Michael Dunlop scored his 30th Man TT after beating Dean Harrison in an exciting supersport race on Monday.
TT’s highest ever victory record holder dominated the Supersports class since 2019 and continued his unbeaten run on the Isle of Man on Monday despite switching to Ducati in 2025.
Down more than seven seconds at the end of the first lap, a slight adjustment at the pit stop allowed Dunlop to chase longtime leader Harrison and overhaul him on the final tour.
Upon his lead, Dunlop striped at Ducati, defeating Harrison with a checkered flag that was close to a lap record of 130.313 mph.
It was Dunlop’s second podium of the week and finished second in his previous superbike race on Monday.
Harrison also had podium equipment on Monday, with James Hillier returning to the podium at Bournemouth Kawasaki for the first time since 2019.
On the opening lap, Harrison went through Glenn Helen Sector and ruled out Dunlop at the revised time.
That lead opened up to 4.6 seconds through Ballaugh, and continued to expand it to 7.4 as Harrison entered the pit for a mandatory stop at the end of lap 1.
Dunlop got two seconds in the pits. There, the Milwaukee Ducati team adjusted the preload to help improve the frontend.
That gap continued to be 2.9 seconds at the end of the second lap, with Dunlop returning Glen Helen to just 0.886 seconds on his final tour.
At Ballaugh, the lead was sliding out of Harrison’s hands as Dunlop gained an advantage of 0.104s.
Through the Bungalow sector, Dunlop was 6.663 seconds more than Harrison in the revised time. The Ducati Rider 10.229s was cleared with a checkered flag, winning the seventh different manufacturer.
Harrison moved up the road for 45 seconds from Hillier, where there was no bike in TT 2025, when the original plan with the OMG race fell apart a few months ago.
Superbike TT winner Davie Todd was 17.9 seconds to Hillier in fourth place as he didn’t look comfortable on the Honda bike.
Josh Brooks was able to keep Todd’s hook on the road, pulling fifth 27.8 seconds ahead of James Hind.
Dominique Herbertson finished in the next Best Ducati, with Ian Hutchinson and Connor Cummins closing out the top 10.
Paul Jordan, who was on his first path at the start, was retired, but people like Mike Brown and Michael Evans dropped out of the top five battles against the issue.