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Senior TT

Motorcycle road race


Motorcycle road race

The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event traditionally held over the last week in May and the first week in June. The Senior TT is the blue ribbon event of the festival that takes place on the Saturday of race week, with "The Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars trophy" awarded to the winner.

The event was part of the FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship from 1949 to 1976, before being transferred to the United Kingdom after safety concerns, becoming the British Grand Prix under the FIM from the 1977 GP season.

Until 2012, the Senior TT had never been cancelled except during the two World Wars and during travel restrictions associated with the animal foot and mouth outbreak in 2001. However, during the 2012 TT Races, with inclement weather on the day prior to its traditional Friday race day (8 June), the decision was taken to postpone racing until the following day, Saturday, 9 June. Consequently, a course inspection was made, and following a meeting between riders and officials, the decision was made to cancel the running of the Senior race for safety reasons. The races were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Engine capacity

The 1911 TT races was the first time the Senior TT race took place and was open to 500 cc single-cylinder and 585 cc twin-cylinder motorcycles. It was won by Oliver Godfrey riding an Indian, at an average speed of 47.63 mph over five laps of the Snaefell Mountain Course that was in use for the first time that year. The 1912 event was the first to limit the Senior TT to 500 cc machines and this engine capacity prevailed until 1984.

The engine capacity was modified from the traditional (up to) 500 cc for two-strokes and is now (up to) 1,000 cc for four-strokes, although 1,000 cc machines were permitted in 1985 and 1986, 1,300 cc in 1987, 1988 and 1989, and 750 cc in 1990–1998.

YearsMaximum Engine Capacity
1911500cc (Single cylinder)
1912 - 1984500cc
1985 - 20041,010cc (ACU TT Formula 1 rules)
2005 - Present1,000cc (FIM Superbike rules)

Eligibility

Entrants

  • Entrants must be in possession of a valid National Entrants or FIM Sponsors Licence for Road Racing.

Machines

The 2012 specification for entries into the Senior TT race are defined as:

  • Any machine complying with the following specifications:
    • TT Superbike: (Machines complying with the 2012 FIM Superbike and Supersport Championships specifications)
      • (Over 750cc up to 1000cc 4 cylinders 4-stroke)
      • (Over 750cc up to 1000cc 3 cylinders 4-stroke)
      • (Over 850cc up to 1200cc 2 cylinders 4-stroke)
    • Supersport Junior TT (without limitation of tyre choice)
      • TT Superstock (without limitation of tyre choice)
      • Other machines admitted at the discretion of the Organisers

Official qualification time

  • 115% of the time set by the third fastest qualifier in the class.

Speed and lap records

The lap record for the Senior TT class is 16 minutes and 42.778 seconds at an average speed of 135.452 mph set by Peter Hickman during the 2018 Senior TT Race. The race record is also held by Hickman in 1 hour, 43 minutes and 08.065 seconds; an average race speed of 131.700 mi/h achieved during the same six-lap race.

The longest race distance for a FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship event was the 500 cc 1957 TT race, over eight laps (302.00 Miles), won by Bob McIntyre riding a 500cc Gilera, in 3 hours, 2 minutes and 57.0 seconds at an average race speed of 98.99 mph.

