Isle of Man TT
Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox recurring event The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May and June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907. The event begins on the UK Spring Bank Holiday at the end of May and runs for thirteen days. It is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world as many competitors have died.<ref>The Manx Experience. A Souvenir Guide to the Isle of Man. page 66-67 Gordon N.Kniverton 8th edition The Manx Experience (1987) Mannin Publishing Ltd</ref>
Overview
[edit]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 event consists of one week of practice and qualifying sessions followed by one week of racing. It was 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',<ref>Isle of Man Examiner page 2 12 November 1921</ref> an informal and unofficial event held on the Sunday between Practice Week and Race Week.<ref>Here Is the News: A Chronicle of the 20th Century, Volume 1 page 78 Gordon N.Kniverton & Terry Cringle Manx Heritage Foundation (1999) The Manx Experience Template:ISBN</ref> In 2022, race organizers announced that beginning in 2023, racing would take place on Sunday after practices to allow visitors to see more events, marking the end of Mad Sunday.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The first Isle of Man TT race was held on Tuesday 28 May 1907 and was named the International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy.<ref>Official Programme – International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy 28 May 1907 pages 1–3 The Auto-Cycle Club (1907). Reproduction (2007) Isle of Man Post Office</ref> The event was organised by the Auto-Cycle Club over 10 laps of the Isle of Man St John's Short Course of Template:Convert Template:Convert 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 Template:Convert (current length Template:Convert). Its elevation goes from near sea-level to Template:Convert.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Motor-Cycle pages 1 & 6 14 June 1972</ref>
Beryl Swain became the first woman to compete in a TT race for solo motorcycles when she competed in the Isle of Man TT in 1962.<ref name="Beryl:0">Beryl Swain The first woman solo motorcyclist to finish in a TT race www.thetimes.co.uk, Retrieved 2021-03-10</ref> There was subsequently a ban on women in the race from 1962 until Hilary Musson competed in 1978.<ref>"Will Beryl race on the Island again?" Motorcycle News, 27 Feb 1963, p.9. Accessed 13 April 2024.</ref><ref>Goddess of the Gas Pedals BBC Isle of Man, 13 November 2014 Retrieved 2015-01-18</ref><ref>Female Rider Profiles on the Isle of Man TT Website – Hilary Musson www.ttwebsite.com, Retrieved 2021-03-10</ref><ref>"First Lady. Hilary Musson and Yamaha". Motorcycle Sport, August 1978, p.302, p.310. Accessed 16 September 2022</ref>
The race is regarded as the most dangerous motorsport event in the world; The New York Times said in 2017 that the number of deaths had risen "to 146 since it was first run in 1907; if one includes fatal accidents occurring during the Manx Grand Prix ... the figure rises above 250".<ref name=times>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="tragedy">Template:Cite web Template:Dead link</ref> An account of the 2003 race by Sports Illustrated writer Franz Lidz called the TT "a test of nerves and speed that may be sports' most dangerous event."<ref name="autogenerated65">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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.<ref>Isle of Man's Big 3 Race Events : The Spectator Guide. TT (Tourist Trophy), Festival of Motorcycling (incorporating Manx Grand Prix), Southern 100 page 43 Trevor Barret (2014) Lily Publication Template:ISBN</ref>
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, it formed part of the 'Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling' held in late August of each year. The Classic TT brand ceased operation prior to the 2022 event, with classes for historic racing motorcycles integrated into the Manx Grand Prix. The TT is now promoted by the Isle of Man Government Department for Enterprise.
