# 2017 Isle of Man TT

The 2017 Isle of Man TT was held between 27 May and 9 June, on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course.
The event saw adverse weather conditions which caused many delays and the cancellation of the second Supersport race.
Just like 2016, the solo classes were marked by an intense rivalry between Michael Dunlop and Ian Hutchinson. This rivalry culminated in the 2017 Senior TT, won by Dunlop, while Hutchinson suffered serious leg injuries in a race-stopping crash in the mountain section. In the end, Hutchinson and Dunlop left the island with 2 TT wins each.
Ben and Tom Birchall won two Sidecar TTs, while the two remaining solo races were taken by Michael Rutter and Bruce Anstey.
23-times TT winner John McGuinness was a major absentee due to career-threatening injuries suffered at the North West 200 a few weeks prior.
Guy Martin made a high-profile return to the event, but suffered a high speed crash in the Superbike TT, and withdrew from the Senior TT. He took second place in the TT Zero, his only race-finish of the week.
The event was marred by the deaths of 3 competitors: Davey Lambert, Jochem van den Hoek, and Alan Bonner.

## Results

Superbike TT
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 4 | Ian Hutchinson | BMW | 01:45:58.474 | 128.170 |
| 2 | 10 | Peter Hickman | BMW | 01:46:03.544 | 128.068 |
| 3 | 9 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 01:46:11.545 | 127.907 |
| 4 | 3 | James Hillier | Kawasaki | 01:46:13.281 | 127.873 |
| 5 | 14 | Dan Kneen | BMW | 01:47:50.068 | 125.960 |
| 6 | 11 | Michael Rutter | BMW | 01:47:50.203 | 125.957 |
| 7 | 1 | David Johnson | Norton | 01:48:25.512 | 125.273 |
| 8 | 16 | Josh Brookes | Norton | 01:48:39.174 | 125.011 |
| 9 | 15 | William Dunlop | Yamaha | 01:48:50.858 | 124.787 |
| 10 | 18 | Martin Jessopp | BMW | 01:48:53.943 | 124.728 |
Superstock TT
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 4 | Ian Hutchinson | BMW | 01:09:59.261 | 129.383 |
| 2 | 10 | Peter Hickman | BMW | 01:10:21.684 | 128.696 |
| 3 | 14 | Dan Kneen | BMW | 01:10:42.708 | 128.058 |
| 4 | 11 | Michael Rutter | BMW | 01:10:52.862 | 127.752 |
| 5 | 9 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 01:10:54.002 | 127.718 |
| 6 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | Suzuki | 01:11:03.037 | 127.447 |
| 7 | 15 | William Dunlop | Yamaha | 01:12:04.373 | 125.639 |
| 8 | 1 | David Johnson | BMW | 01:12:11.733 | 125.426 |
| 9 | 29 | Jamie Coward | BMW | 01:12:39.386 | 124.630 |
| 10 | 22 | Horst Saiger | Kawasaki | 01:12:58.409 | 124.089 |
Lightweight TT
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 4 | Michael Rutter | Paton | 01:16:19.324 | 118.645 |
| 2 | 3 | Martin Jessopp | Kawasaki | 01:16:28.142 | 118.417 |
| 3 | 10 | Peter Hickman | Kawasaki | 01:17:08.637 | 117.381 |
| 4 | 2 | Ivan Lintin | Kawasaki | 01:17:40.865 | 116.569 |
| 5 | 5 | Daniel Cooper | Kawasaki | 01:17:57.900 | 116.144 |
| 6 | 14 | Josh Brookes | Kawasaki | 01:18:23.270 | 115.518 |
| 7 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | Kawasaki | 01:18:30.418 | 115.343 |
| 8 | 8 | James Cowton | Kawasaki | 01:19:21.307 | 114.110 |
| 9 | 22 | Michael Sweeney | Kawasaki | 01:20:10.134 | 112.952 |
| 10 | 30 | Jamie Hodson | Kawasaki | 01:20:48.734 | 112.052 |
TT Zero
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 1 | Bruce Anstey | Mugen | 19:13.924 | 117.710 |
| 2 | 2 | Guy Martin | Mugen | 19:55.331 | 113.632 |
| 3 | 6 | Daley Mathison | University of Nottingham | 20:43.748 | 109.209 |
| 4 | 3 | Dean Harrison | Sarolea | 20:56.924 | 108.064 |
| 5 | 7 | Antonio Maeso | University of Nottingham | 24:49.385 | 91.197 |
| 6 | 11 | James Cowton | Brunel | 24:53.229 | 90.963 |
| 7 | 14 | Adam Child | MCN | 28:42.662 | 78.848 |
| 8 | 8 | Matthew Rees | University of Bath | 29:14.549 | 77.415 |
Sidecar TT 1
| Position | Number | Rider & Passenger | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 1 | Ben Birchall & Tom Birchall | LCR Honda | 58:31.967 | 116.027 |
| 2 | 3 | John Holden & Lee Cain | LCR Honda | 58:57.636 | 115.185 |
| 3 | 2 | Dave Molyneux & Daniel Sayle | Yamaha DMR | 59:16.353 | 114.579 |
| 4 | 7 | Alan Founds & Jake Lowther | Yamaha | 59:22.006 | 114.397 |
| 5 | 5 | Tim Reeves & Mark Wilkes | Honda | 59:36.012 | 113.949 |
| 6 | 6 | Pete Founds & Jevan Walmsley | Suzuki FoundsLCR | 01:00:01.277 | 113.15 |
| 7 | 4 | Conrad Harrison & Andrew Winkle | Honda Rod Bellas | 01:01:49.757 | 109.841 |
| 8 | 11 | Tony Baker & Fiona Baker-Milligan | Suzuki | 01:02:31.981 | 108.605 |
| 9 | 8 | Karl Bennett & Maxime Vasseur | DMR | 01:02:52.131 | 108.025 |
| 10 | 12 | Wayne Lockey & Mark Sayers | Ireson Honda | 01:03:03.172 | 107.710 |
Supersport TT 1
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | Yamaha | 01:12:48.601 | 124.368 |
| 2 | 3 | James Hillier | Kawasaki | 01:13:01.845 | 123.992 |
| 3 | 10 | Peter Hickman | Triumph | 01:13:14.613 | 123.631 |
| 4 | 15 | William Dunlop | Yamaha | 01:13:24.040 | 123.367 |
| 5 | 4 | Ian Hutchinson | Yamaha | 01:13:50.168 | 122.639 |
| 6 | 8 | Gary Johnson | Triumph | 01:14:01.201 | 122.334 |
| 7 | 2 | Bruce Anstey | Honda | 01:14:27.969 | 121.602 |
| 8 | 14 | Dan Kneen | Honda | 01:14:36.632 | 121.366 |
| 9 | 7 | Conor Cummins | Honda | 01:14:51.743 | 120.958 |
| 10 | 19 | James Cowton | Kawasaki | 01:15:02.076 | 120.680 |
Senior TT
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | Suzuki | 01:09:24.711 | 130.456 |
| 2 | 10 | Peter Hickman | BMW | 01:09:38.031 | 130.040 |
| 3 | 9 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 01:09:48.216 | 129.724 |
| 4 | 3 | James Hillier | Kawasaki | 01:10:11.713 | 129.000 |
| 5 | 11 | Michael Rutter | BMW | 01:10:12.357 | 128.981 |
| 6 | 16 | Josh Brookes | Norton | 01:10:28.793 | 128.479 |
| 7 | 1 | David Johnson | Norton | 01:10:31.471 | 128.398 |
| 8 | 7 | Conor Cummins | Honda | 01:10:58.288 | 127.589 |
| 9 | 18 | Martin Jessopp | BMW | 01:11:09.747 | 127.247 |
| 10 | 15 | William Dunlop | Yamaha | 01:11:10.616 | 127.221 |
Sidecar TT 2
| Position | Number | Rider & Passenger | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 1 | Ben Birchall & Tom Birchall | LCR Honda | 58:40.090 | 115.760 |
| 2 | 3 | John Holden & Lee Cain | LCR Honda | 59:06.688 | 114.891 |
| 3 | 4 | Conrad Harrison & Andrew Winkle | Honda Rod Bellas | 01:01:43.005 | 110.041 |
| 4 | 26 | Lewis Blackstock & Patrick Rosney | Suzuki LCR | 01:01:50.080 | 109.832 |
| 5 | 8 | Karl Bennett & Maxime Vasseur | DMR | 01:02:21.773 | 108.901 |
| 6 | 11 | Tony Baker & Fiona Baker-Milligan | Suzuki | 01:02:32.122 | 108.601 |
| 7 | 13 | Robert Handcock & Ken Edwards | Baker Honda | 01:02:38.524 | 108.416 |
| 8 | 20 | Greg Lambert & Julie Canipa | Honda GLR | 01:02:39.965 | 108.374 |
| 9 | 12 | Wayne Lockey & Mark Sayers | Ireson Honda | 01:02:46.702 | 108.181 |
| 10 | 10 | Gary Knight & Daniel Evanson | Suzuki LCR | 01:02:47.422 | 108.160 |

