Michael Dunlop has become the first rider to notch up 30 victories at the Isle of Man TT as he extended his record-breaking run with a win in the first Supersport TT race at the 2025 Isle of Man TT.
The Ulsterman fended off a challenge from Dean Harrison to stamp his dominance on the intermediate class once more, extending a run of wins that stretch five editions since 2019.
Significantly, the win marks a return to glory for Ducati machinery after 30 years, Dunlop having switched to Ducati Panigale V2 machinery over the winter having dominated in recent years with Yamaha.
It means Dunlop has now achieved victories at the TT with seven different manufacturers, underlining his status as the greatest road racer of all-time.
He was made to work hard for the success though, Dunlop forced to reel in seven seconds on Harrison after a tricky first lap.
However, an adjustment during the stop would revitalise Dunlop’s challenge, the all-time TT record-holder overhauling and pulling ten seconds on Harrison by the chequered flag.
Behind Dunlop and Harrison - who scored their second podiums of the week after finishing second and third in the Superbike TT race - James Hillier came through to third for his first TT podium since 2019.
The result is particularly satisfying for Hillier after he was left high by the abrupt collapse of OMG Racing prior to the start of the season. Nevertheless, he’d go on to announce a full programme at the TT, Hillier achieving his Supersport success with Bournemouth Racing on a Kawasaki ZX-6R.
Davey Todd had to contend with fourth place, the Superbike TT winner seemingly not as comfortable on Supersport machinery having jumped from BMW to Honda to compete.
Josh Brookes kept tabs on Todd to come home in fifth place, ahead of James Hind, while Dominic Herbertson, Ian Hutchinson and Conor Cummins rounded out the top ten.
2025 Isle of Man TT | Supersport TT Race 1 Results | ||||
Pos. | Rider | Team | Motorcycle | Speed [mph] |
1 | Michael Dunlop | MD Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | 127.500 |
2 | Dean Harrison | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR600RR | 127.093 |
3 | James Hillier | Bournemouth Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki ZX-636R | 125.331 |
4 | Davey Todd | myCOOLMAN by Padgett's Motorcycles | Honda CBR600RR | 124.642 |
5 | Josh Brookes | Jackson Racing powered by Prosper2 | Honda CBR600RR | 124.247 |
6 | Rob Hodson | SMT/VRS Recovery | Yamaha R6 | 123.201 |
7 | James Hind | North Lincs Components | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 122.663 |
8 | Dominic Herbertson | HRRC/Gilbert Brown & Son Ltd | Ducati Panigale V2 | 122.425 |
9 | Ian Hutchinson | moobob/UGP Yamaha MLav Racing | Yamaha R6 | 122.329 |
10 | Conor Cummins | Burrows Engineering/RK Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | 121.716 |
11 | David Johnson | CD Racing by MSS Performance | Kawasaki ZX-636R | 120.986 |
12 | Nathan Harrison | H&H Motorcycles | Honda CBR600RR | 120.900 |
13 | Joey Thompson | Seventy Four Racing/Genertech | Yamaha R6 | 120.680 |
14 | Joe Yeardsley | Joe Yeardsley Racing | Yamaha R6 | 119.899 |
15 | Lukas Maurer | Hostettler Moto AG Sursee | Yamaha R6 | 119.843 |
16 | Gary Johnson | Schleizer Dreieck/Ripley Group | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 119.645 |
17 | Samuel West | Essential Access Platforms | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 119.396 |
18 | Brian McCormack | Roadhouse Macau Racing/PHR | Triumph STR765 | 119.202 |
19 | Michael Sweeney | EM Building | Yamaha R6 | 119.139 |
20 | Adam McLean | PRA | Yamaha R6 | 118.854 |
21 | Michael Russell | Fraser Evans Tyre Recycling | Kawasaki ZX-636R | 118.802 |
22 | Kevin Keyes | Daracore Racing | Yamaha R6 | 118.043 |
23 | James Chawke | TH Racing | Honda CBR600RR | 117.774 |
24 | Erno Kostamo | Parker Car Transport Racing | Yamaha R6 | 117.648 |
25 | Allan Venter | TH Racing | Honda CBR600RR | 117.499 |
26 | David Rigby | I.M.Racing - Heatmann | Kawasaki ZX-636R | 117.363 |
27 | Eddy Ferre | Optimark Road Racing Team | Yamaha R6 | 117.347 |
28 | Baz Furber | Clem Davies | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 117.206 |
29 | Amalric Blanc | Meca Prestige | Honda CBR600RR | 117.036 |
30 | Jonathan Perry | Paradigm Consultants | Honda CBR600RR | 116.871 |
31 | Jamie Cringle | Parker Car Transport Racing | Yamaha R6 | 116.550 |
32 | Stephen Parsons | SPR Racing | Triumph Daytona 675R | 116.360 |
33 | Mark Parrett | Mark Parrett Electrical | Yamaha R6 | 115.292 |
34 | Jack Fowler | Jackson & Copeland Lettings | Triumph STR765RS | 115.269 |
35 | Paul Potchy Williams | Potchy's Mot Station | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 114.438 |
36 | Victor Lopez | Martimotos Road Racing Team | Yamaha R6 | 113.938 |
37 | Paul Cassidy | eSIMGo fueled by Island Fuels | Honda CBR600RR | 113.828 |
38 | Lancelot Unissart | Basomba Racing by CCO | Yamaha R6 | 113.423 |
39 | David Brook | Brooksuspension.com | Triumph STR765RS | 113.399 |
40 | Matt Stevenson | Basomba Racing | Yamaha R6 | 113.322 |
DNF | Paul Jordan | Jackson Racing powered by Prosper2 | Honda CBR600RR | |
DNF | Mike Browne | Boyce Precision by Russell Racing | Yamaha R6 | |
DNF | Shaun Anderson | Butterfields of Skipton | Suzuki GSX-R750 | |
DNF | Michael Evans | Smith Racing | Triumph STR765 | |
DNF | Jonathan Goetschy | Optimark Road Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V2 | |
DNF | Darryl Tweed | Never Be Clever Racing | Yamaha R6 | |
DNF | Rhys Hardisty | Never Be Clever Racing | Yamaha R6 | |
DNF | Timothee Monot | tmr | Yamaha R6 | |
DNF | Sam Johnson | Dynamic/Ron Soar/Peoples Bike | Suzuki GSX-R750 | |
DNF | Michal Dokoupil | Indi Racing | Yamaha R6 | |
DNF | Loris Majcan | Bihui Yamaha Racing Team | Yamaha R6 | |
DNF | Jorge Halliday | Team Classic Suzuki Stanford Racing | Suzuki GSX-R750 | |
100 | Peter Hickman * | Trooper Triumph by PHR Performance | Triumph STR765 | |
100 | Tom Weeden * | Club 77 | Yamaha R6 |