2018 Isle of Man TT

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Isle of Man TT Mountain Course layout
Race details
Date26 May, 2018 – 8 June, 2018
LocationDouglas, Isle of Man
CourseIsle of Man TT Mountain Course
37.733 mi (60.725 km)
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The 2018 Isle of Man TT was held between 26 May and 8 June, on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course.

Michael Dunlop scored 3 wins during the event, increasing his TT win tally to 18.[1] Peter Hickman took his first two TT wins, including one at the prestigious Senior TT, taking a new outright lap record of 135.452 mph (217.989 km/h) in the process.[2] The Birchall brothers took the two Sidecar races and a new lap record, becoming the first crew to lap the course in under 19 minutes.[3] Dean Harrison[4] and Michael Rutter took one TT each.

23-times TT winner John McGuinness was a major absentee for the second year in a row, due to serious injuries sustained at the 2017 North West 200.[5] Two times 2017 Isle of Man TT winner Ian Hutchinson was also recovering from serious leg injuries sustained during the 2017 Senior TT,[6] and failed to score a single top 10 in 2018.

The event was marred by the death of two riders, 2017 TT podium finisher Dan Kneen,[7] and TT newcomer Adam Lyon.[8] In the aftermath of Kneen's crash, Steve Mercer suffered serious, career-ending injuries after being hit head-on by a course car travelling in the opposite direction.[9]

Results [10]

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Superbike TT

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop BMW 01:44:13.398 130.324
2 1 Isle of Man Conor Cummins Honda 01:45:04.259 129.273
3 2 England James Hillier Kawasaki 01:45:25.919 128.830
4 9 Australia David Johnson BMW 01:45:58.637 128.167
5 3 England Michael Rutter BMW 01:47:27.374 126.403
6 13 Northern Ireland Lee Johnston Honda 01:47:42.014 126.117
7 12 England Martin Jessopp BMW 01:48:04.898 125.672
8 23 England Ivan Lintin Kawasaki 01:48:07.017 125.631
9 18 England Philip Crowe BMW 01:48:12.101 125.532
10 11 Australia Josh Brookes Norton 01:48:14.276 125.490

Supersport TT 1

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Honda 01:11:51.072 126.027
2 5 England Dean Harrison Kawasaki 01:12:01.350 125.727
3 10 England Peter Hickman Triumph 01:12:01.608 125.720
4 2 England James Hillier Kawasaki 01:12:03.414 125.667
5 1 Isle of Man Conor Cummins Honda 01:12:44.356 124.488
6 11 Australia Josh Brookes Yamaha 01:12:57.357 124.119
7 7 England Gary Johnson Triumph 01:13:06.152 123.870
8 3 Northern Ireland Lee Johnston Honda 01:13:12.190 123.700
9 19 England James Cowton Kawasaki 01:13:45.145 122.778
10 18 England Ivan Lintin Kawasaki 01:13:54.952 122.507

Sidecar TT 1

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1 England Ben Birchall & England Tom Birchall Honda CBR 57:33.635 117.987
2 3 England John Holden & Lee Cain Honda LCR 58:20.767 116.398
3 5 England Tim Reeves & Mark Wilkes Honda 58:42.668 115.675
4 6 England Pete Founds & Jevan Walmsley Suzuki 59:30.256 114.133
5 4 England Alan Founds & Jake Lowther Yamaha 01:01:16.994 110.820
6 10 England Conrad Harrison & Andrew Winkle Honda Rod Bellas 01:01:33.593 110.322
7 21 Darren Hope & Lenny Bumfrey LCR Suzuki 01:02:14.600 109.110
8 29 Gary Gibson & Daryl Gibson Shelbourne Suzuki 01:02:33.444 108.563
9 9 Gary Bryan & Philip Hyde Baker Honda 01:03:03.297 107.706
10 18 Greg Lambert & Julie Canipa Honda GLR 01:03:15.195 107.368

Superstock TT

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 10 England Peter Hickman BMW 01:08:49.976 131.553
2 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop BMW 01:08:54.428 131.412
3 5 England Dean Harrison Kawasaki 01:09:03.579 131.121
4 9 Australia David Johnson BMW 01:10:16.337 128.859
5 2 England James Hillier Kawasaki 01:10:21.259 128.709
6 3 England Michael Rutter BMW 01:10:51.480 127.794
7 12 England Martin Jessopp BMW 01:11:43.806 126.240
8 27 England Sam West BMW 01:11:47.242 126.139
9 23 England Ivan Lintin Kawasaki 01:11:49.149 126.083
10 80 England Davey Todd Suzuki 01:11:50.396 126.047

