Junior TT

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Isle of Man 2013 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 3 & 5 June 2013
Location Douglas, Isle of Man
Course Road Course
37.733 mi (60.725 km)
600cc Supersport TT Race 1
Pole Position Fastest Lap
Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop
125.146 mph 127.525 mph
Podium
1. Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop
2. New Zealand Bruce Anstey3. Northern Ireland William Dunlop
600cc Supersport TT Race 2
Pole Position Fastest Lap
Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop
125.146 mph 128.667 mph
Podium
1. Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop
2. New Zealand Bruce Anstey3. England John McGuinness

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 42.52 seconds, at an average speed of 127.836 mph set by Michael Dunlop during lap 4 of the 2010 Isle of Man TT Supersport Junior TT Race 2.

Junior TT Race Winners

Rider Wins
Giacomo Agostini, Stanley Woods 5
Bruce Anstey, Michael Dunlop, Ian Hutchinson, Charlie Williams 4
Joey Dunlop, Freddie Frith, Jimmie Guthrie, Jim Redman 3
Alec Bennett, Brian Reid, Geoff Duke, Mike Hailwood, Con Law, Ian Lougher, John McGuinness, Chas Mortimer, Jim Moodie, John Surtees, Eric Williams 2
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 Smith 1

Junior TT Race Winners by Marque

MarqueWins
Honda, Yamaha 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

Year Name Make of Motorcycle
1931 Tim Hunt Norton
1932/33 Stanley Woods Norton
1934 Jimmie Guthrie Norton
1951 Geoff Duke Norton
1953 Ray Amm Norton
1957 Bob McIntyre Gilera
1958/59 John Surtees MV Agusta
1967 Mike Hailwood Honda
1968–70, 1972 Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta
1985, 1988 Joey Dunlop Honda
1996 Phillip McCallen Honda
2000 David Jefferies Yamaha
2006 John McGuinness Honda
2010 Ian Hutchinson Honda

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

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