2023 Isle of Man TT

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

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 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 WeekRace Week
Mon 29 May - Fri 2 JuneSat 3 JuneSun 4 JuneTue 6 JuneWed 7 JuneFri 9 JuneSat 10 June
All categoriesSuperbike TTSenior TT
Superstock TT Race 1Superstock TT Race 2
Supersport TT Race 1Supersport TT Race 2
Supertwin TT Race 1Supertwin TT Race 2
Sidecar TT Race 1Sidecar TT Race 2

Results [6]

Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 1 [7]

Results (1–10)
PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)
16 Michael DunlopYamaha01:11:22.090126.880
210 Peter HickmanTriumph01:11:34.420126.516
32 Dean HarrisonYamaha01:11:34.814126.504
44 Jamie CowardYamaha01:12:16.092125.300
58 Davey ToddHonda01:12:18.928125.218
65 James HillierYamaha01:12:54.727124.193
73 Paul JordanYamaha01:13:15.214123.614
81 David JohnsonHonda01:13:40.595122.905
915 Rob HodsonYamaha01:13:44.052122.809
1014 James HindYamaha01:13:54.822122.510

3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Race 1 [8]

Results (1-10)
PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)
11 Ben Birchall / Tom BirchallHonda LCR56:53.768119.365
22 Peter Founds / Jevan WalmsleyHonda LCR57:17.835118.529
36 John Holden / Maxime VasseurYamaha LCR01:00:33.236112.155
416Steve Ramsden / Mathew RamsdenHonda LCR01:00:36.787112.045
58 Gary Bryan / Philip HydeHonda Baker01:00:52.000111.548
631 Daryl Gibson / Tom ChristieSuzuki CES01:00:55.431111.474
718Wayne Lockey / Matthew RostronHonda LCR01:01:57.922109.600
815 Greg Lambert / Andrew HaynesHonda LCR01:02:17.193109.035
917John Saunders / James SaundersHonda Shelbourne01:02:45.035108.228
107 Alan Founds / Colin SmythYamaha LCR01:02:57.404107.874

RST Superbike TT [9]

Results (1–10)
PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)
16 Michael DunlopHonda01:43:01.855131.832
210 Peter HickmanBMW01:43:10.088131.657
32 Dean HarrisonKawasaki01:43:19.894131.449
45 James HillierYamaha01:45:20.238128.946
54 Jamie CowardHonda01:45:30.679128.733
63 John McGuinnessHonda01:46:03.601128.067
77 Joshua BrookesBMW01:46:17.044127.797
813 Dominic HerbertsonBMW01:47:15.700126.632
912 Michael RutterHonda01:47:22.830126.492
1018 Shaun AndersonSuzuki01:47:43.554126.087

RL360 Superstock TT Race 1 [10]

Results (1-10)
PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)
110 Peter HickmanBMW51:05.245132.937
26 Michael DunlopHonda51:28.417131.939
32 Dean HarrisonKawasaki51:43.244131.309
48 Davey ToddHonda52:06.251130.343
55 James HillierYamaha52:14.822129.986
64 Jamie CowardHonda52:16.168129.931
711 Conor CumminsHonda52:37.564129.050
81 David JohnsonHonda52:56.131128.296
916 Mike BrowneBMW53:35.344126.731
1018 Shaun AndersonSuzuki53:38.580126.604

Carole Nash Supertwin TT Race 1 [11]

Results (1–10)
PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)
16 Michael DunlopPaton56:21.475120.505
216 Mike BrownePaton56:48.259119.558
34 Jamie CowardKawasaki56:50.496119.479
410 Peter HickmanYamaha57:16.541118.574
57 Joshua BrookesKawasaki57:27.671118.191
68 Pierre Yves BianPaton58:11.117116.720
71 Dominic HerbertsonKawasaki58:22.836116.330
82 Michael RutterYamaha58:56.233115.231
924 Baz FurberYamaha59:16.454114.576
105 Rob HodsonKawasaki59:33.657114.024

3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Race 2 [12]

Results (1-10)
PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)
11 Ben Birchall / Tom BirchallHonda LCR56:41.816119.784
22 Peter Founds / Jevan WalmsleyHonda LCR56:50.963119.463
33 Ryan Crowe / Callum CroweHonda LCR57:38.595117.818
45 Tim Reeves / Mark WilkesYamaha LCR59:14.913114.626
516Steve Ramsden / Mathew RamsdenHonda LCR59:53.875113.383
68 Gary Bryan / Philip HydeHonda Baker01:00:24.856112.414
76 John Holden / Maxime VasseurYamaha LCR01:01:17.827110.795
815 Greg Lambert / Andrew HaynesHonda LCR01:01:47.897109.896
918Wayne Lockey / Matthew RostronHonda LCR01:02:18.795108.988
1017John Saunders / James SaundersHonda Shelbourne01:02:35.449108.505

Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 2 [13]

Results (1-10)
PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)
16 Michael DunlopYamaha01:10:50.234127.831
210 Peter HickmanTriumph01:10:59.852127.542
32 Dean HarrisonYamaha01:11:24.663126.804
48 Davey ToddHonda01:11:36.541126.453
54 James HillierYamaha01:11:58.165125.820
614 James HindYamaha01:13:12.612123.688
73 Paul JordanYamaha01:13:24.694123.348
820 Craig NeveTriumph01:13:34.426123.076
91 David JohnsonHonda01:13:35.294123.052
1013 Dominic HerbertsonYamaha01:13:36.735123.012

RL360 Superstock TT Race 2 [14]

Results (1-10)
PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)
110 Peter HickmanBMW50:48.301133.676
26 Michael DunlopHonda51:05.486132.926
32 Dean HarrisonKawasaki51:46.322131.179
411 Conor CumminsHonda52:04.622130.411
57 Joshua BrookesBMW52:28.364129.427
64 Jamie CowardHonda52:28.855129.407
75 James HillierYamaha52:45.931128.709
83 John McGuinnessHonda52:47.025128.665
913 Dominic HerbertsonBMW53:18.508127.398
1012 Michael RutterBMW53:18.789127.387

Carole Nash Supertwin TT Race 2 [15]

Results (1-10)
PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)
110 Peter HickmanYamaha56:55.114119.318
28 Pierre Yves BianPaton57:42.898117.671
37 Joshua BrookesKawasaki57:44.900117.603
411 Stefano BonettiPaton58:12.298116.681
55 Rob HodsonKawasaki58:19.874116.428
624 Baz FurberYamaha58:55.719115.248
719 Michael EvansAprilia59:12.651114.699
812 Francesco CuringaPaton59:20.322114.451
913 Michal DokoupilAprilia59:35.707113.959
1045 Michael RussellAprilia01:00:01.194113.152

Milwaukee Senior TT [16]

Results (1–10)
PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)
110 Peter HickmanBMW01:42:29.489132.526
22 Dean HarrisonKawasaki01:42:49.478132.097
36 Michael DunlopHonda01:43:09.911131.661
411 Conor CumminsHonda01:44:40.829129.755
57 Joshua BrookesBMW01:45:04.393129.270
65 James HillierYamaha01:45:41.862128.506
73 John McGuinnessHonda01:45:52.647128.288
81 David JohnsonHonda01:46:40.752127.324
98 Davey ToddHonda01:47:13.065126.684
1022 Rob HodsonHonda01:47:17.121126.604

Wins table

RiderWins
1 Peter Hickman4
1 Michael Dunlop4
3 Ben Birchall2
3 Tom Birchall2

Sources