List of Senior TT podiums

Winnerstyle="width: 400px" colspan="3"Secondstyle="width: 400px" colspan="3"ThirdRiderMachineSpeedRiderMachineSpeedRiderMachineSpeed19111912191319141915-1919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940-19461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
GBR Oliver GodfreyIndian47.63 mphIRL Charles B FranklinIndian?? mphA J MoorhouseIndian?? mph
GBR Frank A. ApplebeeScott48.69 mphJ R HaswellTriumph?? mphHarry A CollierMatchless?? mph
GBR Tim WoodScott48.28 mphA R AbbottRudge?? mphA H AlexanderIndian?? mph
ENG Cyril PullinRudge49.49 mphENG Oliver GodfreyIndian?? mphENG Howard R DaviesSunbeam?? mph
Not held
GBR Tommy de la HaySunbeam51.79 mphDoug M BrownNorton?? mphW R BrownSunbeam?? mph
ENG Howard R. DaviesAJS54.49 mphENG Freddie DixonIndian54.02 mphENG Bert le VackIndian53.91 mph
GBR Alec BennettSunbeam58.31 mphWalter BrandishTriumph?? mphHarry LangmanScott?? mph
IOM Tom SheardDouglas55.55 mphG M BlackNorton55.14 mphENG Freddie DixonIndian55.01 mph
GBR Alec BennettNorton61.64 mphHarry LangmanScott61.23 mphENG Freddie DixonDouglas60.17 mph
ENG Howard R. DaviesHRD66.13 mphENG Frank A LongmanAJS64.95 mphGBR Alec BennettNorton64.05 mph
IRL Stanley WoodsNorton67.54 mphENG Wal HandleyRex-Acme66.31 mphENG Frank A LongmanAJS66.03 mph
GBR Alec BennettNorton68.41 mphSCO Jimmie GuthrieNew Hudson66.02 mphTom SimisterTriumph65.75 mph
ENG Charlie DodsonSunbeam62.98 mphENG George RowleyAJS61.27 mphENG Tommy L HatchScott60.89 mph
ENG Charlie DodsonSunbeam72.05 mphIRL Alec BennettSunbeam70.51 mphIRL Henry Tyrell-SmithRudge70.25 mph
ENG Wal HandleyRudge74.24 mphENG Graham WalkerRudge73.1 mphENG Jimmy H SimpsonNorton73.7 mph
GBR Tim HuntNorton77.90 mphSCO Jimmie GuthrieNorton77.34 mphIRL Stanley WoodsNorton76.35 mph
IRL Stanley WoodsNorton79.38 mphSCO Jimmie GuthrieNorton78.47 mphENG Jimmy H SimpsonNorton78.38 mph
IRL Stanley WoodsNorton81.04 mphENG Jimmy H SimpsonNorton80.41 mphENG Tim HuntNorton80.16 mph
SCO Jimmie GuthrieNorton78.01 mphENG Jimmy H SimpsonNorton75.27 mphNIR Walter F RuskVelocette73.27 mph
IRL Stanley WoodsMoto Guzzi84.68 mphSCO Jimmie GuthrieNorton84.65 mphNIR Walter F RuskNorton83.53 mph
SCO Jimmie GuthrieNorton85.80 mphIRL Stanley WoodsVelocette85.66 mphENG Freddie FrithNorton84.49 mph
ENG Freddie FrithNorton88.21 mphIRL Stanley WoodsVelocette88.09 mphUK John H WhiteNorton83.97 mph
GBR Harold DaniellNorton89.11 mphIRL Stanley WoodsVelocette88.99 mphENG Freddie FrithNorton88.98 mph
Nazi Germany Georg MeierBMW89.38 mphENG Jock WestBMW88.22 mphENG Freddie FrithNorton87.96 mph
Not held
GBR Harold DaniellNorton82.813 mphUK Artie BellNorton82.656 mphUK Peter GoodmanVelocette82.463 mph
NIR Artie BellNorton84.969 mphENG Bill DoranNorton80.338 mphUK Jock A WeddellNorton79.564 mph
GBR Harold DaniellNorton86.93 mphGBR Johnny LockettNorton86.19 mphIRL Ernie LyonsVelocette85.5 mph
ENG Geoff DukeNorton92.27 mphNIR Artie BellNorton90.86 mphGBR Johnny LockettNorton90.37 mph
ENG Geoff DukeNorton93.83 mphENG Bill DoranAJS91.44 mphGBR Cromie McCandlessNorton90.33 mph
IRL Reg ArmstrongNorton92.97 mphENG Leslie GrahamMV Agusta92.72 mphRhodesia and Nyasaland Ray AmmNorton92.4 mph
Rhodesia and Nyasaland Ray AmmNorton93.85 mphENG Jack BrettNorton93.74 mphIRL Reg ArmstrongGilera93.62 mph
Rhodesia and Nyasaland Ray AmmNorton88.12 mphENG Geoff DukeGilera87.19 mphENG Jack BrettNorton86.04 mph
