Dunlop beats Harrison for 30th Isle of Man TT win

Michael Dunlop claimed a record-extending 30th Isle of Man TT triumph successful a thrilling Supersport race.

Honda rider Dean Harrison led by 2.9 seconds heading onto nan last thigh arsenic Ducati rider Dunlop started his complaint to nan front.

The Northern Ireland rider was conscionable extracurricular his ain thigh grounds connected nan 3rd and last thigh arsenic he reeled successful and past overhauled Harrison to triumph by 10.229 seconds.

The 36-year-old continues his domination of nan Supersport people pinch a 14th triumph successful nan middleweight class and his seventh successful a row.

Dunlop has now won TT races pinch 7 different manufacturers aft giving Ducati their first occurrence since Robert Holden won a Singles title successful 1995.

James Hillier was a singular 3rd connected his Kawasaki for his first TT podium since 2019, conscionable weeks aft losing his ride.

Davey Todd, who hit Dunlop to nan apical measurement of nan podium in a thrilling Superbike title earlier connected Monday, was 4th up of Australian rider Josh Brookes.

Without nan injured Peter Hickman, nan trio of Dunlop, Harrison and Todd were tipped to conflict it retired for triumph successful nan three-lap Supersport race.

It was Harrison who sewage nan champion commencement and led by 3.4 seconds successful nan early stages, and nan Yorkshire rider extended his lead to 7.4 seconds astatine nan pit stops astatine nan extremity of nan opening lap.

However, aft making immoderate tweaks to nan dampers connected his Ducati successful his stop, Dunlop started to spot into Harrison's lead connected nan 2nd lap.

The 36-year-old group purple assemblage aft purple assemblage to trim Harrison's separator to 2.9 seconds heading onto nan last lap.

Dunlop continued his complaint connected nan last thigh and took nan lead for nan first clip astatine Ballaugh Bridge, wherever he moved successful beforehand by conscionable 1 tenth of a second.

From there, Dunlop didn't look backmost astir nan last circuit of nan 37.7 mile thigh connected nan closed nationalist roads connected nan Isle of Man.

Such was Dunlop's charge, he won by 10.2 seconds pinch a last circuit of 130.313mph, which was conscionable extracurricular his ain thigh record.

"It was reliable first lap," Dunlop told TT positive astir his race.

"It's been nan deficiency of laps and we've struggled connected a caller manufacturer. It's different shaper connected my ain tally, truthful it's great.

"Hats disconnected to nan boys, they've put their religion successful maine and I conscionable sewage connected pinch it."

While it was an almost flawless showing by Dunlop, nan thrust of nan title belonged to Hillier, who was without a thrust just weeks earlier nan commencement of nan TT.

The 40-year-old, who claimed nan past of is 14 podiums astatine nan arena successful 2019, only jumped onto his Bournemouth Kawasaki for nan first clip successful first believe past week, but looked astatine location passim nan three-lap race.

"I'm pleased pinch that. I was a small spot grumpy aft first race, I didn't do arsenic good arsenic I'd hoped but this had good made up for it," Hillier said connected TT plus.

"It was a spot stressful and frustrating getting here, but that makes it worthwhile.

"I can't convey nan guys enough, truthful galore group down nan scenes. It's bully to salary them backmost for their activity and commitment. I'll slumber good tonight".

Todd, who had been tipped for different beardown capacity aft his Superbike win, ne'er looked successful contention connected his Padgett's Honda and was 4th up of Josh Brookes.

Paul Jordan, who won his first North West 200 roadworthy title successful May, was a status connected nan first lap, while Cork rider Mike Browne's podium bid ended connected nan 2nd lap.

1. Michael Dunlop (Ducati) Three laps

2. Dean Harrison (Honda) +10.229 seconds

3. James Hillier (Kawasaki) +45.072

4. Davey Todd (Honda) +17.992

5. Josh Brookes (Honda) +10.384

6. Rob Hodson (Yamaha) +27.872