2023 Isle of Man TT

2023 Isle of Man TT Races
Isle of Man TT Mountain Course layout
Race details
Date29 May – 10 June 2023
LocationDouglas, Isle of Man
CourseIsle of Man TT Mountain Course
37.733 mi (60.725 km)

The 2023 Isle of Man TT was held between Monday 29 May and Saturday 10 June, on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course.

The event was marked by the high profile absences of possible podium contenders Lee Johnston[1] and Nathan Harrison[2] due to injury, multiple TT winner Ian Hutchinson[3] due to a stroke, Gary Johnson, the 2 time winner crashed badly in Horice Czech Republic meaning he was sidelined for the 2023 season and fastest ever newcomer Glenn Irwin[4] for personal reasons.

This year saw the outright lap record broken again by Peter Hickman achieving 136.358 mph (219.447 km/h) on Friday 9th June during the second RL360 Superstock race aboard the Monster Energy by FHO Racing BMW M1000RR.

Michael Dunlop saw success during the event by earning 4 victories (Superbike, Supersport 1, Supersport 2, Lightweight 1) putting him at 25 total, one below his uncle Joey Dunlop. He also set a new supersport record of 130.403 mph (209.863 km/h), Peter Hickman also manage to break the 130 mph (210 km/h) average on a supersport with 130.219 mph (209.567 km/h).

The Birchall brothers, Ben and Tom, saw continued success by winning both Sidecar races taking their tally to 14 and 11 in a row. They also set a new lap record of 120.645 mph (194.159 km/h) during the second Sidecar race.

The event saw the unfortunate passing of one competitor on the final lap of the first Supertwin TT, Spanish rider Raul Torras Martinez.[5]

Schedule

Qualifying Week Race Week
Mon 29 May - Fri 2 June Sat 3 June Sun 4 June Tue 6 June Wed 7 June Fri 9 June Sat 10 June
All categories Superbike TT Senior TT
Superstock TT Race 1 Superstock TT Race 2
Supersport TT Race 1 Supersport TT Race 2
Supertwin TT Race 1 Supertwin TT Race 2
Sidecar TT Race 1 Sidecar TT Race 2

Results [6]

Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 1 [7]

Results (1–10)
Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Yamaha 01:11:22.090 126.880
2 10 England Peter Hickman Triumph 01:11:34.420 126.516
3 2 England Dean Harrison Yamaha 01:11:34.814 126.504
4 4 England Jamie Coward Yamaha 01:12:16.092 125.300
5 8 England Davey Todd Honda 01:12:18.928 125.218
6 5 England James Hillier Yamaha 01:12:54.727 124.193
7 3 Northern Ireland Paul Jordan Yamaha 01:13:15.214 123.614
8 1 Australia David Johnson Honda 01:13:40.595 122.905
9 15 England Rob Hodson Yamaha 01:13:44.052 122.809
10 14 England James Hind Yamaha 01:13:54.822 122.510

3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Race 1 [8]

Results (1-10)
Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1 England Ben Birchall / England Tom Birchall Honda LCR 56:53.768 119.365
2 2 England Peter Founds / Jevan Walmsley Honda LCR 57:17.835 118.529
3 6 England John Holden / France Maxime Vasseur Yamaha LCR 01:00:33.236 112.155
4 16 Steve Ramsden / Mathew Ramsden Honda LCR 01:00:36.787 112.045
5 8 England Gary Bryan / Philip Hyde Honda Baker 01:00:52.000 111.548
6 31 England Daryl Gibson / England Tom Christie Suzuki CES 01:00:55.431 111.474
7 18 Wayne Lockey / Matthew Rostron Honda LCR 01:01:57.922 109.600
8 15 England Greg Lambert / England Andrew Haynes Honda LCR 01:02:17.193 109.035
9 17 John Saunders / James Saunders Honda Shelbourne 01:02:45.035 108.228
10 7 England Alan Founds / Colin Smyth Yamaha LCR 01:02:57.404 107.874

RST Superbike TT [9]

Results (1–10)
Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Honda 01:43:01.855 131.832
2 10 England Peter Hickman BMW 01:43:10.088 131.657
3 2 England Dean Harrison Kawasaki 01:43:19.894 131.449
4 5 England James Hillier Yamaha 01:45:20.238 128.946
5 4 England Jamie Coward Honda 01:45:30.679 128.733
6 3 England John McGuinness Honda 01:46:03.601 128.067
7 7 Australia Joshua Brookes BMW 01:46:17.044 127.797
8 13 England Dominic Herbertson BMW 01:47:15.700 126.632
9 12 England Michael Rutter Honda 01:47:22.830 126.492
10 18 Northern Ireland Shaun Anderson Suzuki 01:47:43.554 126.087

RL360 Superstock TT Race 1 [10]

Results (1-10)
Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 10 England Peter Hickman BMW 51:05.245 132.937
2 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Honda 51:28.417 131.939
3 2 England Dean Harrison Kawasaki 51:43.244 131.309
4 8 England Davey Todd Honda 52:06.251 130.343
5 5 England James Hillier Yamaha 52:14.822 129.986
6 4 England Jamie Coward Honda 52:16.168 129.931
7 11 Isle of Man Conor Cummins Honda 52:37.564 129.050
8 1 Australia David Johnson Honda 52:56.131 128.296
9 16 Republic of Ireland Mike Browne BMW 53:35.344 126.731
10 18 Northern Ireland Shaun Anderson Suzuki 53:38.580 126.604

