RACING DRIVER

Carlos Checa

1972 - Today

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Carlos Checa Carrera (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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlos Checa has received more than 149,956 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Carlos Checa is the 625th most popular racing driver (down from 573rd in 2019), the 1,938th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,718th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Spanish Racing Driver.

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  • 43.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Carlos Checa ranks 625 out of 1,080Before him are Cecil Green, Noritake Takahara, Günther Bechem, Jean-Denis Délétraz, Ottorino Volonterio, and Sébastien Buemi. After him are Tony Settember, Keith Andrews, Mikko Hirvonen, Rob Schroeder, Marco Apicella, and Juan Manuel Bordeu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Carlos Checa ranks 298Before him are Roberto Acuña, Anna Falchi, Chantal Andere, Benno Fürmann, Marc Blucas, and Daniela Silivaș. After him are Shuntaro Furukawa, Darren Shan, Michał Żebrowski, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, Arkady Dvorkovich, and Jang Seo-hee.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Carlos Checa ranks 1,938 out of 3,355Before him are Carlos Velasco Carballo (1971), Álex Grimaldo (1995), Montxo Armendáriz (1949), Keita Baldé (1995), Javi García (1987), and Sergio Dalma (1964). After him are Manuela Velasco (1975), Suso (1993), Juan Antonio Corbalán (1954), Rudy Fernández (1985), Alberto Berasategui (1973), and Albert Serra (1975).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Spain

Among racing drivers born in Spain, Carlos Checa ranks 25Before him are Marc Gené (1974), Emilio Zapico (1944), Sete Gibernau (1972), Àlex Crivillé (1970), Luis Pérez-Sala (1959), and Álvaro Bautista (1984). After him are Aleix Espargaró (1989), Maverick Viñales (1995), Jaime Alguersuari (1990), Marc Coma (1976), Pol Espargaró (1991), and Dani Sordo (1983).