2023 Isle of Man TT Races - Guide

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How to watch LIVE TT coverage
LIVE TT+ Schedule
Who will host the 2023 TT coverage?
Where can I see free-to-air TV highlights?
Where can I find TT radio coverage?
Manx Radio TT Coverage Schedule
Manx Radio Player
2023 TT Rider Diaries
2023 TT Results

 

The biggest two weeks of the motorcycling calendar is here, the event every motorcyclist looks forward to each and every year… the Isle of Man TT is back. But, if you can’t travel to the Mountain Course for the event, then BikeSocial have you covered with all the TV times, radio times and rider diaries across the two weeks.

 

2023 Isle of Man TT PREVIEW with Peter Hickman

The 2023 Isle of Man TT is upon us so BikeSocial thought there would be no better way to preview the event than to sit down with the man of the moment around the 37.73-mile course, Peter Hickman. In this preview the two Michaels, and Hicky, discuss everything from what riders do to prepare for the event, the new, packed, racing schedule, who Pete thinks will be his closest challenger and if he thinks winning eight TTs is possible.

 

How to watch LIVE TT coverage

Fans of the TT will no doubt already know about TT+ but for those who don’t, it is the TT’s dedicated streaming service where you can watch all the live action from each practice session and race. The cost of this? Just £19.99, yes you read that right, under £20 for more than 40 hours of TT racing.

But when will the coverage start? And where can catch all the action we hear you ask. Well, simply head to the 2023 TT+ Live Pass and sign up, which initially is free and you can indulge in a host of video features that are currently available.

To catch all the LIVE action from Monday 29th May '23, simply pay your £19.99 and you’ll be one of the thousands to watch it live. But the beauty of subscribing to TT+ is that if you can’t catch all the live action, whether you are at work or you’ve been told that you’re going shopping, then you can relive all the action as soon as you get home as the full, interrupted coverage will be available to watch on demand.

 

Live TT+ Schedule*

Monday May 29 – Free Practice

Coverage starts - 10:30

Monday May 29 – Qualifying 1

Coverage starts - 13:15

Tuesday May 30 – Qualifying 2

Coverage starts - 18:15

Wednesday May 31 – Qualifying 3

Coverage starts - 18:15

Thursday June 1 – Qualifying 4

Coverage starts - 18:15

Friday June 2 – Qualifying 5

Coverage starts - 12:45

Saturday June 3 – Race day 1

Coverage starts - 11:15

Sunday June 4 – Race day 2

Coverage starts - 14:15

Tuesday June 6 – Race day 3

Coverage starts – 11:15

Wednesday June 7 – Race day 4

Coverage starts – 11:15

Friday June 9 – Race day 5

Coverage starts – 11:15

Saturday June 10 – Race day 6

Coverage starts – 11:15

*All times are subject to change

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2023 Isle of Man TT - Practice & Qualifying Schedule*

Monday 29thMay 23

Free Practice

Newcomers' Speed Control Lap

10:40

Supersport & Supertwin

10:55

Superbike & Superstock

11:35

Sidecars

12:20

Monday 29th May 23

Qualifying 1

Supersport & Supertwin

13:20

Superbike & Superstock

14:00

Sidecar

14:45

Tuesday 30th May 23

Qualifying 2

Superbike & Superstock

18:30

Supersport & Supertwin

19:20

Sidecar

20:10

Wednesday 31st May 23

Qualifying 3

Superbike, Superstock & Supersport

18:30

Sidecar

20:10

Thursday 1st June 23

Qualifying 4

Superbike & Superstock

18:30

Supersport & Supertwin

19:20

Sidecar

20:10

Friday 2nd June 23

Qualifying 5

Sidecar

13:00

Supersport & Supertwin

13:45

Superbike & Superstock

14:45

 

2023 Isle of Man TT Race Schedule*

Date

Race

Laps

Saturday 3rd June '23

Monster Energy Supersport Race 1

4

 

3Wheeling.Media Sidecar Race 1

3

Sunday 4th June '23

RST Superbike TT

6

Tuesday 6th June '23

RL360 Superstock Race 1

4

 

CN Supertwin Race 1

4

Wednesday 7th June '23

Monster Energy Supersport Race 2

4

 

3Wheeling.Media Sidecar Race 2

3

Friday 9th June '23

RL360 Superstock Race 2

4

 

CN Supertwin Race 2

4

Saturday 10th June '23

Milwaukee Senior TT

6

 

*All times are subject to change

 

Isle of Man TT Mad Sundaes with Josh Brookes! | Exclusive Interview

2023 will see two-time Bennetts BSB Champion Josh Brookes return to the Isle of Man TT onboard his FHO Racing BMW, but why did he decide to return to the 37.7 mile course? BikeSocial's Michael Burton travelled to media launch back in April to find out.

