The 2013

Isle of Man TT The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907. The event is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world ...

Races were held between the Saturday 25 May and Friday 7 June 2013 on the 37.73-mile

Isle of Man TT Mountain Course The Isle of Man TT Mountain Course or ''TT Course'' is a street and public rural road circuit located in the Isle of Man, used for motorcycle racing. The motorcycle ''TT Course'' is used principally for the Isle of Man TT Races and also the sep ...

in the

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. The event celebrated the 90th anniversary of the first

Sidecar TT The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle-with-sidecar road race competition held over two legs which takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1954 and 1976 this race was part of the Gr ...

with a special parade lap for racing sidecar outfits. The 2013 Isle of Man TT Festival also included the Pre-TT Classic Races on 24, 25 & 27 May 2013 and the Post-TT Races on 8 June 2013 and both events held on the

Billown Circuit The Billown Circuit is a motorcycle road-race course used for the Southern 100, the Pre-TT Classic races and the National Road Races meetings near Castletown on the Isle of Man. Racing is held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynw ...

. The

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event of race meeting the

Senior TT The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event traditionally held over the last week in May and the first week in June. The Senior TT is the Blue Riband event of the festi ...

race was won by John McGuinness and raising his tally of victories to 20 Isle of Man TT wins and also breaking the outright course record in the Superbike TT with a lap at an average speed of 131.671. The event was dominated by

Michael Dunlop Michael Dunlop (born 10 April 1989) is a Northern Irish professional motorcycle racer. Part of a motorcycle racing dynasty, Michael is the brother of the late William Dunlop, son of Robert and nephew of former World Champion Joey Dunlop. He ...

winning the Superbike TT race, Supersport TT Races 1 & 2, the Superstock TT and the Joey Dunlop TT Championship with 120 points from John McGuinness and

Bruce Anstey Bruce Anstey (born 21 August 1969 in New Zealand) is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is a former lap record holder on the world-famous Snaefell Mountain Course with a time of 17 minutes 6.682 seconds, at an average speed of set du ...

in third place. The

race produced a maiden Isle of Man TT wins for the two former Sidecar World Champions with Tim Reeves / Dan Sayle winning Sidecar TT Race 1 and Ben Birchall / Tim Birchall winning Sidecar TT Race 2. The

Lightweight TT The Lightweight TT is a motorcycle road race that is a part of the Isle of Man TT festival - an annual motorcycle event traditionally held over the last week of May and first week of June. History The Lightweight class was first present at th ...

for 650cc twin-cylinder motor-cycles produced another maiden win for James Hillier and

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scored a

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or wins in the

TT Zero TT Zero – an electric motorsport event introduced for the 2010 Isle of Man TT races – replaced the similar TTXGP race as a 1-lap (37.733 miles) circuit of the Snaefell Mountain Course. The TT Zero event as an officially sanctioned Isle of M ...

class for electric powered motor-cycles after winning for the third consecutive year. The

race was red-flagged on the first lap after Isle of Man TT newcomer Jonathan Howarth crashed at the bottom of

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and 10 spectators were injured in the incident. News was also made when

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completed a lap on a sidecar outfit built entirely from

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. This was televised as part of his Toy Stories series.

Practice Week

The first part of practice week was dominated by inclement weather with Monday and the Wednesday evening practice run as untimed sessions. The Tuesday session cancelled due to heavy rain showers and the Friday evening was session red-flagged for 50 minutes for the Isle of Man Fire Service to attend a house fire in Kirk Michael village. To provide sufficient practice for competitors the first part of Saturday race day was run as an extended practice session. The first race of the 2013 Isle of Man TT races was the rescheduled

Race 1 and the Superbike TT held over to next day and run on Sunday afternoon for the first time since 2005. The Japanese competitor Yoshinari Matsushita crashed fatally at

Ballacrye Corner __NOTOC__ Ballacrye (, "Crye's farm") is situated adjacent to the 19th Milestone of the TT Course, on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey road at the junction with the B9 Ballacrye Road, in the parish of Ballaugh in the Isle of Man. Descript ...

near Ballaugh during the Monday evening practice causing the session to be abandoned.

TT Race Week 2013

Practice Times

Practice Times & Leaderboard Superbike/
Senior TT The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event traditionally held over the last week in May and the first week in June. The Senior TT is the Blue Riband event of the festi ...

Plates; Black on White/Black on Yellow.

Practice Times & Leaderboard Superstock TT

Plates; Red.

Practice Times & Leaderboard Supersport Junior TT

Plates; Blue.

Practice Times and Leaderboard 600cc
Sidecar TT The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle-with-sidecar road race competition held over two legs which takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1954 and 1976 this race was part of the Gr ...

Race Results

2013
Sidecar TT The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle-with-sidecar road race competition held over two legs which takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1954 and 1976 this race was part of the Gr ...
Race 1 TT final standings

1 June 2013 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) TT Mountain Course. ''Fastest Lap: Tim Reeves/Daniel Sayle – 114.608 mph (19' 45.158 ) on lap 2.''

2013 Superbike TT final standings.

2 June 2013 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) TT Mountain Course. ''Fastest Lap and New Overall Course Record: John McGuinness – 131.671 mph (17' 11.572) on lap 6.''

2013 Supersport
Junior TT The Junior TT is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1949 and 1976 this race was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Engine c ...
Race 1

3 June 2013 4 Laps (150.73 Miles) TT Mountain Course. ''Fastest Lap:

– 127.525 mph (17' 45.111) on lap 2.''

