TT 2025: Dunlop does the Supersport double

Victory is his eighth successive TT win in the class 

Michael Dunlop produced yet another commanding display to win today's Supersport TT Race 2 and claim an eighth successive win in the class.

Having led from start to finish, the now 32-time TT winner finished 26.1 seconds clear of Dean Harrison in second whilst Davey Todd a further 15.8 seconds back claimed third.

Elsewhere, Paul Jordan managed to hold onto fourth after a four-lap battle with James Hind who matched his best ever TT finish in fifth.

Atfter a hotly-contested start, it wouldn't be until Ramsey on lap one that we'd get an idea of who the early favourites could be with Michael Dunlop - winner of the first supersport race two days ago - leading the pack in the north of the Island.

Meanwhile, the next four positions behind him were all up for grabs early on with Dean Harrison in second only fractions clear of Davey Todd and James Hillier both less than half a second further back.

By the time the leading riders were starting their run onto lap two, Dunlop's lead over Harrison in second stood at just 1.9 seconds whilst Hillier had narrowly overhauled Todd across the Mountain section to move into third by a gap of just 0.272 seconds heading past the Grandstand.

Slightly further back, James Hind was making a strong early impression in fifth after lap one moving ahead in the timings of the likes of Josh Brookes and Paul Jordan in sixth and seventh respectively.

On lap two, Dunlop was upping the standards out front, stretching his lead to more seven seconds by the time he and Harrison reached Ballaugh.

The battle for third took a twist with Hillier - third-place finisher in the first Supersport event on Monday - dropping out of the race at Glen Helen due to mechanical issues, putting Todd into prime position to hold onto the final podium 16.2 seconds ahead of fourth-placed Hind approaching the halfway point of the race.

Despite the windy conditions up on the mountain sector, Dunlop was still extended his advantage over Harrison which had move out to 15.9 seconds as the leaders on the road were coming in for their mandatory pit stops.

Just outside the top three, there was a late switch on lap two with Jordan finding pace to leapfrog Hind into fourth.

Whilst there was little change for the leading trio at Ballaugh on lap three, that battle for fourth spot was seeing Hind close the gap to Jordan to under one second before Jordan responded to move it back out to over three seconds at Ramsey.

Out front, Dunlop was heading onto the final lap with a healthy 21-second cushion clear of Harrison who in turn was continuing to keep Todd in third at bay to the tune of a 13.5-second advantage.

That figure had reached nearly 27 seconds by the time Dunlop took the chequered flag to make it an eighth successive Supersport race win on the Snaefell Mountain Course.