Results for Tuesday’s Qualifying 2 sessions at the 2023 Isle of Man TT.
Defending Superbike winner Peter Hickman, third fastest on Monday, ups the pace to head Tuesday’s Qualifying 2 at the 2023 Isle of Man TT.
The FHO Racing BMW star broke the timing beam with an average speed of 132.079mph, on the first of his two laps, fending off the challenge of Dean Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki) by just 0.819s.
Hickman, who became the first person to officially clock 200mph through the Sulby Speed Trap on Monday, reached 199.726mph this evening.
Tuesday’s Supersport and Supertwin Qualifying 2 sessions were cancelled ‘due to oil on the road from Barregarrow to Kirk Michael Approach’.
Monday’s Qualifying 1 saw 21-time TT winner Michael Dunlop complete a clean sweep of the Superbike (Hawk Racing Honda, 131.782mph), Superstock (MD Racing Honda, 130.426mph), Supersport (MD Racing Yamaha, 127.019mph) and Supertwin (MD Racing Paton, 122.907mph) classes.
Dunlop was third in Tuesday’s Superbike session but continued to reign in Superstock.
Qualifying 3 takes place on Wednesday evening…
| 2023 Isle of Man TT – SUPERBIKE Qualifying 2 Results (Tuesday) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Best Lap Speed | Best Lap Time | Difference |
| 1 | Peter Hickman | 132.079mph | 17:08.386 | |
| 2 | Dean Harrison | 131.974mph | 17:09.205 | + 0.819s |
| 3 | Michael Dunlop | 131.141mph | 17:15.744 | + 7.358s |
| 4 | Conor Cummins | 130.924mph | 17:17.457 | + 9.071s |
| 5 | Davey Todd | 129.92mph | 17:25.475 | + 17.089s |
| 6 | Jamie Coward | 129.06mph | 17:32.440 | + 24.054s |
| 7 | James Hillier | 128.189mph | 17:39.592 | + 31.206s |
| 8 | David Johnson | 127.095mph | 17:48.714 | + 40.328s |
| 9 | John McGuinness | 126.881mph | 17:50.517 | + 42.131s |
| 10 | Phillip Crowe | 126.183mph | 17:56.433 | + 48.047s |
| 11 | Michael Rutter | 126.181mph | 17:56.451 | + 48.065s |
| 12 | Dominic Herbertson | 124.366mph | 18:12.164 | + 63.778s |
| 13 | Rob Hodson | 124.359mph | 18:12.222 | + 63.836s |
| 14 | Julian Trummer | 124.247mph | 18:13.211 | + 64.825s |
| 15 | Brian McCormack | 124.003mph | 18:15.362 | + 66.976s |
| 16 | Paul Jordan | 123.859mph | 18:16.630 | + 68.244s |
| 17 | Stephen Smith | 123.679mph | 18:18.231 | + 69.845s |
| 18 | James Hind | 123.019mph | 18:24.117 | + 75.731s |
| 19 | Michael Evans | 122.492mph | 18:28.871 | + 80.485s |
| 20 | Samuel West | 122.474mph | 18:29.035 | + 80.649s |
| 21 | Stefano Bonetti | 122.04mph | 18:32.983 | + 84.597s |
| 22 | Craig Neve | 121.871mph | 18:34.525 | + 86.139s |
| 23 | Mark Parrett | 121.184mph | 18:40.840 | + 92.454s |
| 24 | Mark Goodings | 121.097mph | 18:41.648 | + 93.262s |
| 25 | Mike Browne | 120.771mph | 18:44.676 | + 96.290s |
| 26 | Rhys Hardisty | 120.219mph | 18:49.838 | + 101.452s |
| 27 | Jonathan Perry | 119.863mph | 18:53.192 | + 104.806s |
| 28 | Raul Torras Martinez | 119.369mph | 18:57.887 | + 109.501s |
| 29 | Amalric Blanc | 119.289mph | 18:58.647 | + 110.261s |
| 30 | Dave Hewson | 118.792mph | 19:03.406 | + 115.020s |
| 31 | David Datzer | 118.58mph | 19:05.458 | + 117.072s |
| 32 | Forest Dunn | 118.562mph | 19:05.625 | + 117.239s |
| 33 | Richard Wilson | 118.475mph | 19:06.474 | + 118.088s |
| 34 | James Chawke | 118.447mph | 19:06.743 | + 118.357s |
| 35 | Michael Russell | 118.204mph | 19:09.094 | + 120.708s |
| 36 | Allann Venter | 117.843mph | 19:12.620 | + 124.234s |
| 37 | Baz Furber | 117.67mph | 19:14.317 | + 125.931s |
| 38 | Chris Sarbora | 117.105mph | 19:19.882 | + 131.496s |
| 39 | Timothee Monot | 117.011mph | 19:20.814 | + 132.428s |
| 40 | Anthony Redmond | 116.981mph | 19:21.108 | + 132.722s |
| 41 | Xavier Denis | 116.641mph | 19:24.493 | + 136.107s |
| 42 | Rennie Scaysbrook | 115.886mph | 19:32.087 | + 143.701s |
| 43 | Erno Kostamo | 114.976mph | 19:41.359 | + 152.973s |
| 44 | Paul Potchy Williams | 114.713mph | 19:44.071 | + 155.685s |
| 45 | Matthieu Lagrive | 113.613mph | 19:55.532 | + 167.146s |
| 46 | Matt Stevenson | – | – | – |
| 47 | Shaun Anderson | – | – | – |
| 2023 Isle of Man TT – Superstock Qualifying 2 Results (Tuesday) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Best Lap Speed | Best Lap Time | Difference |
| 1 | Michael Dunlop | 131.843mph | 17:10.224 | |
| 2 | Joshua Brookes | 126.282mph | 17:55.593 | + 45.369s |
| 3 | Shaun Anderson | 125.841mph | 17:59.362 | + 49.138s |
| 4 | Mike Browne | 125.745mph | 18:00.190 | + 49.966s |
| 5 | Brian McCormack | 120.778mph | 18:44.606 | + 94.382s |
| 6 | David Datzer | 120.093mph | 18:51.027 | + 100.803s |
| 7 | Craig Neve | 119.841mph | 18:53.403 | + 103.179s |
| 8 | John McGuinness | 118.588mph | 19:05.376 | + 115.152s |
| 9 | Dean Harrison | – | – | – |
| 10 | James Hillier | – | – | – |
| 11 | Michael Rutter | – | – | – |
| 12 | Phillip Crowe | – | — | – |
| 13 | David Johnson | – | – | – |
| 14 | Davey Todd | – | – | – |
- Outright (Superbike) TT lap record: Peter Hickman (BMW), 16m 42.778s, 135.452mph/217.989km/h (2018).
- Superstock TT lap record: Peter Hickman (BMW), 16m 50.601s, 134.403mph/216.301km/h (2018).
- Supersport TT lap record: Michael Dunlop (Yamaha), 17m 29.070s, 129.475mph/208.370km/h (2022)
- Supertwin TT lap record: Michael Dunlop (Paton), 18m 26.543s, 122.750mph/197.547km/h (2018)
Keyword: 2023 Isle of Man TT Qualifying 2: Full results (Tuesday, May 30)