## Wins table

| | Rider | Wins |
| 1 | Ian Hutchinson | 2 |
| 1 | Michael Dunlop | 2 |
| 1 | Ben Birchall | 2 |
| 1 | Tom Birchall | 2 |
| 5 | Michael Rutter | 1 |
| 5 | Bruce Anstey | 1 |

## Sources

* ↑ Lieback, Ron (2017-06-14). "2017 Isle of Man TT Recap | Winners & Fatalities (+ Video)". Ultimate Motorcycling. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
* ↑ "Senior TT Race Results". Bennetts UK. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
* ↑ "'You're not amputating my leg! I'll never ride again'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
* 1 2 Lieback, Ron (2017-06-14). "2017 Isle of Man TT Recap | Winners & Fatalities (+ Video)". Ultimate Motorcycling. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
* ↑ Irran, Sep (2017-06-09). "Isle of Man TT 2017 – Guy Martin withdraws from Final Senior TT race". Motorcycle news, Motorcycle reviews from Malaysia, Asia and the world - BikesRepublic.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
* ↑ "Isle of Man TT 2017: Davey Lambert died from multiple injuries". BBC News. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
* ↑ "Jochem van den Hoek: Dutch TT racer died from 'catastrophic liver injuries'". BBC News. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
* ↑ "Third racer dies at IoM TT races". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
* ↑ "TT Database".