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 Dean Harrison during the 2014 Isle of Man TT | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Dean Harrison 24 January 1989 Bradford, England | ||||||||||||||
| Current team | Honda Racing UK | ||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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Dean Harrison (born 24 January 1989) is an English professional motorcycle racer. He has won 3 Isle of Man TT Races, and has 26 podium finishes as of July 2023. [1]
Harrison also competes in the Southern 100, Oliver's Mount, North West 200, [1] and British Superbike Championship. [2]
Dean Harrison was 18 years old when he began motorcycle racing in his hometown, Bradford. [1]
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, currently the second fastest ever. He has had 16 podium finishes to date. He also has earned 4 Classic TT wins between 2014 and 2019. [1]
He currently hold the Superbike TT record of 16:50.384, set in 2018 with his Kawasaki ZX 10R. [3]
Harrison has also participated in the Southern 100, and is the third most successful rider in the 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 4 podium finishes in the North West 200, and 2 wins at the Ulster GP, holding a Superstock record of 133.835 mph as of 2023. [1]
He is currently regarded as one of the most naturally talented racers of the current era. [1]
Harrison left DAO Racing, the team he raced with for 8 years, at the end of 2023. [4] On 15 November 2023, it was announced that Harrison will race for Honda Racing UK at the Isle of Man TT, starting in 2024. [5]
Dean Harrison was born in Bradford, England. He is married and is known to have 2 children. [6] His father, Conrad Harrison, is a former TT competitor who won a Sidecar TT in 2014. [7]
| 2023 | Superbike TT 3 | Superstock TT 1 3 | Supersport TT 1 3 | Supersport TT 2 3 | Senior TT 2 | Superstock TT 2 3 | ||
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| 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 |
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