TT 2026 – Tuesday Qualifying
Dean Harrison units early tempo after disrupted begin to observe
Dean Harrison wasted no time laying down the early marker at TT 2026, setting the quickest ever lap recorded in a gap qualifying session after Monday’s curtailed begin to observe.
Tuesday night successfully turned the primary timed hit-out of TT 2026 after Monday’s free observe session had began after which been stopped. Excellent climate once more bathed the 37.73-mile Mountain Course, though proceedings have been delayed by round 20 minutes because of a street site visitors accident earlier than the roads have been cleared and the Superbike/Superstock session lastly acquired underway at 1850.
Dean Harrison was first away on the Honda Racing UK Fireblade, adopted by Nathan Harrison on the H&H Bikes Honda and Australia’s David Johnson on the Platinum Membership Racing Kawasaki. Michael Dunlop, Jamie Coward and Josh Brookes have been subsequent to make the leap down Bray Hill.
The circumstances have been good, however not with out their traditional TT problems. The night solar was significantly awkward on the primary run out in the direction of Ballacraine, whereas the nonetheless air introduced loads of flies and mud in locations. Even so, Harrison seemed instantly settled and was quickly threatening a 133 mph lap from a standing begin.
Dean Harrison begins TT 2026 with report tempo
The primary official timed lap of TT 2026 was accomplished at 133.222 mph, a brand new observe week standing-start benchmark. Dunlop was second quickest at that time on 130.341 mph, whereas Brookes, working his Superstock machine, and Nathan Harrison additionally broke the 130 mph barrier, Brookes with 130.197 mph and Nathan with 130.010 mph.
Brookes’ opening lap was sufficient to place him to the highest of the Superstock order, forward of Peter Hickman on the 8TEN Racing BMW. Hickman then referred to as into the pits to modify to his Superbike.
Dunlop additionally returned to the pits after his opening lap, his physique language and hand gestures making it clear there was work to do on the Honda Fireblade. Tweaks have been made on the entrance finish earlier than he was despatched again out, the report 33-time TT winner making it clear that Superbike mileage remained a precedence at this stage of the week.
Harrison, in the meantime, pressed on. His second lap stopped the clocks at 133.925 mph, the quickest lap ever recorded in a gap qualifying session on the Isle of Man TT.
He then dived into the pits, ran again up pit lane and jumped onto his Superstock machine, getting out simply earlier than pit exit closed. That gave Harrison a 3rd big-bike lap on a night the place the delayed begin meant many of the key Superbike/Superstock contenders solely had time for 2.
“It felt good to get out and get right into a rhythm tonight,” Harrison mentioned. “I felt good immediately and the bike did too. To be sincere, I used to be extra fascinated by seeing how in another way the bike felt with a lightened gasoline load, in order happy as I used to be with the 133.2, I used to be equally completely satisfied to observe it up with a 133.9 mph lap. The tyre, the bike and the circumstances have been good. I loved my using this night and look ahead to following it up tomorrow.”
The ultimate Superbike order had Honda equipment locking out the highest 4. Dean Harrison led on 133.925 mph, forward of Dunlop on 130.341 mph, Nathan Harrison on 130.010 mph and John McGuinness MBE on 128.979 mph. Ian Hutchinson was fifth at 128.903 mph, with Johnson sixth at 128.275 mph.
McGuinness settles in after tyre change
McGuinness had began the session on a zero-compound tyre however was not comfy with the selection, later describing it as a backwards step earlier than the workforce moved in a extra productive course. The 23-time TT winner has additionally switched from a MoTeC ECU to the HRC equipment ECU, bringing him into line with Dean Harrison so the Honda Racing UK riders can share knowledge extra successfully.
“I completed the session completely satisfied,” McGuinness mentioned. “It takes some time to get used to the quantity of flies that we now have to take care of, there isn’t a spherical of BSB and even the NW200 that may put together you for the flies you get right here generally. I took a little bit of a backwards step with a tyre selection for the primary lap however we sorted that and moved forwards. I’ve just a few small tweaks I’d wish to make however at this stage of the week it’s about getting in control with the observe and letting my mind get used to what my eyes are feeding it. I loved the session, we’re not one million miles from the sharp finish both which is at all times a very good place to be.”
Brookes tops Superstock for DAO Racing Honda
Josh Brookes gave the Australian contingent an early headline by topping Superstock on the DAO Racing Honda. His 130.197 mph lap got here from a standing begin and stood because the benchmark within the class.
