The 2025 Isle of Man TT So Far
A
fter continual weather delays
that forced several practice
and qualifying reschedules, rac-
ing finally got underway today
(Monday, June 2) for the 2025
Isle of Man TT with three races,
including a dramatic RST x D30
Superbike TT won by less than
two seconds.
Davey Todd claimed his third
TT victory in Monday's four-lap
Superbike TT by just 1.296 sec
-
onds over Michael Dunlop (MD
Racing BMW Motorrad). Riding
for the Monster Energy by 8Ten
Racing BMW team he co-owns
with Peter Hickman, who was
injured following a crash dur
-
ing practice at Kerrowmoar that
forced his withdrawal from the
meeting, Todd led from the start
and initially pulled clear with a
blistering opening lap of 134.275
mph—his fastest of the week at
the time—building a lead of 7.8
seconds over Dunlop.
Dunlop responded on lap
two with a 133.967 mph lap to
cut the gap to 7.1 seconds as
Dean Harrison (Honda Racing
UK) settled into third. However,
Todd lost substantial time in the
pits, allowing Dunlop to close
to within 1.5 seconds. The two
traded sector leads across lap
three before Todd began the
final lap with a slim 1.9-second
advantage.
Dunlop briefly led on the road,
but Todd surged back ahead,
pulling clear over the Moun
-
tain and a stunning final lap of
135.327 mph sealed the win by
1.2 seconds—one of the clos-
est ever finishes at the TT. Dean
Harrison finished third for his
31st TT podium.
Nathan Harrison (H&H Mo-
torcycles Honda) impressed in
fourth, with David Johnson (Po-
dium Club Kawasaki) and James
Hillier (Muc-Off Honda) rounding
out the top six.
In the opening Supersport TT,
Michael Dunlop claimed a record
30th Isle of Man TT victory—and
14th Supersport TT win—with
WIND
IN THE
P64
Davey Todd had to ride
the race of his life to
keep Michael Dunlop at
bay in the Superbike TT.
