Following round three of the 2011 World Superbike Championship, at Assen, Carlos Checa and Max Biaggi are now first and second ⛦in the standings.

At 38 (Checa) and 39 (Biaggi) years old, the pair are among th🍰e most experienced on the WSBK grid. Both also spent much of the world championship🧜 careers in grand prix racing - and were team-mates at the Factory Yamaha 500cc/MotoGP Team from 1999-2002.

Ahead of what looks like being a 2011 championship battle between the pair, ༺the below table shows how they compared as team-mꦉates.

At Yamaha, Biaggi clearly had the upper hand over Checa on both the 500cc two-stroke (1999-2001) and ꦚ990cc four-stroke (2002).

In races that they both finished as team-mates, Checa beat Biaggi on twelvꦫe occasions.

However, so far in 2011, it is Carlo♋s and Althea Ducati that hold a 43 point lead over Aprilia's reigning WSBK cham🎃pion Biaggi.

Biagg﷽i was a four-time world champion in 250cc grand prix racing, while Ch♒eca is yet to win a world title in any class. Will that change in 2011?

Checa v Biaggi: 1999-2002Wins: Checa (0) - Biaggi (8)Podiums: Checa (12) - Biaggi (28)Poles: Checa (1) - Biaggi (17)Points (total): Checa (558) - Biaggi (798)Best championship position: Checa (5th) - Biaggi (2nd twice)