The 2016 Isle of Man TT was held between 28 May and 10 June 2016, on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course.[1]

Isle of Man TT Mountain Course

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]

Results

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TT 2016 RST Superbike TT Results

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed
1 6   Michael Dunlop BMW 01:44:14.259 130.306
2 4   Ian Hutchinson BMW 01:44:33.323 129.910
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
 
Alan Founds and Aki Aalto (pictured in practice) took third place in the opening Sidecar race.

TT 2016 Sure Sidecar TT 1 Results

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Position Number Rider & Passenger Machine Time Speed
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

TT 2016 Monster Energy Supersport TT 1 Results

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed
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 01:12:48.506 124.370
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
 
Bruce Anstey (#2), Peter Hickman(#5) and Michael Dunlop (#6) during the Superstock TT. All three had to retire from the race.

TT 2016 RL360 Quantum Superstock TT Results

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed
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 01:12:05.049 125.620
9 15   David Johnson BMW 01:12:11.448 125.434
10 19   Steve Mercer Honda 01:12:27.594 124.968

TT 2016 Monster Energy Supersport TT 2 Results

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Dean Harrison took two podiums in the Supersport class.
Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed
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 01:12:44.287 124.490
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 01:13:14.311 123.640
9 7   Gary Johnson Triumph 01:13:38.285 122.969
10 9   Michael Rutter Kawasaki 01:13:39.394 122.938
 
TT Zero winner Bruce Anstey

TT 2016 SES TT Zero Results

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed
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
 
Second place finisher James Hillier during the Lightweight TT

TT 2016 Bennetts Lightweight TT Results

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Position Number Rider Machine Time Speed
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 01:20:30.711 112.470
 
Ben and Tom Birchall (pictured in practice) took their 4th TT win in race 2.

TT 2016 Sure Sidecar TT 2 Results

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The second sidecar race was marred by the death of Ian Bell.
Position Number Rider & Passenger Machine Time Speed
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
 
Ian Hutchinson (2nd place) in front of John McGuinness (3rd place) at the Senior TT

TT 2016 PokerStars Senior TT Results

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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

Wins table

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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

Special Awards

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Award Trophy Rider(s) Machine
TT Solo Championship Joey Dunlop Trophy Ian Hutchinson[8] BMW S1000RRYamaha 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]

References

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  1. ^ Sunday Express page 40 MOUNTAIN PEAK Michael Dunlop gave the Isle of Man TT Festival a scorching start as he smashed the outright lap record and the RST Superbike race record. Northern and Shell Ltd (2016) Trinity Mirror plc - 5 June 2016
  2. ^ "In-form duo set for sizzling TT finale". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ^ "TT Database".
  8. ^ a b c "Isle of Man TT: Hickman wins thriller, smashes lap record". Isle of Man TT. Duke Marketing Ltd. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "Birchalls on form in Sure Sidecar TT Race 2". Isle of Man TT. Duke Marketing Ltd. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016. Holden/Winkle were secure in second and with the runners-up spot, they took the overall Sidecar Championship with Reeves/Farrance salvaging their TT race week with another podium.
  10. ^ "PokerStars Senior TT – Result Sheet" (PDF). Isle of Man TT. Duke Marketing Ltd. 10 June 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  11. ^ TT Supporters Club Magazine – Winter 2016 page 22 (2016) TT Supporters Club.