STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE MANX GRAND PRIX
It is with a heavy heart that the Manx Grand Prix can confirm the loss of Gary Vines, who succumbed to injuries sustained in an accident in the first qualifying session of the 2023 event.
Wild Ride with Michael Dunlop! ๐๐ฅ
No one rides a bike around the TT Mountain Course quite like
@M_Dunlop3
, so we strapped a couple of on board cameras to him and sent him on his way on the Team
@Classic_Suzuki
GSX-R750 SRAD!
Full video โก๏ธ
#mgp2022
STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE MANX GRAND PRIX
The Manx Grand Prix Races is deeply saddened by the passing of Ian Bainbridge, who lost his life in an accident in Tuesday eveningโs qualifying session.
Rain may have stopped play this evening but we're still bringing the noise courtesy of onboard action from
@Lee_johnston13
and his stunning
@ashcourtracing
Honda RC45 ๐คฉ
Full video โก๏ธ
#MGP2022
Joe Yeardsley has taken the win, the Tommy Club accolade AND he's set the new senior lap record ๐ bravo to the newcomer - 122.051mph ๐คฏ
#MGP23
#MGP100
#Roadracing
Question: What makes the Manx Grand Prix relevant?
Answer: Performance like that of our 2019 Newcomers Race winner, Pierre Yves Bian, finishing fourth in his first TT and coming within a โgnatโs whiskerโ of the podium.
Superb Pierre๐ช๐ช
๐
@Lee_johnston13
rounds out an excellent days racing today with an eight second victory over Stefano Bonetti in the three-lap
@Bremont
Classic Senior race, setting the fastest lap of the race at 111.029mph ๐
Read the full report here โก๏ธ
DUCATI DEBUT FOR DEAN ๐
Harrison will line up on Key Racingโs Ducati 916 contesting the Classic Superbike Race for the first time since 2018
It will also be his first taste of riding the Italian V-twin machine around the 37.73-mile circuit
Read more:
Rising Manx star Nathan Harrison will ride the Ashcourt Racing Honda RC45 for the 2023 RST Classic Superbike Race, deputising for an injured Lee Johnston.
Read more about how they're preparing:
What an amazing finish to the
#ManxGrandPrix2018
thanks to all riders, organisers, medics, marshals and everyone who volunteers their time to bring us this great event! We salute you! ๐๐ค๐
The MGP Supporters Club Junior MGP Podium was an international affair this year, with Spanish man Victor Lopez topping the rostrum and Italian men Andrea Majola and Maurizio Bottalico taking 2nd and 3rd respectively
Watch the race highlights now:
#MGP23
Weโve just about caught our breath from nine days of superb Mountain Course action and five thrilling races; and weโll do it all again next year to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Manx Grand Prix ๐๐คฉ
Full video โถ๏ธ
Michael Dunlop has brought it over the finish line in first by 43.69 seconds, despite a lot of issues according to the man himself!
#MGP23
@RSTmoto
#ClassicSuperbike
The long-standing relationship between Team
@Classic_Suzuki
and
@M_Dunlop3
continues as they embrace the regulation changes for the 2022 RST Classic Superbike Race and Dunlop races a 1996 Team Classic Suzuki GSX-R750 SRAD for the first time...
Read more:
MGP Daily Round Up | Day 5๏ธโฃ
@JohnatSuperBike
goes behind the scenes of the MGP paddock prep to bring you all the insight you need ahead of the
@DunlopMoto
Lightweight Race; and catches up with James Hind whoโs just set the fastest Lightweight lap of the week ๐
Michael Dunlop upped the ante in tonight's qualifying session with a superb lap of over 125mph in the Classic Superbike, the first of the week! There was fast laps across the board from
@jm130tt
,
@DomHerbertson
, Victor Lopez & more..
Full article here โก๏ธ
DUNLOP ON TOP ON DAY ONE
The first qualifying session for the centenary running of the Manx Grand Prix got underway this afternoon. Michael Dunlop setting the pace in the RST Classic Superbike class with a lap of 123.984mph on the Team Classic Suzuki
๐
It was on Friday race day 10yrs ago that
@CarolynnSells
became the first woman to win a race on the TT Course, when she won the Ultra Lightweight
#ManxGrandPrix
by a margin of over 62 seconds. You can read all about it in our official Race Guide!
#Anniversary
#FirstWoman
#MGP
@WhyArai
This is the first time there has been a helmet for the Manx Grand Prix and the detailed design highlights the mountain course over which the Manx GP has been held since 1923. What do you think? ๐
#MGP2023
@M_Dunlop3
Mike Browne has taken the Lightweight MGP Race win two years in a row, this year coming over the line 30 seconds ahead of team-mate and second place Ian Lougher.
