The 99th anniversary Isle of Man TT

Isle of Man TT

The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...

 Festival ran between Saturday 27 May and Friday 9 June on the 37.73-mile Mountain Course

Snaefell mountain course

Snaefell Mountain Course or Mountain Course is a road-racing circuit used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix Races held in the Isle of Man from 1911 and 1923 respectively. The racing is held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald...

. The first week (between 27 May and 2 June) is known as the practice week, before the real action commenced on 3 June. There were 6 races in TT week. John McGuinness

John McGuinness (motorcycle racer)

John McGuinness is an English professional motorcycle racer. McGuinness races for the HM Plant Honda team in road races like the Isle of Man TT and the North West 200, and on the short tracks in the British Superstock 1000 series.-2006:TT 2006 proved to be the best ever for McGuinness...

 broke the lap record during practice for the Superbike race and then did it again in the race itself. He recorded a lap of 17:41.71, breaking the Superbike record from last year by 8.62 seconds and his outright lap record by 2.1 seconds.

McGuinness then went on to take his first TT hat-trick by winning the Senior TT

Senior TT

The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. The Senior TT is the Blue Riband event of the festival and takes place on the Friday of race week. The Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars...

 on 9 June, destroying the lap record in the process. He set a lap of 17:39.95 from a standing start then 17:29.26 on his 2nd lap (breaking his own lap record by 10 seconds). However, the meeting was overshadowed by the death of Japanese rider Jun Maeda on 6 June due to injuries suffered in a practice crash.

Results

• Race 1 – Jester Interactive TT Superbike Race 3 June (6 laps – 226.38 miles)

  Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
  1	John McGuinness John McGuinness (motorcycle racer) John McGuinness is an English professional motorcycle racer. McGuinness races for the HM Plant Honda team in road races like the Isle of Man TT and the North West 200, and on the short tracks in the British Superstock 1000 series.-2006:TT 2006 proved to be the best ever for McGuinness...	Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...	124.764 mph	1:48.52.06
  2	Ian Lougher Ian Lougher Ian Lougher is a motorcycle racer famous for 9 motorcycle victories in the North West 200, 10 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races and 42 wins at the Southern 100 Races in his career.-Racing career:...	Honda	124.021 mph	1:49.31.20
  3	Ian Hutchinson	Kawasaki Kawasaki Heavy Industries is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....	123.58 mph	1:49.54.61
  4	Martin Finnegan	Honda	122.385 mph	1:50.59.02
  5	Cameron Donald Cameron Donald Cameron Donald is a motorcycle road racer who has raced at the Macau Grand Prix, the North West 200 and the Isle of Man TT Races. He lives in Warrandyte, Victoria in Australia, and works as a plumber during the off-season...	Honda	122.881 mph	1:51.26.54
  6	Jason Griffiths	Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...	121.821 mph	1:51.59.67
  7	Carl Rennie	Kawasaki	121.217 mph	1:52.03.19
  8	Paul Hunt	Yamaha	120.925 mph	1:52.19.41
  9	Davy Morgan	Honda	120.425 mph	1:52.45.90
  10	Raymond Porter	Yamaha	120.427 mph	1:52.47.28

New Outright Lap Record: John McGuinness, 127.933 mph

• Race 2 – Scottish Life International TT Superstock Race 5 June (4 laps – 150.92 miles)

  Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
  1	Bruce Anstey Bruce Anstey Bruce Anstey is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is now signed to race for Padgett's Honda, having previously ridden for Relentless Suzuki which is based in Ireland. He made his Isle of Man TT debut in 1999, he completed his first race in the Lightweight 250 class, finishing 7th...	Suzuki Suzuki is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...	124.147 mph	1:12.56.34
  2	Ian Hutchinson	Kawasaki Kawasaki Heavy Industries is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....	123.912 mph	1:13.04.64
  3	Jason Griffiths	Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...	123.25 mph	1:13.28.19
  4	Guy Martin	Yamaha	122.946 mph	1:13.39.09
  5	John McGuinness	Honda	122.106 mph	1:14.09.48
  6	Ian Lougher Ian Lougher Ian Lougher is a motorcycle racer famous for 9 motorcycle victories in the North West 200, 10 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races and 42 wins at the Southern 100 Races in his career.-Racing career:...	Honda	121.209 mph	1:14.42.43
  7	Martin Finnegan	Honda	120.602 mph	1:15.04.30
  8	Mark Parrett	Yamaha	119.972 mph	1:15.28.65
  9	Gary Carswell	Suzuki	119.923 mph	1:15.30.51
  10	Rob Frost	Honda	119.627 mph	1:15.41.70

• Race 3 – Hilton Hotel & Casino Sidecar TT, Race A 5 June (3 laps – 113.00 miles)

  Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
  1	Nick Crowe / Darren Hope	Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...	113.342 mph	1:00:27.15
  2	Steve Norbury / Scott Parnell	Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...	110.902 mph	1:01:14.26
  3	John Holden / Andrew Winkle	Honda	109.635 mph	1:01:56.71
  4	Roy Hanks / David Wells	Yamaha	109.321 mph	1:02:07.38
  5	Gary Bryan / Colin Hardman	Yamaha	109.098 mph	1:02:15.02
  6	Andrew Laidlow / Patrick Farrance	LCR Team LCR Team LCR is a motorcycle racing team currently competing in the MotoGP World Championship under the name LCR Honda MotoGP. The team is founded in 1996 by Italian rider Lucio Cecchinello. They are represented by Spanish rider Toni Elías in the MotoGP class, riding a Honda RC212V bike.-1996–2003:...  Suzuki Suzuki is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...	108.562 mph	1:02:33.45
  7	Philip Dongworth / Stuart Castles	Ireson Yamaha	108.321 mph	1:02:42.13
  8	Tony Elmer / Darren Marshall	Ireson Yamaha	107.584 mph	1:03:07.57
  9	Glyn Jones / Chris Lake	DMR Dave Molyneux Dave Molyneux is a Sidecar TT racer with fourteen Isle of Man TT wins and he has had more TT wins than any other sidecar TT racer...  Honda	106.824 mph	1:03:34.50
  10	David Wallis / Sally Wilson	Honda	106.492 mph	1:03:46.40

• Race 4 – Isle of Man Steam Packet Supersport Junior TT 7 June (4 laps – 150.92 miles)

  Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
  1	John McGuinness	Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...	122.264 mph	1:14:03.73
  2	Bruce Anstey	Suzuki	121.542 mph	1:14:30.13
  3	Jason Griffiths	Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...	120.707 mph	1:15:01.08
  4	Ian Lougher Ian Lougher Ian Lougher is a motorcycle racer famous for 9 motorcycle victories in the North West 200, 10 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races and 42 wins at the Southern 100 Races in his career.-Racing career:...	Honda	120.388 mph	1:15:13.00
  5	Cameron Donald Cameron Donald Cameron Donald is a motorcycle road racer who has raced at the Macau Grand Prix, the North West 200 and the Isle of Man TT Races. He lives in Warrandyte, Victoria in Australia, and works as a plumber during the off-season...	Honda	119.552 mph	1:15:44.56
  6	Martin Finnegan	Honda	119.207 mph	1:15:57.70
  7	Nigel Beattie	Yamaha	119.116 mph	1:16:01.19
  8	Dan Stewart	Yamaha	118.524 mph	1:16:23.97
  9	Mark Parrett	Yamaha	118.329 mph	1:16:31.53
  10	Chris Palmer	Honda	117.952 mph	1:16:46.20

New Lap Record: John McGuinness, 123.975 mph

Note: Ian Hutchinson did finish 2nd in the Supersport race, but was later disqualified, as his Kawasaki ZX-6 was deemed to be illegal due to a 0.2mm (0.02 cm) difference in cam dimensions. However, McAdoo Racing (Hutchinson's team) have lodged an appeal to have the position re-instated.

• Race 5 – Hilton Hotel & Casino Sidecar TT, Race B 7 June (3 laps – 113.19 miles)

  Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
  1	Nick Crowe / Darren Hope	DMR Dave Molyneux Dave Molyneux is a Sidecar TT racer with fourteen Isle of Man TT wins and he has had more TT wins than any other sidecar TT racer...  Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...	111.467 mph	1:00:55.64
  2	Steve Norbury / Scott Parnell	Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...	110.376 mph	1:01:31.78
  3	Roy Hanks / Dave Wells	DMR Honda	108.67 mph	1:02:29.73
  4	Bill Currie / Mark Cox	Windle Yamaha	107.312 mph	1:03:17.16
  5	Tony Baker / Mark Hegarty	Yamaha	107.181 mph	1:03:21.81
  6	Conrad Harrison / Kris Hibberd	Honda	106.426 mph	1:03:48.78
  7	Roger Stockton / Pete Alton	Yamaha	105.614 mph	1:04:18.23
  8	Kenny Howles / Doug Jewell	Suzuki	105.582 mph	1:04:19.39
  9	John Holden / Andrew Winkle	Honda	105.569 mph	1:04:19.85
  10	Nigel Connole / Jamie Winn	Honda	105.362 mph	1:04:27.46

• Race 6 – Jester Interactive Senior TT 9 June (6 laps – 226.38 miles)

  Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
  1	John McGuinness	Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...	126.178 mph	1:47:38.84
  2	Cameron Donald Cameron Donald Cameron Donald is a motorcycle road racer who has raced at the Macau Grand Prix, the North West 200 and the Isle of Man TT Races. He lives in Warrandyte, Victoria in Australia, and works as a plumber during the off-season...	Honda	125.68 mph	1:47:59.45
  3	Bruce Anstey	Suzuki Suzuki is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...	125.596 mph	1:48:08.79
  4	Ian Lougher Ian Lougher Ian Lougher is a motorcycle racer famous for 9 motorcycle victories in the North West 200, 10 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races and 42 wins at the Southern 100 Races in his career.-Racing career:...	Honda	125.396 mph	1:48:19.11
  5	Guy Martin	Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...	123.841 mph	1:49:40.71
  6	Carl Rennie	Kawasaki Kawasaki Heavy Industries is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....	122.411 mph	1:50:57.62
  7	Davy Morgan	Honda	121.646 mph	1:51:39.48
  8	Raymond Porter	Yamaha	121.439 mph	1:51:50.90
  9	Nigel Beattie	Yamaha	121.137 mph	1:52:07.60
  10	Gary Carswell	Suzuki	121.027 mph	1:52:13.76

New Outright Lap Record: John McGuinness, 129.451 mph

External links

• Mountain Course map
• Detailed Race Results
• Isle of Man today MAC 3 report of new TT lap record by John McGuinness