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Duke Road Racing Rankings
The Duke Road Race Rankings was established in 2002 to analyse and acknowledge the season-long performances of riders involved in a series of motorcycle road racing events held on public roads. It was the idea of Isle of Man-based Peter Duke, son of former World Champion Geoff Duke, who in conjunction with road-racing journalist Leslie Moore, author Mac McDiarmid and archivist Phil Edge, developed a scoring system which would recognise the significance of the individual events. Riders' aggregate performances over a season-long assessment of several road racing events acknowledges the most consistent racer as the ‘championship’ winner. Since Ian Lougher's first-year win in 2002, all big names of road racing have been considered, such as Adrian Archibald, Richard Britton, Jason Griffiths, Darran Lindsay and, more recently, Manxman Conor Cummins.
Background
The purpose of the Duke Road Race Rankings is to recognise achievements across the year by those riders who enter not just the ‘major’ meetings, but also the smaller road races. To be considered for the Geoff Duke Trophy, star names need to attend lower-profile events to earn points, helping to ensure strong grids for meetings which would otherwise be overshadowed by the main events – the Isle of Man TT, North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix. The records show a split between Ryan Farquhar and Ian Lougher, apart from 2007 when Manxman Conor Cummins received the award in only his second full-season on the roads.
The Duke Road Race Rankings series features around two dozen meetings every year, including many of the long-established Irish and Isle of Man road races, and has remained largely unaltered since 2002 – apart from cancellations and the addition of extra meetings, such as the Armoy Road Races. The series received coverage in leading publications, such as Motor Cycle News, Road Racing Ireland and Bikesportnews, culminating in an annual presentation gathering.
Results
The results of each year follows.
2024 season
The Duke Road Race Rankings commenced its 21st active season at the Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races at Oliver's Mount over the weekend of 13 & 14 April.
2024 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Davey Todd | 1616 |
| 2 | NIR Gary McCoy | 1584 |
| 3 | ENG Rob Hodson | 1409 |
| 4 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 1303 |
| 5 | IRL Mike Browne | 1138 |
| 6 | ENG Tom Weeden | 1013 |
| 7 | ENG Dominic Herbertson | 819 |
| 8 | ENG Jamie Coward | 746 |
| 9 | ENG Peter Hickman | 745 |
| 10 | ENG Stuart Hall | 634 |
2024 Circuits
1 Bob Smith Spring Cup – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 13–14 April
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 26–27 April
3 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 09/11 May
4 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man 24–26 May
5 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man 27 May – 8 June
6 Barry Sheene Road Race Festival – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 15–16 June
7 Southern ‘100’ International Road Races – Isle of Man 8–11 July
8 Cock o'the North Continental Road Race – Oliver's Mount – England 20–21 July
9 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland 26–27 July
10 Aberdare Park – Wales 3–4 August
11 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man 18–26 August
12 Macau Grand Prix – Macau 14–17 November
2023 season
2023 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Dean Harrison | 1468 |
| 2 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 1428 |
| 3 | ENG Peter Hickman | 889 |
| 4 | NIR Gary McCoy | 795 |
| 5 | ENG Rob Hodsen | 745 |
| 6 | NIR Adam McLean | 725 |
| 7 | ENG Joey Thompson | 699 |
| 8 | IRL Mike Browne | 675 |
| 9 | ENG Barry Furber | 636 |
| 10 | ENG Davey Todd | 622 |
2023 Circuits
2022 season
The Duke Road Race Rankings gets fired-up for its 19th Championship season after a 2-year break due to Covid.
2022 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Davey Todd | 1861 |
| 2 | IRL Michael Sweeney | 1752 |
| 3 | ENG Jamie Coward | 1094 |
| 4 | ENG Rod Hodson | 1030 |
| 5 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 980 |
| 6 | ENG Dean Harrison | 922 |
| 7 | NIR Adam McLean | 853 |
| 8 | IRL Mike Browne | 806 |
| 9 | ENG Peter Hickman | 618 |
| 10 | IRL Keelim Ryan | 616 |
2022 Circuits
1 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 22–23 April
2 Tandragee '100' Road Race – Northern Ireland 29–30 April
3 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 12/14 May
4 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man 28–29 May
5 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man 29 May – 10 June
6 Post TT Races – Billown – Isle of Man 11 June
7 Kells Road Races – Ireland 18–19 June
8 Munster 100 (Cork) Road Races – Ireland 25–26 June
9 Skerries '100' Road Races – Ireland 2–3 July
10 Walderstown Road Races – Ireland 9–10 July
11 Southern ‘100’ International Road Races – Isle of Man 11–14 July
12 Faugheen 50 Road Races – Ireland 16–17 July
13 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland 29–30 July
14 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man 21–29 August
15 Macau Grand Prix – Macau 17–20 November
2019 season
The Duke Road Race Rankings gets fired-up for its 18th Championship season with the opening round of 2019 the KDM Hire Cookstown 100 Road Races on Friday and Saturday 26 & 27 April, which also kick-starts the Irish Road Race season.