ENG Geoff DukeGilera97.93 mphIRL Reg ArmstrongGilera96.74 mphAUS Ken KavanaghGuzzi95.16 mph
ENG John SurteesMV Agusta96.57 mphENG John HartleNorton95.69 mphENG Jack BrettNorton94.96 mph
SCO Bob McIntyreGilera98.99 mphENG John SurteesMV Agusta97.86 mphAUS Bob BrownGilera95.81 mph
ENG John SurteesMV Agusta98.63 mphENG Bob AndersonNorton95.4 mphAUS Bob BrownNorton95.25 mph
ENG John SurteesMV Agusta87.94 mphSCO Alistair KingNorton85.5 mphAUS Bob BrownNorton83.0 mph
ENG John SurteesMV Agusta102.44 mphENG John HartleMV Agusta100.44 mphENG Mike HailwoodNorton98.29 mph
ENG Mike HailwoodNorton100.61 mphSCO Bob McIntyreNorton99.2 mphAUS Tom_PhillisNorton98.78 mph
Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary HockingMV Agusta103.51 mphGBR Ellis BoyceNorton96.27 mphGBR Fred StevensNorton96.24 mph
ENG Mike HailwoodMV Agusta104.64 mphENG John HartleGilera103.67 mphENG Phil ReadGilera100.1 mph
ENG Mike HailwoodMV Agusta100.95 mphENG Derek MinterNorton98.47 mphGBR Fred StevensMatchless96.4 mph
ENG Mike HailwoodMV Agusta91.69 mphENG Joe DunphyNorton90.28 mphCAN Mike DuffMatchless88.09 mph
ENG Mike HailwoodHonda103.11 mphITA Giacomo AgostiniMV Agusta101.09 mphGBR Chris ConnNorton95.37 mph
ENG Mike HailwoodHonda105.62 mphENG Peter WilliamsMatchless99.64 mphGBR Steve SpencerNorton98.59 mph
ITA Giacomo AgostiniMV Agusta101.63 mphGBR Brian BallSeeley95.57 mphGBR Barry RandleNorton95.58 mph
ITA Giacomo AgostiniMV Agusta104.75 mphGBR Alan BarnettMetisse98.28 mphGBR Tom DickieSeeley97.92 mph
ITA Giacomo AgostiniMV Agusta101.52 mphENG Peter WilliamsMatchless97.76 mphGBR Bill SmithKawasaki96.26 mph
ITA Giacomo AgostiniMV Agusta102.59 mphENG Peter WilliamsMatchless98.4 mphCAN Frank PerrisSuzuki96.51 mph
ITA Giacomo AgostiniMV Agusta104.02 mphITA Alberto PaganiMV Agusta98.13 mphENG Mick GrantKawasaki97.03 mph
AUS Jack FindlaySuzuki101.55 mphENG Peter WilliamsMatchless100.62 mphGBR Charlie SanbySuzuki100.27 mph
GBR Phil CarpenterYamaha96.99 mphENG Charlie WilliamsYamaha96.31 mphENG Tony RutterYamaha94.35 mph
ENG Mick GrantKawasaki100.27 mphENG John G. WilliamsYamaha99.88 mphENG Chas MortimerYamaha98.15 mph
NIR Tom HerronYamaha105.15 mphAUS Ian RichardsYamaha105.11 mphNIR Billy GuthrieYamaha104.84 mph
ENG Phil ReadSuzuki106.97 mphNIR Tom HerronYamaha105.67 mphENG Eddie RobertsYamaha104.24 mph
NIR Tom HerronSuzuki111.74 mphNIR Billy GuthrieSuzuki107.72 mphENG Chas MortimerYamaha107.11 mph
ENG Mike HailwoodSuzuki111.75 mphENG Tony RutterSuzuki109.84 mphNew Zealand Dennis IrelandSuzuki109.43 mph
NZL Graeme CrosbySuzuki109.65 mphNIR Steve CullSuzuki108.87 mphNZL Steve WardSuzuki108.58 mph
ENG Mick GrantSuzuki106.14 mphNIR Donny RobinsonYamaha104.05 mphENG John NewboldSuzuki103.77 mph
NIR Norman BrownSuzuki110.98 mphSouth Africa Jon EkeroldSuzuki110.85 mphNew Zealand Dennis IrelandSuzuki109.25 mph
ENG Rob McElneaSuzuki114.81 mphNIR Con LawSuzuki112.97 mphNIR Joey DunlopHonda112.77 mph
ENG Rob McElneaSuzuki115.66 mphENG Roger MarshallHonda112.65 mphENG Trevor NationSuzuki112.05 mph
NIR Joey DunlopHonda113.69 mphENG Roger MarshallHonda113.43 mphMark JohnsSuzuki111.31 mph
ENG Roger BurnettHonda113.98 mphENG Geoff JohnsonHonda112.91 mphENG Barry WoodlandSuzuki112.47 mph
NIR Joey DunlopHonda99.85 mphENG Geoff JohnsonYamaha98.79 mphENG Roger MarshallSuzuki97.9 mph
NIR Joey DunlopHonda117.38 mphSCO Steve HislopYamaha116.53 mphENG Geoff JohnsonSuzuki115.84 mph
