Isle of Man TT

The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle sport event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907. The event is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world.[2]

"Isle of Man Tourist Trophy" redirects here. For a series of car races held on the Isle of Man between 1905 and 1922, see RAC Tourist Trophy.

Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
RegionIsle of Man
CourseIsle of Man TT Mountain Circuit
TypePublic road course
Clerk of the Course Gary Thompson MBE BEM
Event Organiser ACU Events Ltd
Principal sponsor Isle of Man Department for Economic Development
History
First race 1907
Number of race meetings 100 (to 2019)
First winner C. R. Collier (1907)
Most wins Joey Dunlop 26 (1977–2000)
Lap record Peter Hickman 16m 42.778s – 135.452 mph (217.989 km/h) (2018)[1]

Overview

The Isle of Man TT is run in a time-trial format on public roads closed to the public by an Act of Tynwald (the parliament of the Isle of Man). The event consists of one week of practice sessions followed by one week of racing. It has been a tradition, perhaps started by racing competitors in the early 1920s, for spectators to tour the Snaefell Mountain Course on motorcycles during the Isle of Man TT on "Mad Sunday",[3] an informal and unofficial sanctioned event held on the Sunday[4] between 'Practice Week' and 'Race Week'.

The first Isle of Man TT race was held on Tuesday 28 May 1907 and was called the International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy.[5] The event was organised by the Auto-Cycle Club over 10 laps of the Isle of Man St John's Short Course of 15 miles 1,470 yards for road-legal 'touring' motorcycles with exhaust silencers, saddles, pedals and mudguards.

From 1911 the Isle of Man TT transferred to the much longer Snaefell Mountain Course of 37.40 miles (60.19 km) (current length 37.73 miles (60.72 km)). Its elevation goes from sea-level to 1,300 feet.[6] The race programme developed from a single race with two classes for the 1907 Isle of Man TT, expanding in 1911 to two individual races for the 350cc Junior TT motor-cycles and the Blue Riband event the 500cc Senior TT race. The race did not take place from 1915 to 1919 due to the First World War. It resumed in 1920. A 250cc Lightweight TT race was added to the Isle of Man TT programme in 1922, followed by a Sidecar TT race in 1923.

There was no racing on the Isle of Man between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War. It recommenced with the Manx Grand Prix in 1946 and the Isle of Man TT in 1947, with a greatly expanded format that included the new Clubman's TT races. The Isle of Man TT became part of the FIM Motor-cycle Grand Prix World Championship (now MotoGP) as the British round of the World Motor-Cycling Championship during the period 1949–1976. Following safety concerns with the Snaefell Mountain Course and problems over inadequate "start-money" for competitors, there was a boycott of the Isle of Man TT races from the early 1970s by many of the leading competitors, motorcycle manufacturers and national motorcycle sporting federations.[7]

It is still regarded in popular culture as the most dangerous motorsport event in the world, with the New York Times stating that the number of deaths has risen "to 146 since it was first run in 1907; if one includes fatal accidents occurring during the Manx Grand Prix, the amateur races held later in the summer on the same Snaefell Mountain Course, the figure rises above 250".[8][9] An on-site account of the 2003 race by Sports Illustrated writer Franz Lidz called the spectacle "38 Miles of Terror... a test of nerves and speed that may be sport's most dangerous event."[10]

In 1976, the Isle of Man TT lost its world championship status; this was transferred to the United Kingdom by the FIM and run as the British Grand Prix for the 1977 season. The Isle of Man TT Races then became an integral part of the new style TT Formula 1, Formula 2 and Formula 3 World Championships between 1977 and 1990 to develop and maintain the international racing status of the Isle of Man TT races.[11]

The event was redeveloped by the Isle of Man Department of Tourism as the Isle of Man TT Festival from 1989 onwards. This included new racing events for the new Isle of Man TT Festival programme, including the Pre-TT Classic Races in 1989 followed by the Post-TT Races from 1991, both held on the Billown Circuit. In 2013, the Isle of Man Classic TT was developed by the Isle of Man Department of Economic Development and the Auto-Cycle Union for historic racing motorcycles, and along with the Manx Grand Prix now forms part of the 'Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling' held in late August of each year.

There has been criticism of the event. In 2007 an incident during the Senior Race resulted in the deaths of a rider and two spectators.[12] The resultant inquest made several recommendations and included several comments, such as: 'Senior Marshals may well have been elevated beyond the sphere of their competence'.[13] The coroner also noted that "I am more than aware of the fact that the witnesses from the Manx Motor Cycle Club and the marshals are all volunteers. They give their time freely and without paid reward. Having said that however, if it were suggested because they were volunteers there should be some allowance in the standards expected of them, then I regret I cannot agree."[14]

In 2018, a solo competitor was seriously injured during a head-on collision with an official Course Car being driven at high speed when conveying police officers to officiate at the scene of a fatality further along the course. He was one of seven riders who had been halted on the course and turned back by marshals, being instructed to proceed back to the paddock area in the reverse-direction after the red flag stoppage.

In 2020, Isle of Man TT Races which were due to take place between 30 May and 13 June were cancelled as the island stepped up its measures to protect the population against the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] The pandemic also caused the cancellation of the 2021 TT races.[16]

Early Isle of Man TT race history (1904–1910)

Gordon Bennett and Tourist Trophy car races

Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett Eliminating Trial, restricted to touring automobiles. As the Motor Car Act 1903 placed a speed restriction of 20 mph (32 km/h) on automobiles in the UK, Julian Orde, Secretary of the Automobile Car Club of Britain and Ireland approached the authorities in the Isle of Man for the permission to race automobiles on the island's public roads.[17] The Highways (Light Locomotive) Act 1904 gave permission in the Isle of Man for the 52.15-mile (83.93 km) Highroads Course for the 1904 Gordon Bennett Eliminating Trial which was won by Clifford Earl (Napier) in 7 hours 26.5 minutes for five laps (255.5 mi or 411.2 km) of the Highroads Course. The 1905 Gordon Bennett Trial was held on 30 May 1905 and was again won by Clifford Earl driving a Napier automobile in 6 hours and 6 minutes for six laps of the Highroads Course. This was followed in September 1905 with the first Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Race for racing automobiles, now known as the RAC Tourist Trophy and was won by John Napier (Arrol-Johnston) in 6 hours and 9 minutes at an average speed of 33.90 mph (54.56 km/h).[18]

International Motor-Cycle Cup Race (1905)