Reigning Champion, Mullingar's Derek McGee will commence the defence of his title at what is the first of a total of 25 rounds, as the Duke Rankings organisers warmly welcome back two rounds at the unique Oliver's Mount Course in July and September, after a 12-month sabbatical.
2019 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRL Michael Sweeney | 1774 |
| 2 | ENG Dean Harrison | 1493 |
| 3 | IRL Derek Sheils | 1356 |
| 4 | ENG Jamie Coward | 1259 |
| 5 | ENG Peter Hickman | 1220 |
| 6 | IRL Derek McGee | 1199 |
| 7 | NIR Lee Johnston | 1144 |
| 8 | NIR Barry Davidson | 886 |
| 9 | ENG Dominic Herbertson | 823 |
| 10 | ENG Davey Todd | 820 |
2019 Circuits
1 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 26–27 April
2 Tandragee '100' Road Race – Northern Ireland 3–4 May
3 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 16/18 May
4 Horice "300 Curves" – Czech Republic 18–19 May
5 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man 24–27 May
6 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man 25 May – 7 June
7 Post TT Races – Billown – Isle of Man 8 June
8 Imatra Road Races – Finland 14–16 June
9 Kells Road Races – Ireland 15–16 June
10 Enniskillen Road Races – Northern Ireland 28–29 June
11 Skerries '100' Road Races – Ireland 6–7 July
12 Southern ‘100’ International Road Races – Isle of Man 8–11 July
13 Walderstown Road Races – Ireland 13–14 July
14 Faugheen 50 Road Races – Ireland 20–21 July
15 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland 26–27 July
16 Barry Sheene Road Race Festival – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 27–28 July
17 Munster 100 (Cork) Road Races – Ireland 3–4 August
18 Ulster Grand Prix – Northern Ireland 7–10 August
19 Horice "Czech TT Road Races" – Czech Republic 17–18 August
20 Classic TT – Isle of Man 16–26 August
21 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man 16–30 August
22 East Coast Racing Festival (Killalane) – Ireland 7–8 September
23 Frohburg Road Races – Germany 21–22 September
24 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 27–29 September
25 Macau Grand Prix – Macau 14–17 November
2018 season
The 2018 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship gets underway over the weekend of 21 and 22 April, at the Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races taking place over the popular Oliver's Mount Course – the first of four meetings at the Scarborough, Yorkshire venue this year. The Duke Road Race Rankings now in its 17th year of competition, having first been run in 2002, has a total of 25 rounds this year held in Northern Ireland, Eire, England, the Czech Republic, Finland and Germany. Over the 16 years of the Duke Road Race Rankings, seven overall winners have received the prestigious Geoff Duke Trophy.
Ian Lougher won in the first year and took the title again in consecutive years 2005 & 2006. Ryan Farquhar won his first rankings title in 2003, retaining the number one slot in 2004, then after loaning out the trophy for three years dominated proceedings for the five years 2008 – 2012. Seven championships in total!
Manxman Conor Cummins took the honours in 2007; Michael Dunlop in 2013; Yorkshireman James Cowton 2014; William Dunlop 2015, with the title going to Yorkshire for the second time in 2016 in the hands of Dean Harrison, who retained his title in 2017, taking top spot in the rankings table from the first round, taking seven race wins from seven starts and putting in seven fastest laps and holding that position throughout the 25 rounds.
Deans racing statistics for 2017 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship are, 23 race wins, 2 second places, 5 third places, a further 6 top six placings and seventh places, plus 16 fastest laps, 4 record laps and 1 absolute lap record during the Ulster Grand Prix at Dundrod. All of which earned him a total of 2506 points.
2018 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRL Derek McGee | 1324 |
| 2 | ENG Dean Harrison | 1307 |
| 3 | NIR Adam McLean | 1293 |
| 4 | IRL Michael Sweeney | 975 |
| 5 | ENG James Cowton | 921 |
| 6 | ENG Peter Hickman | 887 |
| 7 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 825 |
| 8 | NIR Barry Davidson | 788 |
| 9 | ENG Davey Todd | 764 |
| 10 | NIR Lee Johnston | 645 |
2018 Circuits
1 Spring Cup Road Races Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 21–22 April ...CANCELLED !!
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 27–28 April
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race – Northern Ireland 4–5 May
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 17/19 May
5 Horice "300 Curves" – Czech Republic 21/22 May
6 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man 25–27 May
7 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man 28 May – 8 June
8 Post TT Races – Billown – Isle of Man 9 June
9 Kells Road Races – Ireland 23–24 June ...CANCELLED !!
10 Cock o'the North Continental Road Races – Oliver's Mount – England 23–24 June ...CANCELLED !!
11 Enniskillen Road Races – Northern Ireland 29–30 June
12 Skerries '100' Road Races – Ireland 6–7 July
12a Imatra Road Races – Finland 6–8 July
14 Southern ‘100’ International Road Races – Isle of Man 6–12 July
15 Walderstown Road Races – Ireland 14–15 July
16 Faugheen 50 Road Races – Ireland 21–22 July
17 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland 27–28 July
18 Barry Sheene Road Race Festival – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 28–29 July ...CANCELLED !!
19 Ulster Grand Prix – Northern Ireland 9/11 August
20 Horice "Czech TT Road Races" – Czech Republic 18–19 August
21 Classic TT – Isle of Man 25/27 August
22 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man 27–31 August
23 Killalane Road Races – Ireland 8–9 September
24 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 22–23 September ...CANCELLED !!