SCO Steve HislopHonda118.23 mphENG Nick JefferiesYamaha117.58 mphAUS Graeme McGregorHonda116.38 mph
ENG Carl FogartyHonda110.95 mphENG Trevor NationNorton109.76 mphENG Dave LeachYamaha109.61 mph
SCO Steve HislopHonda121.09 mphNIR Joey DunlopHonda119.66 mphNIR Phillip McCallenHonda118.35 mph
SCO Steve HislopNorton121.28 mphENG Carl FogartyYamaha121.2 mphNIR Robert DunlopNorton119.1 mph
NIR Phillip McCallenHonda118.32 mphENG Nick JefferiesHonda117.55 mphNZL Steve WardHonda116.31 mph
SCO Steve HislopHonda119.25 mphNIR McCallen, PhillipHonda117.96 mphNIR Joey DunlopHonda116.75 mph
NIR Joey DunlopHonda119.11 mphSCO Iain DuffusDucati118.53 mphNZL Steve WardHonda118.25 mph
NIR Phillip McCallenHonda119.76 mphNIR Joey DunlopHonda118.5 mphENG Nick JefferiesHonda118.47 mph
NIR Phillip McCallenHonda119.45 mphSCO Jim MoodieHonda119.4 mphSCO Ian SimpsonHonda118.62 mph
SCO Ian SimpsonHonda119.79 mphENG Bob JacksonKawasaki119.72 mphNIR James CourtneyHonda119.19 mph
ENG David JefferiesYamaha121.27 mphSCO Iain DuffusYamaha120.44 mphWales Ian LougherHonda120.42 mph
ENG David JefferiesYamaha121.95 mphENG Michael RutterYamaha121.21 mphNIR Joey DunlopHonda120.66 mph
Cancelled due to foot-and-mouth outbreak
ENG David JefferiesSuzuki124.74 mphWales Ian LougherSuzuki124.32 mphENG John McGuinnessHonda123.45 mph
NIR Adrian ArchibaldSuzuki124.53 mphENG John McGuinnessDucati123.93 mphWales Ian LougherHonda123.21 mph
NIR Adrian ArchibaldSuzuki123.81 mphNew Zealand Bruce AnsteySuzuki122.96 mphIsle of Man Gary CarswellSuzuki120.64 mph
ENG John McGuinnessYamaha124.324 mphWales Ian LougherHonda123.67 mphENG Guy MartinHonda123.32 mph
ENG John McGuinnessHonda126.178 mphAUS Donald CameronHonda125.68 mphNew Zealand Bruce AnsteySuzuki125.59 mph
ENG John McGuinnessHonda127.255 mphENG Guy MartinHonda126.6 mphENG Ian HutchinsonHonda125.67 mph
ENG John McGuinnessHonda127.186 mphAUS Donald CameronSuzuki126.18 mphENG Ian HutchinsonYamaha125.19 mph
ENG Steve PlaterHonda128.278 mphIsle of Man Conor CumminsKawasaki127.88 mphENG Gary JohnsonHonda126.87 mph
ENG Ian HutchinsonHonda128.607 mphNorthern Ireland Ryan FarquharKawasaki127.46 mphNew Zealand Bruce AnsteySuzuki126.4 mph
ENG John McGuinnessHonda128.426 mphENG Guy MartinSuzuki128.28 mphNew Zealand Bruce AnsteyHonda128.1 mph
Cancelled due to weather conditions
ENG John McGuinnessHonda128.943 mphNIR Michael DunlopHonda128.73 mphNew Zealand Bruce AnsteyHonda128.58 mph
NIR Michael DunlopBMW128.680 mphIsle of Man Conor CumminsHonda128.39 mphENG Guy MartinSuzuki128.201 mph
ENG John McGuinnessHonda130.481 mphENG James HillierKawasaki130.03 mphENG Ian HutchinsonKawasaki129.83 mph
NIR Michael DunlopBMW130.685 mphENG Ian HutchinsonBMW130.029 mphENG John McGuinnessHonda129.388 mph
NIR Michael DunlopSuzuki130.456 mphENG Peter HickmanBMW130.04 mphENG Dean HarrisonKawasaki129.724 mph
ENG Peter HickmanBMW131.700 mphENG Dean HarrisonKawasaki131.656 mphIsle of Man Conor CumminsHonda129.554 mph
ENG Dean HarrisonKawasaki130.824 mphENG Peter HickmanBMW129.719 mphIsle of Man Conor CumminsHonda129.599 mph
Cancelled due to COVID-19
Cancelled due to COVID-19
ENG Peter HickmanBMW129.432 mphENG Dean HarrisonKawasaki129.085 mphIsle of Man Conor CumminsHonda128.745 mph
ENG Peter HickmanBMW132.526 mphENG Dean HarrisonKawasaki132.097 mphNIR Michael DunlopHonda131.661 mph
ENG Davey ToddBMW132.847 mphAUS Josh BrookesBMW131.589 mphENG Dean HarrisonHonda130.759 mph
Cancelled due to weather conditions

