The Junior TT is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1949 and 1976 this race was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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| Date | 2 & 4 June 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Douglas, Isle of Man | ||||||||||||||
| Course | Road Course 37.73 mi (60.72 km) | ||||||||||||||
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Engine capacity
editThe 1911 Isle of Man TT was the first time the Junior TT race took place and was open to 300cc single-cylinder and 340cc twin cylinder motor-cycles and was contested over 5 laps of the new 37.5 mile Mountain Course. The first event on the new course was the Junior TT Race and was contested by 35 entrants. It was won by Percy J. Evans riding a Humber motorcycle in 3 hours, 37 minutes and 7 seconds at an average speed of 41.45 mph.
The 1912 event was the first to limit the Junior TT to only 350 cc machines and this engine capacity prevailed until 1994.
Eligibility
editEntrants
edit- Entrants must be in possession of a valid National Entrants or FIM Sponsors Licence for Road Racing.
Machines
editThe 2012 specification for entries into the Junior TT race are defined as;-
- Any machine complying with the following specifications:
- Supersport TT: (Machines complying with the 2012 FIM Supersport Championships specifications)
- Over 400cc up to 600cc 4 cylinders 4-stroke
- Over 600cc up to 675cc 3 cylinders 4-stroke
- Over 600cc up to 750cc 2 cylinders 4-stroke[1]
- Supersport TT: (Machines complying with the 2012 FIM Supersport Championships specifications)
Official qualification time
edit- 115% of the time set by the third fastest qualifier in the class.[2]
Speed and lap records
editThe lap record for the Junior TT is 17 minutes and 31.328 seconds, at an average speed of 129.197 mph (207.922 km/h) set by Michael Dunlop on lap 2 of the 2018 Isle of Man TT 600cc Supersport Junior TT Race 1.[3] The race record for a four-lap Junior TT is 1 hour, 11 minutes and 28.059 seconds at an average race speed of 126.703 mph (203.909 km/h) set by Dean Harrison during the 2018 600cc Supersport TT Race 2.[4][5]
List of Junior/Supersport TT winners
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Race winners (riders)
editRace winners (manufacturers)
edit| Marque | Wins |
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| Honda | 26 |
| Yamaha | 25 |
| Norton | 12 |
| MV Agusta | 9 |
| Velocette | 8 |
| AJS | 5 |
| EMC, Triumph | 3 |
| Moto Guzzi, Kawasaki | 2 |
| Armstrong, Cotton, Douglas, Gilera, Humber, HRD, New Imperial, NUT, Rex-Acme, Rudge-Whitworth, Suzuki, Waddon, Yamsel | 1 |
Winners of Junior/Senior Double Isle of Man TT races
edit| Year | Name | Make of motorcycle |
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| 1931 | Tim Hunt | Norton |
| 1932/33 | Stanley Woods | Norton |
| 1934 | Jimmie Guthrie | Norton |
| 1951 | Geoff Duke | Norton |
| 1953 | Ray Amm | Norton |
| 1957 | Bob McIntyre | Gilera |
| 1958/59 | John Surtees | MV Agusta |
| 1967 | Mike Hailwood | Honda |
| 1968–70, 1972 | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta |
| 1985, 1988 | Joey Dunlop | Honda |
| 1996 | Phillip McCallen | Honda |
| 2000 | David Jefferies | Yamaha |
| 2006 | John McGuinness | Honda |
| 2010 | Ian Hutchinson | Honda |
| 2014 | Michael Dunlop | Honda / BMW |
| 2017 | Michael Dunlop | Yamaha / Suzuki |
References
edit- ^ International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012 page 3/Appendix A page 34 ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (2012) Isle of Man Department of Economic Development
- ^ International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012 page 19 ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (2012) Isle of Man Department of Economic Development
- ^ "Michael Dunlop wins record breaking Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 1". Isle of Man TT. Duke Marketing Ltd. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Harrison sets new race record in Supersport Race 2". Isle of Man TT. Duke Marketing Ltd. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Monster Energy Supersport TT 2 - Result Sheet" (PDF). Isle of Man TT. Duke Marketing Ltd. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "TT Fact Zone". Duke Marketing Ltd.