The sub 17 minute lap times are upon us. Isle of Man TT Qualifying 3 took place today and three riders broke the 17 minute lap time ceiling as riders get closer and closer to race pace. Dean Harrison (DAO Racing Kawasaki), Michael Dunlop (Hawk Racing Honda) and Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW) set the first sub-17 minute laps of qualifying week during today’s session 3.
Dean Harrison lapped at 133.284 mph top speed with a 16:59.089s in the Superbike session topping the group. Michael Dunlop was very close behind by 1.123s setting a top speed of 133.367 mph. Peter Hickman who led in Qualifying 2 was third fastest in Superbike qualifying 3 running a 131.862 mph and a 17:10.076 best time but dropped below the 17 min mark in Superstock topping the table. Qualifying continues tomorrow evening and will end on Friday. The first races of the 2023 IOM TT start on Saturday so we are all in for a treat.
The Full Qualifying 3 session results are as follows
2023 Isle of Man TT – Superbike Qualifying 3 Results
| Position | Rider | Best Speed | Best Lap Time | Delta |
| 1 | Dean Harrison | 133.514mph | 16:57.329 | |
| 2 | Michael Dunlop | 133.367mph | 16:58.452 | + 1.123s |
| 3 | Peter Hickman | 131.862mph | 17:10.076 | + 12.747s |
| 4 | Jamie Coward | 130.94mph | 17:17.331 | + 20.002s |
| 5 | John McGuinness | 130.035mph | 17:24.548 | + 27.219s |
| 6 | Michael Rutter | 129.147mph | 17:31.734 | + 34.405s |
| 7 | James Hillier | 128.976mph | 17:33.126 | + 35.797s |
| 8 | Phillip Crowe | 128.131mph | 17:40.068 | + 42.739s |
| 9 | Rob Hodson | 127.383mph | 17:46.299 | + 48.970s |
| 10 | David Johnson | 126.789mph | 17:51.292 | + 53.963s |
| 11 | Joshua Brookes | 126.754mph | 17:51.589 | + 54.260s |
| 12 | Dominic Herbertson | 126.656mph | 17:52.414 | + 55.085s |
| 13 | Shaun Anderson | 125.855mph | 17:59.242 | + 61.913s |
| 14 | James Hind | 125.746mph | 18:00.173 | + 62.844s |
| 15 | Conor Cummins | 125.522mph | 18:02.105 | + 64.776s |
| 16 | Samuel West | 125.254mph | 18:04.417 | + 67.088s |
| 17 | Stephen Smith | 125.05mph | 18:06.189 | + 68.860s |
| 18 | Craig Neve | 123.541mph | 18:19.460 | + 82.131s |
| 19 | Paul Jordan | 123.482mph | 18:19.984 | + 82.655s |
| 20 | Michael Evans | 123.231mph | 18:22.222 | + 84.893s |
| 21 | Stefano Bonetti | 122.678mph | 18:27.189 | + 89.860s |
| 22 | Jonathan Perry | 121.992mph | 18:33.417 | + 96.088s |
| 23 | Raul Torras Martinez | 121.954mph | 18:33.767 | + 96.438s |
| 24 | Forest Dunn | 121.844mph | 18:34.770 | + 97.441s |
| 25 | Mark Parrett | 121.635mph | 18:36.687 | + 99.358s |
| 26 | Richard Wilson | 121.195mph | 18:40.734 | + 103.405s |
| 27 | Chris Sarbora | 121.097mph | 18:41.645 | + 104.316s |
| 28 | Dave Hewson | 120.936mph | 18:43.142 | + 105.813s |
| 29 | Rhys Hardisty | 120.878mph | 18:43.682 | + 106.353s |
| 30 | Amalric Blanc | 120.599mph | 18:46.276 | + 108.947s |
| 31 | James Chawke | 120.373mph | 18:48.390 | + 111.061s |
