Williams takes dramatic Junior Manx Grand Prix win

Jamie Williams fought off a charge by Toby Shann to take victory in the Junior Manx Grand Prix

Jamie Williams took his second victory of the 2025 Manx Grand Prix meeting with a dramatic win in the Junior race.

The Manxman battled it out with Lewis Arrowsmith in the early stages before holding off a charge by Toby Shann in the three-lap race.

The win followed his triumph on Saturday in the Supersport race on the Isle of Man's 37.7-mile (61km) Mountain Course.

Following Arrowsmith's retirement on lap two, it was Michael Gahan who took third spot behind Shann.

Williams moved into the lead in the opening sector, stretching it to six seconds by Ramsey Hairpin, with Arrowsmith and Shann fighting it out behind.

A charge over the mountain by York's Shann put him firmly into second place, closing the gap on Williams to 2.8 seconds as the riders came into the pits.

A speedy pit stop saw Arrowsmith leapfrog both of his nearest rivals to take the lead for a brief spell before an issue with the Preston racer's Aprilla machine forced him to retire at Braddan.

That put Williams back into the lead with a five-second advantage, and saw Liam Chawke slot into third place behind Shann.

But the York rider continued to close in on the lead, reeling the gap between his Kawasaki and Williams's Aprilla in to just 0.01 of a second by the Bungalow on lap two.

Although Shann had taken the lead briefly at Cronk ny Mona, it was Williams who started the final circuit in front, 0.5 seconds ahead.

Jamie Williams followed up Saturday's win in the Supersport race with victory in the Junior race

Despite a continued charge by Shann on the final lap, it was the Manxman who crossed the line three seconds ahead, to take his third podium and second win of the meeting.

Williams told Manx Radio Motorsport he was "a little speechless" after securing a double victory on the Mountain Course.

"I'm just so happy this has happened, more so for the team," he said.

The 32-year-old from Douglas put in his fastest lap of the race on the final circuit, averaging 115.52mph, in a time of 19 minutes 35.8 seconds.

Praising his team for their work on his Aprilla RS660 machine, he said the bike "didn't miss a beat" throughout the race.

Chawke, from Rathkeale in Ireland, found himself in his own tussle with Northern Ireland's Gahan for third place, more than 10 seconds back on the leaders.

And it was Limavady man Gahan that reached the Grandstand 4.8 seconds ahead to secure the final podium place.

Caomhan Canny, Alex Sinclair, Andrew Farrell, Eddy Wormald, Grant Thomson and Johnny Stewart completed the top 10 places.