2015 Isle of Man TT explained

The 2015 Isle of Man TT was held between 30 May and 12 June 2015, on the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course.

Ian Hutchinson took 3 wins in the event, more than anyone that year.^[1]

The Senior TT was red-flagged due to the career-ending accident of Jamie Hamilton.^{[2] [3]} John McGuinness won the re-started race, his 23rd, and, as of 2023, last victory at the Isle of Man TT.

The event was marred by the death of 32 year-old French rider Franck Petricola during qualifying.^[4]

Results

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Superbike TT

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	5	Bruce Anstey	Honda	01:45:29.902	128.749
2	9	Ian Hutchinson	Kawasaki	01:45:40.879	128.526
3	2	James Hillier	Kawasaki	01:46:29.410	127.550
4	1	John McGuinness	Honda	01:46:42.757	127.284
5	6	William Dunlop	BMW	01:47:41.221	126.132
6	4	Michael Rutter	BMW	01:48:04.608	125.677
7	15	Dan Kneen	Honda	01:30:20.463	125.292
8	17	Peter Hickman	BMW	01:30:50.199	124.608
9	13	Lee Johnston	BMW	01:31:01.982	124.339
10	16	David Johnson	BMW	01:31:06.559	124.235

Sidecar TT 1

Rank	Number	Rider & Passenger	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	3	Ben Birchall & Tom Birchall	LCR	58:39.776	115.770
2	5	John Holden & Daniel Sayle	LCR Honda	59:03.889	114.982
3	2	Conrad Harrison & Mike Aylott	Shelbourne Honda	59:35.636	113.961
4	8	Ian Bell & Carl Bell	LCR Yamaha	01:00:36.205	112.063
5	18	Alan Founds & Tom Peters	LCR Suzuki	01:00:56.899	111.429
6	6	Gary Bryan & Jamie Winn	Baker Honda	01:00:56.906	111.429
7	11	Gary Knight & Jason Crowe	DMR Kawasaki	01:01:42.389	110.060
8	29	Matthew Dix & Shaun Parker	Baker Yamaha	01:02:10.797	109.222
9	14	Robert Handcock & Aki Aalto	Baker Honda	01:02:11.953	109.188
10	9	Wayne Lockey & Mark Sayers	Ireson Honda	01:02:19.958	108.954

Supersport TT 1

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	9	Ian Hutchinson	Yamaha	01:12:10.872	125.451
2	5	Bruce Anstey	Honda	01:12:18.595	125.228
3	7	Gary Johnson	Yamaha	01:12:35.811	124.733
4	13	Lee Johnston	Triumph	01:12:48.591	124.368
5	8	Guy Martin	Triumph	01:12:58.110	124.097
6	10	James Hillier	Kawasaki	01:13:24.531	123.353
7	1	John McGuinness	Honda	01:13:29.156	123.224
8	4	Conor Cummins	Honda	01:13:51.604	122.599
9	15	Dan Kneen	Honda	01:14:12.448	122.025
10	14	Michael Rutter	Kawasaki	01:14:22.389	121.754

Superstock TT

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	9	Ian Hutchinson	Kawasaki	01:10:05.298	129.197
2	3	Michael Dunlop	BMW	01:10:22.437	128.673
3	13	Lee Johnston	BMW	01:10:30.677	128.422
4	2	James Hillier	Kawasaki	01:10:30.947	128.414
5	17	Peter Hickman	BMW	01:10:50.444	127.825
6	16	David Johnson	BMW	01:11:00.805	127.514
7	8	Guy Martin	BMW	01:11:10.217	127.233
8	1	John McGuinness	Honda	01:11:35.129	126.495
9	5	Bruce Anstey	Honda	01:11:47.731	126.125
10	10	Conor Cummins	Honda	01:11:50.172	126.053

TT Zero

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	1	John McGuinness	Mugen	18:58.743	119.279
2	5	Bruce Anstey	Mugen	19:02.785	118.857
3	3	Lee Johnston	Brammo	20:16.881	111.620
4	6	Guy Martin	Victory	20:37.987	109.717
5	7	Robert Wilson	Sarolea	21:15.256	106.510
6	10	Michael Sweeney	University of Nottingham	30:56.695	73.156

