Organizers have introduced that Mike Brown will prepared the ground from the sphere in the beginning of each Supersport races at this yr’s Isle of Man TT.
Michael Dunlop dominated the Supersport class final yr, main the World Superbike-spec Ducati V2 operated by MD Racing to consecutive wins.
Dunlop, essentially the most profitable rider in TT historical past with 33 wins, stays unbeaten within the Supersport class since racing resumed on the Isle of Man in 2022 following the coronavirus pandemic.
Nevertheless, he’ll face powerful opposition in 2026, as the highest 20 seeded line-up for this June’s Supersport 2 race has been introduced.
Mike Brown can be campaigning within the class with Russell Racing on a Yamaha R9 machine, making his debut on the mountain course, however the earlier R6 was the bike that gained Dunlop in recent times.
Paul Jordan will compete from second on the grid for Jackson Racing Ducati as he modifies machines on this yr’s class.
Jordan gained the V2 on the Cookstown 100 final weekend. Honda’s Dean Harrison will begin from third place.
Jamie Coward moved from Triumph and has risen to fourth place with the Fast Honda Crew, aiming for a best-in-class fourth place in 2024.
David Johnson will be part of CD Racing’s Kawasaki and can begin from fifth. Kawasaki completed on the rostrum in Supersport final yr with James Hillier.
Michael Dunlop will marketing campaign Ducati underneath the MD Racing banner and defend his unbeaten Supersport report from sixth place on the street.
Ugly & Firm Racing Suzuki’s Josh Brooks was seventh, with Michael Evans on his Dafavet Racing Triumph in ninth.
Peter Hickman will begin from the normal tenth spot on the grid in his PHR Efficiency Triumph, with Manxman Conor Cummins following him 10 seconds later in his North Lynx Parts Suzuki.
Ian Hutchinson will crew up with Burrows Engineering to make use of a Ducati machine for the primary time in his profession on this yr’s Supersport race.
Dominic Herbertson will begin thirteenth in his KTS Triumph, with Shaun Anderson subsequent in his Stanford Racing Suzuki.
Rounding out the highest 20 seeded are SMT Racing Ducati’s Rob Hodson, H&H Bikes Honda’s Nathan Harrison, EM Constructing Yamaha’s Michael Sweeney, SpinArena Internet Suzuki’s Joe Yearsley and TH Racing Honda’s Joey Thompson.
Adam McLean was scheduled to start out the second race at CD Racing Kawasaki from twentieth place, however was withdrawn resulting from current surgical procedure.