For the 1905 Gordon Bennett Eliminating Trial it was decided to run an eliminating trial for motorcycles the day afterwards for a team to represent Great Britain in the International Motor-Cycle Cup Races. An accident at Ramsey Hairpin forced out one of the pre-race favourites, and the inability of the competitors to climb the steep Mountain Section of the course forced the organisers to use a 25-mile (40 km) section of the Gordon Bennett Trial course. This ran from Douglas south to Castletown and then north to Ballacraine along the primary A3 road and returning to the start at the Quarterbridge in Douglas via Crosby and Glen Vine along the current Snaefell Mountain Course in the reverse direction. The 1905 International Motor-Cycle Cup Race for five laps (125 mi or 201 km) was won by J.S. Campbell (Ariel) despite a fire during a pit stop[19] in 4 hours, 9 minutes and 36 seconds at an average race speed of 30.04 mph (48.34 km/h).[20]

Format of the races
Competitors line up at the start of the 2010 Senior TT race

The TT Races since the first race in 1907 have been in the format of time-trial. The races held on the Clypse Course during the period 1954–1959 were the more traditional full grid starts along with the 1924 Lightweight TT Race and Clubmen TT Races from 1948, which were also "mass-start" races. The current format is a "clutch start" and race competitors will be "started singly at 10-second intervals".[21]

Race procedure
  • Start Preliminaries
    • First Signal – 45 minutes before the start with a warm-up of engines in the Race Paddock and assembly area.
    • Second Signal – 30 minutes before start.
    • Third Signal – 15 minutes before start, race competitors move to the start-line and form-up in qualification order.
    • Fourth Signal – 5 minutes before start, signal to clear the grid and race competitors move towards the exit-gate.

Eligibility

Entrants must be in possession of a valid National Entrants or FIM Sponsors Licence for Road Racing.

Entrants must cite pre-filled documentation of completion of a UK drivers licence or motorcycle certification or a drivers licence from a comparable country that is recognized by UK comparable department of transportation standards and may withhold due to any pre race or post race suspensions.

Race classes
Current
Former
  • Singles TT (1907-1908, 1994–2000)
  • Twin TT (1907-1908)
  • Sidecar 1000 TT (1975-1976)
  • Sidecar 750 TT (1968-1974)
  • Sidecar 500 TT (1968-1976)
  • Ultra-Lightweight TT (1924-1925, 1951–1974, 1989–2004, 2008)
  • Clubman Senior TT (1947-1956)
  • Clubman Junior TT (1947-1956)
  • Clubman Lightweight TT (1947-1950)
  • Clubman 1000 TT (1949-1950, 1953)
  • 50 TT (1962-1968)
  • Classic TT (1975-1984)
  • Formula 1 TT (1977-2004)
  • Formula 2 TT (1977-1987)
  • Formula 3 TT (1977-1982)
  • Production 1500 TT (1985-1985)
  • Production 1000 TT (1974, 2002–2004)
  • Production 750 TT (1967-1973, 1984–1985)
  • Production 500 / 600 TT (1967-1974, 2002–2004)
  • Production 250 TT (1967-1974, 1984–1985)
  • Production TT (1975-1976, 1996–2000)
  • Production A TT (1986-1988)
  • Production B TT (1986-1988)
  • Production C TT (1986-1988)
  • Production D TT (1986-1988)
  • Supersport 600 TT (1989-1994)
  • Supersport 400 TT (1989-1994)
  • Lightweight 400 TT (1999-2004)
  • TTXGP (2009)

Superbike TT

The 2015 specification for entries into the Superbike TT race are defined as:

  • Any machine complying with the following specifications:
    • TT Superbike: (Machines complying with the 2015 FIM Superbike Championship specifications)
      • Over 750 cc up to 1000 cc 4 cylinders 4-stroke
      • Over 750 cc up to 1000 cc 3 cylinders 4-stroke
      • Over 850 cc up to 1200 cc 2 cylinders 4-stroke

Minimum Weight 165 kg (364 lb). Other machines admitted at the discretion of the Organisers[22]

Supersport TT

The 1911 Isle of Man TT was the first time the Junior TT race took place, open to 300 cc single-cylinder and 340 cc twin cylinder motorcycles, contested over five laps of the new 37.5-mile (60.4 km) Snaefell Mountain Course. The first event on the new course was the Junior TT Race contested by 35 entrants, won by Percy J. Evans riding a Humber motor-cycle at an average race speed of 41.45 mph (66.71 km/h). The 1912 event was the first to limit the Junior TT to only 350 cc machines and this engine capacity prevailed until 1976, after which the category was dropped. The event was instead run for 250 cc machines until 1994 when replaced by the 600 cc Supersport class.

  • 1911 For single cylinder motorcycles not exceeding 300 cc engine capacity and 340 cc twin cylinder motorcycles.
  • 1912–1948 For motorcycles not exceeding 350 cc engine capacity.
  • 1949–1953 FIM World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 350 cc engine capacity and held on the Snaefell mountain course.
  • 1954–1959 FIM World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 350 cc engine capacity and held on the Clypse Course.
  • 1960–1976 FIM World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 350 cc engine capacity and held on the Mountain Course.
  • 1977–1994 for motorcycles not exceeding 250 cc engine capacity and held on the Mountain Course.
  • 1995 onwards for motorcycles not exceeding 600 cc engine capacity and held on the Mountain Course.

The 2015 specifications for entries into the Supersport TT race are:

  • Over 400 cc up to 600 cc 4 cylinders 4-stroke
  • Over 600 cc up to 675 cc 3 cylinders 4-stroke
  • Over 600 cc up to 750 cc 2 cylinders 4-stroke

Minimum Weight 161 kg[23]

Superstock TT
Main article: Superstock TT

The 2015 specifications for entries for the Superstock TT, an event for production based motorcycles racing with treaded road tyres, are based on the FIM Superstock Championship specifications, as follows:

  • Superstock TT: (Machines complying with the 2012 FIM Superstock Championship specifications)
    • Over 750 cc up to 1000 cc 4 cylinders 4-stroke
    • Over 750 cc up to 1000 cc 3 cylinders 4-stroke
    • Over 850 cc up to 1200 cc 2 cylinders 4-stroke

Minimum (Dry) Weight 170 kg[24]

Lightweight TT
Main article: Lightweight TT
Winner of the 2012 Lightweight TT Ryan Farquhar 650 cc Kawasaki, (2) at the startline

The 1922 event was the first time the Lightweight TT race took place, won by a motorcycle-journalist Geoff S. Davison, riding a Levis at an average speed of 49.89 mph (80.29 km/h) for seven laps of the Snaefell Mountain Course. In the changes following the loss of FIM World Championship status after the 1976 event, the Lightweight TT event was dropped with the 250 cc machines running for the Junior TT in place of the now defunct 350 cc formula. The Lightweight TT returned in 1995 before being split into two distinct events from 1999, dropping from the schedule again after 2003. As with the Ultra-Lightweight TT Race, it was reintroduced 2008–2009 when held on the Billown short road circuit; and then dropped again from the race schedule on cost grounds.

