JAMES CHAWKE VOTED MONSTER ENERGY PEOPLES’ CHALLENGER

James Chawke has been named the Monster Energy Peoples’ Challenger following a public vote throughout the duration of the 2026 Isle of Man TT Races, beating fellow competitors Jonathan Perry, Baz Furber and Timothee Monot.

James Chawke first arrived at the Isle of Man TT in 2019 after winning the 2018 Junior Manx Grand Prix and nearly finished in the top ten at his first attempt. Competing across all classes that year, Chawke finished 11th aboard a Paton in the Lightweight TT, just 13 seconds behind Horst Saiger.

Chawke is a regular face in the TT paddock, and has enjoyed a strong record around the Mountain Course, finishing 23 out of the 28 races he has started. As well as his 11th in the 2019 Lightweight TT, his result of 14th in the 2024 Superbike TT was arguably his most impressive result.

Chawke is a regular face in the TT paddock, and has enjoyed a strong record around the Mountain Course.

For 2026, the County Limerick native competed in all solo classes, riding a BMW M1000RR in the RST Superbike TT, a Suzuki GSX-750R in the Monster Energy Supersport TT races and an Aprilia RS660 in the Carole Nash Sportbike TT.

After finishing 27th in the Superbike TT and 28th in both Supersport TTs, Chawke saved his best for last in Friday afternoon’s Sportbike TT where he would take 22nd. While he may not have set a personal best in terms of finishing position, his race time of 1:50:55.105 at 122.458mph in the Superbike TT marked Chawke’s best ever time in a six-lap Superbike race, and also improved his speed over three laps in the Supersport class as well.