Racing at the Isle of Man TT gets underway

The Superbike TT Race has been reduced from six laps to four

Racing at the 2025 Isle of Man TT is finally underway after a qualifying week severely hindered by inclement weather.

The opening races at the event, which is held over 37.7 miles (61km) of closed public roads, had originally been set to take place on Saturday.

However, a lack of practice time for competitors led clerk of the course Gary Thompson to push that back to allow for further qualifying sessions.

Diesel spills on parts of the course prior to roads closing led to a 30-minute delay to the start of racing, with the first of three planned races moved to 12:00.

The revised racing schedule includes Sunday's rescheduled Superbike TT, which has been reduced to four laps from its original six.

The upheaval has also seen the the first Sidecar TT shortened from three laps to two, and the first Supersport TT cut from four laps to three.

Monday's race schedule

• 12:00 - Superbike TT Race [4 Laps]

• 14:00 - Sidecar TT Race 1 [2 Laps]

• 15:15 - Supersport TT Race 1 [3 Laps]

Amid a much-disrupted qualifying week, last year's Senior TT winner Davey Todd set the fastest lap of the meeting on Saturday afternoon.

The 29-year-old Yorkshireman produced a lap of 133.155mph on his 8TEN Racing BMW Superstock machine.

In the sidecars, 2024 double winners Ryan and Callum Crowe set the fastest pace of the week with a lap of 120.202mph on their Honda machine.

The first sidecar race of the meeting had been rescheduled to take place on Monday

To allow for the rescheduled races, the A18 Mountain Road closed at 09:00, with the lower section of the course shut at 10:00.

Organisers have confirmed that due to a yellow weather warning for gales overnight, the evening contingency session would not be used.

Roads around the course are set to be reopened by 17:00.