Hickman was second on 129.420 mph, forward of Jamie Coward on 128.702 mph and Dominic Herbertson on 128.569 mph. Dean Harrison’s late sprint on the Stocker netted fifth at 128.237 mph, forward of Mike Browne, Conor Cummins and Paul Jordan.
Dunlop leads Supersport on Ducati
The Supersport/Sportbike session started at 1930, with a number of of the anticipated front-runners delayed in getting out after their Superbike/Superstock commitments. Dunlop, Hickman and Harrison have been amongst these late away, whereas Michael Sweeney was additionally delayed after being sad with the entrance of his R6 Yamaha.
There was additionally notable paddock information round Mike Browne, with the workforce electing to park the next-generation Yamaha R9 that had been entered for the Monster Vitality Supersport class and as a substitute run its common R6 Yamaha.
Dean Harrison’s Supersport outing was short-lived. He had solely simply left the pits on the Honda CBR600RR-R when he returned far before anticipated, the pit limiter having caught on.
“The 2 laps on the Superbike felt good,” Harrison mentioned whereas his workforce labored on the Supersport challenge. “133s aren’t too unhealthy at this stage of the week however we’ve some adjustments to make forward of tomorrow.”
As Harrison waited, Hutchinson initially led the Supersport order on the Burrows Engineering/RK Racing Ducati with a 123.538 mph lap, forward of Paul Jordan and Nathan Harrison.
Dunlop then moved the goalposts. He first posted 125.955 mph on the Scars Racing Ducati, with Hickman slotting into second on the Swan Triumph by PHR Efficiency. Dunlop went faster once more on his second lap, a 126.922 mph effort making an early assertion in a category the place he once more appears to be like prone to be a central determine.
Brookes was second quickest in Supersport at 124.271 mph, making it a robust opening timed night throughout two classes for the Australian. Hickman completed third at 123.584 mph, simply forward of Hutchinson on 123.538 mph, Jordan on 123.455 mph and Browne on 123.182 mph. David Johnson was eleventh at 120.522 mph.
Jordan quickest in Sportbike
Browne set the early Sportbike tempo with a 119.097 mph lap on the Melbray/Laycock Racing Paton, initially placing him forward of Coward on the Milenco by Padgetts Paton and Italian Andrea Majola on the Majo Street Racing Group by EA Paton.
Coward improved on his second lap to 119.199 mph, however Jordan ended the session quickest total within the class with a 120.208 mph lap on the Aprilia. Coward remained second, Browne third, Michael Evans fourth at 119.001 mph and Majola fifth after bettering to 118.018 mph.
Johnson was ninth within the Sportbike order at 116.144 mph, one place forward of Hickman.
Crowes quickest earlier than Sidecar purple flag
The Sidecars rounded out the night and supplied the primary correct take a look at the impact of the revised class laws, significantly using restrictor plates to cut back efficiency.
For Ryan and Callum Crowe, the impression appeared minimal. The lap report holders opened with 118.224 mph from a standing begin, placing them greater than 47 seconds away from Peter Founds/Jevan Walmsley at 113.553 mph. Ben Birchall/Mark Wilkes have been third at 112.969 mph.
Each the Founds and Birchall outfits have been reportedly heading in the right direction to enhance on their second laps, however the session was purple flagged earlier than they might return to the Grandstand.
The purple flag adopted an incident involving Maria Costello MBE and passenger Shaun Parker, sidecar outfit quantity 28, at Brandish throughout their second lap.
The official replace reported that Costello was acutely aware and speaking, with reported head accidents, and had been taken to Noble’s Hospital by Airmed for additional evaluation. Parker was additionally reported as acutely aware and speaking, with leg and arm accidents, and was taken to Noble’s Hospital by ambulance for additional evaluation.
