Isle of Man TT 2025: Michael Dunlop completes Supersport double with comfortable victory

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Michael Dunlop’s domination of the Supersport class at the Isle of Man TT continued on Wednesday afternoon as he completed the double onboard his Ducati Panigale V2.

The four-lap race was the first at this year’s TT to run to its intended duration, with previous races being shortened due to weather or track contamination problems.

Dunlop is unbeaten in the Supersport class since 2022 and now has an astonishing 32 victories around the Mountain Course. He also has a grand total of 49 podiums after securing four so far in 2025, moving him two clear of previous all-time record holder, John McGuinness.

It’s Dunlop’s third victory at this year’s TT having already won the opening Supersport and Supertwin races earlier in the week.

Superstock race winner Dean Harrison came home in second, 26.181s behind Dunlop, ahead of Superbike race winner Davey Todd. Harrison now has four podiums at this year’s event, whilst Todd has accumulated three.

Dunlop held a 0.241s lead over Harrison as they went through Glen Helen for the first time, extending the gap to just under two seconds at Ballaugh. By this point, Todd had sneaked ahead of Harrison by just 0.464s.

Dean Harrison goes through Braddan Bridge during the second Supersport TT race

However, Harrison was soon back up into second by Ramsey by the narrowest of margins (0.011s), but was now 2.888s behind Dunlop. James Hillier was keeping Todd and Harrison on their toes and actually moved ahead of Todd and up into third at the Bungalow.

At the end of the opening lap Dunlop’s lead over Harrison stood at 1.916s, with Hillier a further four seconds back in third. Todd was clinging onto the top three onboard his Monster Energy by 8TEN Racing BMW.

A stunning start to the second lap saw Dunlop extend his lead over Harrison to 10 seconds by the time they reached Ramsey. Disaster struck for Hillier, who secured his first TT podium since 2019 in the first Supersport race, as he pulled up with a technical problem.

As the leaders entered the pits at the end of the second lap Dunlop was 15 seconds clear of Harrison, however, the Norther Irishman lost four seconds to his rival after a slow bike restart during the stop.  

It wasn’t a problem for long though as Dunlop once again shined through Glen Helen, Ballaugh and Ramsey to open up a 21-second lead. Starting the final lap, Harrison held a 13-second advantage over Todd, with Paul Jordan the best of the rest in fourth.

Dunlop was on the tail of Harrison’s CBR600RR on the road by Ramsey on the final lap, but had a 22-second lead on the timesheets. By this stage, Jordan had lost fourth place to James Hind.

Dunlop remained behind Harrison on the road but crossed the line to take victory with an advantage of 26.181s. It’s his eighth straight Supersport victory and his 15th in the class overall.

Harrison and Todd completed the podium, with Jordan able to retake fourth position from Hind after the latter ran into traffic. Josh Brookes completed the top six ahead of Mike Browne, Dominic Herbertson, Ian Hutchinson and Michael Evans.