Lap 1 At Ramsey

It is McGuinness through first on the road.

Next it is a gap to Guy Martin, then Cameron Donald, then Farquhar, next Bruce Anstey, Huitchy goes through, Gary Johnson, Michael Dunlop, Dan Stewart, Michael Rutter, James Hillier all safely through.

Provisional

McGuinness
Cam Donald
Guy Martin
G Johnson
Bruce Anstey
James Hillier
Michael Rutter
W Dunlop
Dan Stewart
Hutchy
Simon Andrews
Dean Harrison
Ryan Farquhar
Dan Kneen
M Dunlop

Cameron Donald was fastest through Sulby Speedtrap at 187

Lap 1 Grandstand

Cam Donald
John McGuinness
Guy Martin
Gary Johnson
Bruce Anstey
James Hillier
W Dunlop
Dan Stewart
Hutchy
M Dunlop

Farquhar pulls in at the Pits as does Michael Rutter.
Simon Andrews off on the Mountain section but reports are he is ok.

McGuinness back into the lead at Glen Helen

McGuinness increases his lead by over 1 second at Ballaugh.

Lap 2 at Ramsey

McGuinness through first, then comes Guy Martin, next its Cameron Donald, now it's a gap to Bruce Anstey, and then comes Gary Johnson and then Hutchy. Hillier and then Farquhar sitting up. W Dunlop is next

Archie retires at Sulby

McGuinness
Donald
Martin
Anstey
Johnson
W Dunlop
Hillier
D Stewart
Hutchy
Dan Kneen
M Dunlop
R Farquhar

Si Fulton retires at the its,
Dave Madsen-Mygdal in for adjustments and away out again.

End of Lap 2 at the Grandstand.

McGuinness in for a tyre change etc
Cameron Donald in, Guy comes in, Bruce is in next, then Gary Johnson.
McGuinness away, Cam Donald away, Guy away, Anstey's machine sputters into life and he is eventually away.
Gary Johnson is topped up and away.
Hutchy is away, Farquhar rolls in looking as if he is retiring.

Si Andrews taken to Nobles with a shoulder injury.

McGuinness +6 (130.382 lap)
Cameron Donald
Guy Martin
Anstey
Johnson
W Dunlop
J Hillier
D Stewart
Hutchy
D Harrison

Paul Shoesmith clocked at 188 on his BMW through the Sulby Speedtrap on lap 2.

Ramsey Lap 3

McGuinness into the hairpin first, a gap to Cameron Donald and then comes Guy close behind him. Next comes Bruce Anstey, next its Gary Johnson, Hutchy now goes through. W Dunlop now comes through, J Hillier and Harrison come through together

J McGuinness
Cameron Donald
Guy Martin
Gary Johnson
Bruce Anstey
W Dunlop
J Hillier
Hutchy
D Harrison
D Kneen
M Dunlop
D Stewart


First ever disqualification for excessively exceeding the speed limit in the pit lane actioned against Daniel Jansen ???

McGuiness puts the hammer down over the mountian.
Lougher retires at the pits.
W Dunlop clocked at 190 through Sulby Speedtrap

End of Lap 3 Grandstand

McGuinness goes through and a gap back to Donald now 6 seconds behind on time. Guy comes through,

J McGuinness +6
Cam Donald + 25
G Martin
Bruce Anstey
Gary Johnson
W Dunlop
J Hillier
Hutchy
D Harrison
M Dunlop


Ollie Linsdel retires.

Lap 4 Ramsey

And McPint comes through looking as smooth as ever, a gap to Cam Donald, John Ingram comes through, and then comes Guy. Maria Costello comes through, Bruce Anstey comes through, Gary Johnson goes through, W Dunlop through, now its James Hillier, Michael Dunlop goes through, Dave Madsen-Mygdal next.

J McGuinness +7
Cameron Donald +31
Guy Martin
Bruce Anstey
Gary Johnson
W Dunlop
J Hillier
Hutchy
M Dunlop
D Stewart

Dan Hegarty in 20th place

End of Lap 4 Grandstand

McGuinness in for "refreshments", next in is Cameron Donald as McGuinness fires it up and hits the road, Guy comes in, Cameron is away, Bruce rolls in, Guy fires up and he is away, Gary Johnson is in, Bruce is topped up and away, Gary J is away, in next is Hutchy, James Hillier is in, M Dunlop is in

130.483 mph for McGuinness on that lap.

McGuinness +10
Cameron Donald
Guy Martin
Bruce Anstey
Gary Johnson
W Dunlop
J Hillier
Hutchy
D Kneen
M Dunlop


Lap 5 at Ramsey

McGuinness in with a 12 second lead at Glen Helen, over Cameron Donald. Rico Penzekofer goes through. Cameron Donald is through, Matsusisha goes through, Guy Martin is next through. Bruce is next, Gary Johnson is next, Now its Maria Costello (MBE), now its Hutchy and M Dunlop


J McGuinness +11
Cameron Donald
Guy Martin +0.?
Bruce Anstey
Gary Johnson
W Dunlop
J Hillier
Hutchy
M Dunlop
Dan Stewart


End of Lap 5 - Grandstand

The 6th and last lap, the only flying lap of the race.

