TT 2026: Ellis & Clement to continue push towards podiums

Two-time sidecar world champions have impressed since debut in 2024

Two-time sidecar world champions, Todd Ellis and Emmanuelle Clement will return for their third Isle of Man TT Races campaign in 2026.

Having impressed at their debut on the Snaefell Mountain Course in 2024, the duo went better last year managing two fourth-placed finishes across both three-wheeled races.

Should both manage a top-three finish this summer, Clement would become the first female competitor to stand on a TT podium since Julia Bingham in the opening sidecar race of 1987.

With two TT campaigns under their belts now, Clement recently told the Startline Podcast that the mountain course is completely different to anything else they've done whilst Ellis acknowledges the ongoing importance of having good financial support behind them:

During their maiden TT appearance in 2024, Ellis and Clement secured a seventh-placed finish in race one with a best lap speed of 113.786mph with the performance seeing Ellis claim the Peter Chapman Trophy as the best newcomer driver and Clement becoming the fastest female TT sidecar passenger in history.

Twelve months later, the pairing improved again as in 2025 as they managed a best flying lap of 115.065mph in one of their two fourth-placed finishes.

The 2026 Isle of Man TT Races are due to take place from Monday, 25 May to Saturday, 6 June.

You can also listen to the full, extended interview with Ellis and Clement along with fellow sidecar competitors, Tim Reeves and Melanie Farnier on the Startline Podcast HERE.