The 2013 Isle of Man TT Races were held between the Saturday 25 May and Friday 7 June 2013 on the 37.73-mile Isle of Man TT Mountain Course in the Isle of Man. The event celebrated the 90th anniversary of the first Sidecar TT with a special parade lap for racing sidecar outfits. The 2013 Isle of Man TT Festival also included the Pre-TT Classic Races on 24, 25 & 27 May 2013 and the Post-TT Races on 8 June 2013 and both events held on the Billown Circuit.

The blue ribbon event of race meeting the Senior TT race was won by John McGuinness and raising his tally of victories to 20 Isle of Man TT wins and also breaking the outright course record in the Superbike TT with a lap at an average speed of 131.671. The event was dominated by Michael Dunlop winning the Superbike TT race, Supersport TT Races 1 & 2, the Superstock TT and the Joey Dunlop TT Championship with 120 points from John McGuinness and Bruce Anstey in third place. The Sidecar TT race produced a maiden Isle of Man TT wins for the two former Sidecar World Champions with Tim Reeves / Dan Sayle winning Sidecar TT Race 1 and Ben Birchall / Tom Birchall winning Sidecar TT Race 2. The Lightweight TT for 650cc twin-cylinder motor-cycles produced another maiden win for James Hillier and Michael Rutter scored a hattrick or wins in the TT Zero class for electric powered motor-cycles after winning for the third consecutive year.

The Senior TT race was red-flagged on the first lap after Isle of Man TT newcomer Jonathan Howarth crashed at the bottom of Bray Hill and 10 spectators were injured in the incident.

News was also made when James May completed a lap on a sidecar outfit built entirely from meccano. This was televised as part of his Toy Stories series.

Practice Week

The first part of practice week was dominated by inclement weather with Monday and the Wednesday evening practice run as untimed sessions. The Tuesday session cancelled due to heavy rain showers and the Friday evening was session red-flagged for 50 minutes for the Isle of Man Fire Service to attend a house fire in Kirk Michael village. To provide sufficient practice for competitors the first part of Saturday race day was run as an extended practice session. The first race of the 2013 Isle of Man TT races was the rescheduled Sidecar TT Race 1 and the Superbike TT held over to next day and run on Sunday afternoon for the first time since 2005.

The Japanese competitor Yoshinari Matsushita crashed fatally at Ballacrye Corner near Ballaugh during the Monday evening practice causing the session to be abandoned.

TT Race Week 2013

Practice Times

Practice Times & Leaderboard Superbike/ Senior TT

Plates; Black on White/Black on Yellow.

RankRiderSat 25 MayMon 27 MayTues 28 MayWed 29 MayThurs 30 MayFri 31 MaySat 1 June
1Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop 999cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session17' 44.011 127.657 mph17' 36.879 128.518 mph17' 17.688 130.890 mph
2England John McGuinness 999cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session17' 30.299 129.323 mph18' 22.397 123.212 mph17' 23.982 130.110 mph
3England Gary Johnson 1000cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session17' 59.967 125.771 mph18' 04.982 128.518 mph17' 27.968 129.610 mph
4New Zealand Bruce Anstey 1000cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session17' 31.323 129.144 mph18' 32.176 122.128 mph17' 43.000 127.780 mph
5England Guy Martin 1000cc Suzuki—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session17' 41.777 127.925 mph—— No Time17' 35.547 128.680 mph
6England Michael Rutter 999cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session17' 41.132 128.003 mph18' 26.383 122.768 mph17' 35.888 128.640 mph
7England James Hillier 1000cc Kawasaki—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 16.861 123.833 mph18' 16.005 123.930 mph17' 40.012 128.138 mph
8Isle of Man Conor Cummins 1000cc Yamaha—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 22.638 123.185 mph18' 26.742 122.728 mph17' 46.664 129.323 mph
9Northern Ireland William Dunlop 1000cc Yamaha—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 23.126 125.771 mph18' 07.885 124.855 mph17' 56.889 126.130 mph
10Australia Cameron Donald 1000cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session17' 49.811 126.964 mph18' 16.249 123.903 mph17' 58.914 125.890 mph
Guy Martin during practice
Rob Barker (#29) and Josh Brookes (#24) at the start of a practice session

Practice Times & Leaderboard Superstock TT

Plates; Red.

