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Changes aplenty as starting order for the 2024 Supersport TT is revealed

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The seeded entry list for the 2024 Supersport TT has been revealed with Michael Dunlop eyeing another double victory as part of a line-up demonstrating a number of key changes in the field.

Dunlop was the dominant winner of both Supersport races during the 2023 Isle of Man TT, successes that contributed to him being placed just a single victory shy of matching the all-time record held by late uncle, Joey Dunlop.

The Ulsterman - who became the first rider to lap the Mountain Course in excess of 130mph aboard a middleweight machine - returns to defend his victories with a unchanged set-up as part of his eponymous MD Racing team aboard a Yamaha R6.

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Similarly, TT rival Peter Hickman - who matched Dunlop in winning four races across the 2023 TT fortnight - will race his self-prepared K2 Trooper by PHR Triumph STR765 RS. While the Mountain Course overall lap record holder trailed Dunlop in the Supersport class last year, his build-up programme for the 2024 TT included an outing in the Daytona 200 last month.

While Dunlop and Hickman aren't changing their winning formulas for the 2024 Supersport TT, there are a number of changes elsewhere in the line-up.

Chief among them is Dean Harrison, who will look to take a higher step on the podium aboard the new Honda CBR600RR as part of the Japanese manufacturer's factory-backed effort, while the updated machine will also be campaigned by Milenco by Padgett's Motorcycles pair Ian Hutchinson and Conor Cummins, plus Jackson Racing's Paul Jordan, who will lead the field off as the first starter.

A new addition to the field will also be the TAS Racing-prepared, Powertoolmate-backed Ducati Panigale V2 steered by Davey Todd, who will attempt to take the Italian manufacturer - which dominated the short track Supersport classes in WorldSSP and British Supersport last year - to its first TT win since 1985.

Elsewhere, Boyce Precision Engineering by Russell Racing will stick with its Yamaha R6 but have two new faces lining up in double British Superbike Champion Josh Brookes and up-and-comer Mike Browne, while Dominic Herbertson will also ride the Iwata firm's machine representing Burrows Engineering by RK Racing.

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After it was given its TT debut by Hickman in 2022, the Triumph STR765 RS is well represented with Jamie Coward and KTS Racing swapping to the British motorcycle, together with Bathams Racing duo Craig Neve and Michael Rutter, plus Ashcourt Racing's Lee Johnston.

Kawasaki is represented by Bournemouth Racing and James Hillier, while there will be a handful of Suzuki entrants within the top twenty starters too.

2024 Supersport TT, Top 20 Starting Order | 2024 Isle of Man TT

Top 20 Starting Order for the 2024 Isle of Man TT Supersport TT races
No.RiderNatTeamMotorcycle
1Paul Jordan🇬🇧Jackson RacingHonda CBR600RR
2Jamie Coward🇬🇧KTS Racing powered by Stanley Stewart RacingTriumph STR765 RS
3Dean Harrison🇬🇧Honda Racing UKHonda CBR600RR
4Ian Hutchinson🇬🇧Milenco by Padgett's MotorcyclesHonda CBR600RR
5James Hillier🇬🇧Bournemouth Kawasaki RacingKawasaki ZX-6R
6Michael Dunlop🇬🇧MD RacingYamaha R6
7Josh Brookes🇦🇺Boyce Precision Engineering by Russell RacingYamaha R6
8Davey Todd🇬🇧PowertoolmateDucati Panigale V2
9Craig Neve🇬🇧Bathams RacingTriumph STR765 RS
10Peter Hickman🇬🇧K2 Trooper Triumph by PHRTriumph STR765 RS
11Conor Cummins🇬🇧Milenco by Padgett's MotorcyclesHonda CBR600RR
12David Johnson🇦🇺TBATBA
13Lee Johnston🇬🇧Ashcourt RacingTriumph STR765 RS
14Mike Browne🇬🇧Boyce Precision Engineering by Russell RacingYamaha R6
15Rob Hodson🇬🇧SMT/Vehicle Recovery ServicesYamaha R6
16Dominic Herbertson🇬🇧Burrows Engineering by RK RacingYamaha R6
17Gary Johnson🇬🇧750, NL Motorcycles/Astro Van CentreSuzuki GSX-R750
18Shaun Anderson🇬🇧Butterfields of Skipton with ARDSuzuki GSX-R750
19James Hind🇬🇧North Lincs ComponentsSuzuki GSX-R750
20Michael Evans🇬🇧Smith RacingTriumph STR765 RS

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