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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'.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The 2020 and 2021 TT races were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Early Isle of Man TT race history (1904–1910)
[edit]Gordon Bennett and Tourist Trophy car races
[edit]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 Template:Convert 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.<ref>Island Racer 2004 pp 112–113 Mortons Media Group Ltd. Template:ISBN</ref> The Highways (Light Locomotive) Act 1904 gave permission in the Isle of Man for the Template:Convert 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 (Template:Convert) 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 Template:Convert.<ref>TT Pioneers – Early Car Racing in the Isle of Man by Robert Kelly p68 The Manx Experience (1996) The Alden Press ISBN No 1 873120 61 3</ref>
International Motor-Cycle Cup Race (1905)
[edit]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 Template:Convert 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 (Template:Convert) was won by J.S. Campbell (Ariel) despite a fire during a pit stop<ref>The Motor Cycle pp545 dated 19 June 1905</ref> in 4 hours, 9 minutes and 36 seconds at an average race speed of Template:Convert.<ref>Island Racer 2003 p89 Mortons Media Group Ltd Template:ISBN</ref>
Format of the races
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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".<ref>2015 International Tourist Trophy Regulations page 22 ACU Events Isle of Man Limited (2015) Isle of Man Department of Economic Development</ref>
Race procedure
[edit]- 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
[edit]Entrants must be in possession of a valid National Entrants or FIM Sponsors Licence for Road Racing.
Entrants must also cite pre-filled documentation of completion of a UK driving licence or motorcycle certification, or a driver's licence from a comparable country that is recognised by UK comparable department of transportation standards and may withhold due to any pre race or post race suspensions.
Race classes
[edit]- Current
- Senior TT (1909–present)
- Supersport TT (2005–present)
- Superbike TT (2005–present)
- Superstock TT (2005–present)
- Supertwin TT (2022–present)
- Sidecar TT (1923–1925, 1951–1967, 1977–present)
- 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)
- TT Zero (2010–2019)
- Lightweight TT (1922–1976, 1995–2004, 2012–2019)
Superbike TT
[edit]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
- TT Superbike: (Machines complying with the 2015 FIM Superbike Championship specifications)
Minimum Weight Template:Convert. Other machines admitted at the discretion of the Organisers<ref>2015 International Tourist Trophy Regulations ACU Events Isle of Man Limited page 5 and page 58 Appendix A</ref>
Supersport TT
[edit]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 Template:Convert 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 Template:Convert. 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:
- TT Supersport: (Machines complying with the 2015 FIM Supersport Championship specifications)
- 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<ref>2015 International Tourist Trophy Regulations page 2 & Appendix C ACU Events Isle of Man Limited</ref>
Superstock TT
[edit]Template:Main 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<ref>International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2015 page 5/Appendix D page 34 ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (2015) Isle of Man Department of Economic Development</ref>
Supertwin TT
2022 saw the introduction of the supertwin race run over 3 laps on Wednesday the 8th of June, increased to 4 laps the following year. The class is very similar to the lightweight class which last ran in 2019, although with some differences. The maximum capacity has been increased to 700cc allowing the Yamaha YZF-R7 and Aprilia RS660 to compete. In 2022 bikes with capacities of 651cc+ were required to run 10 kg heavier than the 150 kg limit for the 650cc machines, but 2023 saw this changed and all bikes in the class now have a minimum weight of 150 kg.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Sidecar TT
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The 1923 TT was the first time the Sidecar TT race was run, over three laps (Template:Convert) 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 Template:Convert. 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.
- Engine Types
Senior TT
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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 Template:Convert 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This proved to be the winning combination when Oliver Godfrey won the 1911 Senior TT race riding an Indian at an average speed of Template:Convert. Fitted with a six-speed belt drive<ref>Motocourse History of the Isle of Man TT Races 1907–1989 page 18-19 and 23 (Mick Woollett Technical Notes) Nick Harris © Hazelton Securities Ltd (1990) Graficas Esatalla SA Template:ISBN</ref> 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.<ref>TT Topics and Tales by David Wright – Amulree Publications (4 April 2006) Template:ISBN</ref>
- 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)<ref>2010 International Tourist Trophy Regulations page 2 ACU Events Isle of Man Limited</ref>
- 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.
