2009 Isle of Man TT

2009 Isle of Man TT Races

Isle of Man TT Mountain Course layout
Race details
Date	30 May – 12 June 2009
Location	Douglas, Isle of Man
Course	Isle of Man TT Mountain Course 37.733 mi (60.725 km)
Superbike TT
Pole Position Fastest Lap Cameron Donald John McGuinness 131.457 mph 130.442 mph Podium 1.  John McGuinness 2.  Steve Plater 3.  Guy Martin
Sidecar TT Race A
Pole Position Fastest Lap Nick Crowe/Mark Cox Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle 116.063 mph 116.010 mph Podium 1.  Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle 2.  Philip Dongworth/Gary Partridge 3.  Simon Neary/Stuart Bond
Supersport Race 1
Pole Position Fastest Lap Michael Dunlop Bruce Anstey 126.299 mph 125.549 mph Podium 1.  Ian Hutchinson 2.  Guy Martin 3.  Keith Amor
Superstock
Pole Position Fastest Lap Steve Plater Ian Hutchinson 126.938 mph 129.746 mph Podium 1.  Ian Hutchinson 2.  Guy Martin 3.  Keith Amor
Supersport Race 2
Pole Position Fastest Lap Michael Dunlop Steve Plater 126.299 mph 125.384 mph Podium 1.  Michael Dunlop 2.  Bruce Anstey 3.  Conor Cummins
Senior TT
Pole Position Fastest Lap Cameron Donald John McGuinness 131.457 mph 131.578 mph Podium 1.  Steve Plater 2.  Conor Cummins 3.  Gary Johnson

The 2009 Isle of Man TT Festival was held between Saturday 30 May and Friday 12 June on the 37.733-mile (60.725 km) Mountain Course. The 2009 TT races again include a second 600 cc Supersport Junior TT race and the Lightweight TT and Ultra-Lightweight TT races held on the 4.25-mile (6.84 km) Billown Circuit in the Isle of Man. A new event for the 2009 Isle of Man TT races was the one-lap TTXGP for racing motorcycles "to be powered without the use of carbon based fuels and have zero toxic/noxious emissions."^[1]

The Blue Riband event of TT Race week was won by Steve Plater claiming victory in the Senior TT and also winning the prestigious Joey Dunlop TT Championship. There were two race wins in a day for Ian Hutchinson with the Supersport Race 1 and the Superstock TT race. The Superbike TT Race was won by John McGuinness and Michael Dunlop was a popular first time winner of the Supersport Race 2. The Sidecar Race 'A' was won by local Isle of Man crew of Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle. The subsequent Sidecar Race 'B' was abandoned after a serious crash to Nick Crowe/Mark Cox near Ballaugh Bridge on lap 1. The inaugural TTXGP race was won by Rob Barber and Chris Heath was first in the TTXGP Open Class. With three race wins on the Billown Circuit it was Ian Lougher that went on to win the Ultra-Lightweight TT and Lightweight TT Races. The 2nd leg of the Ultra-Lightweight Race was won by Chris Palmer on the Billown Circuit, the 1000 cc Support Race was won by John Burrows with Roy Richardson first in the 600 cc class.