Seeded riders confirmed for 2026 Supersport MGP

Farrell to lead the line in this year's class

The top-20 seeded riders have been confirmed for the Supersport race at this year's Manx Grand Prix.

Along with being the first competitor on the road in the Sportbike category, Andrew Farrell will carry the No.1 plate in the Supersport section followed by Chris Cook (No.2) who finished second in last year's Senior MGP race.

Rounding out the front five will be Johnny Stewart (No.3), Don Gilbert (No.4) and local man, Grant Thomson (No.5).

Also part of the top ten riders are Graham McAleese (No.6), Liam Chawke (No.7), Eddy Wormald (No.8), Owen Monaghan (No.9) and Shaun Evans (No.10).

After that, Lee Hara and Harley Rushton are due to follow at No.11 and No.12 respectively before a gap at No.13.

William Burchell (No.14), Mark Jackson (No.15), Dennis Booth (No.16), Radley Hughes (No.17), Gerald Dath (No.18), James Reveley (No.19) and Justin Collins (No.20) complete the seeded entries.

The Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT are due to run alongside each other between Sunday, 16 August and Friday, 28 August.

For the Supersport class specifically, the opening Supersport MGP Race is currently schedule for Saturday, 22 August over four laps followed by the Senior MGP Race - also over four laps - on Monday, 24 August.

You can view the full Supersport MGP top-20 seeded riders list below:

2026 Supersport MGP Top-20 seeded riders

1.) Andrew Farrell
2.) Chris Cook
3.) Johnny Stewart
4.) Don Gilbert
5.) Grant Thomson
6.) Graham McAleese
7.) Liam Chawke
8.) Eddy Wormald
9.) Owen Monaghan
10.) Shaun Evans
11.) Lee Hara
12.) Harley Rushton
13.) ---
14.) William Burchell
15.) Mark Jackson
16.) Dennis Booth
17.) Radley Hughes
18.) Gerald Dath
19.) James Reveley
20.) Justin Collins