Carole Nash Supertwin TT Race 1 [11]

Results (1–10)
Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Paton 56:21.475 120.505
2 16 Republic of Ireland Mike Browne Paton 56:48.259 119.558
3 4 England Jamie Coward Kawasaki 56:50.496 119.479
4 10 England Peter Hickman Yamaha 57:16.541 118.574
5 7 Australia Joshua Brookes Kawasaki 57:27.671 118.191
6 8 France Pierre Yves Bian Paton 58:11.117 116.720
7 1 England Dominic Herbertson Kawasaki 58:22.836 116.330
8 2 England Michael Rutter Yamaha 58:56.233 115.231
9 24 England Baz Furber Yamaha 59:16.454 114.576
10 5 England Rob Hodson Kawasaki 59:33.657 114.024

3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Race 2 [12]

Results (1-10)
Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1 England Ben Birchall / England Tom Birchall Honda LCR 56:41.816 119.784
2 2 England Peter Founds / Jevan Walmsley Honda LCR 56:50.963 119.463
3 3 Isle of Man Ryan Crowe / Isle of Man Callum Crowe Honda LCR 57:38.595 117.818
4 5 England Tim Reeves / Mark Wilkes Yamaha LCR 59:14.913 114.626
5 16 Steve Ramsden / Mathew Ramsden Honda LCR 59:53.875 113.383
6 8 England Gary Bryan / Philip Hyde Honda Baker 01:00:24.856 112.414
7 6 England John Holden / France Maxime Vasseur Yamaha LCR 01:01:17.827 110.795
8 15 England Greg Lambert / England Andrew Haynes Honda LCR 01:01:47.897 109.896
9 18 Wayne Lockey / Matthew Rostron Honda LCR 01:02:18.795 108.988
10 17 John Saunders / James Saunders Honda Shelbourne 01:02:35.449 108.505

Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 2 [13]

Results (1-10)
Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Yamaha 01:10:50.234 127.831
2 10 England Peter Hickman Triumph 01:10:59.852 127.542
3 2 England Dean Harrison Yamaha 01:11:24.663 126.804
4 8 England Davey Todd Honda 01:11:36.541 126.453
5 4 England James Hillier Yamaha 01:11:58.165 125.820
6 14 England James Hind Yamaha 01:13:12.612 123.688
7 3 Northern Ireland Paul Jordan Yamaha 01:13:24.694 123.348
8 20 England Craig Neve Triumph 01:13:34.426 123.076
9 1 Australia David Johnson Honda 01:13:35.294 123.052
10 13 England Dominic Herbertson Yamaha 01:13:36.735 123.012

RL360 Superstock TT Race 2 [14]

Results (1-10)
Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 10 England Peter Hickman BMW 50:48.301 133.676
2 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Honda 51:05.486 132.926
3 2 England Dean Harrison Kawasaki 51:46.322 131.179
4 11 Isle of Man Conor Cummins Honda 52:04.622 130.411
5 7 Australia Joshua Brookes BMW 52:28.364 129.427
6 4 England Jamie Coward Honda 52:28.855 129.407
7 5 England James Hillier Yamaha 52:45.931 128.709
8 3 England John McGuinness Honda 52:47.025 128.665
9 13 England Dominic Herbertson BMW 53:18.508 127.398
10 12 England Michael Rutter BMW 53:18.789 127.387

Carole Nash Supertwin TT Race 2 [15]

Results (1-10)
Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 10 England Peter Hickman Yamaha 56:55.114 119.318
2 8 France Pierre Yves Bian Paton 57:42.898 117.671
3 7 Australia Joshua Brookes Kawasaki 57:44.900 117.603
4 11 Italy Stefano Bonetti Paton 58:12.298 116.681
5 5 England Rob Hodson Kawasaki 58:19.874 116.428
6 24 England Baz Furber Yamaha 58:55.719 115.248
7 19 Isle of Man Michael Evans Aprilia 59:12.651 114.699
8 12 Italy Francesco Curinga Paton 59:20.322 114.451
9 13 Czech Republic Michal Dokoupil Aprilia 59:35.707 113.959
10 45 England Michael Russell Aprilia 01:00:01.194 113.152

Milwaukee Senior TT [16]

Results (1–10)
Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 10 England Peter Hickman BMW 01:42:29.489 132.526
2 2 England Dean Harrison Kawasaki 01:42:49.478 132.097
3 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Honda 01:43:09.911 131.661
4 11 Isle of Man Conor Cummins Honda 01:44:40.829 129.755
5 7 Australia Joshua Brookes BMW 01:45:04.393 129.270
6 5 England James Hillier Yamaha 01:45:41.862 128.506
7 3 England John McGuinness Honda 01:45:52.647 128.288
8 1 Australia David Johnson Honda 01:46:40.752 127.324
9 8 England Davey Todd Honda 01:47:13.065 126.684
10 22 England Rob Hodson Honda 01:47:17.121 126.604

Wins table

Rider Wins
1 England Peter Hickman 4
1 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop 4
3 England Ben Birchall 2
3 England Tom Birchall 2

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