RankRiderSat 25 MayMon 27 MayTues 28 MayWed 29 MayThurs 30 MayFri 31 MaySat 1 June
1England Guy Martin 1000cc Suzuki—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session—— No Time18' 30.901 122.268 mph17' 49.317 127.23 mph
2England Michael Rutter 1000cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session—— No Time19' 06.885 118.432 mph18' 04.472 125.248 mph
3Northern Ireland Shaun Anderson 1000cc Suzuki—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session—— No Time—— No Time18' 05.272 125.156 mph
4England Steve Mercer 1000cc BMW—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session—— No Time—— No Time18' 05.639 125.113 mph
5England Gary Johnson 1000cc Kawasaki—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 05.639 125.113 mph—— No Time18' 14.555 124.090 mph
6England John McGuinness 1000cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 21.811 123.277 mph—— No Time18' 15.169 124.25 mph
7England Dean Harrison 1000cc Kawasaki—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session19' 20.478 117.045 mph—— No Time18' 16.423 123.883 mph
8England Simon Andrews 1000cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 24.662 125.771 mph18' 59.631 119.19 mph18' 16.780 123.843 mph
9England Ben Wylie 1000cc BMW—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session—— No Time—— No Time18' 17.673 123.742 mph
10England James Hillier 1000cc Kawasaki—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 28.133 122.574 mph—— No Time18' 19.584 123.527 mph

Practice Times & Leaderboard Supersport Junior TT

Plates; Blue.

RankRiderSat 25 MayMon 27 MayTues 28 MayWed 29 MayThurs 30 MayFri 31 MaySat 1 June
1Northern Ireland Michael Dunlop 600cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 27.555 122.671 mph—— No Time18' 05.355 125.146 mph
2England John McGuinness 600cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session—— No Time—— No Time18' 13.797 124.180 mph
3New Zealand Bruce Anstey 600cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 32.436 122.100 mph—— No Time18' 14.616 124.087 mph
4Northern Ireland William Dunlop 600cc Yamaha—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 30.985 122.259 mph18' 56.426 119.522 mph18' 15.394 123.999 mph
5England Guy Martin 600cc Suzuki—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 31.214 122.234 mph—— No Time18' 16.371 123.889 mph
6England Gary Johnson 600cc MV Agusta—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 46.178 120.610 mph19' 17.693 117.326 mph18' 19.682 123.682 mph
7Australia Cameron Donald 600cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session18' 33.584 121.974 mph—— No Time18' 31.459 122.207 mph
8England Dean Harrison 600cc Yamaha—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session—— No Time—— No Time18' 32.407 122.103 mph
9England Daniel Cooper 675cc Triumph—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session—— No Time—— No Time18' 33.046 122.033 mph
10England Dan Stewart 600cc Honda—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session—— No Time—— No Time18' 33.596 121.972 mph

