# 2018 Isle of Man TT

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 135.452 mph (217.989 km/h) 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

Superbike TT
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | BMW | 01:44:13.398 | 130.324 |
| 2 | 1 | Conor Cummins | Honda | 01:45:04.259 | 129.273 |
| 3 | 2 | James Hillier | Kawasaki | 01:45:25.919 | 128.830 |
| 4 | 9 | David Johnson | BMW | 01:45:58.637 | 128.167 |
| 5 | 3 | Michael Rutter | BMW | 01:47:27.374 | 126.403 |
| 6 | 13 | Lee Johnston | Honda | 01:47:42.014 | 126.117 |
| 7 | 12 | Martin Jessopp | BMW | 01:48:04.898 | 125.672 |
| 8 | 23 | Ivan Lintin | Kawasaki | 01:48:07.017 | 125.631 |
| 9 | 18 | Philip Crowe | BMW | 01:48:12.101 | 125.532 |
| 10 | 11 | Josh Brookes | Norton | 01:48:14.276 | 125.490 |
Supersport TT 1
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | Honda | 01:11:51.072 | 126.027 |
| 2 | 5 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 01:12:01.350 | 125.727 |
| 3 | 10 | Peter Hickman | Triumph | 01:12:01.608 | 125.720 |
| 4 | 2 | James Hillier | Kawasaki | 01:12:03.414 | 125.667 |
| 5 | 1 | Conor Cummins | Honda | 01:12:44.356 | 124.488 |
| 6 | 11 | Josh Brookes | Yamaha | 01:12:57.357 | 124.119 |
| 7 | 7 | Gary Johnson | Triumph | 01:13:06.152 | 123.870 |
| 8 | 3 | Lee Johnston | Honda | 01:13:12.190 | 123.700 |
| 9 | 19 | James Cowton | Kawasaki | 01:13:45.145 | 122.778 |
| 10 | 18 | Ivan Lintin | Kawasaki | 01:13:54.952 | 122.507 |
Sidecar TT 1
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 1 | Ben Birchall & Tom Birchall | Honda CBR | 57:33.635 | 117.987 |
| 2 | 3 | John Holden & Lee Cain | Honda LCR | 58:20.767 | 116.398 |
| 3 | 5 | Tim Reeves & Mark Wilkes | Honda | 58:42.668 | 115.675 |
| 4 | 6 | Pete Founds & Jevan Walmsley | Suzuki | 59:30.256 | 114.133 |
| 5 | 4 | Alan Founds & Jake Lowther | Yamaha | 01:01:16.994 | 110.820 |
| 6 | 10 | Conrad Harrison & Andrew Winkle | Honda Rod Bellas | 01:01:33.593 | 110.322 |
| 7 | 21 | Darren Hope & Lenny Bumfrey | LCR Suzuki | 01:02:14.600 | 109.110 |
| 8 | 29 | Gary Gibson & Daryl Gibson | Shelbourne Suzuki | 01:02:33.444 | 108.563 |
| 9 | 9 | Gary Bryan & Philip Hyde | Baker Honda | 01:03:03.297 | 107.706 |
| 10 | 18 | Greg Lambert & Julie Canipa | Honda GLR | 01:03:15.195 | 107.368 |
Superstock TT
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 10 | Peter Hickman | BMW | 01:08:49.976 | 131.553 |
| 2 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | BMW | 01:08:54.428 | 131.412 |
| 3 | 5 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 01:09:03.579 | 131.121 |
| 4 | 9 | David Johnson | BMW | 01:10:16.337 | 128.859 |
| 5 | 2 | James Hillier | Kawasaki | 01:10:21.259 | 128.709 |
| 6 | 3 | Michael Rutter | BMW | 01:10:51.480 | 127.794 |
| 7 | 12 | Martin Jessopp | BMW | 01:11:43.806 | 126.240 |
| 8 | 27 | Sam West | BMW | 01:11:47.242 | 126.139 |
| 9 | 23 | Ivan Lintin | Kawasaki | 01:11:49.149 | 126.083 |
| 10 | 80 | Davey Todd | Suzuki | 01:11:50.396 | 126.047 |
Supersport TT 2
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 5 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 01:11:28.059 | 126.703 |
| 2 | 10 | Peter Hickman | Triumph | 01:11:46.730 | 126.154 |
| 3 | 2 | James Hillier | Kawasaki | 01:11:58.508 | 125.810 |
| 4 | 1 | Conor Cummins | Honda | 01:12:08.333 | 125.525 |
| 5 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | Honda | 01:12:14.160 | 125.356 |
| 6 | 11 | Josh Brookes | Yamaha | 01:12:51.195 | 124.294 |
| 7 | 3 | Lee Johnston | Honda | 01:13:05.465 | 123.889 |
| 8 | 7 | Gary Johnson | Triumph | 01:13:25.657 | 123.321 |
| 9 | 19 | James Cowton | Kawasaki | 01:13:28.648 | 123.238 |
| 10 | 18 | Ivan Lintin | Kawasaki | 01:13:39.852 | 122.925 |
Lightweight TT
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | Paton | 01:15:05.032 | 120.601 |
| 2 | 15 | Derek McGee | Kawasaki | 01:15:19.633 | 120.212 |
| 3 | 3 | Michael Rutter | Paton | 01:16:30.242 | 118.362 |
| 4 | 8 | Stefano Bonetti | Paton | 01:16:40.194 | 118.106 |
| 5 | 32 | Joey Thompson | Paton | 01:18:13.175 | 115.766 |
| 6 | 9 | Ian Lougher | Paton | 01:18:26.857 | 115.430 |
| 7 | 13 | Michael Sweeney | Kawasaki | 01:18:27.273 | 115.420 |
| 8 | 12 | Adam Mclean | Kawasaki | 01:18:38.044 | 115.156 |
| 9 | 31 | Julian Trummer | Kawasaki | 01:19:04.182 | 114.522 |
| 10 | 55 | Dominic Herbertson | Kawasaki | 01:19:12.721 | 114.316 |
TT Zero
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Rutter | Mugen | 18:34.956 | 121.824 |
| 2 | 3 | Daley Mathison | University of Nottingham | 18:58.600 | 119.294 |
| 3 | 2 | Lee Johnston | Mugen | 21:26.668 | 105.566 |
| 4 | 4 | James Cowton | Brunel | 23:14.934 | 97.372 |
| 5 | 14 | Adam Child | Moto Corsa | 27:50.042 | 81.332 |
| 6 | 9 | Shaun Anderson | Brammo | 30:16.155 | 74.789 |
Sidecar TT 2
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 1 | Ben Birchall & Tom Birchall | Honda CBR | 57:25.040 | 118.281 |
| 2 | 3 | John Holden & Lee Cain | Honda LCR | 57:47.960 | 117.500 |
| 3 | 5 | Tim Reeves & Mark Wilkes | Honda | 58:03.738 | 116.967 |
| 4 | 4 | Alan Founds & Jake Lowther | Yamaha | 59:20.780 | 114.437 |
| 5 | 12 | Lewis Blackstock & Patrick Rosney | Honda LCR | 01:00:21.459 | 112.519 |
| 6 | 10 | Conrad Harrison & Andrew Winkle | Honda Rod Bellas | 01:00:37.918 | 112.010 |
| 7 | 9 | Gary Bryan & Philip Hyde | Baker Honda | 01:00:48.452 | 111.687 |
| 8 | 8 | Stephen Ramsden & Matty Ramsden | LCR | 01:00:58.064 | 111.393 |
| 9 | 17 | Estelle Leblond & Melanie Farnier | SGR Suzuki | 01:01:36.707 | 110.229 |
| 10 | 29 | Gary Gibson & Daryl Gibson | Shelbourne Suzuki | 01:02:13.039 | 109.156 |
Senior TT
| Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 10 | Peter Hickman | BMW | 01:43:08.065 | 131.700 |
| 2 | 5 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 01:43:10.126 | 131.656 |
| 3 | 1 | Conor Cummins | Honda | 01:44:50.559 | 129.554 |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | BMW | 01:45:45.315 | 128.436 |
| 5 | 11 | Josh Brookes | Norton | 01:46:09.904 | 127.940 |
| 6 | 7 | Gary Johnson | Kawasaki | 01:47:06.818 | 126.807 |
| 7 | 12 | Martin Jessopp | SBK | 01:47:58.408 | 125.798 |
| 8 | 16 | James Cowton | BMW | 01:48:27.787 | 125.230 |
| 9 | 80 | Davey Todd | Suzuki | 01:49:00.059 | 124.612 |
| 10 | 32 | Brian McCormack | BMW | 01:49:04.383 | 124.529 |