 

Who will host TT coverage?

Over the previous few years, we’ve all been used to seeing Matt Roberts host the coverage, with insights from TT race winners such as Steve Plater and Cameron Donald, and whilst those three remain involved for 2023, a host of new faces joins the team.

Grace Webb, a Bennetts customer and BikeSocial member herself, makes her debut at the Isle of Man TT in 2022 as she will host the full live coverage via TT+, after successfully presenting the Manx GP TV coverage back in 2022. 16-time TT winner Ian Hutchinson will also join the team, after being told he couldn’t race this year due to having a stroke in Spain during the winter.

Your commentating team will be made up of Dave Moore, Andrew Coley, Steve Plater and Cameron Donald.

 

Where can I see free-to-air TV Highlights?

If you’re not interested in watching the 2023 Isle of Man TT races live, and just want to catch up on all the best bits with highlights then ITV 4 is still the place to go to.

Monday 29thMay 2023

Isle of Man TT: Hutchy TT Legend

ITV4

21:00 – 22:00

Tuesday 30thMay 2023

Isle of Man TT: Hutchy TT Legend

ITV4

00:00 – 01:00

Isle of Man TT: FHO TT Trailblazers

ITV4

21:00 – 22:00

Wednesday 31stMay 2023

Isle of Man TT: FHO TT Trailblazers

ITV4

00:15 – 01:15

Isle of Man TT: Tourist Trophy

ITV4

21:00 – 22:00

Thursday 1stJune 2023

Isle of Man TT: Preview Show

ITV4

21:00 – 22:00

Friday 2ndJune 2023

Isle of Man TT: Preview Show

ITV4

00:45 – 01:45

Isle of Man TT: Qualifying Highlights

ITV4

21:00 – 22:00

Saturday 3rdJune 2023

Isle of Man TT: Qualifying Highlights

ITV4

00:00 – 01:00

Isle of Man TT: Supersport Race 1

ITV4

21:00 – 22:00

Sunday 4thJune 2023

Isle of Man TT: Supersport Race 1

ITV4

00:05 – 01:05

Isle of Man TT: Hutchy TT Legend

ITV4

20:00 – 21:00

Isle of Man TT: Sidecar Race 1

ITV4

21:00 – 22:00

Monday 5thJune 2023

Isle of Man TT: Sidecar Race 1

ITV4

00:15 – 01:15

Isle of Man TT: Sidecar Race 1

ITV4

13:40 – 14:40

Isle of Man TT: FHO TT Trailblazers

ITV4

20:00 – 21:00

Isle of Man TT: Superbike Race 1

ITV4

21:00 – 22:00

Tuesday 6thJune 2023

Isle of Man TT: Superbike Race 1

ITV4

00:05 – 01:10

Isle of Man TT: Superbike Race 1

ITV4

13:35 – 14:40

Isle of Man TT: Superstock Race 1

ITV4

21:00 – 22:00

Wednesday 7thJune 2023

Isle of Man TT: Superstock Race 1

ITV4

00:15 – 01:10

Isle of Man TT: Superstock Race 1

ITV4

13:40 – 14:40

Isle of Man TT: Supertwin Race 1

ITV4

21:00 – 22:00

Thursday 8thJune 2023

Isle of Man TT: Supertwin Race 1

ITV4

01:15 – 02:10

Isle of Man TT: Supertwin Race 1

ITV4

13:40 – 14:40

Isle of Man TT: Supersport Race 2

ITV4

21:00 – 22:00

Isle of Man TT: Tourist Trophy

ITV4

23:00 – 01:00

Friday 9thJune 2023

Isle of Man TT: Supersport Race 2

ITV4

01:00 – 01:55

Isle of Man TT: Supersport Race 2

ITV4

13:40 – 14:40

Isle of Man TT: Superstock Race 2

ITV4

21:00 – 22:00

Saturday 10th June 2023

Isle of Man TT: Superstock Race 2

ITV4

00:05 – 01:05

Isle of Man TT: FHO TT Trailblazers

ITV4

20:00 – 21:00

Isle of Man TT: Senior TT Race

ITV4

21:00 – 23:00

Sunday 11th June 2023

Isle of Man TT: Senior TT Race

ITV4

00:05 – 01:05

 

Where to watch the Isle of Man TT from!

With the 2023 Isle of Man TT just around the corner we wanted to find out where the best places are to watch all the action from, so who better to ask than the Honda Racing pairing of John McGuinness and Nathan Harrison.

2022 Isle of Man TT Tourist Trophy TV Radio Streaming Guide_08

 

Where can I find TT Radio Coverage?