- Supersport Junior TT (without limitation of tyre choice)
Discontinued race classes
[edit]Clubman TT and Production TT
[edit]The Clubman races with Lightweight, Junior and Senior classes were held for production motorcycles from 1947 until 1956.<ref>1947 TT races, overview IoM TT.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015</ref> A Senior 1000 cc class provided an opportunity for Vincent motorcycles.<ref>1950 Clubman TT 1000 cc class results IoM TT.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015</ref> 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,<ref name="recce" /><ref>1956 Clubman TT Junior class results IoM TT.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015</ref><ref>1956 Clubman TT Senior class results IoM TT.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015</ref> 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".<ref name="recce">Motor Cycle, 9 March 1967, pp.284–286 Roadsters on the Magic Lap. A Production-TT Recce in Manxland by David Dixon. Accessed 26 September 2015</ref>
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,<ref>1963 Senior race results, Competitor Ray Knight, Hughes Triumph Template:Webarchive, Manx Grand Prix.Org official website, Retrieved 19 October 2015</ref><ref>1964 Senior race results, Competitor Ray Knight, Hughes Triumph Template:Webarchive, Manx Grand Prix.Org official website, Retrieved 19 October 2015</ref><ref>Ray Knight, Competitor Profile, IoM TT.com official website, Retrieved 19 October 2015</ref> 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.<ref>Motor Cyclist Illustrated, January 1965, p.41 More Production racing. Accessed 19 October 2015</ref>
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 and 600 cc Production TT classes that had been part of the race schedule since 1989.
Ultra-Lightweight TT
[edit]Lightweight TT
[edit]TT Zero
[edit]The TT Zero was a one lap race for electric bikes running from 2010 to 2019. It was announced that the race would take a two-year break after 2019, but it never came back on the schedule since.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
TT course official vehicles
[edit]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
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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.<ref>Yamaha keep travelling marshals on Road and Track iomtt.com, 29 May 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2020</ref> As of 2023, all travelling marshals rode Honda CBR1000RR Fireblades.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Crossing places during practice and races
[edit]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
[edit]- A2 St Ninian's Crossroads with the A22 Ballaquayle Road and the A22 Ballanard Road
- A2 junction at Bray Hill with the Tromode Road and Stoney Road
- A1 Peel Road between Braddan Bridge (Jubilee Oak) and the Quarterbridge
- A2 Governor's Road, Onchan, the A2 Glencrutchery Road and Victoria Road at Governor's Bridge
- A2 Glencrutchery Road between Second & Third Avenues and Victoria Road
- A18 Bemahague Road at Bedstead Corner, Onchan
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Pedestrian overbridge at Glencrutchery Road, Douglas, close to start/finish and TT Grandstand
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Pedestrian overbridge at Bedstead Corner, Douglas, with Hailwood Avenue junction to right
Elsewhere
[edit]- 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
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Pedestrian overbridge before School House Corner, western approach to Ramsey town
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Pedestrian overbridge exiting Ramsey town centre, looking south-east towards May Hill
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Pedestrian overbridge at The Bungalow, on Snaefell mountain
TT Course access road
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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 Template:Convert. When used for vehicular traffic, pedestrian access is prohibited, but at other times it is part of a system of nature trails.<ref>TT roads closure notice 2016 Template:Webarchive Retrieved 1 June 2016</ref><ref>TVIM, 28 August 2013, Retrieved 12 December 2015</ref>
Incidents
