TT 2013: Dunlop makes it two with Supersport win

Dunlop managed the race from start to finish and was dominant from Ramsey on the opening lap to pull a gap of ten seconds over Bruce Anstey, who is still suffering from flu, which he maintained to the chequered flag.

Older brother William Dunlop, who was fastest out of the blocks and led for the first half a lap, finished in third place and 23.5s down on the Milwaukee Yamaha. His team-mate Conor Cummins retired at the end of lap one.

It was Dunlop the elder to led into Glen Helen on lap one with a 1.6s advantage over Anstey with Michael third, James Hillier fourth and John McGuinness fifth but at Ballaugh, Michael and William were neck and neck, with just 0.198s in it for the lead

Ramsey saw Michael take the lead and he dragged Anstey with him. At the Bungalow, Michael led the Kiwi by the business end of three seconds while Guy Martin hauled himself into fourth place and Hiller dropped out of the top five, replaced by John McGuinness on the HM Plant Padgett's Honda.

At the grandstand, Michael's lead had increased to four seconds over Anstey while Wilson Craig Honda's Cameron Donald put a charge over the Mountain to slot into fourth ahead of Martin on the Tyco Suzuki.

Michael then got his head down and pulled away. The top three settled down with William in third place and 12s down on his brother while Martin reclaimed fourth place and pushed Donald back to fifth.

By the time they reached the grandstand for the first set of pitstops, McGuinness was ahead of Donald for fifth place and at Ballaugh on lap three, Michael was also leading on the roads as the gaggle of Hondas, plus Hillier, lapped together.

At Ramsey, McGuinness was up to fourth place with Martin now down in fifth as Donald began to slip down the order and it looked like the top five places were set. But Hillier was having none of it and he was back into fifth ahead of Martin at the Bungalow on lap four while McGuinness was hauling in William Dunlop for third.

It wasn't to be, however, and the 19-time TT winner had to settle for fourth with Hillier fifth and Martin crossing the line in sixth place. Donald eventually finished in seventh place.

Youngster Dean Harrison barged his way up to eighth ahead of Dan Stewart while Dan Cooper, who dislocated his shoulder at Kirkmichael yesterday, was tenth. Dan Kneen, Jamie Hamilton, David Johnson, Robert Wilson and Davy Morgan complete the top 15.

1 6 Michael Dunlop Honda/MD Racing 01:12:20.162 125.182 Silver

2 5 Bruce Anstey Honda/HM Plant Honda by Padgetts Motorcy 01:12:30.520 124.884 Silver

3 11 William Dunlop Yamaha/Milwaukee Yamaha Superbike Tea 01:12:43.602 124.510 Silver

4 3 John McGuinness Honda/HM Plant Honda by Padgetts Motorcy 01:12:50.749 124.306 Silver

5 1 James Hillier Kawasaki/Quattro Plant Kawasaki 01:13:13.320 123.668 Silver

6 4 Guy Martin Suzuki/Tyco Suzuki 01:13:17.846 123.540 Silver

7 2 Cameron Donald Honda/Wilson Craig Racing 01:13:36.985 123.005 Silver

8 14 Dean Harrison Yamaha/Ian Bell Yamaha 01:13:47.386 122.716 Silver

9 9 Dan Stewart Honda/SMT / Wilcock Racing 01:14:46.332 121.104 Silver

10 13 Daniel Cooper Triumph/Centurion Racing 01:15:14.098 120.359 Silver

11 12 Dan Kneen Suzuki/Marks Bloom Racing 01:15:19.911 120.204 Silver

12 43 Jamie Hamilton Kawasaki/KMR Kawasaki Powered by Vauxh 01:15:34.589 119.815 Silver

13 16 David Johnson Triumph/Ace Cafe T3 01:15:47.346 119.479 Silver

14 22 Robert Wilson Kawasaki/Stoddart Racing Oban 01:15:57.104 119.223 Silver

15 33 Davy Morgan Yamaha/CSC Racing 01:16:13.799 118.788 Bronze

16 19 Oliver Linsdell Flitwick Yamaha/SMV Engineering / Flitwick 01:16:15.829 118.735 Bronze

17 39 Ian Pattinson Weardale Racing/Weardale Racing 01:16:24.595 118.508 Bronze

18 15 Ian Lougher Honda/W.A Corless / Jackson Racing 01:16:34.228 118.260 Bronze

19 25 Robert Barber Honda/Econolift 01:16:37.305 118.181 Bronze

20 28 Jamie Coward Yamaha/Barnes Racing 01:16:37.929 118.165 Bronze

21 31 Shaun Anderson SUZUKI/Doones Stores 01:16:44.898 117.986 Bronze

22 77 Jimmy Storrar Honda/Wilson Craig Racing 01:16:46.550 117.943 Bronze

23 21 Ian Mackman Kawasaki/Kemtile Hygenic Flooring Solutions 01:16:49.128 117.877 Bronze

24 27 Ryan Kneen Kawasaki/Ryan Kneen Racing 01:17:09.407 117.361 Bronze

25 17 Simon Andrews Honda/Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade 01:17:14.736 117.226 Bronze

26 30 Paul Owen Yamaha/Team #98 01:17:33.235 116.760 Bronze

27 56 Phil Harvey TIMLOC Yamaha/Timloc Building Products 01:17:38.571 116.626 Bronze

28 49 David Hewson Yamaha/David Hewson Ltd 01:17:46.174 116.436 Bronze

29 35 Wayne Kirwan Yamaha/Crossan Motorcycles 01:17:49.283 116.359 Bronze

30 47 Grant Wagstaff Yamaha/Ducks Cross Racing 01:17:50.968 116.317 Bronze

31 37 Mark Parrett Yamaha/Vixen Racing 01:17:58.593 116.127 Bronze

32 34 Jim Hodson Yamaha/Al Gibbon 01:18:02.492 116.031 Bronze

33 38 Paul Shoesmith Yamaha/Ice Valley by Motorsave Trade 01:18:11.710 115.803 Bronze

34 53 James Ford Triumph/C and C Ltd 01:18:15.737 115.703 Bronze

35 51 Kiaran Hankin Kawasaki/Khhire 01:18:17.341 115.664 Bronze

36 81 John Ingram Triumph/ 01:18:30.086 115.351 Bronze

37 84 Sam Wilson* Yamaha/Logan Racing 01:18:42.419 115.050 Bronze

38 59 Eric Wilson Honda/Mike Smith Racing 01:19:11.819 114.338 Bronze

39 42 Ryan McCay Kawasaki/Motobreakers 01:19:22.194 114.089 Bronze

40 61 George Spence Yamaha/Ayton Smiddy Ltd 01:20:02.903 113.122

41 55 David Madsen-Mygdal Yamaha/ 01:20:36.774 112.329

42 72 Tim Sayers Kawasaki/Woods Motorcycles of Abergele 01:20:54.381 111.922

43 79 Nuno Caetano Kawasaki/Alarm Technologies 01:20:54.451 111.920

44 74 Adrian Cox Honda/Topgun Racing / RAF 01:20:54.757 111.913

45 62 Paul Duckett Triumph/Duckett Roofing 01:21:45.804 110.749

46 58 Neal Champion Kawasaki/Frasers Motorcycles 01:22:28.020 109.804

47 88 Adam Child Kawasaki/MCN 01:22:39.530 109.549

48 75 Alan Bud Jackson Honda/BDS Fuels 01:22:56.810 109.169

49 66 Maria Costello Triumph/Bob Wylie Racing 01:23:23.892 108.578

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