Dean Harrison

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Dean Harrison
Dean Harrison TT 2014 Quarterbridge.jpg
Dean Harrison approaching Quarter Bridge during the 2014 Isle of Man TT
NationalityBritish
BornDean Harrison
(1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35)
Bradford, England
Current teamHonda Racing UK
Bike number3
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested12 (2011-present)
TT wins3
First TT win2014 Lightweight TT Race
Last TT win2019 Senior TT Race
TT podiums30
Harrison at Sulby Bridge during TT practice in May 2014 Dean Harrison at Sulby Bridge.jpg
Harrison at Sulby Bridge during TT practice in May 2014

Dean Harrison (born 24 January 1989) is an English professional motorcycle racer. He has won three Isle of Man TT races, and has 30 podium finishes as of early June 2024. [1]

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Harrison also competes in the Southern 100, Oliver's Mount, North West 200 road-circuit races, [1] and British Superbike Championship. [2]

Racing career

Harrison was 18 years old when he began motorcycle racing from his hometown, Bradford. [3]

Harrison has won the Isle of Man TT 3 times. These were the Lightweight TT in 2014, the Supersport TT in 2018, and the Senior TT in 2019. His best lap was 134.9 mph, then the second fastest ever. He has had 16 podium finishes to date. He also has earned four Classic TT wins between 2014 and 2019. [1]

He holds the Superbike TT lap record of 16:50.384, set in 2018 with his Kawasaki ZX 10R. [4]

Harrison is the third most successful rider in the Southern 100 event's 65-year history, with 24 solo wins culminating in three solo championship wins between 2017 and 2019. [1]

Harrison has earned 68 solo wins at the Oliver's Mount racing circuit, had four podium finishes in the North West 200, and two wins at the Ulster GP, holding a Superstock record of 133.835 mph as of 2023. [1]

Harrison left DAO Racing, the team he raced with for eight years, at the end of 2023. [5] On 15 November 2023, it was announced that Harrison will ride for Honda Racing UK on the roads and in the Briish championship from 2024. [6] [7]

Personal life

Harrison was born in Bradford, England. He is married and is known to have two children. [8] His father, Conrad Harrison, is a former TT competitor who won a Sidecar TT in 2014. [9]

Full TT results

2024 Supersport TT 1

3

Superbike TT

3

Superstock TT 1

4

Supersport TT 1

2

Senior TT

3

2023 Superbike TT

3

Superstock TT 1

3

Supersport TT 1

3

Supersport TT 2

3

Senior TT

2

Superstock TT 2

3

2022 Superbike TT

2

Superstock TT

4

Supersport TT 1

2

Supersport TT 2

3

Senior TT

2

2019 Superbike TT

2

Superstock TT

2

Supersport TT 1

4

Supersport TT 2

2

Senior TT

1

2018 Superbike TT

DNF

Superstock TT

3

Supersport TT 1

2

Supersport TT 2

1

Senior TT

2

2017 Superbike TT

3

Superstock TT

5

Supersport TT 1

DNF

Supersport TT 2

Cancelled

Senior TT

3

TT Zero

4

2016 Superbike TT

5

Superstock TT

2

Supersport TT 1

2

Supersport TT 2

3

Senior TT

4

2015 Superbike TT

31

Superstock TT

13

Supersport TT 1

DNF

Supersport TT 2

DNF

Senior TT

11

2014 Superbike TT

8

Superstock TT 1

2

Supersport TT

4

Supersport TT 2

4

Senior TT

DNF

Lightweight TT

1

2013 Superbike TT

11

Superstock TT

4

Supersport TT 1

7

Supersport TT 2

8

Senior TT

8

Lightweight TT

2

2012 Superbike TT

9

Superstock TT

DNF

Supersport TT 1

DNF

Supersport TT 2

13

Senior TT

Cancelled

Lightweight TT

12

2011 Superbike TT

DNF

Superstock TT

27

Supersport TT 1

25

Supersport TT 2

12

Senior TT

DNF

[10]

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