  • 1924–1948 For motorcycles not exceeding 250 cc engine capacity.
  • 1949–1953 FIM World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 250 cc engine capacity, held on the Snaefell mountain course.
  • 1954–1959 FIM World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 250 cc engine capacity, held on the Clypse Course.
  • 1960–1976 FIM World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 250 cc engine capacity, held on the Mountain Course.
  • 1977–1994 event not run (250 cc formula run as Junior TT).
  • 1995–1998 for 2-stroke motorcycles not exceeding 250 cc engine capacity, and 4-stroke motorcycles not exceeding 400 cc, held on the Mountain Course.
  • 1999–2003 Lightweight 400 TT for 4-stroke motorcycles not exceeding 400 cc engine capacity, held on the Mountain Course.
  • 1999–2002 Lightweight 250 TT for 2-stroke motorcycles not exceeding 250 cc engine capacity, held on the Mountain Course (the category running within Junior TT in 2003).
  • 2008–2009 for motorcycles not exceeding 250 cc engine capacity, held on the Billown Circuit.
  • 2012– The event was re-introduced from the 2012 event for water-cooled four-stroke twin cylinder not exceeding an engine capacity of 650 cc and complying with the ACU Standing Regulations.[25]

The 2019 specifications for entries into the Lightweight TT race are:

  • Machines must comply with general technical rules as per ACU Standing Regulations and 2019 Isle of Man TT race regulations.
    • Any four-stroke twin cylinder motorcycle originally sold for road use with a water-cooled engine of up to 650 cc engine capacity.
    • Eligible machines must be from models homologated for UK road use 2009 or later.

Mininium weight for the Lightweight TT class is 161 kilograms (355 lb).[26]

Sidecar TT
Main article: Sidecar TT
Sidecar TT race competitors line up to start the race

The 1923 TT was the first time the Sidecar TT race was run, over three laps (113 mi or 182 km) of the Mountain Course and was won by Freddie Dixon and passenger Walter Denny with a Douglas and special banking-sidecar at an average race speed of 53.15 mph (85.54 km/h). For the 1926 event the Sidecar and Ultra-Lightweight TT classes were dropped due to lack of entries.

The Sidecar race was re-introduced from the 1954 event for Sidecars not exceeding 500 cc engine capacity, run on the Clypse Course. A non-championship 750 cc class for sidecars was introduced at the 1968 event. For the 1976 event the race was held over two-legs. From 1975, the previous 500 cc and 750 cc classes for Sidecars were replaced by a 1000 cc engine capacity class.


The new FIM Formula 2 class for Sidecars was introduced for the 1990 Isle of Man TT.

  • 1954–1959 FIM World Championship Event for Side-Cars not exceeding 500 cc engine capacity. Race held on the Clypse Course.
  • 1960–1976 FIM World Championship Event held on Mountain Course.
  • 1968–1974 Non-Championship event for Sidecars not exceeding 750 cc.
  • 1975–1989 Sidecars not exceeding 1000 cc engine capacity.
  • 1990– FIM Formula 2 Sidecar race for two-stroke engines not exceeding 350 cc or four-stroke engines not exceeding 600 cc.

The 2015 specifications for entries into the Sidecar TT race are:

  • Machines must comply with general technical rules as per ACU Standing Regulations and 2015 Isle of Man TT regulations.
    • Engine Types
      • 501 – 600 cc, 4 stroke, 4 cylinder, Production based motorcycle engines.

Senior TT
Main article: Senior TT
Ian Hutchinson on the start-line of the Senior TT Race on 11 June 2010

For the 1911 Isle of Man TT, the first TT event using the Snaefell Mountain Course or Mountain Course, two separate races were introduced. The first event was a four lap Junior TT race and a separate Senior TT race for 500 cc single-cylinder and 585 cc twin-cylinder motorcycles, over five laps of the new 37.5-mile (60.4 km) Snaefell Mountain Course. The new technical challenges of the Mountain Course forced changes on entrants and motorcycle manufacturers alike. The American Indian motorcycle factory fitted a two-speed gearbox and chain-drive. This proved to be the winning combination when Oliver Godfrey won the 1911 Senior TT race riding an Indian at an average speed of 47.63 mph (76.65 km/h). Fitted with a six-speed belt drive[27] Charlie Collier riding a Matchless motorcycle finished second in the 1911 Senior TT race and was later disqualified for illegal refuelling. During an early morning practice session for the 1911 Isle of Man TT races, Victor Surridge died after crashing his Rudge motorcycle at Glen Helen, the first death of a competitor on the Snaefell Mountain Course and the first death in the Isle of Man of a person in an automotive accident.[28]

  • 1911 For single cylinder motorcycles not exceeding 500 cc engine capacity and 585 cc twin cylinder motorcycles.
  • 1912–1939 For motorcycles not exceeding 500 cc engine capacity.
  • 1947–1948 For motorcycles not exceeding 500 cc engine capacity and a ban on engine supercharging.
  • 1949–1976 FIM World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 500 cc engine capacity.
  • 1977–1984 for motorcycles not exceeding 500 cc engine capacity.
  • 1985–2004 for motorcycles complying with ACU TT Formula 1 rules not exceeding 1,010 cc engine capacity.
  • 2004 onwards for motorcycles complying with ACU/FIM Superbike rules not exceeding 1,000 cc engine capacity.

The 2015 specifications for entries into the Senior TT race are:

  • TT Superbike: (Machines complying with the 2015 FIM Superbike Championship specifications)[29]
    • Over 750 cc up to 1000 cc 4 cylinders 4-stroke
    • Over 750 cc up to 1000 cc 3 cylinders 4-stroke
    • Over 850 cc up to 1200 cc 2 cylinders 4-stroke
  • Supersport Junior TT (without limitation of tyre choice)
    • TT Superstock (without limitation of tyre choice)
    • Other machines admitted at the discretion of the Organisers.