Practice Times and Leaderboard 600cc Sidecar TT

RankRiderSat 25 MayMon 27 MayTues 28 MayWed 29 MayThurs 30 MayFri 31 MayMon 3 June
1Isle of Man Dave Molyneux / England Patrick Farrance DMR Kawasaki 600cc20' 20.621 111.280 mphUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session19' 56.112 113.560 mph19' 51.425 114.005 mph20' 06.611 112.570 mph
2England Tim Reeves / Isle of Man Daniel Sayle LCR 600cc—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session20' 00.463 113.146 mph20' 06.980 112.540 mph21' 24.694 105.730 mph
3England John Holden/England Andrew Winkle LCR 600cc20' 34.689 110.010 mphUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session20' 06.980 112.535 mph20' 22.733 111.090 mph—— No Time
4England Ben Birchall / England Tom Birchall LCR 600cc20' 41.322 109.420 mphUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session20' 10.734 112.186 mph—— No Time—— No Time
5England Conrad Harrison / England Mike Aylott Shelbourne Honda 600cc20' 35.270 109.960 mphUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session20' 10.767 112.183 mph20' 10.767 112.183 mph20' 15.525 111.740 mph
6England Douglas Wright / England Martin Hull Baker Honda 600cc20' 55.813 108.160 mphUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session20' 34.876 109.990 mph20' 29.307 110.492 mph—— No Time
7England Gary Bryan / England Jamie Winn Baker Honda 600cc20' 56.002 108.140 mphUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session20' 42.970 109.280 mph20' 43.969 109.190 mph20' 39.136 109.620 mph
8Isle of Man Karl Bennett / Isle of Man Lee Cain Kawasaki 600cc—— No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed SessionCancelled No Time20' 10.767 112.183 mph20' 47.877 108.850 mph
9France Frank Lelias / England Charlie Richardson Suzuki 600cc21' 38.546 104.600 mphUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session21' 04.348 107.430 mph20' 13.052 106.690 mph20' 48.387 108.803 mph
10England Gary Knight / England Dan Knight DMR Kawasaki 600cc21' 35.493 104.850 mphUntimed SessionCancelled No TimeUntimed Session21' 03.164 107.530 mph32' 01.776 70.680 mph20' 55.461 108.190 mph

Race results

2013 Sidecar TT Race 1 TT final standings

Sidecar TT Race 1 winners Tim Reeves and Daniel Sayle

1 June 2013 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) TT Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1England Tim Reeves / Isle of Man Daniel SayleLCR 600cc113.728 mph59' 42.957
2England Conrad Harrison / England Mike AylottShelbourne Honda 600cc113.093 mph1:00.03.074
3Isle of Man Dave Molyneux / England Patrick FarranceDMR Kawasaki 600cc113.077 mph1:00.03.612
4England John Holden / England Andrew WinkleLCR 600cc112.189 mph1:00.32.189
5England Douglas Wright / England Martin HullBaker Honda 600cc111.426 mph1:00.56.999
6England Gary Bryan / England Jamie WinnBaker Honda 600cc111.067 mph1:01.08.797
7England Gary Knight / England Dan KnightDMR Kawasaki 600cc109.131 mph1:02.13.895
8Isle of Man Karl Bennett / Isle of Man Lee CainKawasaki 600cc108.876 mph1:02.22.626
9England Robert Handcock / England Basil BevanShelbourne Honda 600cc108.633 mph1:02.31.013
10France Frank Lelias / England Charlie RichardsonSuzuki 600cc108.047 mph1:02.51.347

Fastest Lap: Tim Reeves/Daniel Sayle – 114.608 mph (19' 45.158 ) on lap 2.

2013 Superbike TT final standings

Michael Dunlop(pictured in practice) won 4 races, including the Superbike TT
John McGuinness set a new lap record at the end of the Superbike TT

2 June 2013 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) TT Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1Northern Ireland Michael DunlopHonda 1000cc128.747 mph1:45.29.980
2Australia Cameron DonaldHonda 1000cc127.920 mph1:46.10.917
3England John McGuinnessHonda 1000cc127.102 mph1:46.51.907
4England Guy MartinSuzuki 1000cc126.964 mph1:46.58.894
5Isle of Man Conor CumminsYamaha 1000cc126.333 mph1:47.30.929
6England Michael RutterHonda 1000cc126.260 mph1:47.34.670
7England James HillierKawasaki 1000cc126.063 mph1:47.44.791
8New Zealand Bruce AnsteyHonda 1000cc125.690 mph1:48.03.974
9Northern Ireland William DunlopYamaha 1000cc124.642 mph1:48.58.482
10Australia Josh BrookesSuzuki 1000cc123.863 mph1:49.39.593

Fastest Lap and New Overall Course Record: John McGuinness – 131.671 mph (17' 11.572) on lap 6.

