KERSHAW AND GIBBONS RETURN IN 2026 AFTER IMPRESSIVE TT DEBUT

After a strong debut in 2025, multiple British Sidecar Champion Steve Kershaw will return to the Isle of Man TT Races alongside passenger Rhys Gibbons.

The 38-year-old Scottish driver will again be partnered by 23-year-old Gibbons, with whom he secured the 2025 British Formula Two Sidecar Championship. The duo will contest both three-lap  Sidecar TT races aboard the Express Tyres/Quattro Group LCR Honda.

Kershaw, who can now boast British titles in the Formula Two and Formula Two Cup categories as well as the Formula One class using both 600cc and 1000cc engines, now the only driver in history to have now won all the British Championship titles made a much-anticipated TT debut last year, joined by Gibbons, the 23-year old having finished in a superb third place aided by a near 116mph lap with his uncle Alan Founds on his maiden TT outing in 2024.

The partnership impressed with a 110.577mph lap in qualifying last year. Despite an early retirement at Ballacraine in the opening race. Eager to get a race result under their belts, the duo upped their pace to 110.927mph in race two, which helped them claim a strong seventh place and silver replica at the chequered flag.

Kershaw and Gibbons on the Express Tyres/Quattro LCR Honda during TT 2025, finishing seventh in race two.

“We are fully focused on TT 2026 and learned a lot from last year, with some small modifications to the bike and the intriguing introduction of the restrictor plates, we’re determined to push for strong results this year, building on a solid performance in 2025.” said Kershaw.

They’re now set to return to the Mountain Course later this year, where their professionalism and dedication is sure to see them reap further rewards and continue to climb up the leaderboard with maiden top six finishes more than a distinct possibility.