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Hickman finishes second with a 134.587mph lap.
Dunlop is third.
Peter Hickman, Isle of Man TT 2026, Superbike
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Isle of Man TT LIVE: Superbike race updates
Live text coverage of the 2026 Isle of Man TT Superbike race on Sunday 31 May.
KEY MOMENTS
- Superbike TT is underway
- Harrison leads after two laps
- McGuinness in top five
The 2026 Isle of Man TT race week begins today (Sunday 31 May) with the six-lap Superbike TT.
Race week was due to begin on Saturday with the opening three-lap Superstock TT of the event. But poor weather forced Saturday's action to be scrapped.
That means today's six-lap Superbike TT will mark the curtain-raiser for the 2026 event.
Setting off at No.1 on the road will be 23-time TT winner John McGuinness, who marks the 30th anniversary since his debut on the Isle of Man in 1996.
McGuinness was fifth overall after qualifying in the Superbike class, showing that the 54-year-old is going as fast as ever and could well find himself in the podium hunt today.
But favourite for victory will be his Honda team-mate Dean Harrison, who has been in total control of the big bike classes throughout practice week.
Harrison, who won both Superstock races last year, was fastest outright at the end of qualifying with a 135mph lap on his Superstock-spec Honda, while also leading the Superbike times with a 134.8mph lap.
Michael Dunlop will be hoping to add to his tally of 33 TT victories, but he has not had the easiest of weeks so far on his Superbike, having made a late change to the Honda following his original plans to race a Ducati.
Dunlop was fourth on Superbike qualifying times, and was looking in a better shape on the last day of practice.
Peter Hickman has been a big bike specialist at the TT in recent years, but his true form in a six-lap race remains to be seen, as he continues to recover from nerve damage from a 140mph qualifying crash in 2025.
He was second at the end of the practice week with a 132mph lap on his 8TEN Racing BMW.
Others to watch for in the Superbike race include double BSB champion Josh Brookes, Nathan Harrison and Jamie Coward.
2026 Isle of Man TT: Sunday schedule
Roads closed - 12:30pm
Superbike TT (6 laps) - 1:30pm
31 May 2026
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2026 Isle of Man TT: Results after the Superbike race
Results from the Superbike TT.
2026 Isle of Man TT: Results after the Superbike race
Dean Harrison, Honda, 2026 Superbike TT
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Report: Dean Harrison dominates Superbike race at 2026 Isle of Man TT
Dean Harrison claimed his first-ever Superbike TT victory on Sunday
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Dean Harrison dominates Superbike race at 2026 Isle of Man TT
Dean Harrison, Honda, 2026 Superbike TT
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15:13
Chequered flag
Dean Harrison wins the Superbike TT!
It's his first in the class and his sixth overall at the TT.
15:09
Brookes has 11s on McGuinness, so that is fourth sewn up.
15:09
At Ramsey, Harrison's lead is down to 24.527s, while Hickman is 9.087s up on Dunlop.
15:05
At Ballaugh, Harrison is 26.1s up on Hickman, who is still 7.6s clear of Dunlop.
15:02
At Glen Helen, Harrison's lead is 25.833s. He's just managing this one now.
Hickman is 7.6s up on Dunlop.
15:00
Top 10 at the end of lap five:
- Harrison
- Hickman
- Dunlop
- Brookes
- McGuinness
- Coward
- Hutchinson
- N.Harrison
- Browne
- Cummins
14:58
Lap 6/6
Onto the final lap.
Harrison's lead is 26.058s over Hickman, who is 7.488s ahead of Dunlop.
That looks like the podium is set.
14:55
McGuinness is now 5.3s down on Brookes at Ramsey, so he's lost a lot of time in that section. That could be that for fourth.
14:55
Hickman's advantage over Dunlop at the Bungalow is now 5.2s. He looks like he's got this one.
14:53
If McGuinness can crack the top four, it will be his best Superbike TT results since he was on the podium in 2016. It will be his first top four of any kind since the 2019 Zero TT, when he was second.
14:53
The gap between Brookes and McGuinness is 1.5s into Ramsey.
This is one hell of a fight!
14:52
At Ramsey, Harrison's lead is 29.2s. Hickman is pushing hard here. He's faster than Harrison right now and is 3.334s clear of Dunlop.
That's impressive given this is probably the point of the race you'd expect Hickman's fitness to start dropping.
14:50
McGuinness is 1.9s behind Brookes now, so Brookes has stretched a little.
14:48
Harrison's lead is 29.790s at Ballaugh.
Hickman is still second, 2.5s ahead of Dunlop.
14:47
Big shout out to Mitch Rees down in 17th in his second year at the TT and taking in his first six-lap Superbike race. Mega effort.
14:47
McGuinness is just 1.385s behind Brookes in the battle for fourth at Glen Helen! And that was despite a quicker stop for Brookes.
14:46
You've got to feel Harrison has a lap record in him, but whether or not he wants to go for it on the last lap remains to be seen. He doesn't need it.
14:45
That pit stop was huge for Hickman. He's 2.064s ahead of Dunlop in the battle for second.
Harrison's lead is 29.066s.
14:45
Harrison hasn't won a Superbike TT before. He's well on his way at this point, barring any disaster.
14:43
McGuinness got the gap to Brookes down to 5.2s into the pits.
14:42
Standings at the end of lap four:
- Harrison
- Dunlop
- Hickman
- Brookes
- McGuinness
- Coward
- Hutchinson
- N.Harrison
- Browne
- Cummins
14:41
Harrison's stop was 60s. Dunlop was 56.8s. Hickman's was miles quicker - 52.7s. That's huge for this battle for second.