TT Zero
Main article: TT Zero

Starting from the 2010 races, the TT Zero event over one lap (37.73 mi or 60.72 km) of the Snaefell Mountain Course replaced the TTXGP. The TT Zero event as an officially sanctioned TT race is for racing motorcycles where "The technical concept is for motorcycles (two wheeled) to be powered without the use of carbon based fuels and have zero toxic/noxious emissions".[30] The Isle of Man Government offered a prize of £10,000 for the first entrant to exceed the prestigious 100 mph (160 km/h) (22 minutes and 38.388 seconds) average speed around the Mountain Course. This was achieved by Michael Rutter of team MotoCzysz in the 2012 race,[31] and has been exceeded every year since.

Ultra-Lightweight TT
Main article: Ultra-Lightweight TT

1924 was the first time the Ultra-Lightweight TT race took place for motorcycles not exceeding 175 cc engine capacity. It was won by Jack Porter, riding a New Imperial motorcycle at an average speed of 51.21 mph (82.41 km/h) over three laps of the Snaefell mountain course. The Ultra-Lightweight class was re-introduced in 1951 for motorcycles not exceeding 125 cc until discontinued in 1974, and then re-introduced for 1989, again for two-stroke 125 cc motorcycles, until dropped again due to lack of entries after 2004. The event was reintroduced 2008–2009 held on the four-mile Billown Circuit and then dropped from the race schedule on cost grounds for the 2010 races.

  • 1924–1925 For motorcycles not exceeding 175 cc engine capacity.
  • 1951–1953 FIM World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 125 cc engine capacity, held on the Snaefell mountain course.
  • 1954–1959 FIM World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 125 cc engine capacity, held on the Clypse Course.
  • 1960–1974 FIM World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 125 cc engine capacity, held on the Mountain Course.
  • 1989–2004 for motorcycles not exceeding 125 cc engine capacity, held on the Mountain Course.
  • 2008–2009 for motorcycles not exceeding 125 cc engine capacity, held on the Billown Circuit.
  • 50 cc race 1962–1968, an additional World Championship event for Ultra-Lightweight motorcycles not exceeding 50 cc engine capacity, held on the Mountain Course.

Clubman TT and Production TT

The Clubman races with Lightweight, Junior and Senior classes were held for production motorcycles from 1947 until 1956.[32] A Senior 1000 cc class provided an opportunity for Vincent motorcycles.[33] The riders were little-known, but as the stars were barred from entering the class, it provided a stepping-stone for future-stars but resulted in less spectator-interest. The series became dominated by one model – the BSA Gold Star,[34][35][36] and with little competition from other manufacturers, was discontinued. When previewing the impending re-introduction of a specification-controlled, roadster-based class in March 1967, David Dixon wrote: "lack of inter-make rivalry probably put the final nail in the coffin".[34]

Writing in UK monthly magazine Motor Cyclist Illustrated, racing journalist Ray Knight, who had achieved a lap speed of nearly 88 mph on a Triumph Tiger 100 roadster-based racing motorcycle in the Manx Grand Prix,[37][38][39] commented in early 1965 that the ACU had refused a request from manufacturers to run a production TT race, which he thought was a missed opportunity, particularly considering the dwindling support for the 500 cc race.[40]

A Production TT for roadster-based motorcycles having classes for maximum engine capacities of 250 cc, 500 cc and 750 cc was introduced from 1967 until 1976 when the class was discontinued.

The Production TT was reintroduced for the 1984 races in three classes, reduced to two classes on safety grounds for the 1990 races. For the 2005 races the Superstock class replaced the previous 1000 cc & 600 cc Production TT classes that had been part of the race schedule since 1989.

Practice sessions
2013 TT start of the Newcomers Speed Control Lap with John McGuinness (left) and Bruce Anstey (right)

The format of the Isle of Man TT is one week of practice/qualifying followed by one week of racing. Historically, there was an early morning practice session from 05:00–07:30 am. This was discontinued for the 2004 Isle of Man TT races.

During an early morning practice session for the 1927 Isle of Man TT races, Archie Birkin, brother of Tim Birkin of the Bentley Boys fame, crashed fatally at Rhencullen after swerving to avoid a collision with a Fish Van being driven on open roads.[41] From 1928 onwards, practice sessions for the Isle of Man TT Races and Manx Grand Prix were held on closed public roads.[42] Evening practice sessions were introduced for the 1937 Isle of Man TT races and continue to this day.[43]

The Thursday afternoon practice session were discontinued from the Centenary 2007 Isle of Man TT races and replaced with an evening practice session. For the 2015 Isle of Man TT races, a Saturday evening untimed practice session from 18:00–21:30 was added to the schedule. For the 2020 Isle of Man TT races, a revised practice schedule is introduced with the first practice session moved from Saturday evening to Sunday afternoon.[44] The first practice sessions provide controlled laps for newcomers. Competitors are escorted for one lap of the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course by the Travelling Marshals at a steady pace and accompanied by experienced Isle of Man TT and/or Manx Grand Prix competitors.

Current practice session schedule
Start of a practice session

The section of the primary A18 Snaefell Mountain Road from Ramsey Hairpin to the Creg-ny-Baa to close at 16:45 pm for the practice periods (from 17:00 hours from the Bungalow), 1 hour and 15 minutes before the rest of the TT Course at 18:00 pm.[45]

The schedule for the first Sunday untimed session on Sunday 30 May 2021:

13:30 Newcomers Speed Control Lap
13:50 Superbike TT / Superstock TT / Supersport TT
15:30 Lightweight TT / Supersport TT / Newcomers (all solo classes)
16:30 Sidecar TT

Practice week sessions

The main practice and timed practice sessions are usually held on Monday-Friday of the next week. The public roads forming the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course will be closed in for the 2021 Isle of Man TT races for the Solo and Sidecar classes.

Schedule for the four-day evening timed session Monday-Thursday of practice week:

Monday 31 May to Thursday 3 June 2020:

18:20 – 19:55 Solo Motor-Cycles timed practice session.
20:00 – 20:50 Sidecar timed practice session.

For Friday 4 June 2021 an afternoon practice session with a provisional evening practice session:

13:00 – 14:55 Solo Motor-Cycles timed practice session.
15:05 Sidecar timed practice session.

In the event of inclement weather either delaying or leading to the cancellation of one or more timed practice sessions, a reserve morning session could be held with the public roads closed 06:00 – 07:30 on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. Further untimed practice sessions are held during race week after the racing has been completed for selected race classes.

