2007 Isle of Man TT

The 2007 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the Centenary race event held from 26 May to 8 June 2007.

2007 Isle of Man TT Races
Isle of Man TT Mountain Course layout
Race details
Date26 May – 8 June 2007
LocationDouglas, Isle of Man
CourseIsle of Man TT Mountain Course
37.73 mi / 60.20 km
Senior TT
Pole Position Fastest Lap
John McGuinness John McGuinness
129.085 mph 130.354 mph
Podium
1.  John McGuinness
2.  Guy Martin3.  Ian Hutchinson
Junior TT 600 cc
Pole Position Fastest Lap
John McGuinness Guy Martin
122.423 mph 125.161 mph
Podium
1.  Ian Hutchinson
2.  John McGuinness3.  Guy Martin
Superstock TT
Pole Position Fastest Lap
Ian Hutchinson Bruce Anstey
125.570 mph 128.400 mph
Podium
1.  Bruce Anstey
2.  John McGuinness3.  Ian Hutchinson

The Blue Riband race of the meeting, the Senior TT was won by John McGuinness recording the first lap at an average speed of 130 mph lap of the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. The Superstock TT race of the Centenary meeting was won by Bruce Anstey and the 600cc Junior TT race by Ian Hutchinson. The Sidecar TT Races A & B were both won by the combination of Dave Molyneux/Rick Long and John McGuinness also completed a double after winning the Superbike TT race. During the Senior TT race, a race accident resulted in the death of a competitor and two spectators. A further serious race accident occurred during the Post TT race with a race competitor and four spectators being injured.

For the 2007 Centenary TT Races, a number of special events where held to commemorate 100 years of the Isle of Man TT Races. This include a Centenary TT race re-enactment, a display by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight over Douglas Bay and a music festival with the headline act of the UK group The Who. The 2007 Isle of Man TT race festival was the first event that a one-way traffic flow was introduced on the mountain section of A18 Snaefell Mountain Road between Ramsey Hairpin and the Creg-ny-Baa road junction.

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