The 2016 Isle of Man TT was held between 28 May and 10 June 2016, on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. [1]
The event saw an intense rivalry between Ian Hutchinson and Michael Dunlop, [2] with Hutchinson taking 3 wins, and Dunlop taking 2, including the Senior TT.
The event was marred by the death of 4 competitors: Dwight Beare, [3] Paul Shoesmith, [4] Ian Bell [5] and Andrew Soar. [6]
Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed |
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1 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | BMW | 01:44:14.259 | 130.306 |
2 | 4 | Ian Hutchinson | BMW | 01:44:33.323 | 129.91 |
3 | 1 | John McGuinness | Honda | 01:45:27.498 | 128.798 |
4 | 5 | Peter Hickman | Kawasaki | 01:45:44.951 | 128.444 |
5 | 12 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 01:46:09.896 | 127.941 |
6 | 9 | Michael Rutter | BMW | 01:46:40.202 | 127.335 |
7 | 15 | David Johnson | Norton | 01:46:56.430 | 127.013 |
8 | 2 | Bruce Anstey | Honda | 01:47:05.936 | 126.825 |
9 | 7 | Gary Johnson | BMW | 01:47:16.523 | 126.616 |
10 | 13 | Lee Johnston | BMW | 01:47:16.614 | 126.614 |
Position | Number | Rider & Passenger | Machine | Time | Speed |
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1 | 3 | John Holden & Andrew Winkle | LCR Honda | 59:25.609 | 114.282 |
2 | 35 | Pete Founds & Jevan Walmsley | Suzuki LCR | 01:00:19.858 | 112.569 |
3 | 7 | Alan Founds & Aki Aalto | LCR SUZUKI GSX-R | 01:01:00.006 | 111.334 |
4 | 15 | Stephen Ramsden & Matty Ramsden | LCR 600 RR | 01:01:20.447 | 110.716 |
5 | 12 | Matthew Dix & Shaun Parker | Baker | 01:01:29.129 | 110.455 |
6 | 11 | Wayne Lockey & Mark Sayers | Ireson Honda 600cc | 01:01:51.410 | 109.792 |
7 | 8 | Gary Bryan & Jamie Winn | Baker Honda | 01:01:59.466 | 109.554 |
8 | 10 | Gary Knight & Daniel Evanson | DrV | 01:02:23.337 | 108.856 |
9 | 17 | Gordon Shand & Philip Hyde | Shand Honda | 01:03:05.111 | 107.654 |
10 | 13 | Darren Hope & Paul Bumfrey | Suzuki DMR | 01:03:06.754 | 107.608 |
Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed |
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1 | 4 | Ian Hutchinson | Yamaha | 01:11:36.808 | 126.445 |
2 | 12 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 01:12:29.720 | 124.907 |
3 | 3 | James Hillier | Kawasaki | 01:12:47.770 | 124.391 |
4 | 10 | Conor Cummins | Honda | 01:12:48.506 | 124.37 |
5 | 1 | John McGuinness | Honda | 01:12:53.286 | 124.234 |
6 | 13 | Lee Johnston | Triumph | 01:13:32.704 | 123.125 |
7 | 8 | William Dunlop | Yamaha | 01:13:51.684 | 122.597 |
8 | 25 | Steve Mercer | Honda | 01:14:12.890 | 122.013 |
9 | 7 | Gary Johnson | Triumph | 01:14:34.627 | 121.421 |
10 | 11 | Cameron Donald | Honda | 01:14:45.843 | 121.117 |
Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed |
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1 | 4 | Ian Hutchinson | BMW | 01:09:47.543 | 129.745 |
2 | 12 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 01:10:15.187 | 128.894 |
3 | 3 | James Hillier | Kawasaki | 01:10:17.092 | 128.836 |
4 | 9 | Michael Rutter | BMW | 01:10:46.047 | 127.957 |
5 | 7 | Gary Johnson | BMW | 01:10:49.292 | 127.859 |
6 | 1 | John McGuinness | Honda | 01:10:58.053 | 127.596 |
7 | 10 | Conor Cummins | Honda | 01:11:26.858 | 126.739 |
8 | 8 | William Dunlop | Kawasaki | 01:12:05.049 | 125.62 |
9 | 15 | David Johnson | BMW | 01:12:11.448 | 125.434 |
10 | 19 | Steve Mercer | Honda | 01:12:27.594 | 124.968 |
Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed |
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1 | 4 | Ian Hutchinson | Yamaha | 01:11:55.261 | 125.905 |
2 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | Yamaha | 01:12:12.808 | 125.395 |
3 | 12 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 01:12:29.452 | 124.915 |
4 | 3 | James Hillier | Kawasaki | 01:12:42.986 | 124.528 |
5 | 2 | Bruce Anstey | Honda | 01:12:44.287 | 124.49 |
6 | 13 | Lee Johnston | Triumph | 01:12:44.950 | 124.472 |