The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[46]

TT course official vehicles

After the completion of a practice or race period, an official course vehicle displaying the notice Roads Open proceeds around the Mountain Course, passing each point opening the roads including side-access junctions to public use. On the Snaefell mountain road section from Ramsey to Douglas, the official vehicle displays the notice Roads Open One Way.

Travelling Marshals

Originally introduced in 1935, there are eight machines positioned around the course to provide a rapid response to any incidents. Selected riders have previous race experience and are first-aid trained, with machines carrying medical equipment that can assist in managing a casualty. They also have other duties such as course inspection, observation of machines on the course for visible faults, and review and report any course incidents.[47]

Crossing places during practice and races

The 1982 Road Racing Act (Isle of Man) and the supplementary TT Road Races Orders allow vehicles and pedestrians to cross the Snaefell Mountain Course at certain points between scheduled race periods under the supervision of a police officer. Several permanent pedestrian overbridges have been erected. These points include:

In Douglas
  • Pedestrian overbridge at Glencrutchery Road, Douglas, close to start/finish and TT Grandstand
  • Pedestrian overbridge at Bedstead Corner, Douglas, with Hailwood Avenue junction to right

Elsewhere
  • A1 Douglas to Peel road with the A23 Eyreton Road and the B36 Old Church Road, Crosby
  • A3 Castletown to Ramsey road junction with B10 Sartfield Road and the Ballaleigh Road at Barregarrow Crossroads, Michael
  • A3 junction with A10 Station Road and C37 Ballaugh Glen Road at Ballaugh Bridge
  • A3 junction with A14 Sandygate Road and A14 Tholt-y-Will Glen Road at Sulby Crossroads
  • A2 Albert Square and Princes Road, Ramsey at the junction with A18 Snaefell Mountain Road, close to May Hill

TT Course access road
Part of the access road passing under the A1 Peel Road

The TT Access Road runs parallel to a section of the A1 Peel Road, which is part of the Snaefell Mountain Course, and operates during practice and race periods to enable vehicles to pass from inside of the race course to the outside. It runs along a section of former railway line on the historic Douglas to Peel route, from the junction of the A5 New Castletown Road at the Quarter Bridge, passing under the course at Braddan Bridge, to an exit at Braddan School Road in Douglas outskirts, near the former Braddan Railway Halt and the A23/Ballafletcher Road junction. The access road is a narrow, single-track width with passing places and is restricted to cars and light vans below a weight limit of 3,500 kilograms (3.4 long tons; 3.9 short tons). When used for vehicular traffic, pedestrian access is prohibited, but at other times it is part of a system of nature trails.[48][49]

Description

The Oxford Companion to World Sports and Games notes:

The oldest motor-cycle racing circuit still in use is the Snaefell Mountain Course over which the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races are run. Starting at the town of Douglas on the south-east coast, the course takes a wide sweep to the west and north to enter the town of Ramsey on the north-east coast and thence return to the starting point, each lap measuring 37​3⁄4 miles (60.7 km) and taking in over 200 bends while climbing from sea level to an altitude of over 1,300 ft (396 m). This circuit is the epitome of the natural road course, all the roads used being ordinary public highways closed for the racing and practice sessions.[50]

During race week, the TT races create a carnival atmosphere with picnicking spectators flanking vantage points on the circuit similar to other community festivals in another form of cycle racing – the Tour de Yorkshire and Le Tour de France.

Safety
Main article: Snaefell Mountain Course § Safety
See also: List of Snaefell Mountain Course fatal accidents

Between 1907 and 2019 there have been 151 fatalities during official practices or races on the Snaefell Mountain Course, and 260 total fatalities (this number includes the riders killed during the Manx Grand Prix, and Clubman TT race series of the late 1940s/1950s).[8][51][52] In 2016, 5 riders died on the course during official practices or races, bringing the total number of fatalities to 252.[53][54][9][55] There were six fatalities among competitors in the 1970 Isle of Man TT, making it the deadliest year in the history of the event.[56][57]

2018 Course Car incident
Sidecars returning to Paddock past Sarah's Cottage in reverse direction to a normal race, after a Red Flag race stoppage caused by a competitor crash during 2009

On 30 May 2018 an experienced TT rider, Steve Mercer,[58][59] was seriously injured during a head-on collision with an official Course Car at Ballacrye. The car, being driven at high speed,[60][61] was conveying police officers to officiate at the scene of a fatality involving Dan Kneen. Mercer was unconscious for five days and hospitalised for five months due to multiple injuries. He was one of seven riders who had been halted on the course and turned back by marshals, being instructed to proceed back to the TT Grandstand area in the reverse-direction after the red flag stoppage.[62][63] This caused organisers to immediately change their protocols, requiring that returning riders must be controlled by motorcycle-mounted travelling marshals to the front and rear.[64][65] An independent inquiry to probe the circumstances was arranged by ACU Events, the event organisers.[66]

The Auto-Cycle Union and the Isle of Man Department for Enterprise, together with report author, lawyer Rob Jones, a former chief executive of the Motor Sports Association, all refused to release the report as it was confidential and privately owned by the ACU.[61][63][67][68]

The ACU admitted liability for the accident, but instructed that any legal claim for compensation by Mercer must be filed in the Isle of Man. The ACU stated that Mercer was receiving financial assistance through its "extensive insurance arrangements".[59][69][70]

In 2019 it was revealed that the same driver had quit after criticism that he exceeded a newly introduced speed limit recorded by a GPS Tracking device when he drove to attend a fatality involving Chris Swallow at Ballaugh in August's Senior Classic TT. Gary Thompson MBE, Clerk of the Course and an ACU employee, had been criticised in 2018 for also fulfilling the role of Safety Officer, consequently a new incumbent was in place for 2019.[61][71][72]

Total overall race winners

[73]

