2022 Isle of Man TT Qualifying Results
Friday Session – Final
The final qualifying session for the Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy came to a close on Friday evening ahead of the RST Superbike TT and 3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Races tomorrow.
Due to rain in the daytime the final session for qualifying was pushed back to the evening, starting at 1830, it was bright skies all round, although riders were warned of damp patches from Ginger Hall through to the Conker Fields and also at Ramsey Hairpin.
Nevertheless, it didn’t stop Peter Hickman’s stranglehold on the Superbike class continuing as he lapped at a mightily impressive 132.874mph on the Gas Monkey Garage by FHO Racing BMW despite the conditions in the north of the Island.
Peter Hickman
“It’s been a good week of qualifying and although we’ve had a few little issues here and there with the bikes to begin with, the boys have all worked hard to rectify them and I was more than happy with the 133mph+ lap. I was equally as happy with Friday evening’s lap as conditions were far from ideal and I was rolling off all the way through the damp patches so it bodes well for the opening Superbike race. You can never be too confident at the TT bit it’s definitely been a case of so far, so good.”
Elsewhere, Michael Dunlop was the man of the moment as he topped the Superstock (129.299mph), Supersport (125.04mph) and Supertwin (120.303mph) leaderboards.
Newcomer Glenn Irwin again left everyone in awe with a new personal best lap of 128.268mph making him the fifth fastest Superbike on the night.
Glenn Irwin
“Every day it’s a big nerves-build here at the TT. It’s all new to me, quite a different pattern, normally I go to the gym in the morning, and if it’s a BSB weekend I’m on track by late morning or at latest one in the afternoon, but here it’s a day of emotion and adrenaline building, and nerves, understandably because of where we are, all the way to six in the evening.
“On track, though, everything has been steady away. I’m building into it in the correct way, going a little bit quicker each time because you’ve got to take your time. I’m probably still riding certain places a gear too low, like fifth instead of sixth through Crosby – but I’m just not ready to go through Crosby in sixth, it’s scary! But I’m really enjoying it, and I was happy to be lapping at very nearly 125mph by the third night. You naturally improve your lap times because you go round that corner one more time than last time. I’ve been around each corner 14 times now. But it’s funny here, if I was talking Knockhill I would have done turn one 14 times in 14 minutes, but this is the TT so it’s three days to do that many laps!
“The bike and the team are all working perfectly, I was surprised that come midweek I’d even started making little setup changes, which I didn’t think I would get around to this fortnight. I’ve been appreciating the support I’m getting from John, too, in giving me tips and helping my learning process. I’m very happy to have finished the week with the 128mph lap, it felt comfortable doing that, even on a partly damp track. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s race, six laps, fuel stops and all – it’s going to be an experience!”
John McGuinness will celebrate his 100th TT race start and of course is back on a Fireblade, the bike on which he’s secured 12 of his 23 TT victories. Starting on Sunday, John lapped at 124.995mph on his Superbike, by Tuesday night’s Q3 he improved this to an impressive 128.644mph (sixth fastest). Thursday was the week’s highpoint for John, and while sun strike made vision in certain sections of the course difficult John still set an impressive 129.278mph lap. On his Superstock bike John has ridden three sessions posting a fastest lap of 127.399mph.
John McGuinness MBE
“It’s been a really good start to the TT fortnight. We’ve been chipping away at it, ticking the boxes, getting the mileage in, the bikes are probably better than me even now, I’ve been learning how to ride them again, and there’s lot of new technology with the bikes as well, plenty for me to learn, step by step, lap by lap.
“At the start it was a bit of a handful, so I was hurting after that first qualifying, Monday morning I felt like I’d been run over but now I’m gripping the bike less, and the more relaxed you are, the more flowing, the less tiring it is, and we’ve made a little tweak here, a little tweak there so I’m getting into a more comfortable position with the bike. But everyone’s in the same boat, we’ve not done this for a while, so we we’re all a bit nervous, grabbing the bull by the horns, but now we’re settling in and enjoying it more. And we are figuring it out, and putting in 129mph laps we’re not a million miles away.