Catch the race highlights on YouTube:
#MGP23
#MGP100
#roadracing
#motorbikes
๐ MANX GRAND PRIX | DATE ANNOUNCEMENT ๐ฃ
20th - 28th August 2023
Following on from this year's new-look Manx Grand Prix, the dates for the 2023 Centenary event have been confirmed.
Read the full article at โก๏ธ
The Manx Grand Prix returns, celebrating it's 100th anniversary in 2023.
Here's some the yesterday's highlights, watch the full Daily Round Up video on our Youtube channel โก๏ธ
#MGP23
#MGP100
#roadracing
#motorsport
#IsleofMan
Sending our best wishes to competitors past and present, marshals, officials and supporters. Have a great Christmas and see you all at the 2019 Manx Grand Prix!
The Manx is ushering in a new era in 2022, back with a five-race format featuring races for modern and classic racing machines; and this new look also brings a brand new website as well as more coverage than ever before.
Read more:
#manxgrandprix
#MGP22
He rode his first Manx Grand Prix at the tender age of just 17 and has gone on to follow his family's legacy of road racing greatness.
Watch
@M_Dunlop3
's Made at the Manx episode on Youtube:
#Motorbikes
#History
#MD
#MichaelDunlop
Michael Dunlop completed the centenary MGP with victory in Monday eveningโs RST Classic Superbike MGP Race, the Ulsterman setting a new lap record of 126.681mph on the final lap to come home 43.6 seconds ahead of David Johnson with Rob Hodson in third
A big thank you as ever to the
@iomttmarshals
for their hard work and dedication for the centenary of the Manx Grand Prix. Their involvement this year and every year for the past 100 years is a testament to their commitment to the event. ๐งก
#MGP23
#MGP100
#Marshals
#Roadrace
A full day of Qualifying for day five of
#MGP23
โ๏ธ
@jm130tt
reveals who he's tipping for a podium spot, and what it was like for him starting out compared to today's newcomers.
Keep up-to-date with the Daily Round Up โก๏ธ
Celebrate 100 years of the Manx Grand Prix: 20th - 28th August 2023 ๐
Check out our Youtube channel to see our Daily Round Up videos from this year - and more โถ๏ธ
In case you missed it! Ahead of our shows on
@ITV4
later this week, check out our
@DunlopMoto
Lightweight, MGP Supports Club Junior and
@Bremont
Classic Senior Race highlights - out now out on YouTube ๐คฉ
Watch now at โถ๏ธ
๐ซ Spitfire Takes To Manx Skies For MGP Centenary
Aviation enthusiasts and history buffs are in for a treat as the iconic symbol of British aviation history will take to the Manx skies for an aerobatic performance
๐ Douglas Bay
๐ 27th August
โฒ 7pm
Set your reminders now ๐
Joe Yeardsley is literally flying again for the evening session tonight - he's second fastest in the Senior so far in this session, behind only Marcus Simpson. 2 newcomers taking the first 2 spots - incredible.
#MGP23
#Motorbike
#Jump
STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE MANX GRAND PRIX
ACU Events Ltd, race organiser of the Manx Grand Prix Races, can confirm that Darryl Anderson, a competitor in the Senior and Classic Senior MGP classes, has been excluded from the 2023 event following a positive drugs test.
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Victor Lopez flies to victory and a lap record in the Manx Grand Prix Supporters Club Junior MGP ๐
He finishes a whole 14.8 seconds faster than Andrea Majola ๐
#MGP23
#MGP100
Our thoughts are with the family of Daley Mathison on this tragic day. Daley started his Mountain Course career at the Manx Grand Prix in 2013 and has gone on to have some great success since then.
#RIPDaley
It's been an emotional, record breaking and action packed ride for the momentous occasion of the Centenary Manx Grand Prix.
Watch the full
#MGP23
Centenary Edition closing montage here โก๏ธ
+ Stay tuned for more celebratory content coming out soon ๐๐
Harold made his Manx Grand Prix debut in 1930 and would go on to add his name to the winnerโs list with victory in the 1933 Senior Race.
Harold is represented today by three-time Manx GP winner Michael Evans who rides a replica 500cc Norton in his memory.
Dean will be taking to the Mountain Course aboard the Craven Manx Norton in the Carole Nash Classic Senior this year, filling in for the injured Jamie Coward who has enjoyed great results on the bike previously
#MGP23
#Norton
#Roadracing