RiderWins
Joey Dunlop 26
John McGuinness 23
Michael Dunlop 19
Dave Molyneux 17
Ian Hutchinson 16
Mike Hailwood 14
Bruce Anstey 12
Steve Hislop, Phillip McCallen 11
Giacomo Agostini, Robert Fisher, Ian Lougher, Stanley Woods 10
Mick Boddice, Dave Saville, David Jefferies, Siegfried Schauzu 9
Ben Birchall, Jim Moodie, Chas Mortimer, Phil Read, Dan Sayle, Charlie Williams 8
Mick Grant, Wolfgang Kalauch, Tony Rutter 7
Chas Birks, Geoff Duke, Jimmie Guthrie, Rick Long, Jim Redman, Michael Rutter, John Surtees 6
Alec Bennett, Nick Crowe, Robert Dunlop, Brian Reid, Carlo Ubbiali, Peter Hickman 5
Klaus Enders, Freddie Frith, Wal Handley, Trevor Ireson, Benga Johansson, Dave Leach, Chris Palmer, Ray Pickrell, Tarquinio Provini, Horst Schneider, Barry Smith, Bill Smith, Jock Taylor, John Williams, 4
Ray Amm, Adrian Archibald, Graeme Crosby, Harold Daniell, Max Deubel, Ralf Engelhardt, Ryan Farquhar, Patrick Farrance, Carl Fogarty, Alex George, Tom Herron, Darren Hope, Emil Hörner, Alan Jackson, Tony Jefferies, Geoff Johnson, Klaus Klaffenböck, Rob McElnea, Bob McIntyre, Phil Mellor, Dave Morris, Clive Pollington, Walter Schneider, Ian Simpson, Rolf Steinhausen, Hans Strauss, Luigi Taveri, Don Williams, Barry Woodland Dean Harrison 3
Fergus Anderson, Hugh Anderson, Manliff Barrington, Artie Bell, Geoff Bell, Lowry Burton, Kel Carruthers, Bernard Codd, Charlie Collier, Keith Cornbill, Mark Cox, Steve Cull, Pat Cushnahan, Howard R Davies, Freddie Dixon, Charlie Dodson, Cameron Donald, Iain Duffus, Karl Ellison, Bob Foster, Dick Greasley, Manfred Grunwald, Hermann Hahn, Craig Hallam, Shaun Harris, John Hartle, Pete Hill, Fritz Hillebrand, Mac Hobson, Gary Hocking, John Holden, Josef Huber, Tim Hunt, Bill Ivy, Gary Johnson, Alistair King, Con Law, Eddie Laycock, Ivan Lintin, Bill Lomas, Nick Long, Graeme McGregor, Trevor Nation, Gary Padgett, Steve Plater, Jock Porter, Nick Roche, Cecil Sandford, Dave Saville, Tom Sheard, Edwin Twemlow, Malcolm Uphill, Dave Wells, Eric Williams, Paul Williams, Andrew Winkle, Michael Wynn, 2
Steve Abbott, Dario Ambrosini, Frank A Applebee, Ivor Arber, Reg Armstrong, Kenny Arthur, Stewart Atkinson, Georg Auerbacher, Mike Aylott, Mark Baldwin, Rob Barber, W. Harry Bashall, Ian Bell, Phillip Biggs, Eric Bliss, Dieter Braun, Eric Briggs, Norman Brown, Ralph Bryans, Jimmy Buchan, Trevor Burgess, Roger Burnett, Mick Burns, Florian Camathias, Maurice Cann, Neil Carpenter, Phil Carpenter, Phil Carter, Harold Clark, Rod Coleman, Harry A Collier, Stuart Collins, Syd Crabtree, Dave Croxford, J.D. Daniels, Leo Davenport, Geoff Davison, Tommy de la Hay, Ernst Degner, Walter Denny, George Douglas, Eddie Dow, Percy Evans, Helmut Fath, Jack Findlay, John Flaxman, Frank Fletcher, Rem Fowler, John Gibbard, Sid Gleave, Oliver Godfrey, Les Graham, Stuart Graham, Werner Haas, Dave Hallam, Roy Hanks, Colin Hardman, Bernard Hargreaves, Conrad Harrison, Ron Haslam, Ronnie Hazlehurst, Chris Heath, Alfred Herzig, Freddie Hicks, James Hillier, Robert Holden, Rupert Hollaus, Colin Hopper, Ken Horstman, Clive Horton, Eric Housley, Dennis Ireland, Mitsuo Itoh, Brian Jackson, Nick Jefferies, Doug Jewell, Lee Johnston, C. W. Johnston, Ken Kavanagh, Bob Keeler, Neil Kelly, Basil Keys, John Kidson, Ewald Kluge, Ray Knight, David Lashmar, Monty V. Lockwood, Frank Longman, Heinz Luthringshauser, Jack Marshall, Keith Martin, Hugh Mason, Cromie McCandless, Georg Meier, Ted Mellors, Mark Miller, Derek Minter, Brian Morrison, Les Nutt, George O'Dell, Eric Oliver, Mat Oxley, Len Parker, Philip Parker, Denis Parkinson, Graham Penny, Alex Phillip, Derek Powell, Cyril Pullin, Brian Purslow, Richard Quayle, Johnny Rea, Harry Reed, Tim Reeves, Brett Richmond, Tommy Robb, John Robinson, Mike Rogers, Nigel Rollason, Dave Roper, Gordon Russell, Fritz Scheidegger, Martyn Sharpe, Dave Simmonds, Bill Simpson, Jimmie Simpson, Cyril Taft, Omobono Tenni, Steve Tonkin, George Tucker, Kenneth Twemlow, Henry Tyrell-Smith, Chris Vincent, Terry Vinicombe, Graham Walker, Frank Whiteway, Cyril Williams, Peter Williams, Alfred Wohlgemuth, Tim Wood, Tommy Wood, Stan Woods 1

FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship Rounds (1949–1976)
Isle of Man TT
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueSnaefell Mountain Course
First race1949
Last race1976
Most wins (rider)Mike Hailwood (12)
Most wins (manufacturer)MV Agusta (33)

The Isle of Man TT was part of the FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship (now MotoGP) between 1949 and 1976. During this period the Isle of Man TT Races counted as the United Kingdom round including the Sidecar TT, 50 cc Ultra-Lightweight TT, 125 cc Lightweight TT, 250 cc Lightweight TT, 350 cc Junior TT and 500 cc Senior TT races counted towards the FIM Motor-Cycle Grand Prix World Championship. After the 1972 races, multiple world champion and dominant motorcycle racer of his time Giacomo Agostini announced he would never race again at the Isle of Man, declaring it too dangerous for international competition and that it was outrageous that such a race should ever be part of a scenario professional riders were forced into; at this point the Isle of Man TT was not suited to the growing professionalism and business aspects of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. More and more riders joined his boycott, and after 1976 the race was stricken from the championship and replaced by the British Grand Prix.

