TT 2023
High 20 seeded riders
With simply over 60 days to go, anticipation for 2023 Isle of Man TT Races has been ramped up a notch with the race organiser confirming the highest 20 seeded riders for the 1000cc RST Superbike, RL360 Superstock, and Milwaukee Senior TT Races.
Main the sector away at no 1, simply as he did in 2018, will probably be David Johnson on the C&L Fairburn Properties by Jackson Racing Honda, with the Australian getting his first TT motion since 2019 after damage pressured him out of final yr’s occasion.
He’ll be adopted at quantity 2 by 2019 Senior TT winner Dean Harrison, who continues in his acquainted beginning place onboard the DAO Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR. Harrison begins ten seconds forward of 23-times winner John McGuinness who assumes the quantity 3 spot as soon as extra for Honda Racing UK, after being the primary man on the street for his one centesimal TT begin twelve months in the past.
At quantity 4 is Jamie Coward, who has been rewarded with a giant step up the order after 4 top-six finishes and a powerful displaying at TT 2022. Coward will experience a brand new Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade for a similar KTS Racing group, switching from Yamaha.
James Hillier goes off at his common spot using with quantity 5 for OMG Racing Yamaha, while Michael Dunlop will as soon as once more begin at quantity 6. Persevering with with Hawk Racing for one more yr, Dunlop is one other rider to change to Honda for the brand new season, the primary time he’s campaigned the Fireblade since 2013.
A returning Josh Brookes will get his race week underway from quantity 7 on the FHO Racing BMW M 1000 RR, forward of anticipated entrance runner Davey Todd. Like 2022, the rising star who took a maiden TT podium in 2022 will begin at quantity 8 on the Milenco by Padgett’s Bikes Honda.
Lee Johnston strikes up the order from his acquainted quantity 13 to quantity 9 on the Ashcourt Racing Honda, and ten seconds behind him would be the outright lap file holder, Peter Hickman, who takes his customary quantity 10 place for one more yr. Using the FHO Racing BMW M 1000 RR as soon as extra, Hickman is predicted to run in several livery to the standard black and inexperienced.
The second Milenco by Padgett’s Honda of Conor Cummins will once more be aiming to reel in Hickman from his beginning place of quantity 11. Simply behind him is Bathams Racing’s Michael Rutter, who drops outdoors the highest ten however will nonetheless stand courtesy of the howling V4 in his MotoGP-derived Honda RC213V-S.
With Johnston transferring up 4 spots, the quantity 13 plate has been taken by Dominic Herbertson on the Belgrave Motors Racing BMW M 1000 RR and he’ll be intently adopted down Glencrutchery Street by Phillip Crowe at 14.
Behind him, two of final yr’s sensations, Nathan Harrison (Honda Racing UK) and Mike Browne (Burrows Engineering/RK Racing) are deservedly elevated up into the seeded numbers for the primary time at 15 and 16 respectively, and their progress will probably be eagerly watched.
Two-time winner Gary Johnson had an understated yr on the Island in 2022 and subsequently drops down the order to quantity 17, with the high-quality prime twenty accomplished by Shaun Anderson (Workforce Basic Suzuki), Sam West (PRL/Moto Hub) and Rutter’s team-mate Craig Neve (Bathams Racing).
Followers will be capable of discover the complete entry lists for all races completely within the 2023 Official Programme. This yr’s programme will probably be available for purchase on-line in addition to in-store on the Isle of Man from the tip of April and is ready to be bursting with all of the unique options, insights and race info you want for the entire TT expertise. Followers can enroll right here to the TT’s Official E-newsletter to be the primary to know when the programme goes on sale.
RST Superbike, RL360 Superstock, and Milwaukee Senior TT Races
High 20
- David Johnson – C&L Fairburn Properties by Jackson Racing | Honda
- Dean Harrison – DAO Racing | Kawasaki
- John McGuinness – Honda Racing UK | Honda
- Jamie Coward – KTS Racing powered by Steadplan | Honda
- James Hillier – OMG Racing | Yamaha
- Michael Dunlop – Hawk Racing | Honda
- Josh Brookes – FHO Racing | BMW
- Davey Todd – Milenco by Padgett’s Bikes | Honda
- Lee Johnston – Ashcourt Racing | Honda
- Peter Hickman – FHO Racing | BMW
- Conor Cummins – Milenco by Padgett’s Bikes | Honda
- Michael Rutter – Bathams Racing | Honda
- Dominic Herbertson – APERO | BMW
- Philip Crowe – Nigel Appleyard / Agri Wash | BMW
- Nathan Harrison – Honda Racing UK | Honda
- Mike Browne – Burrows Engineering / RK Racing | BMW
- Gary Johnson – Smith’s Motors / JR Efficiency | Honda
- Shaun Anderson – Workforce Basic Suzuki | Suzuki
- Sam West – Road Diner Racing | BMW
- Craig Neve – Bathams Racing | Honda