J McGuinness is through and away on his last lap.
Cameron Donald is next through, then comes Guy Martin after a gap, next is Bruce closing in, Gary Johnson is through. William Dunlop through, Maria Costello through,

J McGuinness
Cameron Donald
Bruce Anstey + 4.8
Guy Martin
G Johnson
W Dunlop
J Hillier
Hutchy
M Dunlop
D Stewart

Lap 6 Ramsey

And John McGuinness looks like he is going to bag this big bike race today as he sweeps through the hairpin as smooth as he did on his first lap. with what looks like a 17 second lead over Cameron Donald.
Cam Donald comes through, Steve Heneghan is through, now its Guy Martin with Bruce Anstey on his tail. Daniel Hegarty goes through. Gary Johnson runs through safely, George Spence though on his Aprilia, a gap to Ryan McKay, Rico Penzikofer next, W Dunlop sweeps through, Hutchy is next,


J McGuinness
Cameron Donald
Bruce Anstey +18
Guy Martin
Gary Johnson
W Dunlop
J Hillier
Hutchy
M Dunlop
D Stewart

The Finish Line

Start to finish on the road and on times it is John McGuinness at 40 years of age, with yet another big bike win.

Cameron Donald is next over the line

Bruce snatches third from the crowds favourite Guy Martin

1hr 46minutes 3 seconds for John McGuinness with a new Race Record on his 18th TT win.

Top 10 Finishers.

John McGuinness
Cameron Donald
Bruce Anstey
Guy Martin
Gary Johnson
W Dunlop
J Hillier
Ian Hutchinson
Dean Harrison
Michael Dunlop

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MCGUINNESS REIGNS SUPREME WITH 18TH ISLE OF MAN TT RACE WIN

John McGuinness won his 18th TT today when he took victory in the Dainese Superbike race at the Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy. The Honda TT Legends rider overcame an early challenge from Australian Cameron Donald. He was helped by two incredibly slick pit stops and extended his lead of six seconds at half race distance to 18 seconds and he was able to ease off slightly on the final lap to take the chequered flag – his 7th Superbike/Formula One race win – by 14 seconds. Donald put in his first 130mph+ laps to take a good second and New Zealand’s Bruce Anstey came home third after Guy Martin faded in the second half of the race with rear tyre problems.

The morning started in cool, cloudy conditions and a 15-minute delay was required before the race got underway at 11.15am and, when it did, it was McGuinness who led at Glen Helen, the Honda TT Legends rider holding a 1.3s advantage over Donald with Martin a further 0.66s back. James Hillier was going well in fourth with Michael Rutter and Bruce Anstey completing the top six.

At Ballaugh, Donald had reduced the lead to a mere 0.15s and by Ramsey it was almost the same, 0.35s the gap between the pair. Martin was still in third, the same margin adrift as he had been at Glen Helen, with Gary Johnson now edging out Padgetts Honda team-mate Anstey for fourth.

It was clear that there wasn’t going to be much between the leading trio at the end of the first lap and, sure enough, with all three posting 130mph+ laps, only 0.98s split them – however, it was Donald who now led by just 0.2s. Johnson, Anstey and Hillier completed the top six but Rutter was reported to have gearbox trouble and dropped out whilst Ryan Farquhar also pulled in to make adjustments. McGuinness’ team-mate Simon Andrews was also out having crashed at the Graham Memorial with the Honda Legends rider later reported to have a cracked shoulder, a broken wrist and a broken ankle.

McGuinness, who later admitted he was slightly cautious on the first lap, regained the lead with the fastest lap of the race, 130.382mph on the second lap. As he came into the pits for his first stop, the lead was 2.16s. Martin was a further three seconds back and after a superb pit stop, McGuinness’ lead shot up to 6 seconds. Anstey regained fourth from Johnson and William Dunlop held onto sixth.

Donald wasn’t going to roll over though and reduced the gap back to 3.8s at Glen Helen whilst news came through that Dan Stewart, Davy Morgan and Luis Carreira were just some of the riders to be penalised 30s for speeding in the pit lane. Throughout the third lap, McGuinness maintained his lead over Donald but Martin was dropping back and at the end of the third lap, McGuinness led Donald by a now ominous looking 6.2s, Martin’s challenge seemingly over as he was now 21 seconds behind Donald.

Anstey, Johnson and Dunlop completed the top six with Hillier, Ian Hutchinson, a flying Dean Harrison and Michael Dunlop completing the top ten. Farquhar called it a day as three of the newcomers – Jimmy Storrar, Karl Harris and Jamie Hamilton all posted their first ever 120mph laps.

By two thirds race distance, McGuinness was back in familiar territory, controlling affairs from the front, and with his lead extending at each timing point, he came into the pits at the end of lap ten seconds clear. With yet another superb pit stop, the lead was increased further still to 13 seconds but Martin was now in danger of losing third to Anstey. A rear spindle problem meant the Tyco Suzuki team couldn’t change the rear tyre and so he had to ride four laps on the same tyre. Stewart was again penalised 30s and that dropped him down the order to 12th.

There were no such problems for McGuinness though and with a lead of almost 17 seconds at Ramsey on the final lap, he was able to ride to his signals and come for his 18th TT win, 14.86s clear of Donald, the same 1-2 as twelve months ago. Anstey took over third on the fifth lap to make it a Honda 1-2-3 as Martin ended up 20s behind in fourth. Johnson and Dunlop were secure in fifth and sixth to make it five Hondas in the top 6.

Hillier held onto seventh with the returning Ian Hutchinson in eighth but, without doubt, one of the rides of the race was by Dean Harrison. In just his second TT, the 23-year lapped at over 126mph to take a brilliant ninth, with Michael Dunlop completing the top ten on his Kawasaki Superstock machine.

Harrison got maximum points in the race for the Privateer’s Championship whilst Karl Harris was the best of the newcomers in a fine 21st place.




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