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2025 Isle of Man TT: Friday Qualifying as it happened

Recap Friday's Qualifying sessions at the 2025 Isle of Man TT

30 May 2025
19:35
19:30
UPDATE

*RED FLAG UPDATE:* Peter Hickman, bike number 10, came off at Kerrowmoar during lap one of the third qualifying session of TT 2025.He is currently reported as conscious and stable, and has been taken to Noble's Hospital by Airmed for further assessment.Further condition updates will be provided in due course.

19:19
Session cancelled

The session has been cancelled, it is due to the rain now falling on the west part of the island. No information on the earlier red flag.

19:08
Red flag - update

Friday evening’s Qualifying session has been stopped due to a red flag on the opening lap of the session.

The Superbike/Superstock/Supersport session got underway at 18:30 local time and was red-flagged at 18:40.

Race control has not confirmed the details of why the session was red-flagged.

19:06
Update

The travelling marshal is now leading the riders around to the start/finish area. So it will be another 15/20 minute wait for an update.

19:01

Still under red flag conditions.

18:43

We'll await for news from race control on why the session has been red flagged. 

18:40
RED FLAG

This session has been red flagged. 

18:39

It looks like the bottom of Peter Hickman's fairing is slightly loose, that is what could be causing the smoke with it rubbing against the tarmac.

18:38
Todd on a mission

Davey Todd has just blitzed the first sector at Glen Helen, 2 seconds faster than Harrison's Glen Helen time.

18:37

Smoke coming from Peter Hickman's bike at Handley's according to Manx Radio TT. Let's see if he can complete the lap.

18:36

Dean Harrison has just set the fastest standing start sector at Glen Helen, so he has seemingly sorted out some of the issues he had with the Superbike from earlier. Hickman and Dunlop also arrive at Glen Helen on their Superstock machines, separated by 2.1 seconds.

18:33

Harrison and Hickman with pin-point accuracy through Ballagarey 

18:30
Away we go

Dean Harrison leads the way - on his Superbike. 

18:18

No Supertwins tonight, they'll get their chance tomorrow morning again. So it will be quite hectic in this opening session with Superbikes, Superstocks and Supersports all on track.

18:04

Report from race control - Tom Weeden crashed at Glen Helen earlier, reported ankle injuries and was airlifted to Nobles' hospital.

18:02
Roads are now closed

Roads are now closed around the mountain course.

17:50
Roads close

Roads close in 10 minutes, Qualifying will get underway at 6:30pm local time.

16:37
Elbow down for Davey Todd!
Davey Todd
Davey Todd
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16:19
16:10
Dunlop fastest

122.159 mph for Michael Dunlop in the Supertwin class! Fastest lap of the week so far for MD on the Paton.

16:06

120.3 for Davey Todd on the Padgetts Paton.

16:04
MD on a charge

120.6 mph predicted for Michael Dunlop on this Supertwin lap. He is climbing the mountain

15:58

Michael Dunlop is charging on the Paton. Should put him near the top of the Supertwin leaderboard.

15:51
Session over

End of the sessions for Supersport and Supertwin. Michael Dunlop just sneaked out for a lap on the Paton.