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Between 1907 and 2023, there have been 156 fatalities during official practices or races on the Snaefell Mountain Course, and 269 total fatalities (this number includes the riders killed during the Manx Grand Prix, and Clubman TT race series of the late 1940s/1950s).<ref name=times/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=course>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2016, 5 riders died on the course during official practices or races.<ref name=backus>Template:Citation</ref><ref name=five>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref name="tragedy"/><ref name=recap>Template:Cite news</ref> There were six fatalities among competitors in the 1970 and 2022 Isle of Man TTs, making them the two deadliest years in the history of the event.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2018 Course Car incident
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On 30 May 2018, an experienced TT rider, Steve Mercer,<ref>Race results, Steve Mercer iomtt.com Retrieved 25 January 2020</ref><ref name="Autosp">Isle of Man TT outlines changes after Mercer course car collision Autosport, 18 April 2019, Retrieved 26 January 2020</ref> was seriously injured during a head-on collision with an official Course Car at Ballacrye. The car, being driven at high speed,<ref>Isle of Man TT 2018: Injured Steve Mercer thanks fans for support BBC News, 5 December 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020</ref><ref name="BBC 7 Dec 2018"/> 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.<ref>Stricken Isle of Man TT racer Steve Mercer says 'it can't end like this' Belfast Newsletter, 9 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020</ref><ref name="bikesportnews June 2019">Mercer crash report still unavailable one year on bikesportnews, 10 June 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020</ref> Immediately after the accident the organisers changed their protocols, requiring that returning riders must be controlled by motorcycle-mounted travelling marshals to the front and rear.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> An independent inquiry into the circumstances was arranged by ACU Events, the event organisers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The Auto-Cycle Union, the Isle of Man Department for Enterprise, and the inquiry 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.<ref name="BBC 7 Dec 2018">TT organisers refuse to reveal contents of serious crash investigation BBC News, 7 December 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020</ref><ref name="bikesportnews June 2019"/><ref>Steve Mercer denied access to official report into head-on collision at Isle of Man TT Belfast Newsletter, 11 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020</ref><ref>They won't even tell Mercer what went wrong Template:Webarchive iomtoday, 5 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020</ref>
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".<ref name="Autosp"/><ref>Steve Mercer's compensation claim in wake of TT course car crash 'must be heard in Isle of Man' Belfast Newsletter, 29 August 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020</ref><ref>ACU TT Statement Auto Cycle Union, 18 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020</ref>
In 2019, it was reported that the driver of the car in the collision 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, 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.<ref name="BBC 7 Dec 2018"/><ref>TT bosses outline safety changes following Mercer crash bikesportnews, 18 April 2019 Retrieved 27 January 2020</ref><ref>ACU official stands down in tracker row Template:Webarchive iomtoday.co.im, 6 September 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020</ref>
Cancellations
[edit]World Wars I and II
[edit]From 1915 to 1919, and 1940 to 1946, no TT events took place, due to the outbreak of World Wars I and II.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Events continued from 1920 to 1939 and 1947 to 2000.
Since TT 1947, the Isle of Man TT has only been cancelled three times: 2001, 2020 and 2021, all of which were due to viral outbreaks.
2001 cancellation
[edit]The 2001 Isle of Man TT races were cancelled because of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK in the spring and summer of 2001. Disinfecting 40,000 spectators and competitors (and their motorcycles) to ensure the disease was kept off the island proved difficult.
2020 and 2021 cancellations