2013 Supersport Junior TT Race 1

Junior TT Race 1 winner Michael Dunlop in front of Bruce Anstey

3 June 2013 4 Laps (150.73 Miles) TT Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1Northern Ireland Michael DunlopHonda 599cc125.182 mph1:12.20.162
2New Zealand Bruce AnsteyHonda 600cc124.884 mph1:12.30.520
3Northern Ireland William DunlopYamaha 600cc124.510 mph1:12.43.602
4England John McGuinnessHonda 600cc124.306 mph1:12.50.749
5England James HillierKawasaki 600cc123.668 mph1:13.13.320
6England Guy MartinSuzuki 600cc123.540 mph1:13.17.846
7Australia Cameron DonaldHonda 600cc123.005 mph1:13.36.985
8England Dean HarrisonHonda 600cc122.716 mph1:13.47.386
9England Dan StewartYamaha 600ccHonda mph1:14.46.332
10England Daniel CooperTriumph 675cc120.359 mph1:15.14.098

Fastest Lap: Michael Dunlop – 127.525 mph (17' 45.111) on lap 2.

2013 Superstock TT Race final standings

Michael Dunlop during the Superstock TT

3 June 2013 4 Laps (150.73 Miles) TT Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1Northern Ireland Michael DunlopHonda 1000cc128.218 mph1:10.37.404
2England Gary JohnsonKawasaki 1000cc127.718 mph1:10.53.981
3England John McGuinnessHonda 1000cc126.817 mph1:11.24.207
4England Dean HarrisonKawasaki 1000cc126.221 mph1:11.44.459
5New Zealand Bruce AnsteyHonda 1000cc125.857 mph1:11.56.895
6England James HillierKawasaki 1000cc124.505 mph1:12.43.778
7England Michael RutterHonda 1000cc123.915 mph1:13.04.550
8England Steve MercerBMW 1000cc123.501 mph1:13.19.265
9Northern Ireland William DunlopYamaha 1000cc123.476 mph1:13.20.125
10England Ben WylieBMW 1000cc122.546 mph1:13.53.523

Fastest Lap: Michael Dunlop – 131.220 mph (17' 15.114) on lap 4.

2013 TT Zero Race

5 June 2013 1 Lap (37.73 Miles) TT Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1England Michael RutterMotoCzysz109.675 mph20' 38.461
2England John McGuinnessHonda Mugen Shinden109.527 mph20' 40.133
3England Rob BarberRW-2 / Ohio State University90.403 mph25' 02.467
4Scotland George SpenceKingston University88.096 mph25' 41.822
5England Chris McGahanYamaha R6E83.857 mph26' 59.755
6Wales Ian LougherKomatti-Mirai Racing81.515 mph27' 46.300
7Isle of Man David Madsen-MygdalImperial71.983 mph31' 26.933
8Wales Paul OwenBrunel BX/Brunel University71.738 mph31' 33.387
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Fastest Lap and New Race Record: Michael Rutter – 109.675 mph (20' 38.461) on lap 1.

2013 Supersport Junior TT Race 2

5 June 2013 4 Laps (150.73 Miles) TT Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1Northern Ireland Michael DunlopHonda 599cc125.997 mph1:11.52.091
2New Zealand Bruce AnsteyHonda 600cc125.930 mph1:11.54.404
3England John McGuinnessHonda 600cc124.731 mph1:12.35.882
4Northern Ireland William DunlopYamaha 600cc124.703 mph1:12.36.849
5Australia Cameron DonaldHonda 600cc124.429 mph1:12.46.450
6England James HillierKawasaki 600cc123.712 mph1:13.11.759
7England Dean HarrisonHonda 600cc123.086 mph1:13.34.079
8England Guy MartinSuzuki 600cc122.159 mph1:14.07.563
9England Gary JohnsonMV Agusta 600cc122.139 mph1:14.08.326
10Isle of Man Conor CumminsYamaha 600cc121.249 mph1:14.40.951

Fastest Lap: Michael Dunlop – 128.667 mph (17' 35.659) on lap 2.