25 Frohburg Road Races – Germany 22–23 September
26 Macau Grand Prix – Macau 15–18 November
2017 season
The 2017 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship commences on Saturday and Sunday 22 & 23 April at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough with the Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races.
Imatra has been added to this years Duke Road Race Rankings schedule, as the famous Finnish meeting forms for the first time, part of the prestigious roads series.
2017 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Dean Harrison | 2506 |
| 2 | ENG James Cowton | 1761 |
| 3 | ENG Ivan Lintin | 1394 |
| 4 | ENG Jamie Coward | 1328 |
| 5 | IRL Derek McGee | 1288 |
| 6 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 1268 |
| 7 | IRL Derek Sheils | 1241 |
| 8 | ENG Joey Thompson | 1202 |
| 9 | IRL Joe Loughlin | 1010 |
| 10 | NIR Adam McLean | 988 |
2017 Circuits
1 Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 22–23 April
2 Tandragee '100' Road Race – Northern Ireland 21–22 April
3 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 28–29 April
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 11/13 May
5 Horice "300 Curves" – Czech Republic 20/21 May
6 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man 26–29 May
7 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man 27 May – 9 June
8 Post TT Races – Billown – Isle of Man 10 June
9 Cock o'the North Continental Road Race – Oliver's Mount – England 24–25 June
10 Skerries '100' Road Races – Ireland 30 June – 1 July
11 Imatra Road Races – Finland 7–9 June
12 Walderstown Road Races – Ireland 8–9 July
12a Southern ‘100’ International Road Races – Isle of Man 10–13 July
14 Barry Sheene Road Race Festival – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 22–23 July
15 Faugheen 50 Road Races – Ireland 22–23 July
16 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland 28–29 July
17 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 10 August
18 Ulster Grand Prix – Northern Ireland 12 August
19 Horice "Czech TT Races" – Czech Republic 26/27 August
20 Classic TT – Isle of Man 25–28 August
21 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man 29 Aug – 1 September
22 East Coast Racing Road Races – Ireland 9–10 September
23 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 23–24 September
24 Macau Grand Prix – Macau 16–19 November
2016 season
Dean Harrison Wins 'Geoff Duke Trophy'
Dean Harrison has secured the prestigious Duke Road Race Rankings Championship for 2016 becoming only the second Englishman to win the title since the series commenced in 2002.
The twenty-three round series which commenced at the Mid Antrim 150 National Road Races in Northern Ireland in early April and concluded at the recent Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix saw Dean making a cautious start to his 2016 season, his first with the Silkolene Engineering Yamaha Team, before dominating the Duke Road Race Rankings from late June.
The twenty-seven year old Yorkshireman joined the rankings at the second round at the Bob Smith Spring National held at Oliver's Mount slotting into third place slipping to ninth prior to the first International, the North West 200, recovering to eighth, then climbing back to third after the TT, topping the table after the Cock o'the North Road Races at Oliver's Mount, round 10 of this year's series.
From then on Dean headed the Rankings with Lincolnshire rider Ivan Lintin chasing hard to catch his Yorkshire neighbour, which was somewhat thwarted after a racing incident at the Southern 100, which left Ivan missing a number of rounds and him ending up second for the third year running.
2013 Duke Road Race Rankings Champion Michael Dunlop took third place.
Rising star Malachi Mitchell-Thomas riding for the John Burrows 'Cookstown' Team headed the 2016 rankings after the opening round at Mid Antrim and remained on the top rung until the TT, despite his untimely passing at the 2016 North West 200, such was his early season dominance.
Malachi finished in 17th place overall in this year's Duke Rankings.
Ian Hutchinson briefly topped the rankings after the TT, prior to Dean's 'throttle hold' on the Championship in the second half of the road racing season and after 23 rounds emerging as a worthy winner, becoming only the seventh rider to see his name engraved on the coveted Geoff Duke Trophy since the Championship Series started in 2002.
2016 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Dean Harrison | 2690 |
| 2 | ENG Ivan Lintin | 1790 |
| 3 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 1735 |
| 4 | IRL Derek Sheils | 1269 |
| 5 | ENG Ian Hutchinson | 1207 |
| 6 | ENG James Cowton | 1146 |
| 7 | NIR William Dunlop | 1127 |
| 8 | IOM Dan Kneen | 928 |
| 9 | ENG Jamie Coward | 897 |
| 10 | IRL Michael Sweeney | 851 |
2016 Circuits
1 Antrim 150 Road Race – Northern Ireland 1–2 April
2 Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 16–17 April
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race – Northern Ireland 22–23 April
4 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 29–30 April
5 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 12/14 May
? Horice Road Races – Czech Republic 13–14 May??