Are you a nostalgic person and love to listen to all the action on the wireless courtesy of Manx Radio? Well in 2023 you can still do that, but this year it will be slightly different.

You can still expect to hear the voices of Chris Kinelly, Chris Boyd and others, but this year the team will be joined by former TT racer Mike Booth, affectionally known as ‘Boothy’, who will be providing his expert knowledge of what the riders will be doing and feeling over the two weeks.

 

Radio Times

Want to set your watch by the TT Radio coverage? We have all the on-air times just for you, as below, but keep tuned to Manx Radio for additional programmes following the live coverage and even TT related tunes overnight.

Friday 26thMay 2023

Pre-TT Practice Coverage from Billown

18:00 – 21:30

TT Tunes

21:00 – 23:59

Saturday 27thMay 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 – 13:00

Pre-TT Practice and Race Coverage from Billown

13:00 – 20:30

TT Tunes

20:30 – 23:59

Sunday 28thMay 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 – 13:00

Pre-TT Race Coverage from Billown

13:00 - 16:00

TT Tunes

16:00 – 23:59

Monday 29thMay 2023

TT Qualifying Live Coverage

10:00 – 21:30

Tuesday 30thMay 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 – 08:00

TT Qualifying Live Coverage

18:00 – 21:30

Wednesday 31stMay 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 – 08:00

TT Qualifying Live Coverage

18:00 – 21:30

Thursday 1stJune 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 – 08:00

TT Qualifying Live Coverage

18:00 – 21:30

Friday 2ndJune 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 – 08:00

TT Qualifying Live Coverage

12:30 – 16:30

Saturday 3rdJune 2023

TT Tunes

12:00 – 08:00

TT Live Race Coverage

10:30 – 16:30

Sunday 4thJune 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 - 08:00

TT Live Race Coverage

13:00 – 16:30

Monday 5thJune 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 – 08:00

Tuesday 6thJune 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 – 08:00

TT Live Race Coverage

10:30 – 16:30

Wednesday 7thJune 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 – 08:00

TT Live Race Coverage

10:30 – 16:30

Thursday 8th June 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 – 08:00

Friday 9th June 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 – 08:00

TT Live Race Coverage

10:30 – 16:30

Saturday 10th June 2023

TT Tunes

00:00 – 08:00

TT Live Race Coverage

10:30 – 17:00

 

Do I have to be on the Isle of Man to listen to Manx Radio?

No, not at all. Thanks to the wonders of modern streaming, you can listen to Manx Radio's streams anywhere in the world. We've made it even easier to find by embedding the Manx Radio streaming service right in this page. Just click on the player below to hear their service. If you want to keep up with all the latest news while you're out and about you can also download the Manx Radio App for both Apple and Android.

 

Manx Radio Player

 

TT Rider Diaries

 
Isle of Man TT Rider Diaries | Episode 1

Back for 2023, the Bennetts BikeSocial Isle of Man TT riders' video diaries, with the ever-present John McGuinness joined by Peter Hickman and Dom Herbertson. Episode 1 sees Michael Burton catch up with the boys to discuss how their first three nights of practice have gone, and their plans for night four.

Isle of Man TT Rider Diaries | Episode 2

Episode two of the Bennetts BikeSocial Isle of Man TT is here, with Peter Hickman, John McGuinness and Dominic Herbertson discussing how they got on in Thursday night's and Friday afternoon's practice. Peter Hickman also talks about his feeling on the soaring pace shown by rival Michael Dunlop, who achieved an unofficial Superbike lap record on Friday afternoon.

Isle of Man TT Rider Diaries | Episode 3

Episode three of the Bennetts BikeSocial Isle of Man TT video diaries is here, with Michael Burton catching up with John, Pete, and Dom after Superbike Sunday at the Mountain Course. It was a successful for all three guys but let them tell you for themselves how it went, and how they fared in Saturday's first Supersport race.

Isle of Man TT Rider Diaries | Episode 4

Episode four of the Bennetts BikeSocial Isle of Man TT video diaries is here, with Michael Burton catching up with John, Pete and Dom after the opening Superstock and Supertwin races at the Mountain Course.

Isle of Man TT Rider Diaries | Episode 5 - NEW LAP RECORD!

Episode 5 of the Bennetts BikeSocial Isle of Man TT video diaries is here, as Michael Mann catches up with our ambassadors John McGuinness, Peter Hickman and Dom Herbertson after the second Superstock and Supertwin races. (Day 9 and 10 - 8th and 9th June 2023)

Isle of Man TT Rider Diaries - Episode 6

The final episode of the Bennetts BikeSocial Isle of Man TT diaries is here, with Michael Mann catching up with Peter Hickman, John McGuinness and Dom Herbertson following Saturday's Senior TT.

