• Harrison storms to Superbike win at Isle of Man TT

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Dunlop cut a frustrated figure after the Superbike race after issues with his Honda but the Supersport race – a class he has dominated in recent years – was a different story.

Having become the first rider to win on a Ducati in 30 years as he completed a Supersport double in 2025, Dunlop picked up where he left off in the class and was the fastest rider in practice week.

But he was pushed hard on the first lap by Harrison, and Dunlop led by only a tenth of a second at the end of the first circuit of 37.73 miles of closed public roads.

As he so often does, the Northern Ireland rider pulled clear with a blistering second lap to move 12 seconds clear of the Honda rider, and he never looked back.

Harrison was second as Hickman, who like Dunlop produced a strong second lap, beat Jordan and Herbertson to third place.

“It is difficult going up against Michael on the Ducati,” reported Harrison.

“I held my own on lap one but that was all I had for today. The Honda didn’t miss a beat all race, and roll on later in the week.”

After the race was pushed back from the morning after rain hit the Isle of Man, Hickman reported it was “probably the wettest I’ve ever ridden” the TT course.

“The two boys in first and second were on the money. Michael is so fast on the small bikes and he has that Ducati signing,” Hickman added.

“I don’t think if I was 100% fit and it was completely dry, the result would be any different, to be honest”.

Dunlop will be favourite to win his second race of the week in the rescheduled Sportbike race, which is due to begin at 18:30 BST.

The Superstock race, which was was postponed on Saturday, will not take place on Tuesday evening as wet weather impacted the racing schedule.

Supersport TT results

1. Michael Dunlop (Ducati) 53:45.857/126.318 mph

2. Dean Harrison (Honda) +24.470

3. Peter Hickman (Triumph) +23.506

4. Paul Jordan (Ducati) +11.572

5. Josh Brookes (Suzuki) +18.542

6. Dominic Herbertson (Triumph) +6.759

7. Jamie Coward (Honda) +6.036

8. Shaun Anderson (Suzuki) +0.295

9. Ian Hutchinson (Ducati) +2.300

10. Mike Brown (Yamaha) +6.158

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