7 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man 27–28 May
8 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man 29 May – 10 June
9 Post TT Races – Billown – Isle of Man 11 June
10 Cock o'the North Continental Road Race – Oliver's Mount – England 18–19 June
11 Kells Road Races – Ireland 18–19 June
12 Skerries '100' Road Races – Ireland 1–2 July
12a Walderstown Road Races – Ireland 9–10 July
14 Southern ‘100’ Road Races – Isle of Man 11–14 July
15 Barry Sheene Road Race Festival – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 23–24 July
16 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland 29–30 July
17 Aberdare Park – Wales 29–30 July
18 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 11 August
19 Ulster Grand Prix – Northern Ireland 13 August
20 Cork Road Races – Ireland 20–21 August ....CANCELLED
21 Classic TT – Isle of Man 26–29 August
22 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man 30 Aug – 2 September
23 Killalane Road Races – Ireland 10–11 September ....CANCELLED
24 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 24–25 September
25 Macau Grand Prix – Macau 17–19 November
2015 season
William Dunlop secured the prestigious Duke Road Race Rankings Championship in 2015, emulating his younger brother Michael who took the title two years ago in 2013.
The twenty-four round series which commenced at the Spring National Road Races at Oliver's Mount in April and concluded at the recent Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix saw William having a season long battle with fellow 'pure roads' rising star Ivan Lintin which was only resolved at the final round in the Southern hemisphere when the chequered flag fell.
Lincolnshire rider Ivan Lintin, riding for the R&C Express Team took an early lead in the 2015 series after the opening round at the North Yorkshire venue remaining in front until the fourth round, the first of the International rounds, the North West 200, where seven-times Duke Rankings winner Ryan Farquhar took over at the top of the table.
Ian Hutchinson took over the helm after the 2015 Isle of Man TT Races only for Ivan to regain the leadership after the Barry Sheene Race Festival held at Oliver's Mount, round nine – a lead he was to hold on to until the Ulster Grand Prix where William demoted him to second spot.
The Ballymoney rider continued to head the Duke Rankings as the European rounds were run and concluded once again at Oliver's Mount for the International Steve Henshaw Gold Cup Road Races in September with a mere 24 points separating the pair after 23 rounds with only Macau remaining.
Then Ivan Lintin received an invite to compete and his team R&C Express took up the offer. Ivan making his debut on the 3.8028 mile Circuit da Guia course had to finish in the top six.
William Dunlop opened his Duke Rankings account at the second round, the Cookstown 100 taking 13th spot in the table, quickly moving into third after a very wet Tandragee 100, the climbing to second.
A double race victory and record lap at the 'Race of Legends' at Armoy William was back in second spot and so to Dundrod and the Ulster Grand Prix in mixed conditions a 2nd; 4th; 5th; 6th & 10th was enough to put the Tyco Team rider at the top of the Duke Rankings becoming only the sixth rider to see his name engraved on the coveted Geoff Duke Trophy since the Championship Series started in 2002.
2015 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIR William Dunlop | 1822 |
| 2 | ENG Ivan Lintin | 1798 |
| 3 | ENG Dean Harrison | 1716 |
| 4 | ENG James Cowton | 1536 |
| 5 | IRL Derek McGee | 1445 |
| 6 | NIR Lee Johnston | 1247 |
| 7 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 1076 |
| 8 | ENG Guy Martin | 978 |
| 9 | NIR Ryan Farquhar | 954 |
| 10 | NIR Seamus Elliott | 931 |
2015 Circuits
1 Ian Watson Spring Cup Road Races – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 11–12 April
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 25 April
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race – Northern Ireland 2 May
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 14/16 May
5 Horice Road Races – Czech Republic 16/17 May
6 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man 22–24 May
7 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man 30 May – 5 June
8 Post TT Races – Billown – Isle of Man 6 June
9 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races – England 20–21 June
10 Kells Road Races – Ireland 28 June
11 Skerries '100' Road Races – Ireland 4 July
12 Southern ‘100’ Road Races – Isle of Man 6–9 July
12a Walderstown Road Races – Ireland 11 July
14 Cock o'the North Continental Road Race – Oliver's Mount – England 18–19 July
15 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland 25 July
16 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 6 August
17 Ulster Grand Prix – Northern Ireland 8 August
18 Faugheen Road Races – Ireland 15–16 August
19 Classic TT – Isle of Man 29–31 August
20 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man 2–4 September
21 Killalane Road Races – Ireland 5–6 September
22 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 12–13 September
23 Macau Grand Prix – Macau 21 November
2014 season
The winner of the 2014 Duke Road Race Rankings was honoured at the Auto 66 Dinner & Prize Presentation which took place on Saturday, 17 January at the Holiday Inn, York. Yorkshire's James Cowton becomes the 13th winner of the Duke Road Race Rankings series since its inception in 2002 and the first English rider to collect the prestigious award.