Supersport TT 2

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 5 England Dean Harrison Kawasaki 01:11:28.059 126.703
2 10 England Peter Hickman Triumph 01:11:46.730 126.154
3 2 England James Hillier Kawasaki 01:11:58.508 125.810
4 1 Isle of Man Conor Cummins Honda 01:12:08.333 125.525
5 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Honda 01:12:14.160 125.356
6 11 Australia Josh Brookes Yamaha 01:12:51.195 124.294
7 3 Northern Ireland Lee Johnston Honda 01:13:05.465 123.889
8 7 England Gary Johnson Triumph 01:13:25.657 123.321
9 19 England James Cowton Kawasaki 01:13:28.648 123.238
10 18 England Ivan Lintin Kawasaki 01:13:39.852 122.925

Lightweight TT

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Paton 01:15:05.032 120.601
2 15 Republic of Ireland Derek McGee Kawasaki 01:15:19.633 120.212
3 3 England Michael Rutter Paton 01:16:30.242 118.362
4 8 Italy Stefano Bonetti Paton 01:16:40.194 118.106
5 32 England Joey Thompson Paton 01:18:13.175 115.766
6 9 Wales Ian Lougher Paton 01:18:26.857 115.430
7 13 Republic of Ireland Michael Sweeney Kawasaki 01:18:27.273 115.420
8 12 Northern Ireland Adam Mclean Kawasaki 01:18:38.044 115.156
9 31 Austria Julian Trummer Kawasaki 01:19:04.182 114.522
10 55 England Dominic Herbertson Kawasaki 01:19:12.721 114.316

TT Zero

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1 England Michael Rutter Mugen 18:34.956 121.824
2 3 England Daley Mathison University of Nottingham 18:58.600 119.294
3 2 Northern Ireland Lee Johnston Mugen 21:26.668 105.566
4 4 Northern Ireland James Cowton Brunel 23:14.934 97.372
5 14 England Adam Child Moto Corsa 27:50.042 81.332
6 9 Northern Ireland Shaun Anderson Brammo 30:16.155 74.789

Sidecar TT 2

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1 England Ben Birchall & Tom Birchall Honda CBR 57:25.040 118.281
2 3 England John Holden & Lee Cain Honda LCR 57:47.960 117.500
3 5 England Tim Reeves & Mark Wilkes Honda 58:03.738 116.967
4 4 England Alan Founds & Jake Lowther Yamaha 59:20.780 114.437
5 12 Lewis Blackstock & Patrick Rosney Honda LCR 01:00:21.459 112.519
6 10 England Conrad Harrison & Andrew Winkle Honda Rod Bellas 01:00:37.918 112.010
7 9 Gary Bryan & Philip Hyde Baker Honda 01:00:48.452 111.687
8 8 Stephen Ramsden & Matty Ramsden LCR 01:00:58.064 111.393
9 17 Estelle Leblond & Melanie Farnier SGR Suzuki 01:01:36.707 110.229
10 29 Gary Gibson & Daryl Gibson Shelbourne Suzuki 01:02:13.039 109.156

Senior TT

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 10 England Peter Hickman BMW 01:43:08.065 131.700
2 5 England Dean Harrison Kawasaki 01:43:10.126 131.656
3 1 Isle of Man Conor Cummins Honda 01:44:50.559 129.554
4 6 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop BMW 01:45:45.315 128.436
5 11 Australia Josh Brookes Norton 01:46:09.904 127.940
6 7 England Gary Johnson Kawasaki 01:47:06.818 126.807
7 12 England Martin Jessopp BMW 01:47:58.408 125.798
8 16 Northern Ireland James Cowton BMW 01:48:27.787 125.230
9 80 England Davey Todd Suzuki 01:49:00.059 124.612
10 32 Republic of Ireland Brian McCormack BMW 01:49:04.383 124.529

Wins table

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Rider Wins
1 Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop 3
2 England Ben Birchall 2
2 England Tom Birchall 2
2 England Peter Hickman 2
5 England Dean Harrison 1
5 England Michael Rutter 1

Sources

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  1. ^ "Dunlop clinches Isle of Man TT treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  2. ^ Trev (2018-06-08). "Peter Hickman takes incredible Senior TT victory". MCNews. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  3. ^ "Ben & Tom Birchall claim Sidecar TT Race 2 win". Motorcycle News. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  4. ^ "Harrison dominant in TT Supersport win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  5. ^ Lieback, Ron (2018-06-10). "2018 Isle of Man TT Recap | Winners and Fatalities (+ Video)". Ultimate Motorcycling. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  6. ^ "'You're not amputating my leg! I'll never ride again'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  7. ^ Lieback, Ron (2018-05-30). "Dan Kneen Dies During Isle of Man TT Superbike Qualifying". Ultimate Motorcycling. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  8. ^ "TT 2018: Newcomer Adam Lyon died from head injuries". BBC News. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  9. ^ "Isle of Man TT: Steve Mercer undergoes surgery after sustaining list of injuries in crash with course car". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2018-06-01. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  10. ^ https://www.iomttraces.com/racing/results/?year=2018&racer=&class=
  11. ^ "TT Database".