2026 North West 200: Qualifying Results (Wednesday)
Wednesday qualifying results for the Superbike, Superstock, Supersport and Supertwin/Sportbike classes at the North West 200.
Wednesday qualifying results at the North West 200, updated as they happen below.
The opening races take place on Thursday evening, followed by a full day of racing on Saturday.
Superbike
Richard Cooper leads Superbike qualifying in wet conditions with a time of 4m 51.332s, putting the BMW rider 2.5s clear of Paul Jordan's Honda.
Michael Dunlop, riding a Honda, completed only two laps, with a best time of 10m11.539s.
2026 NW200 - Superbike Qualifying: Top 10 (Wednesday) | |||
| POS | RIDER | BIKE | TIME |
| 1 | Richard Cooper | BMW | 4m51.332s |
| 2 | Paul Jordan | Honda | 4m53.940s |
| 3 | Dean Harrison | Honda | 4m54.566s |
| 4 | Glenn Irwin | Ducati | 4m54.689s |
| 5 | Peter Hickman | BMW | 4m55.322s |
| 6 | Mike Browne | Honda | 4m57.706s |
| 7 | Darryl Tweed | Honda | 4m58.176s |
| 8 | Storm Stacey | Ducati | 5m01.107s |
| 9 | Gary McCoy | BMW | 5m06.666s |
| 10 | John McGuinness | Honda | 5m06.831s |
Supersport
Track conditions improved for the Supersport qualifying, which finished with Richard Cooper again on top from Jeremy McWilliams.
2026 NW200 - Supersport Qualifying: Top 10 (Wednesday) | |||
| POS | RIDER | BIKE | TIME |
| 1 | Richard Cooper | Yamaha | 4m50.877s |
| 2 | Jeremy McWilliams | Kawasaki | 4m53.419s |
| 3 | Dean Harrison | Honda | 4m55.676s |
| 4 | Peter Hickman | Triumph | 4m56.187s |
| 5 | Alastair Seeley | Ducati | 4m56.265s |
| 6 | Ian Hutchinson | Ducati | 4m58.464s |
| 7 | Josh Brookes | Suzuki | 5m00.254s |
| 8 | Paul Jordan | Ducati | 5m00.598s |
| 9 | Darryl Tweed | Triumph | 5m01.436s |
| 10 | Mitch Rees | Honda | 5m03.267s |
Superstock
The weather deteriorated for the Superstock session, when Josh Brookes was fastest from Dean Harrison.
2026 NW200 - Superstock Qualifying: Top 10 (Wednesday) | |||
| POS | RIDER | BIKE | TIME |
| 1 | Josh Brookes | Honda | 4m55.143s |
| 2 | Dean Harrison | Honda | 4m56.764s |
| 3 | Storm Stacey | BMW | 4m59.361s |
| 4 | John McGuinness | Honda | 5m01.709s |
| 5 | Dominic Herbertson | BMW | 5m01.738s |
| 6 | Peter Hickman | BMW | 5m02.318s |
| 7 | Carl Phillips | BMW | 5m04.193s |
| 8 | Ian Hutchinson | BMW | 5m04.521s |
| 9 | Mitch Rees | Honda | 5m04.902s |
| 10 | Paul Jordan | Honda | 5m07.321s |
Supertwin/Sportbike
Former grand prix rider Jeremy McWilliams masters the tricky conditions to blast seven seconds clear of the field in the final session of the day, the Supertwin/Sportbike class.
2026 NW200 - Supertwin/Sportbike Qualifying: Top 10 (Wednesday) | |||
| POS | RIDER | BIKE | TIME |
| 1 | Jeremy McWilliams | Yamaha | 5m07.065s |
| 2 | Paul Jordan | Aprilia | 5m14.767s |
| 3 | Alastair Seeley | Aprilia | 5m18.141s |
| 4 | Christian Elkin | Aprilia | 5m20.555s |
| 5 | Jamie Coward | Paton | 5m22.175s |
| 6 | Mauro Poncini | Aprilia | 5m23.015s |
| 7 | Neil Kernohan | Aprilia | 5m24.610s |
| 8 | Joey Thompson | Aprilia | 5m26.119s |
| 9 | Sean Brolly | Aprilia | 5m26.902s |
| 10 | Barry Graham | Aprilia | 5m29.363s |
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