Sunday afternoon saw the final qualifying session take place for this year’s Isle of Man TT Races, and after overnight and morning rain cleared, Michael Dunlop finally showed his hand.
The Ballymoney rider topped the Superbike leaderboard aboard his MD Racing BMW Motorrad machine, setting his fastest lap of the week at 132.003mph.
Elsewhere, Conor Cummins was quickest in the Superstock class with a 129.835mph lap on the Burrows Engineering/RK Racing BMW.
Honda Racing’s Dean Harrison led the Supersport runners with a 124.736mph effort. Paul Jordan (Jackson Racing Aprilia powered by Prosper2) went to the top in the Supertwin class at 118.584mph, while Ryan and Callum Crowe (Opul/Kelproperties LCR Honda) topped the Sidecar leaderboard at 119.337mph.
Elsewhere Peter Hickman was released from hospital and is back in the paddock following his crash during Friday night’s practice session and will remain on the island to support team-mate and team co-owner Davey Todd and their 8Ten Racing squad, according to team partner BMW Motorrad UK.