 

 

Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 1 – Results

Pos

Rider

Bike

Sponsor

Time

Speed

1

Michael Dunlop

Yamaha YZF-R6

M D Racing

1:11:22.090

126.880

2

Peter Hickman

Triumph Daytona 765

K2 Trooper Triumph by PHR

1:11:34.420

126.516

3

Dean Harrison

Yamaha YZF-R6

Boyce Precision Eng/Russell Racing

1:11:34.814

126.504

 

3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Race 1 - Results

Pos

Rider

Bike

Sponsor

Time

Speed

1

Ben Birchall / Tom Birchall

Honda LCR

Wyckham Lackwell – Birchall Racing

56:53.763

119.365

2

Peter Founds / Jevan Walmsley

Honda LCR

FHO Motorsport

57:17.835

118.529

3

John Holden / Maxime Vasseur

Yamaha LCR

Barnes Racing & Carl Cox Motorsport

1:00:33.236

112.155

 

RST Superbikes TT Race - Results

Pos

Rider

Bike

Sponsor

Time

Speed

1

Michael Dunlop

Honda CBR1000RR-R

Hawk Racing

1:43:01.855

131.832

2

Peter Hickman

BMW M 1000 RR

Monster Energy by FHO Racing

1:43:10.088

131.657

3

Dean Harrison

Kawasaki ZX-10RR

DAO Racing Kawasaki

1:43:19.894

131.449

 

RL360 Superstock TT Race 1 - Results

Pos

Rider

Bike

Sponsor

Time

Speed

1

Peter Hickman

BMW M 1000 RR

Monster Energy by FHO Racing

51:05.245

132.937

2

Michael Dunlop

Honda CBR1000RR-R

Hawk Racing

51:28.417

131.939

3

Dean Harrison

Kawasaki ZX-10RR

DAO Racing Kawasaki

51:43.244

131.309

 

Carole Nash Supertwin TT Race 1 - Results

Pos

Rider

Bike

Sponsor

Time

Speed

1

Michael Dunlop

Paton S1-R

MD Racing

56:21.475

120.505

2

Mike Browne

Paton S1-R

Burrows Engineering / RK Racing

56:48.259

119.558

3

Jamie Coward

Kawasaki Z650

KTS Racing powered by Staedplan

56:50.496

119.479

 

3wheeling.media Sidecar TT Race 2 - Results

Pos

Rider

Bike

Sponsor

Time

Speed

1

Ben Birchall/Tom Birchall

Honda LCR

Wyckham Lackwell – Birchall Racing

56:41.816

119.784

2

Peter Founds/Jevan Walmsley

Honda LCR

FHO Motorsport

56:50.963

119.463

3

Ryan Crowe/Callum Crowe

Honda LCR

Haven Homes

57:38.595

117.818

 

Monster Energy Supersport TT Race 2 – Results

Pos

Rider

Bike

Sponsor

Time

Speed

1

Michael Dunlop

Yamaha YZF-R6

M D Racing

1:10:50.234

127.831

2

Peter Hickman

Triumph Daytona 765

K2 Trooper Triumph by PHR

1:10:59.852

127.542

3

Dean Harrison

Yamaha YZF-R6

Boyce Precision Eng/Russell Racing

1:11:24.663

126.804

 

RL360 Superstock TT Race 2 - Results

Pos

Rider

Bike

Sponsor

Time

Speed

1

Peter Hickman

BMW M 1000 RR

Monster Energy by FHO Racing

50:48.301

133.676

2

Michael Dunlop

Honda CBR1000RR-R

Hawk Racing

51:05.486

132.926

3

Dean Harrison

Kawasaki ZX-10RR

DAO Racing Kawasaki

51:46.322

131.179

 

Carole Nash Supertwin TT Race 2 - Results

Pos

Rider

Bike

Sponsor

Time

Speed

1

Peter Hickman

Yamaha R7

PHR Performance

56:55.114

119.318

2

Pierre Yves Bian

Paton S1-R

VAS Engine/Laser Scanning

57:42.898

117.671

3

Josh Brookes

Kawasaki ER-6F

Dafabet Racing

57:44.900

117.603

 

Milwaukee Senior TT Race - Results

Pos

Rider

Bike

Sponsor

Time

Speed

1

Peter Hickman

BMW M1000RR

Monster Energy by FHO Racing

1:42:29.489

132.526

2

Dean Harrison

Kawasaki ZX-10RR

DAO Racing Kawasaki

1:42:49.478

132.097

3

Michael Dunlop

Honda CBR1000RR-R

Hawk Racing

1:43:09.911

131.661

 

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