| 32 | Timothee Monot | 120.286mph | 18:49.206 | + 111.877s |
| 33 | Allann Venter | 120.229mph | 18:49.744 | + 112.415s |
| 34 | Baz Furber | 119.782mph | 18:53.957 | + 116.628s |
| 35 | Anthony Redmond | 118.635mph | 19:04.919 | + 127.590s |
| 36 | Davey Todd | 117.201mph | 19:18.931 | + 141.602s |
| 37 | Matthieu Lagrive | 117.088mph | 19:20.052 | + 142.723s |
| 38 | Rennie Scaysbrook | 117.069mph | 19:20.242 | + 142.913s |
| 39 | Xavier Denis | 116.685mph | 19:24.059 | + 146.730s |
| 40 | Paul Potchy Williams | 116.385mph | 19:27.060 | + 149.731s |
| 41 | Ryan Cringle | 115.248mph | 19:38.566 | + 161.237s |
| 42 | Brian McCormack | – | – | – |
| 43 | Stephen Parsons | – | – | – |
| 44 | Erno Kostamo | – | – | – |
2023 Isle of Man TT – Superstock Qualifying 3 Result
| Position | Rider | Best Speed | Best Lap Time | Delta |
| 1 | Peter Hickman | 133.284mph | 16:59.087 | |
| 2 | Michael Dunlop | 132.694mph | 17:03.619 | + 4.532s |
| 3 | Davey Todd | 131.711mph | 17:11.259 | + 12.172s |
| 4 | Conor Cummins | 129.825mph | 17:26.241 | + 27.154s |
| 5 | Dean Harrison | 129.148mph | 17:31.725 | + 32.638s |
| 6 | James Hillier | 127.761mph | 17:43.140 | + 44.053s |
| 7 | John Mcguinness | 126.273mph | 17:55.668 | + 56.581s |
| 8 | Michael Rutter | 125.353mph | 18:03.567 | + 64.480s |
| 9 | Brian Mccormack | 125.201mph | 18:04.875 | + 65.788s |
| 10 | Craig Neve | 124.04mph | 18:15.031 | + 75.944s |
| 11 | David Datzer | 122.908mph | 18:25.122 | + 86.035s |
| 12 | Mike Browne | 120.921mph | 18:43.274 | + 104.187s |
| 13 | David Johnson | – | – | – |
| 14 | Phillip Crowe | – | – | – |
2023 Isle of Man TT – Supersport Qualifying 3 Results
| Position | Rider | Best Speed | Best Lap Time | Delta |
| 1 | Dean Harrison | 125.145mph | 18:05.365 | |
| 2 | Peter Hickman | 125.07mph | 18:06.013 | + 0.648s |
| 3 | Michael Dunlop | 124.973mph | 18:06.855 | + 1.490s |
| 4 | Davey Todd | 124.579mph | 18:10.298 | + 4.933s |
| 5 | Jamie Coward | 124.484mph | 18:11.132 | + 5.767s |
| 6 | James Hind | 123.005mph | 18:24.251 | + 18.886s |
| 7 | James Hillier | 122.527mph | 18:28.551 | + 23.186s |
| 8 | Paul Jordan | 121.672mph | 18:36.342 | + 30.977s |
| 9 | Rob Hodson | 121.369mph | 18:39.131 | + 33.766s |
| 10 | Michael Evans | 121.349mph | 18:39.318 | + 33.953s |
| 11 | Craig Neve | 121.246mph | 18:40.266 | + 34.901s |
| 12 | David Johnson | 119.802mph | 18:53.769 | + 48.404s |
| 13 | Pierre Yves Bian | 119.742mph | 18:54.338 | + 48.973s |
| 14 | Raul Torras Martinez | 119.337mph | 18:58.190 | + 52.825s |
| 15 | Joey Thompson | 119.107mph | 19:00.388 | + 55.023s |
| 16 | Michal Dokoupil | 118.926mph | 19:02.123 | + 56.758s |
| 17 | Timothee Monot | 118.409mph | 19:07.108 | + 61.743s |
| 18 | Rhys Hardisty | 118.36mph | 19:07.584 | + 62.219s |
| 19 | Forest Dunn | 118.124mph | 19:09.874 | + 64.509s |
| 20 | Michael Russell | 116.64mph | 19:24.510 | + 79.145s |
| 21 | Jonathan Goetschy | 116.33mph | 19:27.607 | + 82.242s |
