Active years2008–2013
ManufacturersHonda, Ducati
Championships1 (2011)
2013 championship position15th (80 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
150 24 49 10 30 1691.5

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.

Grand Prix

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

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

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

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 RS250R 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

Class Season 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125 cc 1993 1993 Europe 1 0 0 0 0 9 0
250 cc 1993–1995 1993 San Marino 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 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)

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

By season

Season Motorcycle 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

(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

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

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  2. ^ "Checa remembers Donington nightmare". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 9 August 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Checa thanks Pramac, gears up for Estoril". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  4. ^ Carnell, Sarah (8 October 2007). "Hannspree Ten Kate Honda confirm 2008 rider line-up". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  5. ^ "2008 Suzuka 8 Hours results". motoracing-japan.com. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  6. ^ Guy, Michael (18 September 2009). "Ten Kate in no rush to confirm 2010 rider line–up". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Rea pens new Ten Kate deal". Insidebikes. Carole Nash. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Neukirchner confirmed at Ten Kate". Insidebikes. Carole Nash. 14 October 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Byrne makes switch to Althea Ducati". Insidebikes. Carole Nash. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Althea still sourcing Checa problems". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  11. ^ a b "Carlos Checa World Superbike career statistics". worldsbk.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Checa seals a double win at Phillip Island". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
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