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. Peter Hickman took his first two TT wins, including one at the prestigious Senior TT, taking a new outright lap record of in the process. 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. Dean Harrison 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. Two times 2017 Isle of Man TT winner Ian Hutchinson was also recovering from serious leg injuries sustained during the 2017 Senior TT, 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, and TT newcomer Adam Lyon. 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.
Results Sources:https://www.iomttraces.com/racing/results/?year=2018&racer=&class=
Superbike TT PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)16 Michael DunlopBMW01:44:13.398130.32421 Conor CumminsHonda01:45:04.259129.27332 James HillierKawasaki01:45:25.919128.83049 David JohnsonBMW01:45:58.637128.16753 Michael RutterBMW01:47:27.374126.403613 Lee JohnstonHonda01:47:42.014126.117712 Martin JessoppBMW01:48:04.898125.672823 Ivan LintinKawasaki01:48:07.017125.631918 Philip CroweBMW01:48:12.101125.5321011 Josh BrookesNorton01:48:14.276125.490 Supersport TT 1 PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)16 Michael DunlopHonda01:11:51.072126.02725 Dean HarrisonKawasaki01:12:01.350125.727310 Peter HickmanTriumph01:12:01.608125.72042 James HillierKawasaki01:12:03.414125.66751 Conor CumminsHonda01:12:44.356124.488611 Josh BrookesYamaha01:12:57.357124.11977 Gary JohnsonTriumph01:13:06.152123.87083 Lee JohnstonHonda01:13:12.190123.700919 James CowtonKawasaki01:13:45.145122.7781018 Ivan LintinKawasaki01:13:54.952122.507 Sidecar TT 1 PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)11 Ben Birchall & Tom BirchallHonda CBR57:33.635117.98723 John Holden & Lee CainHonda LCR58:20.767116.39835 Tim Reeves & Mark WilkesHonda58:42.668115.67546 Pete Founds & Jevan WalmsleySuzuki59:30.256114.13354 Alan Founds & Jake LowtherYamaha01:01:16.994110.820610 Conrad Harrison & Andrew WinkleHonda Rod Bellas01:01:33.593110.322721Darren Hope & Lenny BumfreyLCR Suzuki01:02:14.600109.110829Gary Gibson & Daryl GibsonShelbourne Suzuki01:02:33.444108.56399Gary Bryan & Philip HydeBaker Honda01:03:03.297107.7061018Greg Lambert & Julie CanipaHonda GLR01:03:15.195107.368
Superstock TT PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)110 Peter HickmanBMW01:08:49.976131.55326 Michael DunlopBMW01:08:54.428131.41235 Dean HarrisonKawasaki01:09:03.579131.12149 David JohnsonBMW01:10:16.337128.85952 James HillierKawasaki01:10:21.259128.70963 Michael RutterBMW01:10:51.480127.794712 Martin JessoppBMW01:11:43.806126.240827 Sam WestBMW01:11:47.242126.139923 Ivan LintinKawasaki01:11:49.149126.0831080 Davey ToddSuzuki01:11:50.396126.047
Supersport TT 2 PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)15 Dean HarrisonKawasaki01:11:28.059126.703210 Peter HickmanTriumph01:11:46.730126.15432 James HillierKawasaki01:11:58.508125.81041 Conor CumminsHonda01:12:08.333125.52556 Michael DunlopHonda01:12:14.160125.356611 Josh BrookesYamaha01:12:51.195124.29473 Lee JohnstonHonda01:13:05.465123.88987 Gary JohnsonTriumph01:13:25.657123.321919 James CowtonKawasaki01:13:28.648123.2381018 Ivan LintinKawasaki01:13:39.852122.925 Lightweight TT PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)16 Michael DunlopPaton01:15:05.032120.601215 Derek McGeeKawasaki01:15:19.633120.21233 Michael RutterPaton01:16:30.242118.36248 Stefano BonettiPaton01:16:40.194118.106532 Joey ThompsonPaton01:18:13.175115.76669 Ian LougherPaton01:18:26.857115.430713 Michael SweeneyKawasaki01:18:27.273115.420812 Adam McleanKawasaki01:18:38.044115.156931 Julian TrummerKawasaki01:19:04.182114.5221055 Dominic HerbertsonKawasaki01:19:12.721114.316
TT Zero PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)11 Michael RutterMugen18:34.956121.82423 Daley MathisonUniversity of Nottingham18:58.600119.29432 Lee JohnstonMugen21:26.668105.56644 James CowtonBrunel23:14.93497.372514 Adam ChildMoto Corsa27:50.04281.33269 Shaun AndersonBrammo30:16.15574.789 Sidecar TT 2 PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)11 Ben Birchall & Tom BirchallHonda CBR57:25.040118.28123 John Holden & Lee CainHonda LCR57:47.960117.50035 Tim Reeves & Mark WilkesHonda58:03.738116.96744 Alan Founds & Jake LowtherYamaha59:20.780114.437512Lewis Blackstock & Patrick RosneyHonda LCR01:00:21.459112.519610 Conrad Harrison & Andrew WinkleHonda Rod Bellas01:00:37.918112.01079Gary Bryan & Philip HydeBaker Honda01:00:48.452111.68788Stephen Ramsden & Matty RamsdenLCR01:00:58.064111.393917Estelle Leblond & Melanie FarnierSGR Suzuki01:01:36.707110.2291029Gary Gibson & Daryl GibsonShelbourne Suzuki01:02:13.039109.156
Senior TT PositionNumberRiderMachineTimeSpeed (mph)110 Peter HickmanBMW01:43:08.065131.70025 Dean HarrisonKawasaki01:43:10.126131.65631 Conor CumminsHonda01:44:50.559129.55446 Michael DunlopBMW01:45:45.315128.436511 Josh BrookesNorton01:46:09.904127.94067 Gary JohnsonKawasaki01:47:06.818126.807712 Martin JessoppBMW01:47:58.408125.798816 James CowtonBMW01:48:27.787125.230980 Davey ToddSuzuki01:49:00.059124.6121032 Brian McCormackBMW01:49:04.383124.529
Wins table +RiderWins1 Michael Dunlop32 Ben Birchall22 Tom Birchall22 Peter Hickman25 Dean Harrison15 Michael Rutter1
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