[edit]In March 2020, the Isle of Man Government announced the cancellation of the 2020 TT due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Classic TT was subsequently cancelled in May,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and in December 2020, it was announced that 2021's TT races would also not go ahead, due to the continued worldwide spread of the virus.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2020, the Isle of Man Government lost an estimated £4.8 million of its annual projected revenue due to the cancellation of the TT races.<ref>The true cost of cancelling the Isle of Man TT goes far beyond losing racing's ultimate adrenaline rush The Independent, 2 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021</ref>
The event returned in 2022 after a two-year absence.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Total overall race winners
[edit]Updated in June 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Po. | Rider | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Michael Dunlop | 29 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Joey Dunlop | 26 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon John McGuinness | 23 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Dave Molyneux | 17 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Ian Hutchinson | 16 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood, Template:Flagicon Ben Birchall, Template:Flagicon Tom Birchall, Template:Flagicon Peter Hickman | 14 |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Bruce Anstey | 12 |
| 11 | Template:Flagicon Steve Hislop, Template:Flagicon Phillip McCallen | 11 |
| 13 | Template:Flagicon Giacomo Agostini, Template:Flagicon Robert Fisher, Template:Flagicon Stanley Woods | 10 |
| 16 | Template:Flagicon Mick Boddice, Template:Flagicon David Jefferies, Template:Flagicon Ian Lougher,<ref group="Note" name="N 1"/> Template:Flagicon Siegfried Schauzu | 9 |
| 20 | Rick Long, Jim Moodie, Chas Mortimer, Phil Read, Dan Sayle, Charlie Williams | 8 |
| 26 | Mick Grant, Wolfgang Kalauch, Michael Rutter, Tony Rutter | 7 |
| 30 | Chas Birks, Geoff Duke, Jimmie Guthrie, Jim Redman, John Surtees | 6 |
| 35 | Alec Bennett, Nick Crowe, Robert Dunlop, Brian Reid, Carlo Ubbiali | 5 |
| 40 | Klaus Enders, Freddie Frith, Wal Handley, Trevor Ireson, Benga Johansson, Dave Leach, Ray Pickrell, Tarquinio Provini, Horst Schneider, Barry Smith, Bill Smith, Jock Taylor, John Williams, | 4 |
| 53 | Ray Amm, Adrian Archibald, Graeme Crosby, Harold Daniell, Max Deubel, Ralf Engelhardt, Ryan Farquhar, Patrick Farrance, Carl Fogarty, Alex George, Dean Harrison, Tom Herron, Darren Hope, Emil Hörner, Alan Jackson, Tony Jefferies, Geoff Johnson, Klaus Klaffenböck, Rob McElnea, Bob McIntyre, Phil Mellor, Dave Morris, Chris Palmer,<ref group="Note" name="N 2"/> Clive Pollington, Walter Schneider, Ian Simpson, Rolf Steinhausen, Hans Strauss, Luigi Taveri, Barry Woodland | 3 |
| 83 | Fergus Anderson, Hugh Anderson, Manliff Barrington, Artie Bell, Geoff Bell, Lowry Burton, Kel Carruthers, Bernard Codd, Charlie Collier, Keith Cornbill, Mark Cox, Callum Crowe, Ryan Crowe, 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, Boyd Hutchinson, Bill Ivy, Gary Johnson, Alistair King, Con Law, Eddie Laycock, Ivan Lintin, Bill Lomas, Graeme McGregor, Trevor Nation, Gary Padgett, Steve Plater, Jock Porter, Nick Roche, Cecil Sandford, Dave Saville, Tom Sheard, Davey Todd, Edwin Twemlow, Malcolm Uphill, Dave Wells, Don Williams, Eric Williams, Paul Williams, Andrew Winkle, Michael Wynn | 2 |
| 141 | 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, Jack Daniels, Leo Davenport, Geoff Davison, Tommy de la Hay, Ernst Degner, Walter Denny, George Douglass, Eddie Dow, Percy Evans, Helmut Fath, Jack Findlay, John Flaxman, Frank Fletcher, Rem Fowler, John Giabbard, 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, K.J. Horstman, Clive Horton, Eric Houseley, Dennis Ireland, Mitsuo Itoh, Brian Jackson, Nick Jefferies, Doug Jewell, Lee Johnston, Paddy Johnston, Ken Kavanagh, Bob Keeler, Neil Kelly, John Kidson, Ewald Kluge, Ray Knight, David Lashmar, Monty V. Lockwood, Frank Longman, Heinz Luthringshauser, Jack Marshall, Tom Kearey, 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, Phil Palmer, Len 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, Shaun Smith, Cyril Taft, Omobono Tenni, Steve Tonkin, George Tucker, Kenneth Twemlow, Henry Tyrell-Smith, Chris Vincent, Terry Vinicombe, Graham Walker, Frank Whiteway, Cyril Williams, Donny Williams, Paul J. Williams, Peter Williams, Alfred Wohlgemuth, Tim Wood, Tommy Wood, Stan Woods | 1 |
FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship Rounds (1949–1976)
[edit]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, 10-time TT race winner 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 struck from the championship and replaced by the British Grand Prix.
