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David Checa

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David Checa Carrera is a Spanish professional motorcycle road racer, born on 20 April 1980 in Sant Fruitós de Bages near Barcelona. He is a four-time FIM Endurance World Champion, taking the title in 2004, 2014, 2016-17 and 2018-19. He began racing in 1996 and spent 2000 to 2002 in the 250cc World Championship with a best overall finish of 13th before moving to endurance racing. He won the 24 Hours Moto of Le Mans in 2005 and 2017 with Yamaha and in 2019 with Kawasaki, took the Bol d'Or 24-hour race at Circuit Paul Ricard in 2007 and 2017, and became French Superbike Champion in 2016. He also raced in the Supersport and Superbike World Championships, was Pirelli's main tester for its Superbike control tyre in 2005, and stood in for the injured Toni Elias for three MotoGP races. He is the brother of rider Carlos Checa.

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Birth Year
1980 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Titles
4 1
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is a Spanish professional motorcycle road racer
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1. David Checa (Wikipedia)
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    born 20 April 1980
  • Career, pronoun
    He currently competes in the FIM Endurance World Championship
  • Lead, titles
    Checa is a four-time FIM Endurance World Champion
  • Lead, endurance titles
    Checa is a four-time FIM Endurance World Champion
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    is a Spanish professional motorcycle road racer
  • Competed In: MotoGP, Career
    three races in MotoGP in place of injured Toni Elias
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