With this year’s Isle of Man TT rapidly approaching, organisers have confirmed the starting orders for each race.
The seeded riders for every event have been revealed, naming the top 20 starters - or 10 for sidecars - and featuring some famous names including all-time wins leader Michael Dunlop and long-time TT legend John McGuinness.
This year’s TT will take place from May 25 to June 6, with one practice and six qualifying sessions during the first week, before six days of racing between May 30 and June 6.
1000cc - Superbike, Superstock and Senior TT
The Supertwin class has been revamped for 2026, allowing Sportbike specification machines to compete alongside the traditional Supertwin machines.
Current TT Supertwin machines - such as the Paton S1-R, Aprilia RS660, Kawasaki Z650 and Yamaha R7 - will remain eligible to compete. They will now be joined by the Triumph Daytona 660 and Suzuki GSX8R.
Michael Dunlop will be the rider to beat, having won five of the last six Supertwin races on his Paton. Podium finishers Mike Brown and Jamie Coward will be among his challengers.
The number five spot will be left empty after Adam McLean was forced to withdraw due to recent surgery.
Instead, his Flitwick Motorcycles/SMV Yamaha will be ridden by Michael Evans with the number three plate. Evans should have taken his first podium at last year's event, finishing second in the first Supertwin race, but was later disqualified on technical grounds.
2026 Carole Nash Sportbike TT Seeded Top 20
1 - Mike Browne | Melbray / Laycock Racing | Paton
2 - Paul Jordan | Jackson Racing powered by Prosper2 | Aprilia
3 - Michael Evans | Flitwick Motorcycles / SMV | Yamaha
4 - Jamie Coward | Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles | Paton
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6 - Michael Dunlop | Paton by MD Racing | Paton
7 - Barry Furber | DC Motorcycles Newtown | Yamaha
8 - Davey Todd | Swan Racing by PHR Performance | Yamaha
9 - Rob Hodson | SMT Racing | Paton
10 - Peter Hickman | Swan Racing by PHR Performance | Yamaha
11 - Stefano Bonetti | Ducoli Corse | Aprilia
12 - Joe Yeardsley | Flitwick Motorcycles / SMV | Yamaha
13 - Dominic Herbertson | KTS Macadam Triumph Factory Racing | Triumph
14 - Shaun Anderson | Moto12-CFMOTO Team | CFMOTO
15 - Pierre-Yves Bian | PHR Performance | Triumph
16 - Andrea Majola | Majo Road Racing Team by EA | Paton
17 - Michael Sweeney | MSR Racing | Aprilia
18 - Michal Dokoupil | Indi Racing | Aprilia
19 - Joey Thompson | TH Racing | Aprilia
20 - Allan-Jon Venter | TH Racing / Tag 43 / Skynet Logistics | Aprilia
Sidecar
Unlike the solo classes, there are no seeds in the Sidecars, and the starting order will be determined by qualifying position.
The fastest driver and passenger pairing during qualifying will be first to leave the line in both races, followed by the second and third quickest, and so on.
Last year’s double race winners Ryan and Callum Crowe will carry the number one plate, having won the last four races held.
Seven-time podium finishers Pete Founds and Jevan Walmsley are number two on the road, ahead of Ben Birchall and new passenger Mark Wilkes.
2026 Motul Sidecar TT Seeded Top 10
1 - Ryan Crowe / Callum Crowe | Opul / Kelproperties | LCR Honda
2 - Pete Founds / Jevan Walmsley | Marin Motorsport / AWB Engineering | LCF Honda
3 - Ben Birchall / Mark Wilkes | Hager / Wyckham Blackwell | LCR Honda
4 - Lewis Blackstock / Oscar Lawrence | DAO / Dave Holden Racing | LCR Yamaha
5 - Lee Crawford / Scott Hardie | Team ARC / SJH Bodyworks | LCR Kawasaki
6 - Todd Ellis / Emmanuelle Clément | Brookland Sand & Aggregates | CES Yamaha
7 - Tim Reeves / Melanie Farnier | Carl Cox Motorsport | LCR Honda
8 - George Holden / Jake Lowther | Barnes Racing | LCR Honda
9 - Kieran Clarke / Andrew Johnson | Eddy’s Moto Tadcaster | CES Yamaha
10 - Stephen Kershaw / Rhys Gibbons | Express Tyres / Quattro Group | LCR Honda