Isle of Man TT 2019 results: Peter Hickman wins twice to seal hat-trick as Michael Dunlop takes Lightweight victory
Follow the latest from the second day of racing at the Isle of Man TT
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow the latest updates live from the Isle of Man TT in what is set to be the busiest day in the event’s history.
No fewer than five races have been scheduled for Thursday on top of two additional qualifying sessions as organisers attempt to squeeze in every race this week following the lengthy rain delays. After losing Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday to rain, action looks set to resume on Thursday with a bumper day of racing, ahead of Friday’s blue-riband Senior TT.
The action kicked off with superbike and superstock qualifying before Peter Hickman took victory in the two-lap supersport race two. The Birchall brothers, Ben and Tom, took their seventh Sidecar TT win with victory in race two, their 10th overall. When racing went back to the solos, there was still no stopping Hickman as he sealed a week hat-trick with superstock victory. Racing continues this evening with the two-lap lightweight race and one-lap TT Zero, with the day rounded out with a one-lap Senior qualifying. Follow the live action below.
What time does it start?
Thursday’s running at the TT begins at 11:50am.
How can I follow it?
Races are not shown live from the TT, so the best way to follow the action as it happens is with local radio or The Independent’s live blog throughout the event. Radio coverage is provided by Manx Radio over the fortnight, while live timing is available through the official www.iomttraces.com website.
Thursday’s schedule
11:50pm: Superbike/superstock qualifying (1 lap)
12:45pm: Monster Energy Supersport Race Two
1:50pm: Locate.IM Sidecar Race Two (2 laps)
2:55pm: RL360 Superstock Race (3 laps)
6:30pm: Bennetts Lightweight TT (2 laps)
7:20pm: TT Zero (1 lap)
8pm: Senior practice (1 lap
RL360 Superstock race
Lap 1: Harrison leads the field into the pits, with Cummins tucked in behind him. The Kawasaki rider has stabilised the gap to Dunlop and it's a 130.88mph lap from Harrison.
But Hickman is flying and passes the eight-second lead at Cronk ny Mona. Both Harrison and Cummins are away from the pits before Hickman has arrived, and it's 132.02mph from Hickman! The gap is 9.026s.
Lap 1 standings
1. Hickman 132.02mph
2. Harrison +9.026s
3. Dunlop +13.252s
4. Hiller +19.969
5. D Johnson +20.274s
6. Cummins +20.481s
7. Rutter +23.238s
8. G Johnson +31.868s
9. Todd +33.669s
10. Coward +39.184s
RL360 Superstock race
Lap 1: 30-second time penalty for James Hillier for speeding in the pit lane! That ends his podium hopes.
RL360 Superstock race
Lap 2: It's hard to explain how impressive, given the lack of running, that 132mph lap from Hickman is off a standing start and slowing down for the pit lane. You never know, next time around the superstock lap record might be within reach.
RL360 Superstock race
Lap 2: Harrison's taken two seconds out of Hickman in the pits and another second on the run to Glen Helen to cut the lead to 5.812s. Dunlop is only two seconds ahead of David Johnson in third, with the Honda Racing rider enjoying his best outing yet.
RL360 Superstock race
Lap 2: More pit-lane speeding penalties to dish out as Dominic Herbertson and Horst Saiger are penalised along with Hillier - who has dropped fown to eighth as a result.
RL360 Superstock race
Lap 2: Hickman's pulling away again as he adds a second to the lead on the run to Ballaugh.
RL360 Superstock race
Lap 2: The battle for third is heating up nicely, as Dunlop only leads Johnson by 2.4s with Cummins and Rutter both within 12 seconds of the podium.
RL360 Superstock race
Lap 2: It's hard to see where Harrison is going to claw this back as his part of the track has always been the run to Ramsey, yet Hickman is only growing stronger throughout the first half of the lap. He reaches the Hairpin with a nine second lead, though gets a stark reminder of the dangers that remain as he loses the back end on the exit and has to quickly shut it off to catch the BMW before heading off for the Mountain.
RL360 Superstock race
Lap 2: Dunlop remains third, 3.6s ahead of Johnson.
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