Twenty-two year old James had a stellar season on the roads, his third year racing 'between the hedges' amassing six race victories during the year, at Oliver's Mount, Billown and Dundrod, where he took his first international race win at the Ulster Grand Prix.
James' first victory of the year was at the Blackford's Pre-TT Classic races in the Post Classic race where he also set a new lap record, following that with a double at the Barry Sheene Race Festival at his home circuit, Oliver's Mount before taking another double win at the Dundrod 150 Road Races.
Add in a further nine second and 13 third places out of the 45 races he finished, only three were out of the top six whilst setting seven fastest laps.
James received the coveted Geoff Duke Trophy and replica being only the sixth recipient of the unique award in its 13-year history from Geoff's son Peter Duke, managing director of Duke Marketing, who was instrumental in setting up what is now considered to be an accurate 'barometer' of the most successful riders of the season who are dedicated to ‘between the hedges’ road racing, by including the less well-known national events alongside the world-famous international meetings.
The 2014 Duke Road Race Rankings was held over 25 rounds commencing at the Spring National Road Races at the North Yorkshire venue of Oliver's Mount in mid April and concluded mid November at the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, James was third in the table after the opening round and throughout the season maintained a position in the top six, slotting into second after the Ulster Grand Prix climbing on to the top rung after the Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup Road Races, the penultimate round, the final round at Macau un-affecting the top three positions.
Peter Duke commented: 'Another thrilling season with 479 point-scoring riders underlines the increasing popularity of real roads racing and I am extremely proud that the Duke Series plays its part in the sport.
'It's often thought Irish riders dominate road racing, but this years results showcase the talent and enthusiasm for 'closed roads' in the rest of the British Isles. Long may it continue!'
2014 results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG James Cowton | 1858 |
| 2 | ENG Ivan Lintin | 1817 |
| 3 | ENG Dean Harrison | 1799 |
| 4 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 1591 |
| 5 | IOM Dan Kneen | 1408 |
| 6 | ENG Guy Martin | 1372 |
| 7 | NIR Jamie Hamilton | 1116 |
| 8 | NIR Seamus Elliott | 1074 |
| 9 | NIR Lee Johnston | 1047 |
| 10 | IRL Michael Sweeney | 1014 |
2014 Circuits
1 Ian Watson Spring Cup Road Races – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 13 April
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 26 April
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race – Northern Ireland 3 May
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 15/17 May
5 Horice Road Races – Czech Republic 17/18 May
6 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man 23–26 May
7 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man 31 May – 6 June
8 Post TT Races – Billown – Isle of Man 7 June
9 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races – England 21–22 June
10 Kells Road Races – Ireland 22 June
11 Bush Road Races – Northern Ireland 28 June
12 Skerries '100' Road Races – Ireland 5 July
12a Southern ‘100’ Road Races – Isle of Man 7–10 July
14 Walderstown Road Races – Ireland 13 July
15 Cork (Glanmire) Road Races – Ireland 20 July
16 Cock o'the North Continental Road Race – Oliver's Mount – England 19–20 July
17 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland 26 July
18 Czech TT Road Races – Czech Republic 9–10 August
19 Cahir Road Races – Ireland 10 August
20 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 14 August
21 Ulster Grand Prix – Northern Ireland 16 August
22 Classic TT – Isle of Man 23–25 August
23 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man 25–29 August
24 Killalane Road Races – Ireland 7 September
25 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 13–14 September
26 Macau Grand Prix – Macau 15 November
2013 season
The Duke Road Race Rankings Series commenced for its 12th year of competition at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, North Yorkshire on 21 April 2013 at the Ian Watson Spring Cup National Road Races, organised by the Auto 66 Club.
The overall winner in this year was Michael Dunlop who won four races in a week at the Isle of Man TT and won at the North West 200, Ulster Grand Prix, Armoy Road Races, Southern 100 and for the first time won the Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup.
