Dunlop continues Supersport dominance with 32nd TT win

Michael Dunlop continued his power of nan Supersport class astatine nan Isle of Man TT by taking triumph successful Wednesday's delayed title 2 successful nan people for his 3rd triumph of nan week.

The occurrence successful nan four-lapper took nan Northern Ireland rider's wide tally of profession wins astatine nan arena to an all-time record-extending 32.

Dunlop vanished 26.1 seconds up of Dean Harrison, pinch Davey Todd a further 15.8 seconds adrift successful third.

The 36-year-old has now won 15 Supersport TT races, including nan past 8 successful a row, courtesy of 4 consecutive doubles betwixt 2022 and 2025.

The region Antrim rider had fixed Italian marque Ducati their first TT triumph for 30 years erstwhile he was first successful Monday's opening Supersport outing, a triumph which was besides notable for being nan seventh different shaper connected which Dunlop had achieved occurrence complete nan 37.73-mile Mountain Course.

"The wee motorcycle [Ducati Panigale V2] is mint and it ne'er missed a beat," a delighted Dunlop told Radio TT aft nan race.

"We bargain our ain bikes and take our ain manufacturers and winning races is what I'm present to do truthful I'm happy. To beryllium successful nan 30s bracket is great.

"It's bully for Ducati too, bully for them for them to beryllium backmost astatine nan apical again, truthful I'm happy to do nan double for them."

Wednesday's title started 2 and a 4th hours later than primitively scheduled because of upwind problems, a roadworthy postulation mishap and a non-racing related aesculapian emergency but erstwhile nan action did begin, it was Dunlop who instantly headed nan timings successful nan windy conditions.

Sporting a chiefly yellowish livery successful nickname of 1 of Ducati's preferred colours, successful summation to their much customary red, Dunlop recovered it difficult to shingle disconnected nan situation of Harrison and Todd connected their respective Hondas connected thigh one, nan separator of his lead fluctuating.

By nan extremity of nan opening circuit, he had 1.9 seconds to spare complete Harrison, pinch James Hillier moving into third, earlier nan Hampshire rider retired connected nan 2nd lap.

Dunlop gradually extended his advantage thereafter, enjoying a lead of 15.9 seconds aft his 2nd circuit and expanding that to 21.5 seconds by nan extremity of thigh 3 and past by a further 4.5 seconds.

His fastest thigh of nan race, 129.297mph connected thigh two, was marginally slower than nan 130.313 he managed successful title one, owed to nan breezy conditions.

Having besides won Supertwins title one connected Tuesday, nan TT wins grounds holder will person opportunities to unafraid a 5th four-timer of his TT profession erstwhile he takes successful nan 2nd Superstock and Supertwins races connected Friday and nan bluish riband arena of nan meeting, nan Senior TT, connected Saturday.

Behind Harrison, who took his 4th podium of nan week, and Todd, Paul Jordan vanished fourth, James Hind 5th and Josh Brookes sixth.

In nan different solo races held truthful acold this week, Davey Todd took his 3rd TT occurrence by winning nan Superbike event and Dean Harrison secured his 4th triumph and his first for six years by coming retired connected apical successful Superstock title one, giving Honda a first triumph successful that people since 2013 and ending nan domination of BMW, who had won nan erstwhile 8 editions from 2016 onwards.

1 Michael Dunlop (NI, Ducati)

2 Dean Harrison (Eng, Honda)

3 Davey Todd (Eng, Honda)

4 Paul Jordan (NI, Honda)

5 James Hind (Eng, Suzuki)

6 Josh Brookes (Aus, Honda)

7 Mike Browne (RoI, Yamaha)

8 Dominic Herbertson (Eng, Ducati)