DUNLOP DELIVERS: EIGHTH STRAIGHT SUPERSPORT WIN EXTENDS TT RECORD

Michael Dunlop’s dominance of the Monster Energy Supersport races at the Isle of Man TT Races continued on Wednesday afternoon as he claimed his eighth successive victory in the class and 15th overall.

Riding the Milwaukee/MD Racing Ducati, he finished 26.181 seconds ahead of Dean Harrison (Honda Racing), taking his tally to 32 TT career wins and 49 podiums, as Davey Todd (myCOOLMAN by Padgett’s Motorcycles Honda) completed the rostrum in third.

With dry conditions all around the course - albeit with blustery winds - Sir Mark Cavendish got the race underway at 1pm. Dunlop was quickest to Glen Helen, albeit only just, with a slender 0.2-second advantage over Harrison. Todd was just a tenth behind in third, while James Hillier (Bournemouth Kawasaki) was a mere 0.048 seconds further back in fourth.

James Hind (North Lincs Components Suzuki) and Michael Evans (Smith Racing Triumph), who both showed strong pace in Race 1, also started well, slotting into fifth and sixth respectively.

Dunlop stretched his lead to 1.9 seconds at Ballaugh, but it was now Todd up to second. Positions two to four remained tight, with Harrison just 0.4 seconds adrift and Hillier only 0.085 seconds behind him. Hind and Evans held steady in fifth and sixth.

By Ramsey Hairpin for the first time, Dunlop had extended his lead to 2.8 seconds. Harrison reclaimed second, just 0.01 seconds ahead of Todd, who had overhauled Josh Brookes (Jackson Racing Honda powered by Prosper2) on the road. Hillier remained in the hunt, just three-tenths back in fourth. Hind held fifth, while Brookes had moved up to sixth from tenth at Glen Helen.

Harrison overtook Brookes’ team-mate Paul Jordan at Hillberry to lead on the road. His opening lap of 127.560mph meant he was just 1.9 seconds behind Dunlop (127.790), having clawed back time over the Mountain. Hillier (127.038) moved back up to third, 4.3 seconds behind Harrison and just 0.27 seconds ahead of Todd (127.006).

Hind (125.352) and Brookes (125.291) were only half a second apart in fifth and sixth. Jordan, Dominic Herbertson (HRRC/Gilbert Brown & Son Ltd Ducati), Mike Browne (Boyce Precision by Russell Racing Yamaha), and Evans rounded out the top ten after the first lap.

At Glen Helen on lap two, Dunlop had more than doubled his lead to 4.8 seconds over Harrison. Hillier was 6.1 seconds adrift in third and continued to battle with Todd, the pair separated by less than a second. Hind remained in fifth, with Brookes and Jordan swapping positions through the sectors.

Hillier was reported out at Sarah’s Cottage, promoting Todd to third and Jordan to fourth. At the front, Dunlop continued to press on, extending his lead to 10.3 seconds at Ramsey Hairpin on the second lap.

A superb second lap of 129.297mph gave Dunlop a commanding 15.9-second lead over Harrison (127.595) as they made their single pit stop. Todd (127.222) remained third, having cut the gap to Harrison to 7.7 seconds. Jordan (126.358), Hind (125.797), and Brookes (125.719) completed the top six, with Herbertson, Browne, Evans and Ian Hutchinson (moobob/UGP/MLav Racing Yamaha) seventh to tenth.

Dunlop continued to stretch his advantage through every sector. Starting the fourth and final lap, he led Harrison by 21.5 seconds and now had his Honda rival firmly in sight on the road. Todd looked secure in third, 13 seconds behind Harrison, while Jordan was solidifying fourth, 3.3 seconds clear of Hind.

Only mechanical misfortune could have denied Dunlop, but none came. A final lap of 127.771mph sealed his 32nd TT win. Harrison (127.221) took a comfortable second - his fourth podium from four races at TT 2025 - with Todd (126.953) again joining him on the rostrum.

Positions continued to shift behind the podium places, but Jordan ultimately secured fourth - his best Supersport result at the TT - with Hind achieving the same in fifth, just three seconds behind. Brookes, Herbertson, Browne, Hutchinson, and Evans rounded out the top ten.