"Non-racing operational matter" furthers list of 2026 Isle of Man TT delays

The Isle of Man TT schedule has suffered further delays on Friday morning after a "non-racing operational matter".

Delays have been a prominent part of race week at the 2026 Isle of Man TT road races. After a sunny practice week, rain has been the dominant weather element in race week and only two races have been run so far: the Superbike TT last Sunday (31 May), and Supersport Race 1 on Tuesday (2 June).

The quantity of the delays have meant several substantial changes to the schedule for race week, including the move to put the headline Senior TT on Friday (5 June) instead of its traditional Saturday slot.

In all, three races are in the Friday schedule, with a three-lap Supersport Race 2 due to run before a two-lap Sportbike Race 1, which was postponed on Tuesday as a result of bad weather. Those are both due to run before a four-lap Senior TT.

The Sportbike race was due to start at 15:15, but a "non-racing operational matter" forced a delay of one hour.

"The Clerk of the Course has confirmed a 1-hour delay to the start of the Carole Nash Sportbike TT Race due to a non-racing operational matter," reads a statement from Isle of Man TT.

A start time of 16:00 for the Sportbike race was confirmed shortly after, at 15:25: "The non-racing operational matter has now been resolved. The Clerk of the Course has confirmed a new start time of 16:00 for the Carole Nash Sportbike TT Race 1."

The one-hour Sportbike delay came after the whole schedule was delayed by an hour in the morning due to a road traffic collision.

“Due to a Road Traffic Collision that occurred on the Mountain Section this morning, the Clerk of the Course has confirmed a 1-hour delay to today’s schedule,” a statement from the Isle of Man TT read.

“All roads on the TT Mountain Course will now close at 11:00.

“Please note the Mountain Road remains closed.

“Free Practice is now scheduled to start at 11:30.”

Two races are still scheduled for Saturday with a second Sportbike race and a Superstock race, and these could also run on Sunday should the Saturday schedule be cancelled for weather.

The Sidecar races were scrapped from the schedule after two major incidents during practice week, including for Maria Costello for whom fundraising efforts have been started in order to assist with her treatment.