2000 Isle of Man TT

Isle of Man TT Mountain Course

Joey Dunlop (pictured in 1999) took his final three TT victories.

The 2000 Isle of Man TT was a motorcycle race event. The Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) Races are held annually in the Isle of Man. The 2000 races were dominated by David Jefferies and Joey Dunlop, who gained a hat-trick of wins each. They included Dunlop's 26th and final win at the TT in the Ultra-lightweight 125cc race, and he also proved he could still win a 'big bike' race, winning the Formula One TT in the opening race. Dunlop died several weeks later in a racing accident in Tallinn, Estonia. ^[1]

The event was Michael Rutter's last TT until his return in 2007. ^[2]

Rob Fisher won both sidecar races bringing his total up to eight wins. ^[3]

Results

• Race 1 – TT Formula One Race (6 laps – 226.38 miles)

Rank	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed
1	Joey Dunlop	Honda	1 52 15.3	120.99
2	Michael Rutter	Yamaha	1.53.14.9	119.93
3	John McGuinness	Honda	1.53.38.0	119.53
4	Ian Lougher	Yamaha	1.54.22.8	118.75
5	Jim Moodie	Honda	1.55.08.6	117.95
6	Jason Griffiths	Yamaha	1.55.44.1	117.36

• Race 2 – Sidecar Race A (3 laps – 113.19miles)

Rank	Rider	Passenger	Machine	Time	Speed
1	Rob Fisher	Rick Long	Baker Honda	1 01 46.3	109.94
2	Gary Horspole	Kevin Leigh	Honda	1.02.53.6	107.98
3	Steve Norbury	Andrew Smith	Shelbourne Lockyam	1.03.32.8	106.87
4	Roy Hanks	Dave Wells	Molyneux Yamaha	1.03.56.0	106.22
5	Ben Dixon	Mark Lambert	Shelbourne	1.04.00.6	106.09
6	Tony Baker	Scott Parnell	Baker Yamaha	1.05.13.9	104.11

• Race 3a – Lightweight 250 TT Race (3 laps – 113.19 miles)

Rank	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed
1	Joey Dunlop	Honda	58 32.2	116.01
2	Bruce Anstey	Yamaha	59.39.4	113.84
3	Ian Lougher	Honda	59.48.5	113.55
4	Shaun Harris	Honda	1.00.00.8	113.16
5	Jason Griffiths	Yamaha	1.00.12.0	112.81
6	Richard Quayle	Honda	1.00.15.1	112.71

• Race 3b – Lightweight 400 TT Race (3 laps – 113.19 miles)

Held simultaneously with the Lightweight 250 TT. Geoff McMullan finished in first position, but was later disqualified and excluded from the rest of the event for having an oversized engine. ^[1]

Rank	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed
1	Brett Richmond	Honda	1 05 17.9	104.00
2	Brian Gardiner	Kawasaki	1.05.49.7	103.16
3	Robert J Price	Yamaha	1.06.18.7	102.41
4	Jon Vincent	Kawasaki	1.06.18.9	102.41
5	Johnny Barton	Yamaha	1.06.37.9	101.92
6	Paul Dobbs	Kawasaki	1.08.25.3	99.25

• Race 4 – Sidecar Race B (3 laps – 113.19 miles)

Rank	Rider	Passenger	Machine	Time	Speed
1	Rob Fisher	Rick Long	Baker Honda	1 02 52.2	108.02
2	Steve Norbury	Andrew Smith	Shelbourne Lockyam	1.03.56.1	106.22
3	Geoff Bell	Craig Hallam	Windle Yamaha	1.04.11.8	105.79
4	Gary Horspole	Kevin Leigh	Honda	1.04.30.2	105.28
5	Allan Schofield	Ian Simons	Baker Honda	1.04.51.2	104.71
6	Mick Harvey	Stephen Thomas	Shelbourne Yamaha	1.05.22.5	103.88

• Race 5 – Ultra Lightweight 125 TT (4 laps – 150.92 miles)

Rank	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed
1	Joey Dunlop	Honda	1 24 30.8	107.14
2	Denis McCullough	Honda	1.24.46.9	106.80
3	Robert Dunlop	Honda	1.25.08.0	106.36
4	Gary Dynes	Honda	1.25.18.5	106.14
5	Darran Lindsay	Honda	1.25.26.7	105.97
6	Ian Lougher	Honda	1.25.58.4	105.32

• Race 6 – Singles TT (4 laps – 150.92 miles)

Rank	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed
1	John McGuinness	Chrysalis BMW	1 22 35.7	109.63
2	Jason Griffiths	Chrysalis BMW	1.23.23.2	108.59
3	Johnny Barton	Ducati	1.24.09.4	107.59
4	Robert A Price	Yamaha	1.27.54.1	103.01
5	Edward Poole	Bimota	1.33.45.5	96.58
6	Philip Shaw	Suzuki	1.35.10.9	95.13

• Race 7 – Junior TT 600cc (4 laps – 150.92 miles)

Rank	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed
1	David Jefferies	Yamaha	1 15 52.8	119.33
2	Adrian Archibald	Honda	1.16.01.5	119.10
3	Ian Lougher	Yamaha	1.16.20.6	118.61
4	Joey Dunlop	Honda	1.16.26.7	118.45
5	Michael Rutter	Yamaha	1.16.32.8	118.29
6	Jim Moodie	Honda	1.16.55.6	117.71

• Race 8 – Production TT

Rank	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed
1	David Jefferies	Yamaha	45 55.6	98.58
2	Richard Quayle	Honda	46.48.3	96.73
3	Michael Rutter	Yamaha	46.52.7	96.58
4	Richard Britton	Yamaha	47.04.4	96.18
5	Iain Duffus	Honda	47.20.6	95.53
6	Adrian Archibald	Honda	47.30.5	95.30

• Race 9 – Senior TT Race (6 laps – 226.38 miles)

Rank	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed
1	David Jefferies	Yamaha	1 51 22.8	121.95
2	Michael Rutter	Yamaha	1.52.03.5	121.21
3	Joey Dunlop	Honda	1.52.33.8	120.66
4	John McGuinness	Honda	1.53.52.6	119.27
5	Adrian Archibald	Honda	1.54.14.4	118.89
6	Jason Griffiths	Yamaha	1.54.41.7	118.42

Notes

1. "TT 2000".
2. "Database". www.iomttraces.com. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
3. "Competitor Profile: Rob Fisher".

External links

• 2000 Isle of Man TT results