Superbike TT Qualifying Instances
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Pos |
Rider | Lap/Velocity |
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1 |
Dean Harrison |
133.925 mph |
| 2 |
Michael Dunlop |
130.341 mph |
| 3 |
Nathan Harrison |
130.010 mph |
| 4 |
John McGuinness |
128.979 mph |
| 5 |
Ian Hutchinson |
128.903 mph |
| 6 |
David Johnson |
128.275 mph |
| 7 |
Peter Hickman |
125.535 mph |
| 8 |
Rob Hodson |
125.375 mph |
Superstock TT Qualifying Instances
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Pos |
Rider |
Lap/Velocity |
| 1 |
Joshua Brookes |
130.197 mph |
| 2 |
Peter Hickman |
129.420 mph |
| 3 |
Jamie Coward |
128.702 mph |
| 4 |
Dominic Herbertson |
128.569 mph |
| 5 |
Dean Harrison |
128.237 mph |
| 6 |
Mike Browne |
127.805 mph |
| 7 |
Conor Cummins |
127.759 mph |
| 8 |
Paul Jordan |
127.634 mph |
| 9 |
Julian Trummer |
126.532 mph |
| 10 |
Michael Evans |
125.764 mph |
| 11 |
Michael Sweeney |
125.725 mph |
| 12 |
Phillip Crowe |
125.710 mph |
| 13 |
Brian McCormack |
125.666 mph |
| 14 |
Marcus Simpson |
125.480 mph |
| 15 |
Shaun Anderson |
125.362 mph |
| 16 |
Maurizio Bottalico |
124.261 mph |
| 17 |
Jonathan Perry |
123.947 mph |
| 18 |
Jamie Cringle |
123.734 mph |
| 19 |
Stefano Bonetti |
123.588 mph |
| 20 |
Eddy Ferre |
123.063 mph |
| 21 |
Allann Venter |
123.018 mph |
| 22 |
Baz Furber |
122.965 mph |
| 23 |
Matt Stevenson |
122.908 mph |
| 24 |
Mitchell Rees |
122.882 mph |
| 25 |
Erno Kostamo |
122.656 mph |
| 26 |
Rhys Hardisty |
122.197 mph |
| 27 |
Michael Russell |
121.915 mph |
| 28 |
Tom Robinson |
121.656 mph |
| 29 |
James Chawke |
121.633 mph |
| 30 |
Stephen Parsons |
121.467 mph |
| 31 |
Kevin Keyes |
121.218 mph |
| 32 |
Joe Yeardsley |
121.120 mph |
| 33 |
Joey Thompson |
120.661 mph |
| 34 |
Barry Burrell |
120.426 mph |
| 35 |
Gary McCoy |
119.885 mph |
| 36 |
Paul Williams |
119.737 mph |
| 37 |
Timothee Monot |
119.529 mph |
| 38 |
Mark Parrett |
119.082 mph |
| 39 |
Sam Johnson |
118.427 mph |
| 40 |
Mark Goodings |
118.263 mph |
| 41 |
Tom Weeden |
118.014 mph |
| 42 |
Daniel Forbes |
117.409 mph |
| 43 |
Ryan Whitehall |
117.329 mph |
| 44 |
David Brook |
116.608 mph |
| 45 |
Caomhan Canny |
115.775 mph |
| 46 |
Amalric Blanc |
115.677 mph |
| 47 |
Craig Szczypek |
114.492 mph |
Supersport TT Qualifying Instances
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Pos |
Rider | Lap/Velocity |
| 1 |
Michael Dunlop |
126.922 mph |
| 2 |
Joshua Brookes |
124.271 mph |
| 3 |
Peter Hickman |
123.584 mph |
| 4 |
Ian Hutchinson |
123.538 mph |
| 5 |
Paul Jordan |
123.455 mph |
| 6 |
Mike Browne |
123.182 mph |
| 7 |
Nathan Harrison |
123.081 mph |
| 8 |
Dominic Herbertson |
122.633 mph |
| 9 |
Conor Cummins |
121.609 mph |
| 10 |
Michael Evans |
121.267 mph |
| 11 |
David Johnson |
120.522 mph |
| 12 |
Shaun Anderson |
120.077 mph |
| 13 |
Michael Russell |
119.918 mph |
| 14 |
Rhys Hardisty |
119.687 mph |
| 15 |
Jamie Cringle |
119.225 mph |
| 16 |
Mitchell Rees |
119.203 mph |
| 17 |
Joe Yeardsley |
118.565 mph |
| 18 |
Timothee Monot |
118.520 mph |
| 19 |
Pierre Yves Bian |
118.321 mph |
| 20 |
Erno Kostamo |
118.313 mph |
| 21 |
Baz Furber |
118.092 mph |
| 22 |
Julian Trummer |
117.915 mph |
| 23 |
Allann Venter |
117.860 mph |
| 24 |