Multiple winners (riders)
[edit]| # Wins | Rider | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 12 | Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood | 500cc | 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 |
| 350cc | 1962, 1967 | ||
| 250cc | 1961, 1966, 1967 | ||
| 125cc | 1961 | ||
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Giacomo Agostini | 500cc | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| 350cc | 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972 | ||
| 6 | Template:Flagicon John Surtees | 500cc | 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 |
| 350cc | 1958, 1959 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Jim Redman | 350cc | 1963, 1964, 1965 | |
| 250cc | 1963, 1964, 1965 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Phil Read | 350cc | 1961 | |
| 250cc | 1971, 1972 | ||
| 125cc | 1965, 1967, 1968 | ||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Geoff Duke | 500cc | 1950, 1951, 1955 |
| 350cc | 1951, 1952 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Carlo Ubbiali | 250cc | 1956 | |
| 125cc | 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960 | ||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Tarquinio Provini | 250cc | 1958, 1959 |
| 125cc | 1957, 1959 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Chas Mortimer | 350cc | 1976 | |
| 250cc | 1975 | ||
| 125cc | 1971, 1972 | ||
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Ray Amm | 500cc | 1953, 1954 |
| 350cc | 1953 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Luigi Taveri | 125cc | 1962, 1964 | |
| 50cc | 1965 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Charlie Williams | 350cc | 1975 | |
| 250cc | 1973, 1974 | ||
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Fergus Anderson | 250cc | 1952, 1953 |
| Template:Flagicon Bill Lomas | 350cc | 1955 | |
| 250cc | 1955 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Cecil Sandford | 250cc | 1957 | |
| 125cc | 1952 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Bob McIntyre | 500cc | 1957 | |
| 350cc | 1957 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Gary Hocking | 500cc | 1962 | |
| 250cc | 1960 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Hugh Anderson | 125cc | 1963 | |
| 50cc | 1964 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Bill Ivy | 250cc | 1968 | |
| 125cc | 1966 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Kel Carruthers | 250cc | 1969, 1970 | |
| Template:Flagicon Tony Rutter | 350cc | 1973, 1974 | |
| Template:Flagicon Tom Herron | 500cc | 1976 | |
| 250cc | 1976 | ||
Multiple winners (manufacturers)
[edit]| # Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 33 | Template:Flagicon MV Agusta | 500cc | 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| 350cc | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972 | ||
| 250cc | 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 | ||
| 125cc | 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960 | ||
| 21 | Template:Flagicon Yamaha | 500cc | 1974, 1976 |
| 350cc | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 | ||
| 250cc | 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 | ||
| 125cc | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973 | ||
| 18 | Template:Flagicon Honda | 500cc | 1966, 1967 |
| 350cc | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 | ||
| 250cc | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 | ||
| 125cc | 1961, 1962, 1964 | ||
| 50cc | 1965, 1966 | ||
| 12 | Template:Flagicon Norton | 500cc | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1961 |
| 350cc | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1961 | ||
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Moto Guzzi | 350cc | 1955, 1956 |
| 250cc | 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Suzuki | 500cc | 1973 | |
| 125cc | 1963, 1970 | ||
| 50cc | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967 | ||
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Mondial | 250cc | 1957 |
| 125cc | 1951, 1957 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Gilera | 500cc | 1955, 1957 | |
| 350cc | 1957 | ||
| 2 | Template:Flagicon NSU | 250cc | 1954 |
| 125cc | 1954 | ||
| Template:Flagicon Benelli | 250cc | 1950, 1969 | |
| Template:Flagicon Kawasaki | 500cc | 1975 | |
| 125cc | 1969 | ||