Multiple winners (riders)
# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
12 Mike Hailwood 500 cc 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
350 cc 1962, 1967
250 cc 1961, 1966, 1967
125 cc 1961
10 Giacomo Agostini 500 cc 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
350 cc 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972
6 John Surtees 500 cc 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
350 cc 1958, 1959
Jim Redman 350 cc 1963, 1964, 1965
250 cc 1963, 1964, 1965
Phil Read 350 cc 1961
250 cc 1971, 1972
125 cc 1965, 1967, 1968
5 Geoff Duke 500 cc 1950, 1951, 1955
350 cc 1951, 1952
Carlo Ubbiali 250 cc 1956
125 cc 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960
4 Tarquinio Provini 250 cc 1958, 1959
125 cc 1957, 1959
Chas Mortimer 350 cc 1976
250 cc 1975
125 cc 1971, 1972
3 Ray Amm 500 cc 1953, 1954
350 cc 1953
Luigi Taveri 125 cc 1962, 1964
50 cc 1965
Charlie Williams 350 cc 1975
250 cc 1973, 1974
2 Fergus Anderson 250 cc 1952, 1953
Bill Lomas 350 cc 1955
250 cc 1955
Cecil Sandford 250 cc 1957
125 cc 1952
Bob McIntyre 500 cc 1957
350 cc 1957
Gary Hocking 500 cc 1962
250 cc 1960
Hugh Anderson 125 cc 1963
50 cc 1964
Bill Ivy 250 cc 1968
125 cc 1966
Kel Carruthers 250 cc 1969, 1970
Tony Rutter 350 cc 1973, 1974
Tom Herron 500 cc 1976
250 cc 1976

Multiple winners (manufacturers)
# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
33 MV Agusta 500 cc 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
350 cc 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972
250 cc 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
125 cc 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
21 Yamaha 500 cc 1974, 1976
350 cc 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
250 cc 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
125 cc 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973
18 Honda 500 cc 1966, 1967
350 cc 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967
250 cc 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
125 cc 1961, 1962, 1964
50 cc 1965, 1966
12 Norton 500 cc 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1961
350 cc 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1961
7 Moto Guzzi 350 cc 1955, 1956
250 cc 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955
Suzuki 500 cc 1973
125 cc 1963, 1970
50 cc 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967
3 Mondial 250 cc 1957
125 cc 1951, 1957
Gilera 500 cc 1955, 1957
350 cc 1957
2 NSU 250 cc 1954
125 cc 1954
Benelli 250 cc 1950, 1969
Kawasaki 500 cc 1975
125 cc 1969

By year
Year 50 cc (Ultra-Lightweight TT) 125 cc (Lightweight TT) 250 cc (Lightweight TT) 350 cc (Junior TT) 500 cc (Senior TT) Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1976 Tom Herron Yamaha Chas Mortimer Yamaha Tom Herron Yamaha Report
1975 Chas Mortimer Yamaha Charlie Williams Yamaha Mick Grant Kawasaki Report
1974 Charlie Williams Yamaha Tony Rutter Yamaha Phil Carpenter Yamaha Report
1973 Tommy Robb Yamaha Charlie Williams Yamaha Tony Rutter Yamaha Jack Findlay Suzuki Report
1972 Chas Mortimer Yamaha Phil Read Yamaha Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
1971 Chas Mortimer Yamaha Phil Read Yamaha Tony Jefferies Yamsel Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
1970 Dieter Braun Suzuki Kel Carruthers Yamaha Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
1969 Dave Simmonds Kawasaki Kel Carruthers Benelli Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
1968 Barry Smith Derbi Phil Read Yamaha Bill Ivy Yamaha Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Report
1967 Stuart Graham Suzuki Phil Read Yamaha Mike Hailwood Honda Mike Hailwood Honda Mike Hailwood Honda Report
1966 Ralph Bryans Honda Bill Ivy Yamaha Mike Hailwood Honda Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta Mike Hailwood Honda Report
1965 Luigi Taveri Honda Phil Read Yamaha Jim Redman Honda Jim Redman Honda Mike Hailwood MV Agusta Report
1964 Hugh Anderson Suzuki Luigi Taveri Honda Jim Redman Honda Jim Redman Honda Mike Hailwood MV Agusta Report
1963 Mitsuo Itoh Suzuki Hugh Anderson Suzuki Jim Redman Honda Jim Redman Honda Mike Hailwood MV Agusta Report
1962 Ernst Degner Suzuki Luigi Taveri Honda Derek Minter Honda Mike Hailwood MV Agusta Gary Hocking MV Agusta Report
1961 Mike Hailwood Honda Mike Hailwood Honda Phil Read Norton Mike Hailwood Norton Report
1960 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta Gary Hocking MV Agusta John Hartle MV Agusta John Surtees MV Agusta Report
1959 Tarquinio Provini MV Agusta Tarquinio Provini MV Agusta John Surtees MV Agusta John Surtees MV Agusta Report
1958 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta Tarquinio Provini MV Agusta John Surtees MV Agusta John Surtees MV Agusta Report
1957 Tarquinio Provini Mondial Cecil Sandford Mondial Bob McIntyre Gilera Bob McIntyre Gilera Report
1956 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi John Surtees MV Agusta Report
1955 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi Geoff Duke Gilera Report
1954 Rupert Hollaus NSU Werner Haas NSU Rod Coleman AJS Ray Amm Norton Report
1953 Leslie Graham MV Agusta Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Ray Amm Norton Ray Amm Norton Report
1952 Cecil Sandford MV Agusta Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Geoff Duke Norton Reg Armstrong Norton Report
1951 Cromie McCandless Mondial Tommy Wood Moto Guzzi Geoff Duke Norton Geoff Duke Norton Report
1950 Dario Ambrosini Benelli Artie Bell Norton Geoff Duke Norton Report
1949 Manliff Barrington Moto Guzzi Freddie Frith Velocette Harold Daniell Norton Report

Current lap records
Category Rider(s) Machine Tyres Year Time Average speed Source[74]
mph km/h
Outright (all categories) Peter HickmanBMW S1000RRDunlop201816:42.778135.452 217.989[1]
Superbike TT Dean HarrisonKawasakiMetzeler201816:50.384134.432 216.347[75]
Supersport TT Michael DunlopHonda CBR600RRDunlop201817:31.328129.197 207.922[76]
Lightweight TT Michael DunlopPaton201818:26.543122.750 197.547[77]
Ultra-Lightweight TT Chris PalmerHonda RS125200420:20.87110.52 177.86
Senior TT Peter HickmanBMW S1000RRDunlop201816:42.778135.452 217.989[78]
Superstock TT Peter HickmanBMW S1000RRDunlop201816:50.601134.403 216.301[79]
TT Zero Michael RutterMugen Shinden201918:34:172121.91 196.20[80]
Sidecar TT Ben Birchall and
Tom Birchall		Honda CBR SidecarAvon201818:59.018119.250 191.914[81]