“It’s been good sharing the garage with Glenn. The TT is vibrant right now, it’s flying, but we need riders like Glenn to come through and take over the mantle, so if I can help in any way I will, just as I got help when I was younger from the guys with more experience. But the kid’s got tons of talent, he wants it and he’s done his homework, and you can only commend him for that. And finishing the week on a 128mph lap – that’s blown us away!”
An incident at Joey’s involving Supersport, Number 46, Mike Booth as well as a burst water main at Cronk ny Mona meant the Sidecars were confined to just one lap ahead of their race tomorrow. It was Peter Founds/Jevan Walmsley who were quickest at 115.441mph followed by Ryan and Callum Crowe (114.276mph).
Having dominated the sidecar qualifying sessions so far, the Birchalls started the session before pulling off the course shortly afterwards. Elsewhere there was disappointment for John Holden as he’s been forced to withdraw from the event due to a lack of suitable passenger, newcomer Jason Pitt pulling out due to lack of experience and substitute Dan Sayle’s previous injuries seeing him unable to compete at the optimum level.
The six-lap Superbike race is scheduled to get underway at 1200 on Saturday, June 4. The second of Saturday’s two races is scheduled to get underway at 1500 which is the opening three-lap Sidecar contest.
Isle of Man TT Qualifying Results
Superbike Friday
- Peter Hickman 132.876
- Michael Dunlop 129.346
- Dean Harrison 128.56
- Lee Johnston 128.503
- Glenn Irwin 128.268
- Jamie Coward 127.546
- James Hillier 127.449
- Conor Cummins 126.785
- Davey Todd 126.022
- Ian Hutchinson 125.934
- Mike Browne 125.54
- Shaun Anderson 125.502
- Dominic Herbertson 125.179
- Paul Jordan 124.812
- Craig Neve 124.583
- Derek Sheils 124.438
- Phillip Crowe 124.384
- Michael Sweeney 124.382
- Nathan Harrison 124.313
- John McGuinness 124.161
Isle of Man TT Qualifying Results
Superstock Friday
- Michael Dunlop 129.299
- Dean Harrison 127.853
- Conor Cummins 127.635
- Craig Neve 124.783
- Michael Rutter 124.438
- Nathan Harrison 124.313
- Brian McCormack 124.242
- Glenn Irwin 124.192
- Ian Hutchinson 123.998
- Shaun Anderson 122.515
Isle of Man TT Qualifying Results
Supersport Friday
- Michael Dunlop 125.04
- Peter Hickman 124.835
- Conor Cummins 123.524
- Dean Harrison 123.044
- Ian Hutchinson 122.717
- Lee Johnston 122.628
- Mike Browne 121.889
- Dominic Herbertson 121.839
- Michal Dokoupil 121.777
- James Hillier 121.502
22. John McGuinness 118.093
33. Rennie Scaysbrook 115.705
Isle of Man TT Qualifying Results
SuperTwin Friday
- Michael Dunlop 120.303
- Paul Jordan 116.371
- Lee Johnston 116.06
- Rob Hodson 115.856
- Michael Evans 114.65
- Joseph Loughlin 114.261
- Barry Furber 113.046
- John Barton 112.199
- Paul Williams 111.595
- Rhys Hardisty 111.437
Isle of Man TT Qualifying Results
Sidecar Friday
- Founds/Walmsley 115.441
- Crowe/Crowe 114.276
- Blackstock/Rosney 111.008
- Molyneux/Gibson 109.312
- Leglise/Farnier 108.634
Incident update
Mike Booth, off at Joey’s, reported conscious with leg injuries, airlifted to Noble’s Hospital
Rider condition update
Dave Moffitt, off at Laurel Bank, 30th May, remains serious but stable and continues to receive treatment