Supersport TT 2

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	9	Ian Hutchinson	Yamaha	01:11:58.750	125.803
2	5	Bruce Anstey	Honda	01:12:13.570	125.373
3	8	Guy Martin	Triumph	01:12:30.775	124.877
4	10	James Hillier	Kawasaki	01:12:39.835	124.618
5	7	Gary Johnson	Yamaha	01:12:53.400	124.231
6	13	Lee Johnston	Triumph	01:13:07.207	123.840
7	4	Conor Cummins	Honda	01:13:27.145	123.280
8	1	John McGuinness	Honda	01:13:27.187	123.279
9	15	Dan Kneen	Honda	01:13:29.162	123.223
10	16	David Johnson	Triumph	01:13:31.628	123.155

Sidecar TT 2

Rank	Number	Rider & Passenger	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	3	Ben Birchall & Tom Birchall	LCR	58:24.971	116.259
2	1	Dave Molyneux & Benjamin Binns	Suzuki DMR	58:32.555	116.008
3	5	John Holden & Daniel Sayle	LCR Honda	58:44.836	115.604
4	2	Conrad Harrison & Mike Aylott	Shelbourne Honda	01:00:00.881	113.162
5	8	Ian Bell & Carl Bell	LCR Yamaha	01:00:58.065	111.393
6	29	Matthew Dix & Shaun Parker	Baker Yamaha	01:01:51.854	109.779
7	9	Wayne Lockey & Mark Sayers	Ireson Honda	01:02:37.392	108.449
8	40	Stephen Ramsden & Matty Ramsden	LCR	01:02:52.696	108.009
9	14	Robert Handcock & Aki Aalto	Baker Honda	01:03:03.752	107.693
10	19	Tony Baker & Fiona Baker-Milligan	Suzuki	01:03:14.313	107.393

Lightweight TT

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	6	Ivan Lintin	Kawasaki	57:06.070	118.936
2	2	James Hillier	Kawasaki	57:09.945	118.802
3	4	Michael Rutter	Paton	57:43.318	117.657
4	8	James Cowton	Kawasaki	58:05.032	116.924
5	7	Jamie Hamilton	Kawasaki	58:15.457	116.575
6	10	Daniel Cooper	Kawasaki	58:19.594	116.438
7	12	Michael Russell	Kawasaki	59:05.750	114.922
8	33	Mark Miller	Kawasaki	59:53.262	113.402
9	9	Connor Behan	Kawasaki	59:56.166	113.311
10	17	Danny Webb	Kawasaki	59:58.353	113.242

Senior TT

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	1	John McGuinness	Honda	01:09:23.903	130.481
2	2	James Hillier	Kawasaki	01:09:38.117	130.038
3	9	Ian Hutchinson	Kawasaki	01:09:44.730	129.832
4	8	Guy Martin	BMW	01:09:52.148	129.602
5	3	Michael Dunlop	BMW	01:10:03.010	129.267
6	10	Conor Cummins	Honda	01:10:07.202	129.139
7	17	Peter Hickman	BMW	01:10:09.836	129.058
8	5	Bruce Anstey	Honda	01:10:13.264	128.953
9	16	David Johnson	BMW	01:10:20.869	128.720
10	4	Michael Rutter	BMW	01:10:23.255	128.648

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lieback . Ron . 2015-06-15 . 2015 Isle of Man TT Recap Winners & Fatalities . 2023-10-20 . Ultimate Motorcycling . en-US.
2. Web site: Lieback . Ron . 2015-06-12 . 2015 Senior TT Results McGuinness Earns 23rd TT . 2023-10-20 . Ultimate Motorcycling . en-US.
3. News: Hamilton still smiling after high-speed TT crash in 2015 . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-10-20.
4. News: 2015-06-10 . Franck Petricola: TT rider died from 'multiple injuries' . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-10-20.
5. Web site: TT Database .