| 22 | James Chawke | 116.328mph | 19:27.631 | + 82.266s |
| 23 | Richard Wilson | 115.899mph | 19:31.954 | + 86.589s |
| 24 | Jonathan Perry | 115.691mph | 19:34.063 | + 88.698s |
| 25 | Phillip Crowe | 115.691mph | 19:34.055 | + 88.690s |
| 26 | Mark Parrett | 115.648mph | 19:34.498 | + 89.133s |
| 27 | Ryan Cringle | 115.401mph | 19:37.010 | + 91.645s |
| 28 | Gary Vines | 114.971mph | 19:41.406 | + 96.041s |
| 29 | Jamie Cringle | 114.818mph | 19:42.982 | + 97.617s |
| 30 | Matthieu Lagrive | 114.722mph | 19:43.974 | + 98.609s |
| 31 | Mark Goodings | 114.557mph | 19:45.681 | + 100.316s |
| 32 | Tom Weeden | 113.85mph | 19:53.045 | + 107.680s |
| 33 | Allann Venter | 113.732mph | 19:54.283 | + 108.918s |
| 34 | Shaun Anderson | 113.274mph | 19:59.105 | + 113.740s |
| 35 | Martin Morris | 112.475mph | 20:07.627 | + 122.262s |
| 36 | Amalric Blanc | 111.446mph | 20:18.775 | + 133.410s |
| 37 | Jorge Halliday | 110.282mph | 20:31.639 | + 146.274s |
| 38 | David Brook | 109.792mph | 20:37.144 | + 151.779s |
| 39 | Masayuki Yamanaka | 108.718mph | 20:49.364 | + 163.999s |
| 40 | Stefano Bonetti | – | – | – |
| 41 | Mike Browne | – | – | – |
| 42 | Stephen Parsons | – | – | – |
2023 Isle of Man TT – Supertwin Qualifying 3 Results
| Position | Rider | Best Speed | Best Lap Time | Delta |
| 1 | Jamie Coward | 120.912mph | 18:43.359 | |
| 2 | Mike Browne | 119.787mph | 18:53.916 | + 10.557s |
| 3 | Joshua Brookes | 116.937mph | 19:21.550 | + 38.191s |
| 4 | Rob Hodson | 115.93mph | 19:31.634 | + 48.275s |
| 5 | Michael Rutter | 115.163mph | 19:39.441 | + 56.082s |
| 6 | Francesco Curinga | 114.552mph | 19:45.736 | + 62.377s |
| 7 | Chris Moore | 113.761mph | 19:53.979 | + 70.620s |
| 8 | Baz Furber | 113.677mph | 19:54.862 | + 71.503s |
| 9 | Xavier Denis | 112.541mph | 20:06.916 | + 83.557s |
| 10 | Jonathan Goetschy | 112.187mph | 20:10.726 | + 87.367s |
| 11 | Brian McCormack | 112.055mph | 20:12.151 | + 88.792s |
| 12 | Michael Russell | 111.584mph | 20:17.265 | + 93.906s |
| 13 | Dave Hewson | 111.152mph | 20:21.999 | + 98.640s |
| 14 | Paul Potchy Williams | 110.57mph | 20:28.430 | + 105.071s |
| 15 | Gareth Arnold | 110.295mph | 20:31.502 | + 108.143s |
| 16 | Kevin Barsby | 109.099mph | 20:44.995 | + 121.636s |
| 17 | Paul Cassidy | 108.788mph | 20:48.554 | + 125.195s |
| 18 | Miroslav Sloboda | 108.264mph | 20:54.598 | + 131.239s |
| 19 | David Madsen-Mygdal | 105.843mph | 21:23.297 | + 159.938s |
| 20 | Vinny Brennan | 105.34mph | 21:29.420 | + 166.061s |
| 21 | Andy Hornby | 104.546mph | 21:39.215 | + 175.856s |
| 22 | Craig Szczypek | 103.712mph | 21:49.659 | + 186.300s |
| 23 | Jamie Cringle | 102.638mph | 22:03.373 | + 200.014s |
| 24 | Jack Petrie | 101.442mph | 22:18.967 | + 215.608s |
| 25 | Tom Weeden | – | – | – |
| 26 | Stefano Bonetti | – | – | – |
| 27 | Pete Murray | – | – | – |
| 28 | Raul Torras Martinez | – | – | – |
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