Live updates from Sportbike Race 1 at the 2026 Isle of Man TT which is due to start at 15:15 local time. The Senior TT is also scheduled for today.
Sportbike Race 1 is set to be the fourth race this week on the Isle of Man after a series of delays that have prevented racing from taking place since Tuesday, when it was only the Supersport class that got a race in, and even that over a reduced three-lap distance.
Today’s Sportibke race will also be over a reduced distance, this time two laps.
Michael Dunlop won both Supertwin races last year in fine style and is the favourite for victory in this first Sportbike race, back aboard the Paton S1-R.
Dean Harrison and Peter Hickman joined Dunlop on the podium earlier today in Supersport Race 2, which Dunlop won. Harrison doesn’t contest Sportbike, but Hickman could be a contender.
A win this afternoon in Sportibke would mark Dunlop’s 36th TT win, taking him 10 clear of Joey Dunlop.
Today’s schedule also includes a four-lap Senior TT, although as ever it will be weather-dependent. The schedule has been delayed by one hour today as a result of a road traffic collision on the mountain road this morning.