By year
[edit]Current lap records
[edit]| Category | Rider(s) | Machine | Tyres | Year | Time | Average speed | Source<ref name=LapRecords>Records reported are lap times achieved during races only. Except where otherwise noted, sourcing in this table is from the IOMTT.COM website: title=IOM TT: Current Isle of Man TT Lap Records</ref> | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | |||||||
| Outright (all categories) | Peter Hickman | BMW M1000RR | Dunlop | 2023 | 16:36.114 | Template:Convert | <ref name="record">Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Superbike TT | Peter Hickman | BMW M1000RR | Dunlop | 2023 | 16:42.825 | Template:Convert | <ref name="Dunlop Superbike">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Supersport TT | Michael Dunlop | Yamaha YZF-R6 | Dunlop | 2023 | 17:21.604 | Template:Convert | <ref name="Dunlop Supersport">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Lightweight TT | Michael Dunlop | Paton | Metzeler | 2018 | 18:26.543 | Template:Convert | <ref name="Dunlop Supertwin">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Ultra-Lightweight TT | Chris Palmer | Honda RS125 | 2004 | 20:20.87 | Template:Convert | |||
| Senior TT | Peter Hickman | BMW S1000RR | Dunlop | 2018 | 16:42.778 | Template:Convert | <ref name="Hickman Senior">Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Superstock TT | Peter Hickman | BMW M1000RR | Dunlop | 2023 | 16:36.114 | Template:Convert | <ref name="Hicky">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| TT Zero | Michael Rutter | Mugen Shinden | Dunlop | 2019 | 18:34.172 | Template:Convert | <ref name="TT Zero Record Lap">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Sidecar TT | Ben Birchall and Tom Birchall |
Honda CBR Sidecar | Avon | 2023 | 18:45.850 | Template:Convert | <ref name="Birchalls">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
Current race records
[edit]| Category | Laps | Rider(s) | Machine | Tyres | Year | Race time | Average speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | |||||||
| Superstock TT | 3 | Peter Hickman | BMW S1000RR | 2023 | 50:48:301 | 133.676 | 215.085 [1] | |
| 4 | Peter Hickman | BMW S1000RR | Dunlop | 2018 | 01:08:49.976 | Template:Convert<ref name="Hicky"/> | ||
| Superbike TT | 6 | Michael Dunlop | BMW S1000RR | Dunlop | 2023 | 01:43:01.855 | Template:Convert<ref name="Dunlop Superbike"/> | |
| Supersport TT | 4 | Michael Dunlop | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2023 | 01:10:50.234 | Template:Convert<ref name=harrison>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Supertwin TT | 4 | Michael Dunlop | Paton 650 | Metzeler | 2018 | 01:15:05.032 | Template:Convert<ref name="Dunlop Supertwin"/> | |
| Lightweight TT | 3 | Ivan Lintin | Kawasaki ER650 | Metzeler | 2015 | 57:06.070 | Template:Convert<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Senior TT | 6 | Peter Hickman | BMW S1000RR | 2018 | 01:43:08.065 | Template:Convert<ref name="Hickman Senior"/> | ||
| 4 | John McGuinness | Honda CBR1000RR | Dunlop | 2015 | 01:09:23.903 | Template:Convert | ||
| TT Zero | 1 | Michael Rutter | Mugen Shinden | 2019 | 18:34.172 | Template:Convert<ref name="TT Zero Record Lap"/> | ||
| Sidecar TT | 3 | Ben Birchall and Tom Birchall | Honda CBR Sidecar | Avon | 2023 | 56:41.815 | Template:Convert<ref name="Birchalls"/> | |
10 fastest newcomers
[edit]| Rider(s) | Machine | Year | Average speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||
| 1 | Glenn Irwin | Honda | 2022 | Template:Convert | |
| 2 | Peter Hickman | BMW | 2014 | Template:Convert | |
| 3 | Davey Todd | Suzuki | 2018 | Template:Convert | |
| 4 | Nathan Harrison<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Honda | 2022 | 128.087 | 206.136 |
| 5 | Josh Brookes | Suzuki | 2013 | Template:Convert | |
| 6 | Ryan Cringle<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Honda | 2023 | 126.096 | 202.932 |
| 7 | Steve Plater | Yamaha | 2007 | Template:Convert | |
| 8 | Simon Andrews | BMW | 2011 | Template:Convert | |
| 9 | Keith Amor | Honda | 2007 | Template:Convert | |
| 10 | Horst Saiger | Kawasaki | 2013 | Template:Convert | |
Race awards
[edit]Most Meritorious Female Competitor – The Susan Jenness Trophy was 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. The award has not been awarded since 2019.