Start of the Sidecar TT Race 2

2013 Sidecar TT Race 2 TT final standings

5 June 2013 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) TT Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1England Ben Birchall / England Tom BirchallLCR 600cc114.387 mph59' 22.340
2Isle of Man Dave Molyneux / England Patrick FarranceDMR Kawasaki 600cc113.832 mph59' 39.692
3England Conrad Harrison / England Mike AylottShelbourne Honda 600cc113.145 mph1:00.01.445
4England John Holden / England Andrew WinkleLCR 600cc112.193 mph1:00.31.976
5England Gary Bryan / England Jamie WinnBaker Honda 600cc109.786 mph1:01.51.637
6England Gary Knight / England Dan KnightDMR Kawasaki 600cc109.078 mph1:02.15.728
7France Frank Lelias / England Charlie RichardsonSuzuki 600cc109.042 mph1:02.16.938
8United Kingdom Wayne Lockey / United Kingdom Luke CapewellIreson Honda 600cc106.805 mph1:03.35.221
9United Kingdom Dean Banks / United Kingdom Ken EdwardsLCR 600cc106.576 mph1:03.3.430
10Republic of Ireland Mick Donovan / Republic of Ireland Aaron GalliganIreson Honda 600cc106.574 mph1:03.43.492

Fastest Lap: Ben Birchall / Tom Birchall – 114.662 mph (19' 44.598 ) on lap 2.

2013 Lightweight TT 650cc Super-Twin

7 June 2013 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) TT Mountain Course

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1England James HillierKawasaki 650cc117.694 mph57' 42.245
2England Dean HarrisonKawasaki 650cc116.565 mph58' 15.763
3Isle of Man Conor CumminsKawasaki 650cc115.798 mph58' 38.909
4England Ivan LintinKawasaki 650cc112.115 mph58' 43.135
5Northern Ireland Jamie HamiltonKawasaki 650cc115.405 mph58' 50.911
6England Michael RutterKawasaki 650cc115.063 mph59' 01.401
7Australia Cameron DonaldKawasaki 650cc114.264 mph59' 26.172
8England Chris PalmerKawasaki 650cc113.618 mph59' 46.446
9England Lee JohnstonKawasaki 650cc112.867 mph1:00.10.310
10Wales Ian LougherKawasaki 650cc112.094 mph1:00.35.206

Fastest Lap: James Hillier – 115.554 mph (19' 00.168) on lap 3.

Senior TT winner John McGuinness at the start

2013 Senior TT final standings

7 June 2013 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) TT Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1England John McGuinnessHonda 1000cc128.943 mph1:45.20.394
2Northern Ireland Michael DunlopHonda 1000cc128.737 mph1:45.30.486
3New Zealand Bruce AnsteyHonda 1000cc128.584 mph1:45.37.999
4England James HillierKawasaki 1000cc128.565 mph1:45.38.977
5England Guy MartinSuzuki 1000cc127.851 mph1:46.14.371
6England Michael RutterHonda 1000cc127.435 mph1:46.35.167
7Northern Ireland William DunlopYamaha 1000cc126.716 mph1:47.11.428
8England Dean HarrisonKawasaki 1000cc127.102 mph1:48.42.322
9England Dan StewartYamaha 1000cc124.079 mph1:49.28.127
10Australia David JohnsonKawasaki 1000cc123.966 mph1:49.34.111

Fastest Lap: Bruce Anstey – 131.531 mph (17' 12.671) on lap 6.

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