The 2026 Isle of Man TT races has concluded on a damp note, with Dean Harrison declared the winner of the Senior TT after poor weather conditions scuppered any chance of a restart.
Saturday’s rescheduled four-lap event was called off following heavy rain that hit the island and has refused to clear throughout the window in which organisers had hoped to run the blue riband race of the event.
Organisers confirmed at the official conclusion of racing on Saturday that Harrison would be declared the winner based on the single lap of action that had been completed when the red flags went out, with Peter Hickman and Josh Brookes joining him on the podium.
The race was originally moved forward from Saturday to Friday evening in an attempt to get it completed amid a week of weather disruption – but red flags brought out by Erno Kostamo’s crash at the 11th Milestone as the leaders were on the Mountain section during their second lap brought a premature halt to it.
Organisers had originally hoped to run the race in its original Saturday slot alongside the second Sportsbike TT despite the forecast overnight rain, but with showers continuing throughout the day and mist on the mountain refusing to lift, the call was made at 2pm to call off the remaining race action.
There was originally a contingency plan to run races on Sunday, but with the forecast looking no better, many competitors booked to travel home on Saturday night, and with no guarantee of being able to secure the minimum number of 580 marshals needed to police the course, that option was abandoned on Friday evening.