| Rider(s) | Race Category | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny Tinmouth | solo competitor | 2010 |
| Fiona Baker-Milligan | as passenger, Sidecar 600 cc | 2011<ref>TT News Race Edition #2 2012 page 20 Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2012) Bridson & Horrox Ltd</ref> |
| Debbie Baron | as driver, Ireson Kawasaki Sidecar 600 cc | 2012<ref>TT Supporters Club Magazine – Winter 2012 page 15 (2012) TT Supporters Club</ref> |
| Estelle Leblond | as driver, Sidecar 600 cc | 2013<ref>TT News Race Edition #3 2014 page 23 Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2014) Bridson & Horrox Ltd</ref> |
| Estelle Leblond | as driver, Sidecar 600 cc | 2014<ref>TT Supporters Club Magazine – Summer 2015 page 10 (2015) TT Supporters Club</ref> |
| Fiona Baker-Milligan | as passenger, Sidecar 600 cc | 2015<ref>TT Supporters Club Magazine – Winter 2015 page 13 (2015) TT Supporters Club</ref> |
| Maria Costello | solo competitor | 2016<ref>TT Supporters Club Magazine – Winter 2016 page 22 (2016) TT Supporters Club</ref> |
| Estelle Leblond & Melanie Farnier | Sidecar 600 cc | 2017<ref>TT Supporters Club Magazine – Summer 2018 page 17 (2018) TT Supporters Club</ref> |
| Julie Canipa | as passenger, Sidecar 600 cc | 2018<ref>TT News Issue One 2019 page 27 25 May 2019 Isle of Man Newspapers Ltd (2019) Bridson & Horrox Ltd</ref> |
| Maria Costello | solo competitor | 2019<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Video games
[edit]There have been numerous video games based on the Isle of Man TT; the first was the 1995 Sega arcade game Manx TT Super Bike, which was later ported to the Sega Saturn in 1997.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Several other games have followed since, including Suzuki TT Superbikes (2005), TT Superbikes: Real Road Racing Championship and TT Superbikes Legends (both 2008), all of which were released exclusively for the PlayStation 2, and developed by Jester Interactive.
Bigben Interactive has since revived the TT game license, releasing TT Isle Of Man: Ride on the Edge in 2018 and two sequels in 2020 and 2023.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Connected events
[edit]The Ramsey Sprint has been run since 1978 and is one of the biggest events during the TT race festival. The Sprint is run along the 1 km long Mooragh Promenade. The music festival Sprintfest is also held in the same town, Ramsey, on the weekend between practice week and race week.
See also
[edit]- List of named corners of the Snaefell Mountain Course
- List of Isle of Man TT Mountain Course fatalities
- North West 200
- Outline of motorcycles and motorcycling
Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- Barker, Stuart (2007). 100 One Hundred Years of the TT. EMAP Template:ISBN
- Duckworth, Mick (2007). TT 100 – The Authorised History of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Racing. Lily Publications Template:ISBN
- Harris, Nick (1991). Motocourse History of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races 1907–1989 Hazelton Publishing Template:ISBN
- Mac McDiarmid (2004). The Magic of The TT. A Century of Racing over The Mountain Haynes Publishing. Template:ISBN
- Noyes, Denis (1999) 50 Years of Moto Grand Prix. Hazelton Publishing Ltd Template:ISBN
- Pidcock, Fred & Snelling, Bill (2007) History of the Isle of Man Clubman's TT Races 1947–1956. Amulree Publications Template:ISBN
- Savage, Mike (1997) TT Heroes. Amulree Publications Template:ISBN
- Snelling, Bill (1996). The Tourist Trophy in Old Photographs Collected by Bill Snelling. Sutton Publishing Template:ISBN
- Stroud, Jon (2007). The Little Book of the TT. Green Umbrella Publishing Template:ISBN
- Wright, David (2007). 100 Years of the Isle of Man TT Races. A Century of Motorcycle Racing. Crowood Press Template:ISBN
- Wright, David (2006). TT Topics and Tales. Amulree Publications Template:ISBN
External links
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