## Wins table

| | Rider | Wins |
| 1 | Michael Dunlop | 3 |
| 2 | Ben Birchall | 2 |
| 2 | Tom Birchall | 2 |
| 2 | Peter Hickman | 2 |
| 5 | Dean Harrison | 1 |
| 5 | Michael Rutter | 1 |

## Sources

* ↑ "Dunlop clinches Isle of Man TT treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
* ↑ Trev (2018-06-08). "Peter Hickman takes incredible Senior TT victory". MCNews. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
* ↑ "Ben & Tom Birchall claim Sidecar TT Race 2 win". Motorcycle News. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
* ↑ "Harrison dominant in TT Supersport win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
* ↑ Lieback, Ron (2018-06-10). "2018 Isle of Man TT Recap | Winners and Fatalities (+ Video)". Ultimate Motorcycling. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
* ↑ "'You're not amputating my leg! I'll never ride again'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
* ↑ Lieback, Ron (2018-05-30). "Dan Kneen Dies During Isle of Man TT Superbike Qualifying". Ultimate Motorcycling. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
* ↑ "TT 2018: Newcomer Adam Lyon died from head injuries". BBC News. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
* ↑ "Isle of Man TT: Steve Mercer undergoes surgery after sustaining list of injuries in crash with course car". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2018-06-01. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
* ↑ "TT Database".