# 2003 Isle of Man TT

The 2003 Isle of Man TT was the 96th edition of the event. It was marred by the high-profile death of outright lap record holder and nine-time TT winner David Jefferies during practice. Jefferies crashed at around 180 mph (290 km/h) at Crosby, due to a patch of oil that was not signalled by the marshals. In the aftermath of Jefferies' crash, Jim Moodie's neck was hit by the cables of a telegraph pole laid down by the accident, but he was not seriously injured. Friend and rival of Jefferies John McGuinness was one of the first riders on the scene, and described it to be "like a war zone".
Two riders took two wins during the event: Shaun Harris and Adrian Archibald. Shaun Harris won the Production 600 and 1000 races, the only two TT podiums of his career. Adrian Archibald took an emotional Formula One TT win, which he dedicated to his former team-mate David Jefferies, and then won the prestigious Senior TT.
Fog was a recurring issue during the final few days of the event, causing delays and shortened race distances for the Production 600 TT and Senior TT.

## Results
### Race 1 - Formula One TT

| Rank | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 3 | Adrian Archibald | Suzuki | 1.50.15.7 | 123.18 |
| 2 | 9 | Ian Lougher | Honda | 1.51.30.5 | 121.80 |
| 3 | 4 | John McGuinness | Ducati | 1.52.35.5 | 120.63 |
| 4 | 8 | Jason Griffiths | Yamaha | 1.52.37.4 | 120.60 |
| 5 | 10 | Ryan Farquhar | Suzuki | 1.53.07.8 | 120.06 |
| 6 | 13 | Shaun Harris | Suzuki | 1.53.41.8 | 119.46 |

### Race 2 - Sidecar Race A

| Rank | Number | Rider | Passenger | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 2 | Ian Bell | Neil Carpenter | DMR Bell Yamaha | 1 01 39.0 | 110.16 |
| 2 | 9 | Nick Crowe | Darren Hope | Ireson | 1 02 30.6 | 108.64 |
| 3 | 11 | Steve Norbury | Andrew Smith | Shelbourne Yamaha | 1 02 54.3 | 107.96 |
| 4 | 18 | Andrew Laidlow | Patrick Farrance | Baker Yamaha | 1 03 13.8 | 107.40 |
| 5 | 14 | Tony Baker | Mark Hegarty | Baker Yamaha | 1 04 12.3 | 105.77 |
| 6 | 6 | Allan Schofield | Mark Cox | Jacobs | 1 04 13.6 | 105.74 |

### Race 3 - Lightweight 400cc

| Rank | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 4 | John McGuinness | Honda | 1.22.40.97 | 109.52 |
| 2 | 2 | Richard Britton | Honda | 1.23.07.29 | 108.94 |
| 3 | 8 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki | 1.23.23.21 | 108.59 |
| 4 | 6 | Dave Madsen-Mygdal | Honda | 1.24.28.96 | 107.18 |
| 5 | 12 | Robert J Price | Yamaha | 1.26.00.42 | 105.28 |
| 6 | 15 | Alan Bennie | Yamaha FZR | 1.27.34.27 | 103.40 |

### Race 4 - Ultralightweight 125cc

| Rank | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 62 | Chris Palmer | Honda | 1.23.20.57 | 108.65 |
| 2 | 61 | Michael Wilcox | Honda | 1.24.00.46 | 107.79 |
| 3 | 69 | Ian Lougher | Honda | 1.24.21.04 | 107.35 |
| 4 | 63 | Robert Dunlop | Honda | 1.24.47.25 | 106.80 |
| 5 | 71 | Nigel Beattie | Mannin Honda | 1.27.15.22 | 103.78 |
| 6 | 65 | Paul Owen | Honda | 1.28.43.71 | 102.06 |

### Race 5 - International Production 1000

| Rank | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 13 | Shaun Harris | Suzuki | 55.39.38 | 122.02 |
| 2 | 15 | Bruce Anstey | Suzuki | 55.55.42 | 121.44 |
| 3 | 10 | Ryan Farquhar | Suzuki | 56.10.50 | 120.90 |
| 4 | 2 | Richard Britton | Suzuki | 56.20.87 | 120.53 |
| 5 | 20 | Chris Heath | Suzuki | 56.52.84 | 119.40 |
| 6 | 8 | Jason Griffiths | Yamaha | 57.07.66 | 118.88 |

### Race 6 - Junior 600cc

| Rank | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 12 | Bruce Anstey | Triumph | 1.15.13.98 | 120.36 |
| 2 | 9 | Ian Lougher | Honda | 1.15.24.94 | 120.07 |
| 3 | 3 | Adrian Archibald | Suzuki | 1.15.30.00 | 119.94 |
| 4 | 10 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki | 1.15.31.15 | 119.91 |
| 5 | 13 | Shaun Harris | Suzuki | 1.15.48.42 | 119.45 |
| 6 | 8 | Jason Griffiths | Yamaha | 1.15.54.72 | 119.29 |

### Race 7 - Sidecar Race B

| Rank | Number | Rider | Passenger | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 1 | Dave Molyneux | Craig Hallam | DMR Honda | 1.04.25.17 | 105.42 |
| 2 | 9 | Nick Crowe | Darren Hope | Ireson | 1.05.15.67 | 104.07 |
| 3 | 3 | Greg Lambert | Daniel Sayle | Molyneux | 1.06.17.31 | 102.45 |
| 4 | 8 | Ben Dixon | Mark Lambert | Molyneux | 1.06.37.02 | 101.95 |
| 5 | 16 | Geoff Bell | Jake Beckworth | DMR Yamaha | 1.06.48.06 | 101.67 |
| 6 | 7 | John Holden | Colin Hardman | Fanuc Yamaha | 1.07.15.87 | 100.97 |

### Race 8 - Production 600

| Rank | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 13 | Shaun Harris | Suzuki | 37.49.79 | 119.68 |
| 2 | 9 | Ian Lougher | Honda | 38.06.10 | 118.83 |
| 3 | 10 | Ryan Farquhar | Kawasaki | 38.10.17 | 118.62 |
| 4 | 3 | Adrian Archibald | Suzuki | 38.13.25 | 118.46 |
| 5 | 8 | Jason Griffiths | Yamaha | 38.17.08 | 118.26 |
| 6 | 5 | Richard Britton | Honda | 38.31.98 | 117.50 |

### Race 9 - Senior TT

| Rank | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 0 | Adrian Archibald | Suzuki | 1.12.42.9 | 124.53 |
| 2 | 2 | John McGuinness | Ducati | 1.13.03.7 | 123.93 |
| 3 | 7 | Ian Lougher | Honda | 1.13.29.5 | 123.21 |
| 4 | 3 | Jason Griffiths | Yamaha | 1.13.44.1 | 122.80 |
| 5 | 4 | Ryan Farquhar | Suzuki | 1.14.00.1 | 122.36 |
| 6 | 6 | Shaun Harris | Suzuki | 1.14.15.0 | 121.95 |