Multiple winners (riders)

RiderWins
Mike Hailwood, John McGuinness7
Giacomo Agostini5
Joey Dunlop, Steve Hislop, John Surtees, Stanley Woods4
Alec Bennett, Harold Daniell, Geoff Duke, Michael Dunlop, David Jefferies, Phillip McCallen, Peter Hickman3
Adrian Archibald, Ray Amm, Howard R Davies, Charlie Dodson, Mick Grant, Jimmie Guthrie, Tom Herron, Rob McElnea2

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

MarqueWins
Honda23
Norton20
MV Agusta13
Suzuki13
BMW7
Yamaha, Sunbeam5
Gilera, Kawasaki, Rudge, Scott2

References

References

  1. ''Guinness Motorcycle Sport Fact Book'' by Ian Morrison pp120 (1991)(1st Edition) Guinness Publishing The Bath Press {{ISBN. 978-0-85112-953-2
  2. "Decision made on final day of racing at the 2012 TT - The official Isle of Man TT website".
  3. Frank, Aaron. (16 November 2011). "The First American Motorcycle to Win the Isle of Man TT". Motorcyclist.
  4. ''International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012'' page 3/Appendix A page 34 ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (2012) Isle of Man Department of Economic Development
  5. (2012). "International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012". ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited.
  6. (8 June 2018). "New lap and race records for victorious Hickman in PokerStars Senior TT". Duke Marketing Ltd..
  7. "TT Fact Zone". Duke Marketing Ltd..
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