Summary

  1. 'I was thinking, 'should I be here?'published at 19:17 British Summer Time 8 May

    Michael Dunlop wins Supersport race

    Supersport winner Michael Dunlop: "It's nice to win in Northern Ireland again at International level. We were struggling a little bit but the boys did a fantastic job and we got it done. There's still a bit to do.

    "I was sore and I was thinking, 'should I be here?', but I thought it was time to keep going. It was about being in the right place at the right time. I've been mugged here before and I got my finger out. The slipstream is beautiful here so we kept pushing on.

    On his Superstock crash: "I've damaged the shoulder a little but so I'm struggling to brake full pin. I'm not 100% but I'm not using it as an excuse. The bike was mint.

    "When you are up against short circuit people it can be hard. I always knew I could ride well here, but to do it here on the Ducati is definitely different.

    On reception from fans: "It's nice being home. The local fans are fantastic. I really enjoyed it so I'll keep my head down and keep going."

  2. Postpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 8 May

    Michael Dunlop wins Supersport race

    That was a stunning final half a lap by Dunlop.

    He blasted past Cooper out of Mather's Cross, and he had enough in the tank to pull clear and win by 0.378 seconds at the line.

    There was a huge cheer as he entered the podium enclosure.

  3. Postpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 8 May

    Michael Dunlop wins Supersport race

    WHAT. A. RACE!

    Michael Dunlop is a race winner at the North West 200 for the first time since 2016!

    And he's done it with a new lap record!

  4. chequered flag

    Chequered flagpublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 8 May
    Breaking

    MICHAEL DUNLOP WINS AT THE NORTH WEST 200!

    Richard Cooper is second and Davey Todd is third!

  5. Postpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 4/4

    Dunlop leads on the coast road! Cooper and Todd are chasing!

    Can he do it?!

  6. Postpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 4/4

    Dunlop leads into Magherabuoy!

  7. Postpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 4/4

    Keith Huewen
    BBC Sport NI commentator

    If Davey Todd and Michael Dunlop keep fighting, Richard Cooper will be the man who benefits from that.

  8. Postpublished at 19:08 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 4/4

    Cooper fires out of Ballysally and pulls clear yet again and Todd is back inside Dunlop into Mather's. Has Todd and Dunlop's battle handed the English rider the win?

  9. Postpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 4/4

    Dunlop past Todd into Station! What a move!

    They are now catching Cooper and it's so tight into University!

  10. Postpublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 4/4

    Cooper looks to build a bit of a gap on the run to York!

    It's not a huge gap, but will it be enough?

  11. End of lap threepublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 8 May

    Dunlop thinks about a move into Juniper but Todd gets him on the brakes!

    Cooper leads heading onto the final lap from Todd, Dunlop, Harrison, Hickman and Corward!

    This is anyone's race!

  12. Postpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 3/4

    Cooper and Tood are side-by-side into Metropole!

    Harrison, Dunlop, Hickman and now Coward are right there.

    Back onto the coast road!

  13. Postpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 3/4

    Todd and Cooper are still going fully at it on the brakes!

    Jamie Coward isn't a million miles away from this scrap too!

  14. 'This is a race and a half'published at 19:04 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 3/4

    Steve Parrish
    BBC Sport NI commentator

    Five bikes side by side at 183mph!

    This is a race and a half.

  15. Postpublished at 19:03 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 3/4

    It's Todd still from Cooper - but Harrison went from first to fifth at one point as the slipstream took effect.

    This is so, so good!

  16. Postpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 3/4

    This is some scrap. Cooper and Todd draft places for the lead on the run to Coleraine but Harrison, Hickman and Dunlop have joined the party...who will lead into University?

  17. Postpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 2/4

    Keith Huewen
    BBC Sport NI commentator

    Davey Todd really does have something useful on the brakes and it's going to take Cooper a moment to suss that out and I wonder if four laps are enough to suss him out properly.

  18. End of lap twopublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 8 May

    TODD LEADS! He's slides up the inside of Juniper to lead over the line.

    The gap is 0.277 seconds to Cooper, with Harrison and Dunlop all within a second of the lead, and Hickman isn't far off either!

  19. Postpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 2/4

    Cooper leads into Metropole for the second time as the top five now hold station.

    This is so close.

  20. Postpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 8 May

    Lap 2/4

    Todd led into University but Cooper immediately responds into Mather's...but Todd wins the battle on the brakes.

    Hickman and Dunlop are now right with the leading pair. Make no mistake about it - this is a five-bike battle for the lead!