2013 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 2729 |
| 2 | ENG Dean Harrison | 1912 |
| 3 | NIR Jamie Hamilton | 1845 |
| 4 | ENG Guy Martin | 1740 |
| 5 | NIR William Dunlop | 1688 |
| 6 | ENG James Cowton | 1116 |
| 7 | ENG Chris Palmer | 1093 |
| 8 | IRL Michael Sweeney | 1076 |
| 9 | ENG Ivan Lintin | 826 |
| 10 | NZL Bruce Anstey | 824 |
2013 Circuits
1 Ian Watson Spring National Road Races – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 21 April
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 27 April
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race – Northern Ireland 4 May
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 16/18 May
5 Horice Road Races – Czech Republic 19 May
6 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man 24–27 May
7 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man 1–7 June
8 Post TT Races – Billown – Isle of Man 8 June
9 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races – England 15–16 June
10 Cork (Glanmire) Road Races – Ireland 16 June
11 Skerries '100' Road Races – Ireland 6 July
12 Southern ‘100’ Road Races – Isle of Man 8–11 July
12a Walderstown Road Races – Ireland 13–14 July
14 Cock o'the North – Oliver's Mount – England 20–21 July
15 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland 27 July
16 Mid Antrim ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 3 August
17 Athea Road Races – Ireland 11 August
18 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 15 August
19 Ulster Grand Prix – Northern Ireland 17 August
20 Classic TT – Isle of Man 24–25 August
21 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man 28–30 August
22 Terlicko Road Races – Czech Republic 31–1 September
23 Killalane Road Races – Ireland 7–8 September
24 Gold Cup International – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 14–15 September
25 Macau Grand Prix – Macau 14–16 November
2012 season
The Duke Road Race Rankings Series commenced for its 11th year of competition at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, North Yorkshire on Sunday 15 April 2012 at the Ian Watson Spring Cup National Road Races. Organised by the Auto 66 Club.
2012 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIR Ryan Farquhar | 3468 |
| 2 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 2163 |
| 3 | NIR William Dunlop | 1480 |
| 4 | ENG Guy Martin | 1183 |
| 5 | NIR Jamie Hamilton | 1164 |
| 6 | ENG Chris Palmer | 1157 |
| 7 | ENG Dean Harrison | 1111 |
| 8 | ENG Ivan Lintin | 809 |
| 9 | NZL Bruce Anstey | 754 |
| 10 | ENG John McGuinness | 704 |
2012 Circuits
1 Ian Watson Spring National Road Races – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 15 April
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 28 April
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race – Northern Ireland 5 May
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 17th/19 May
5 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man 25–28 May
6 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man 2–8 June
7 Post TT Races – Billown – Isle of Man 9 June
8 Mid Antrim ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 16 June
9 Bush Road Races – Northern Ireland 23 June
10 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races – England 24 June
11 Kells Road Races – Ireland 30 June – 1 July ....CANCELLED
12 Skerries '100' Road Races – Ireland 7 July
13 Southern ‘100’ Road Races – Isle of Man 9–12 July
14 Walderstown Road Races – Ireland 14–15 July
15 Munster '100' Road Races – Ireland 21–22 July ....CANCELLED
16 Cock o'the North – Oliver's Mount – England 21–22 July
17 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland 28 July
18 Aderdare Park Road Races – Wales 28–29 July
19 Athea Road Races – Ireland 4–5 August ....CANCELLED
20 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland 9 August
21 Ulster Grand Prix – Northern Ireland 11 August
22 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man 18–31 August
23 Faugheen '50' Road Races – Ireland 25–26 August ....CANCELLED
24 Killalane Road Races – Ireland 8–9 September
25 Gold Cup International – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England 15–16 September
26 Macau Grand Prix – Macau 15–18 November
2011 season
The Duke Road Race Rankings celebrated its 10th year in 2011. Ryan Farquhar retained the Duke Road Rankings title for the fourth successive year, his sixth time in all and received the 'new' Geoff Duke Trophy at the Adelaide Motorcycle Awards Night in Belfast in January 2012. Farquhar has the original trophy in his permanent collection, having won the award outright after completing a hat-trick of title wins in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
2011 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIR Ryan Farquhar | 3754 |
| 2 | NIR William Dunlop | 2726 |
| 3 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 2696 |
| 4 | WAL Ian Lougher | 1281 |
| 5 | NIR John Burrows | 1171 |
| 6 | ENG Chris Palmer | 1076 |
| 7 | ENG Guy Martin | 1011 |
| 8 | AUS Cameron Donald | 834 |
| 9 | ENG Davy Morgan | 786 |
| 10 | IRL Ronan Pentony | 765 |
Ryan Farquhar said he was 'made up' to win his sixth Duke Road Race Rankings Series after another superb season on his KMR Kawasaki machines. The Dungannon racer claimed 43 victories and 11 podium finishes on his way to a winning points tally of 3,754.
William Dunlop claimed second place ahead of brother Michael, who won a second TT title in 2011. Farquhar set 27 fastest laps during the 23-round series but said he was disappointed at not claiming more wins at the International road races. Farquhar won at both the Manx Grand Prix and Southern 100 meetings on the Isle of Man in this year.
Ian Lougher, who was the inaugural winner in 2002 and took the titles again in 2005 and 2006, finished in fourth place.
