Junior TT

Isle of Man 2014 Isle of Man TT Races
2013 Isle of Man TT Supersport TT Race 2 Michael Dunlop (6), 600cc Honda TT Grandstand 5 June 2013
Race details
Date 2 & 4 June 2014
Location Douglas, Isle of Man
Course Road Course
37.73 mi (60.72 km)
Supersport TT Race 1
Pole Position Fastest Lap
England Gary Johnson England Gary Johnson
125.934 mph 126.732 mph
Podium
1. England Gary Johnson
2. New Zealand Bruce Anstey3. Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop
Supersport TT Race 2
Pole Position Fastest Lap
England Gary Johnson Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop
125.934 mph 127.403 mph
Podium
1. Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop
2. New Zealand Bruce Anstey3. Northern Ireland William Dunlop

The Junior TT is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1949 and 1976 this race was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

Engine capacity

The 1911 Isle of Man TT was the first time the Junior TT race took place and was open to 300cc single-cylinder and 340cc twin cylinder motor-cycles and was contested over 5 laps of the new 37.5 mile Mountain Course. The first event on the new course was the Junior TT Race and was contested by 35 entrants. It was won by Percy J. Evans riding a Humber motor-cycle in 3 hours, 37 minutes and 7 seconds at an average speed of 41.45 mph.

The 1912 event was the first to limit the Junior TT to only 350 cc machines and this engine capacity prevailed until 1994.

Eligibility

Entrants

  • Entrants must be in possession of a valid National Entrants or FIM Sponsors Licence for Road Racing.

Machines

The 2012 specification for entries into the Junior TT race are defined as;-

  • Any machine complying with the following specifications:
    • Supersport TT: (Machines complying with the 2012 FIM Supersport Championships specifications)
      • Over 400cc up to 600cc 4 cylinders 4-stroke
      • Over 600cc up to 675cc 3 cylinders 4-stroke
      • Over 600cc up to 750cc 2 cylinders 4-stroke[1]

Official Qualification Time

  • 115% of the time set by the third fastest qualifier in the class.[2]

Speed and Lap Records

The lap record for the Junior TT is 17 minutes and 35.659 seconds, at an average speed of 128.666 mph (207.068 km/h) set by Michael Dunlop on lap 2 of the 2013 Isle of Man TT 600cc Supersport Junior TT Race 2. The race record for the Junior TT is 1 hour, 11 minutes and 36.808 seconds at an average race speed of 126.445 mph (203.494 km/h) set by Ian Hutchinson during the 2016 600cc Supersport TT Race 1.[3][4]

Junior TT Race Winners

RiderWins
Ian Hutchinson8
Giacomo Agostini, Michael Dunlop, Stanley Woods5
Bruce Anstey, Charlie Williams4
Joey Dunlop, Freddie Frith, Jimmie Guthrie, Jim Redman3
Alec Bennett, Brian Reid, Geoff Duke, Mike Hailwood, Gary Johnson, Con Law, Ian Lougher, John McGuinness, Chas Mortimer, Jim Moodie, John Surtees, Eric Williams2
Rod Coleman, Percy J. Evans, Ryan Farquhar, David Jefferies, Ken Kavanagh, Dave Leach, Bill Lomas, Phil Mellor, Steve Plater, Michael Rutter, T. M. Sheard, H. G. Tyrell Smith1

Junior TT Race Winners by Marque

MarqueWins
Yamaha 21
Honda 18
Norton 11
MV Agusta 9
Velocette 8
AJS 5
Moto Guzzi 2
Cotton, Douglas, EMC, Gilera, Humber, HRD, Kawasaki, New Imperial, NUT, Rex-Acme, Rudge-Whitworth, Suzuki, Triumph 1

Winners of Junior/Senior Double Isle of Man TT Races

YearNameMake of Motorcycle
1931Tim HuntNorton
1932/33Stanley WoodsNorton
1934Jimmie GuthrieNorton
1951Geoff DukeNorton
1953Ray AmmNorton
1957Bob McIntyreGilera
1958/59John SurteesMV Agusta
1967Mike HailwoodHonda
1968–70, 1972Giacomo AgostiniMV Agusta
1985, 1988Joey DunlopHonda
1996Phillip McCallenHonda
2000David JefferiesYamaha
2006John McGuinnessHonda
2010Ian HutchinsonHonda
2014Michael DunlopHonda / BMW

References

  1. International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012 page 3/Appendix A page 34 ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (2012) Isle of Man Department of Economic Development
  2. International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012 page 19 ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (2012) Isle of Man Department of Economic Development
  3. "Ian Hutchinson wins Monster Energy Supersport TT in record time". Isle of Man TT. Duke Marketing Ltd. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  4. "Monster Energy Supersport TT 1 - Result Sheet" (PDF). Isle of Man TT. Duke Marketing Ltd. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

See also

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