Isle of Man TT announces Senior race winner after Saturday schedule abandoned

The final race day of the 2026 Isle of Man TT has been abandoned due to poor weather, with Honda Racing UK rider Dean Harrison declared the Senior TT winner after just one lap on Friday.

This year’s event has been in a constant battle with the weather, with only half of the scheduled races actually completed. Racing at the TT was due to begin last Saturday, however, the intended Superstock Race 1 was then moved to Tuesday. It was then moved from Tuesday’s schedule to Thursday before being scrapped altogether. 

Poor weather also caused the Sportbike Race 1 to be moved from its original slot on Tuesday to Friday. After a series of short delays, yesterday’s Sportbike race was finally completed, however, the Senior TT only got as far as lap two, as a rider was involved in an incident that resulted in a red flag.

With limited daylight remaining, organisers decided to reschedule the Senior TT for today, although it has now been declared due to more poor weather conditions.

In total, four races were completed, while the Senior TT was started and then stopped. The three races that failed to get underway at any stage were both Superstock races, and the second Sportbike race.

A statement from the Clerk of the Course, Gary Thompson MBE BEM, said:

“This has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging TTs in recent years from a weather perspective. Over the course of the event, we set out with nine days on which racing could potentially have taken place, and rain will have affected seven of them. That is an exceptional set of circumstances and it has had a major impact on what we have been able to deliver.

“Throughout the event, the weather simply hasn’t worked in our favour. We have faced low cloud, rain, standing water and changing conditions across different parts of the Mountain Course, which have significantly limited the windows available to us.

“We fully appreciate that today’s outcome will be disappointing for competitors, teams, sponsors, volunteers and, of course, the thousands of fans who travel to the Isle of Man from around the world to experience the TT.

“However, throughout the event we have remained committed to making the very best use of every available weather window, while carefully managing the operational, logistical and safety considerations involved in delivering racing on the Mountain Course.

“The challenges we have faced this year are part of the nature of an event that takes place on 37.73 miles of public roads. That is what makes the TT unique, but it also means that weather and course conditions will always play a significant role in determining what is possible.

“I would like to sincerely thank our competitors, teams, marshals, volunteers, officials, medical teams, residents, partners and fans for their patience, understanding and continued support throughout what has been a difficult week. Their cooperation has been greatly appreciated.”

Out of the races that were either finished, or declared, Michael Dunlop was victorious on three occasions, while Harrison added a further two TT wins to his name.

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