2011 Circuits
1 Ian Watson Spring National Road Races – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race – Northern Ireland
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
5 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man
6 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man
7 Post TT Races – Billown – Isle of Man
8 Bush Road Races – Northern Ireland
9 Skerries '100' Road Races – Ireland
10 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races – England
11 Walderstown Road Races – Ireland
12 Aderdare Park Road Races – Wales
13 Southern ‘100’ Road Races – Isle of Man
14 Kells Road Races – Ireland
15 Faugheen '50' Road Races – Ireland
16 Cock o'the North – Oliver's Mount – England
17 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland
18 Mid Antrim ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
19 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
20 Ulster Grand Prix – Northern Ireland
21 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man
22 Munster '100' Road Races – Ireland
23 Athea Road Races – Ireland
24 Killalane Road Races – Ireland
25 Gold Cup International – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England
26 Macau Grand Prix – Macau
2010 season
2010 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIR Ryan Farquhar | 4444 |
| 2 | NIR William Dunlop | 2169 |
| 3 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 1857 |
| 4 | ENG Ian Hutchinson | 1570 |
| 5 | SCO Keith Amor | 1090 |
| 6 | WAL Ian Lougher | 1039 |
| 7 | ENG Chris Palmer | 1017 |
| 8 | NIR John Burrows | 934 |
| 9 | ENG Guy Martin | 703 |
| 10 | NIR Michael Pearson | 677 |
2010 Circuits
1 Spring National – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
3 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
4 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man
5 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man
6 Post TT Races – Billown – Isle of Man
7 Bush Road Races – Northern Ireland
8 Athea Road Races – Ireland CANCELLED !!
9 Skerries Road Races – Ireland
10 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races – England
11 Cock o'the North – Oliver's Mount – England
12 Walderstown Road Races – Ireland
12a Southern ‘100’ Road Races – Isle of Man
14 Jurby ‘South’ Road Races – Isle of Man
15 Kells Road Races – Ireland CANCELLED due to Weather
16 Faugheen Road Races – Ireland
17 Mid Antrim ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
18 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland
19 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
20 Ulster Grand Prix – Northern Ireland
21 Munster ‘100’ Road Races – Ireland
22 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man
23 Killalane Road Races – Ireland
24 Gold Cup International – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England
25 Boyne ‘100’ Road Races – Ireland
26 Macau Grand Prix – Macau
2009 season
2009 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIR Ryan Farquhar | 4860 |
| 2 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 2506 |
| 3 | NIR William Dunlop | 2429 |
| 4 | WAL Ian Lougher | 2109 |
| 5 | NIR John Burrows | 1350 |
| 6 | ENG Guy Martin | 1251 |
| 7 | ENG Ian Hutchinson | 1028 |
| 8 | SCO Keith Amor | 991 |
| 9 | NIR Michael Pearson | 924 |
| 10 | IOM Conor Cummins | 900 |
2009 Circuits
1 Spring National – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race – Northern Ireland
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
5 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England
6 Pre-TT Classic Road Races – Billown – Isle of Man
7 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man
8 Billown TT Races – Isle of Man
9 Bush Road Races – Northern Ireland
10 Athea Road Races – Ireland
11 Skerries Road Races – Ireland
12 Cock o'the North – Oliver's Mount – England
12a Walderstown Road Races – Ireland
14 Southern ‘100’ Road Races – Isle of Man
15 Jurby ‘South’ Road Races – Isle of Man
16 Kells Road Races – Ireland
17 Faugheen Road Races – Ireland
18 Mid Antrim ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
19 Armoy Road Races – Northern Ireland
20 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
21 Ulster Grand Prix – Northern Ireland
22 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man
23 Killalane Road Races – Ireland
24 Gold Cup International – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England
25 Boyne ‘100’ Road Races – Ireland
2008 season
2008 Results
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIR Ryan Farquhar | 2306 |
| 2 | WAL Ian Lougher | 2058 |
| 3 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 1632 |
| 4 | NIR William Dunlop | 1379 |
| 5 | ENG Chris Palmer | 1037 |
| 6 | SCO Keith Amor | 1034 |
| 7 | ENG Guy Martin | 709 |
| 8 | ENG John McGuinness | 662 |
| 9 | IRL Damien Howard | 563 |
| 10 | ENG Mick Goodings | 547 |
TT winner Ryan Farquhar clinched the Duke Road Race Rankings for the third time, closing a successful 2008 season by clinching the rankings title at the final meeting of the year, the Gold Cup races at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough. The 2008 Duke Road Race Rankings had been scheduled to be held over 23 rounds, but that number was cut to 19 due to four race meetings being hit by bad weather and other factors.
2008 Circuits
1 Spring National – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
3 Tandragee ‘100’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
5 Isle of Man TT Races – Isle of Man
6 Steam Packet Races – Billown – Isle of Man
7 Bush Road Races – Northern Ireland
8 Athea Road Races(1) – Ireland
9 Skerries Road Races – Northern Ireland
10 Southern ‘100’ Road Races – Isle of Man
11 Cock o'the North – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England
12 Jurby ‘South’ Road Races – Isle of Man
13 Walderstown Road Races – Ireland
14 Kells Road Races – Ireland
15 Faugheen Road Races – Ireland
16 Dundalk Road Races – Ireland
17 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races – Northern Ireland
18 Ulster Grand Prix – Northern Ireland
19 Manx Grand Prix – Isle of Man
20 Killalane Road Races – Ireland
21 Boyne ‘100’ Road Races – Ireland
22 Gold Cup International – Oliver's Mount – Scarborough – England
23 Athea Road Races(2) – Ireland
Previous winners
2007
One of the upcoming riders from the Centenary TT races secured the Geoff Duke Trophy. Manxman Conor Cummins, who placed fifth, two sixths and an eighth at TT, secured the top position in the rankings during his first full-year of pure road racing.