7 | 10 | Conor Cummins | Honda | 01:12:48.719 | 124.364 |
8 | 5 | Peter Hickman | Kawasaki | 01:13:14.311 | 123.64 |
9 | 7 | Gary Johnson | Triumph | 01:13:38.285 | 122.969 |
10 | 9 | Michael Rutter | Kawasaki | 01:13:39.394 | 122.938 |
Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed |
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1 | 5 | Bruce Anstey | Mugen | 19:07.043 | 118.416 |
2 | 6 | William Dunlop | Victory | 19:32.504 | 115.844 |
3 | 8 | Daley Mathison | University of Nottingham | 22:39.864 | 99.884 |
4 | 1 | John McGuinness | Mugen | 23:50.538 | 94.949 |
5 | 9 | Allann Venter | Brunel | 23:55.383 | 94.628 |
Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed |
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1 | 6 | Ivan Lintin | Kawasaki | 01:16:26.681 | 118.454 |
2 | 3 | James Hillier | Kawasaki | 01:16:39.153 | 118.133 |
3 | 1 | Martin Jessopp | Kawasaki | 01:18:23.536 | 115.511 |
4 | 7 | Gary Johnson | WK Bikes | 01:18:25.920 | 115.453 |
5 | 33 | Stefano Bonetti | Paton | 01:18:30.782 | 115.334 |
6 | 10 | Daniel Cooper | Kawasaki | 01:19:06.561 | 114.464 |
7 | 29 | James Coward | Kawasaki | 01:19:37.988 | 113.711 |
8 | 38 | Colin Stephenson | Suzuki | 01:20:24.695 | 112.611 |
9 | 20 | Bjorn Gunnarsson | Kawasaki | 01:20:25.519 | 112.591 |
10 | 11 | James Cowton | Kawasaki | 01:20:30.711 | 112.47 |
Position | Number | Rider & Passenger | Machine | Time | Speed |
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1 | 2 | Ben Birchall & Tom Birchall | LCR Honda | 58:43.187 | 115.658 |
2 | 3 | John Holden & Andrew Winkle | LCR Honda | 59:21.971 | 114.398 |
3 | 4 | Tim Reeves & Patrick Farrance | DMR Honda | 59:40.371 | 113.811 |
4 | 9 | Karl Bennett & Lee Cain | DMR | 01:01:03.336 | 111.233 |
5 | 12 | Matthew Dix & Shaun Parker | Baker | 01:01:27.058 | 110.517 |
6 | 15 | Stephen Ramsden & Matty Ramsden | LCR | 01:01:37.240 | 110.213 |
7 | 7 | Alan Founds & Aki Aalto | LCR Suzuki | 01:01:50.291 | 109.825 |
8 | 8 | Gary Bryan & Jamie Winn | Baker Honda | 01:01:53.080 | 109.743 |
9 | 16 | Tony Baker & Fiona Baker-Milligan | Suzuki | 01:02:04.277 | 109.413 |
10 | 17 | Gordon Shand & Philip Hyde | Shand Honda | 01:02:55.143 | 107.939 |
Position | Number | Rider | Machine | Time | Speed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | BMW | 01:43:56.129 | 130.685 |
2 | 4 | Ian Hutchinson | BMW | 01:44:27.605 | 130.029 |
3 | 1 | John McGuinness | Honda | 01:44:58.651 | 129.388 |
4 | 12 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki | 01:45:51.385 | 128.313 |
5 | 2 | Bruce Anstey | Honda | 01:46:08.108 | 127.976 |
6 | 10 | Conor Cummins | Honda | 01:46:11.570 | 127.907 |
7 | 9 | Michael Rutter | BMW | 01:46:20.009 | 127.738 |
8 | 13 | Lee Johnston | BMW | 01:47:00.201 | 126.938 |
9 | 3 | James Hillier | Kawasaki | 01:47:03.679 | 126.869 |
10 | 20 | Ivan Lintin | Kawasaki | 01:48:22.931 | 125.323 |
Rider | Wins | |
---|---|---|
1 | Ian Hutchinson | 3 |
2 | Michael Dunlop | 2 |
2 | Ben Birchall | 2 |
2 | Tom Birchall | 2 |
5 | Bruce Anstey | 1 |
5 | Ivan Lintin | 1 |
Award | Trophy | Rider(s) | Machine |
---|---|---|---|
TT Solo Championship | Joey Dunlop Trophy | Ian Hutchinson [8] | BMW S1000RR Yamaha YZF-R6 |
TT Privateer's Champion | TT Privateer's Champion | Daniel Hegarty [8] | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R |
Overall Sidecar Championship | RAC Sidecar Trophy | John Holden and Andrew Winkle [9] | LCR Suzuki 600 cc |
Sidecar Passenger Championship | Craig Trophy | Andrew Winkle [9] | LCR Suzuki 600 cc |
Supersport Championship | TT Supporters' Club Trophy | Ian Hutchinson | Yamaha YZF-R6 |
Sidecar Chassis Championship | Fred Hanks Trophy | John Holden and Andrew Winkle [9] | LCR Suzuki 600 cc |
Irish (North or South) solo competitor | Martin Finnegan Trophy | Michael Dunlop [8] [10] | BMW S1000RR |
Most meritous female competitor | Susan Jenness Trophy | Maria Costello [11] |
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