Carlos Checa Carrera 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. He has a younger brother, David Checa, also a motorcycle racer who competed in the Superbike World Championship for 2008.
Checa during the Silverstone round of the 2012 Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship is a silhouette road racing series based on heavily modified production sports motorcycles.
James Toseland (1) on a Ducati leads Chris Walker (9) on a Kawasaki and Yukio Kagayama (71) on a Suzuki during a 2005 Superbike World Championship race
Troy Bayliss won the Superbike World Championship three times with Ducati
Max Biaggi riding his Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 at Assen
Lorenzo Lanzi riding the Ducati 999F07