Guy Martin, who secured three podium finishes at the Centenary TT, finished in second place, 138 points behind, but 281 points ahead of third placed William Dunlop.
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IOM Conor Cummins | 1936 |
| 2 | ENG Guy Martin | 1798 |
| 3 | NIR William Dunlop | 1517 |
| 4 | WAL Ian Lougher | 1380 |
| 5 | ENG Chris Palmer | 1131 |
| 6 | ENG John McGuinness | 1042 |
| 7 | AUS Cameron Donald | 961 |
| 8 | NIR Ryan Farquhar | 908 |
| 9 | IRL Darren Burns | 852 |
| 10 | ENG Ivan Lintin | 825 |
2006
The twenty-five round series were held at all national and international road races in the north and south of Ireland, the Isle of Man and England. At the conclusion 147 points separated the champion and second place man, Martin Finnegan, who in turn was just nine points ahead of the late Darran Lindsay.
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAL Ian Lougher | 1719 |
| 2 | NIR Martin Finnegan | 1572 |
| 3 | NIR Darran Lindsay | 1563 |
| 4 | ENG Guy Martin | 1382 |
| 5 | NIR Raymond Porter | 1245 |
| 6 | AUS Cameron Donald | 1090 |
| 7 | NIR Michael Dunlop | 1049 |
| 8 | NIR John Burrows | 956 |
| 9 | NIR William Dunlop | 852 |
| 10 | NIR Robert Dunlop | 830 |
2005
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAL Ian Lougher | 2699 |
| 2 | NIR Ryan Farquhar | 2229 |
| 3 | ENG Guy Martin | 1798 |
| 4 | IRL Richard Britton | 1400 |
| 5 | ENG Chris Palmer | 1183 |
| 6 | NIR Martin Finnegan | 973 |
| 7 | NIR Adrian Archibald | 873 |
| 8 | ENG John McGuinness | 782 |
| 9 | WAL Jason Griffiths | 739 |
| 10 | NZL Bruce Anstey | 728 |
2004
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIR Ryan Farquhar | 2031 |
| 2 | NIR Darran Lindsay | 1647 |
| 3 | WAL Ian Lougher | 1597 |
| 4 | ENG John McGuinness | 1051 |
| 5 | ENG Guy Martin | 1016 |
| 6 | NIR Martin Finnegan | 952 |
| 7 | NZL Bruce Anstey | 930 |
| 8 | ENG Chris Palmer | 898 |
| 9 | IRL Richard Britton | 816 |
| 10 | NIR Adrian Archibald | 606 |
2003
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIR Ryan Farquhar | 1981 |
| 2 | WAL Ian Lougher | 1539 |
| 3 | NIR Adrian Archibald | 807 |
| 4 | ENG Chris Palmer | 791 |
| 5 | IRL Richard Britton | 708 |
| 6 | WAL Jason Griffiths | 669 |
| 7 | NZL Bruce Anstey | 448 |
| 8 | NIR Martin Finnegan | 379 |
| 9 | ENG John McGuinness | 368 |
| 10 | NIR Robert Dunlop | 330 |
2002
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAL Ian Lougher | 2652 |
| 2 | NIR Ryan Farquhar | 1464 |
| 3 | NIR Darran Lindsay | 1267 |
| 4 | IRL Richard Britton | 1097 |
| 5 | NIR Adrian Archibald | 938 |
| 6 | WAL Jason Griffiths | 893 |
| 7 | ENG Chris Palmer | 892 |
| 8 | NIR Gary Jess | 760 |
| 9 | NIR David Jefferies | 650 |
| 10 | NIR Robert Dunlop | 460 |
By rider
| Rank | Riders | Wins | Years | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIR Ryan Farquhar | 6 | 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 | |||||
| WAL Ian Lougher | 3 | 2002, 2005, 2006, | |||||
| ENG Dean Harrison | 2016, 2017, 2023 | ||||||
| ENG Davey Todd | 2 | 2022, 2024 | |||||
| IOM Conor Cummins | 1 | 2007 | |||||
| NIR Michael Dunlop | 2013 | ||||||
| ENG James Cowton | 2014 | ||||||
| NIR William Dunlop | 2015 | ||||||
| IRL Derek McGee | 2018 | ||||||
| IRL Michael Sweeney | 2019 |
References
References
- "DUKE ROAD RACING RANKINGS".
- "2024 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship – Series Results Illustration – Road Racing News".
- "2022 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship – Series Results Wrap up – Road Racing News".
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