Current race records
Category Laps Rider(s) Machine Tyres Year Race time Average speed
mph km/h
Superbike TT 6 Michael DunlopBMW S1000RRDunlop201801:44:13.398130.324 209.736[75]
Supersport TT 4 Dean HarrisonKawasaki ZX6-RMetzeler201801:11:28.059126.703 203.909[82]
Lightweight TT 4 Michael DunlopPaton 650Metzeler201801:15:05.032120.601 194.088[77]
Lightweight TT 3 Ivan LintinKawasaki ER650Metzeler201557:06.070118.936 191.409[83]
Senior TT 6 Peter HickmanBMW S1000RR201801:43:08.065131.700 211.951[78]
Senior TT 4 John McGuinnessHonda CBR1000RRDunlop201501:09:23.903130.481 209.989
Superstock TT 4 Peter HickmanBMW S1000RRDunlop201801:08:49.976131.553 211.714[79]
TT Zero 1 Michael RutterMugen Shinden201918:34.172121.91 196.20[80]
Sidecar TT 3 Ben Birchall and
Tom Birchall		Honda CBR SidecarAvon201857:25.040118.281 190.355[81]

Race awards

Race winner trophies
Race Trophy Rider(s) Machine Tyres Year Average speed
mph km/h
Senior TT Senior Tourist Trophy1Michael DunlopSuzuki GSX-R1000Dunlop2017130.456 209.949
TT Superbike TT Superbike TrophyMichael DunlopBMW S1000RRDunlop2018130.324 209.736[75]
TT Superstock John Hartle TrophyPeter HickmanBMW S1000RRDunlop2018131.553 211.714[79]
TT Supersport Race 1 Junior Tourist TrophyMichael DunlopHonda CBR600RRDunlop2018126.027 202.821[76]
TT Supersport Race 2 Classic TT TrophyIan HutchinsonYamaha YZF-R6Metzeler2016125.905 202.624[84]
TT Lightweight Lightweight TT TrophyMichael RutterPaton S1Dunlop2017118.645 190.941
TT Sidecar Race 1 Fred W. Dixon TrophyBen Birchall and
Tom Birchall		Honda CBR SidecarAvon2018117.987 189.882[81]
TT Sidecar Race 2 Sidecar TT TrophyBen Birchall and
Tom Birchall		LCR Honda 600 ccAvon2017115.760 186.298
  • ^1 Marquis de Mouzilly St Mars Trophy.

Fastest lap awards
Race Trophy Rider(s) Machine Year Average speed Time
mph km/h
Overall Jimmy Simpson TrophyMichael DunlopSuzuki GSX-R10002017132.903 213.88717:02.009
Senior TT Norman Brown TrophyMichael DunlopSuzuki GSX-R10002017132.903 213.88717:02.009
TT Superbike John Williams TrophyDean HarrisonKawasaki Ninja ZX-10R2018134.432 216.34716:50.384[1]
TT Superstock Don Ryder TrophyPeter HickmanBMW S1000RR2018134.403 216.30116:50.601[79]
TT Supersport Race Formula 2 TT TrophyPeter HickmanTriumph Daytona 6752017126.848 204.14217:50.792
TT Sidecar Race Jock Taylor TrophyBen Birchall and
Tom Birchall		LCR Honda 600 Sidecar2017117.119 188.48519:19.746

Special awards
AwardTrophyRider(s)MachineYear
TT Solo Championship Joey Dunlop TrophyIan HutchinsonBMW S1000RR
Yamaha YZF-R6		2016[85]
TT Privateer's Champion TT Privateer's ChampionDaniel HegartyKawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R		2016[85]
Overall Sidecar Championship RAC Sidecar TrophyJohn Holden and
Andrew Winkle		LCR Suzuki 600 cc2016[86]
Sidecar Passenger Championship Craig TrophyAndrew WinkleLCR Suzuki 600 cc2016[86]
Supersport Championship TT Supporters' Club TrophyIan HutchinsonYamaha YZF-R62016
Sidecar Chassis Championship Fred Hanks TrophyJohn Holden and
Andrew Winkle		LCR Suzuki 600 cc2016[86]
Newcomers Sidecar Driver Championship Peter Chapman TrophyLionel MansuyWindle 600 cc2015
Newcomers Sidecar Passenger Championship Dave Wells TrophyMatty RamsdenLCR 600 cc2015
British competitor
British manufacturer		 Joe Craig TrophyGuy MartinTriumph 675 cc2015
Irish (North or South) solo competitor Martin Finnegan TrophyMichael DunlopBMW S1000RR2016[85][87]
Isle of Man solo competitor Gavin Lee TrophyConor CumminsHonda CBR1000RR2016[87]
International Team Award – USA Dwight Mitchell[88]
Garett King
Stephen John		 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

Honda CBR 600
Honda CBR 600

 1999[89][90][91]

Other Special awards
  • Fastest Newcomer – The Vernon Cooper Trophy
Rider(s) Machine Year Average speed Time
mph km/h
Lukas MaurerKawasaki 1000 cc2019123.645 198.98718:18.529[92]
  • Most Meritorious Female – The Susan Jenness Trophy is awarded yearly by the Executive Committee of the TT Supporters' Club, in recognition of the "most meritorious performance by a female competitor" during the previous TT meeting.[93]
Rider(s) Race Category Year
Jenny Tinmouthsolo competitor2010
Fiona Baker-Milliganas passenger, Sidecar 600 cc2011[94]
Debbie Baronas driver, Ireson Kawasaki Sidecar 600 cc2012[95]
Estelle Leblondas driver, Sidecar 600 cc2013[96]
Estelle Leblondas driver, Sidecar 600 cc2014[97]
Fiona Baker-Milliganas passenger, Sidecar 600 cc2015[98]
Maria Costellosolo competitor2016[99]
Estelle Leblond & Melanie FarnierSidecar 600 cc2018[100]
Julie Canipaas passenger, Sidecar 600 cc2018[101]
(undecided)2019

"Riding in the TT Races" is a song written and sung by George Formby in the 1935 film No Limit.

See also
Parliament Square, Ramsey on a race day in 2008

Notes

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