Rob Hodson |
117.817 mph |
| 25 |
Toby Shann |
117.788 mph |
| 26 |
Kevin Keyes |
117.601 mph |
| 27 |
Maurizio Bottalico |
117.549 mph |
| 28 |
Loris Majcan |
117.259 mph |
| 29 |
Daniel Ingham |
117.051 mph |
| 30 |
Joey Thompson |
116.798 mph |
| 31 |
Michael Mace |
116.747 mph |
| 32 |
Marcus Simpson |
116.413 mph |
| 33 |
Gary McCoy |
116.408 mph |
| 34 |
Ryan Whitehall |
116.348 mph |
| 35 |
Caomhan Canny |
115.981 mph |
| 36 |
David Datzer |
115.486 mph |
| 37 |
Amalric Blanc |
115.215 mph |
| 38 |
Paul Cassidy |
115.128 mph |
| 39 |
Jack Fowler |
114.991 mph |
| 40 |
Ryan Garside |
114.746 mph |
| 41 |
Barry Burrell |
114.444 mph |
| 42 |
Craig Szczypek |
113.681 mph |
| 43 |
Tom Weeden |
113.223 mph |
| 44 |
Jorge Halliday |
110.545 mph |
| 45 |
Michael Gahan |
108.527 mph |
Sportbike TT Qualifying Instances
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Pos |
Rider |
Lap/Velocity |
| 1 |
Paul Jordan |
120.208 mph |
| 2 |
Jamie Coward |
119.199 mph |
| 3 |
Mike Browne |
119.097 mph |
| 4 |
Michael Evans |
119.001 mph |
| 5 |
Andrea Majola |
118.018 mph |
| 6 |
Michal Dokoupil |
117.643 mph |
| 7 |
Stefano Bonetti |
116.776 mph |
| 8 |
Dominic Herbertson |
116.402 mph |
| 9 |
David Johnson |
116.144 mph |
| 10 |
Peter Hickman |
115.580 mph |
| 11 |
Jonathan Perry |
114.371 mph |
| 12 |
Chris Moore |
113.861 mph |
| 13 |
Francesco Curinga |
113.207 mph |
| 14 |
Caomhan Canny |
113.185 mph |
| 15 |
Lewis Arrowsmith |
113.000 mph |
| 16 |
Shaun Anderson |
112.556 mph |
| 17 |
Toby Shann |
112.334 mph |
| 18 |
Wayne Bourgeais |
111.925 mph |
| 19 |
Paul Williams |
111.483 mph |
| 20 |
James Chawke |
111.469 mph |
| 21 |
Ryan Garside |
111.442 mph |
| 22 |
Pierre Yves Bian |
110.897 mph |
| 23 |
Masayuki Yamanaka |
110.603 mph |
| 24 |
Sam Johnson |
109.929 mph |
| 25 |
Rhys Stephenson |
109.798 mph |
| 26 |
Jamie Cringle |
109.652 mph |
| 27 |
Paul Cassidy |
109.256 mph |
| 28 |
Kevin Keyes |
109.000 mph |
| 29 |
Andy Hornby |
108.820 mph |
| 30 |
Barry Burrell |
108.333 mph |
| 31 |
Mark Parrett |
108.330 mph |
| 32 |
Jorge Halliday |
106.385 mph |
| 33 |
Anthony Stephens |
105.973 mph |
| 34 |
Michael Gahan |
104.270 mph |
Sidecar TT Qualifying Instances
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Pos |
Riders |
Lap/Velocity |
| 1 |
Ryan Crowe / Callum Crowe |
118.224 mph |
| 2 |
Peter Founds / Jevan Walmsley |
113.553 mph |
| 3 |
Ben Birchall / Mark Wilkes |
112.969 mph |
| 4 |
Lee Crawford / Scott Hardie |
111.932 mph |
| 5 |
Kieran Clarke / Andrew Johnson |
110.884 mph |
| 6 |
George Holden / Jake Lowther |
110.047 mph |
| 7 |
John Holden / Philip Hyde |
109.966 mph |
| 8 |
Todd Ellis / Emmanuelle Clement |
108.054 mph |
| 9 |
Stephen Kershaw / Rhys Gibbons |
107.569 mph |
| 10 |
James Saunders / Robert Coppock |
107.370 mph |
| 11 |
Carl Fenwick / Jake Roberts |
106.134 mph |
| 12 |
Daryl Gibson / Sarah Stokoe |
105.818 mph |
| 13 |
Renzo Van Der Donckt / Vale Van Der Donckt |
105.399 mph |
| 14 |
Robert Dawson / Matthew Sims |
104.853 mph |
| 15 |
Wayne Lockey / Matthew Rostron |
104.784 mph |
| 16 |
Lewis Blackstock / Oscar Lawrence |
104.405 mph |
| 17 |
Wiggert Kranenburg / Kevin Koelsch |
102.788 mph |
| 18 |
Rob Handcock / Basil Bevan |
102.158 mph |
| 19 |
Alun Thomas / Andrew Sigsworth |
101.903 mph |
