David Checa, like his older brother Carlos, sought his fortune in motorcycle racing. Checa has been racing since 1996, contesting Superbike World Championship and Supersport World Championship races in Spain and in Europe. He spent 2000-2002 racing in the 250cc World Championship with a best overall finish of 13th before moving to Endurance World Championship. In 2005, he was Pirelli\'s test rider for their Superbike World Championship control tyre in 2005, and was called upon to replace and injured Yamaha rider Toni Elias for three MotoGP rounds, with a best finish of 13th at Catalunya.