2013 Superstock TT Race final standings.

3 June 2013 4 Laps (150.73 Miles) TT Mountain Course. ''Fastest Lap: Michael Dunlop – 131.220 mph (17' 15.114) on lap 4.''

2013 TT Zero Race

5 June 2013 1 Lap (37.73 Miles) TT Mountain Course. * (10 Starters) ''Fastest Lap and New Race Record:

– 109.675 mph (20' 38.461) on lap 1.''

2013 Supersport
Junior TT The Junior TT is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1949 and 1976 this race was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Engine c ...
Race 2

5 June 2013 4 Laps (150.73 Miles) TT Mountain Course. ''Fastest Lap:

– 128.667 mph (17' 35.659) on lap 2.''

2013
Sidecar TT The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle-with-sidecar road race competition held over two legs which takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1954 and 1976 this race was part of the Gr ...
Race 2 TT final standings

5 June 2013 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) TT Mountain Course. ''Fastest Lap: Ben Birchall / Tom Birchall – 114.662 mph (19' 44.598 ) on lap 2.''

2013
Lightweight TT The Lightweight TT is a motorcycle road race that is a part of the Isle of Man TT festival - an annual motorcycle event traditionally held over the last week of May and first week of June. History The Lightweight class was first present at th ...
650cc Super-Twin

7 June 2013 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) TT Mountain Course ''Fastest Lap: James Hillier – 115.554 mph (19' 00.168) on lap 3.''

2013
Senior TT The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event traditionally held over the last week in May and the first week in June. The Senior TT is the Blue Riband event of the festi ...
final standings.

7 June 2013 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) TT Mountain Course. ''Fastest Lap:

– 131.531 mph (17' 12.671) on lap 6.''''Senior TT Race - Result Sheet'' pages 1 & 2 Gary Thompson, Clerk of the Course. ACU Events Ltd (2013) Isle of Man TT Press Office. Isle of Man Department of Economic Development.

Gallery

File:2013 Isle of Man TT 1 (cropped).jpg, Isle of Man TT winner

(6) 650cc Kawasaki leads away the first Lightweight TT Practice Session 25 May 2013 File:2013 Isle of Man TT 2.jpg, 2013 Isle of Man TT — Start of the Newcomers Speed Control with Isle of Man TT winners John McGuinness (left) and Bruce Anstey (right) 25 May 2013 File:2013 Isle of Man TT 4.jpg, 2013 Isle of Man TT — Rob Barber (29) &

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(24) Wednesday evening practice session

TT Grandstand The TT Grandstand including the startline, pit lane, re-fuellers, merchandising, scoreboard and paddocks for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix races is situated on the A2 Glencrutchery Road, in the town of Douglas, Isle of Man. History ...

29 May 2013. File:2013 Isle of Man TT 5.jpg, 2013 Isle of Man TT —

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(4) 1000cc Suzuki Thursday evening practice session

Parliament Square, Ramsey Parliament Square, Ramsey ( gv, Kerrin y Valley or Market Square) is situated between the 23rd and 24th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the junction of the primary A3 Castletown ...

30 May 2013. File:2013 Isle of Man TT 6.jpg, 2013 Isle of Man TT Sidecar Race 1 — Lap 3 Tim Reeves/Dan Sayle (3) & Dave Molyneux/Patrick Farrance (1)

1 June 2013. File:2013 Isle of Man TT 7.jpg, 2013 Isle of Man TT Saturday afternoon practice — Bruce Anstey (5), James Hillier (1) & Gary Johnson (7);

1 June 2013. File:2013 Isle of Man TT 8.jpg, 2013 Isle of Man TT Superbike Race Lap 6 –

(6) 1000cc Honda

2 June 2013. File:2013 Isle of Man TT 9.jpg, 2013 Isle of Man TT Superbike Race Lap 4 – John McGuinness (3),

(6) & Cameron Donald (2)

2 June 2013. File:2013 Isle of Man TT 10.jpg, Supersport TT Race 1 Lap 4 –

(6),

(5), John McGuinness (3) & James Hillier (1)

3 June 2013. File:2013 Isle of Man TT 12.jpg, 2013 Isle of Man TT TT Zero – Mark Miller(2)

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Practice Session –

3 June 2013. File:2013 Isle of Man TT Races Photo 11 IMG 00305.jpg, Superstock TT –

(6)

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3 June 2013. File:2013 Isle of Man TT 14.jpg, Sidecar TT Race 2 — Competitors line-up to start the race.

5 June 2013. File:2013 Isle of Man TT 13.jpg, 2013 Isle of Man TT Supersport TT Race 2

(6), 600cc

5 June 2013. File:2013 Isle of Man TT 17.jpg, 2013 Isle of Man TT John McGuinness on the start-line of the

Race 7 June 2013.

Sources

External links

2013 Isle of Man TT Races Circuit Guide
{{DEFAULTSORT:Isle of Man TT

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Practice Week

TT Race Week 2013

Practice Times

Practice Times & Leaderboard Superbike/Senior TT The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event traditionally held over the last week in May and the first week in June. The Senior TT is the Blue Riband event of the festi ...

Practice Times & Leaderboard Superstock TT

Practice Times & Leaderboard Supersport Junior TT

Practice Times and Leaderboard 600cc Sidecar TT The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle-with-sidecar road race competition held over two legs which takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1954 and 1976 this race was part of the Gr ...

Race Results

2013 Sidecar TT The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle-with-sidecar road race competition held over two legs which takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1954 and 1976 this race was part of the Gr ... Race 1 TT final standings