Carlos Checa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Carlos Checa
Occupation	Motorcycle Racer
Date Of Birth	Oct 15, 1972(1972-10-15)
Age	52
Country	Spain
Birth City	Sant Fruitós de Bages
Horoscope	Libra

Carlos Checa Biography

Carlos Checa is one of the most popular and richest Motorcycle Racer who was born on October 15, 1972 in Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain. Carlos Checa, a Spanish ex-professional motorcycle racer who was born 15 October 1972, is the 2011 Superbike World Championship winner. After more than a decade of racing in MotoGP and 500cc, he switched to Superbike World Championship riding a Honda. He is the winner of two Grand Prix. David Checa is his younger brother and a motorbike racer. He competed in Superbike World Championship 2008.

Checa quit MotoGP in 2008 to become a member of the Ten Kate Honda Superbike World Championship team as a replacement for 2007 champ James Toseland. He challenged Max Neukirchner to win the last corner at Valencia, which resulted in Neukirchner being thrown out of the race. After four podium finishes, Checa won his first two victories at Valencia. Both were achieved in the meeting at Miller Motorsports Park Salt Lake City on June 1, 2008. Although he did not make the podium, he was able to place fifth in the championship due to consistent performance elsewhere. Ryuichi Kiyonari, his teammate, won the Suzuka 8 Hours.

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. Both Checa and Ryuichi Kiyonari were released, with Jonathan Rea retained and Max Neukirchner joining the team from Suzuki.

Checa returned to the series in 2010, as replacement for Mika Kallio for the last two races of the season.

Checa raced with the factory Yamaha team in 2003 and 2004, before moving to Marlboro Ducati for 2005. He returned to Tech 3 Yamaha in 2006, and proved to be much more stable than previous years. He comfortably beat James Ellison but was not a threat to the rest, since they were using Dunlop tyres. In 2007, he was the only LCR Honda rider. The 800cc Honda proved uncompetitive for many riders. Checa received an updated frame at the Sachsenring. This was a result of Checa riding the same Michelin tyres that the works team and the other Hondas using Bridgestones.

Carlos Checa Net Worth

Carlos Checa is one of the richest Motorcycle Racer from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carlos Checa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Checa was born in Barcelona, Spain. He made his debut with Honda in 1993 in 250cc and 125cc motorcycle racing. He was replaced by Alberto Puig in the Blue Riband 500cc category in 1995. Puig had broken both of his legs in a horrific crash in France. Checa stunned the paddock with his speed and almost winning the Barcelona race.

He continued to work with the team until 1998 when he was nearly killed in a collision at Donington Park’s Craner Cures. At first, he thought he had only suffered scrapes and bruises but then complained of pain. He lost his vision hours later and required emergency surgery to remove the spleen. He returned to riding that year and missed only one race before racing for Yamaha as Max Biaggi’s teammate on four-strokes. Although he was close to winning many races, he had a tendency to crash after taking the lead. He crashed in a corner after he took the lead at Rio de Janeiro 2002.

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

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Facts & Trivia

Carlos Ranked on the list of most popular Motorcycle Racer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Carlos Checa celebrates birthday on October 15 of every year.