2026 Isle of Man TT Schedule

The 2026 Isle of Man TT Races will feature a refined schedule and updated race classes. These changes are part of a long-term strategy to create a more resilient, sustainable, and world-class event that benefits competitors, fans, and the Isle of Man’s economy.

Key Schedule Enhancements

The updated schedule is designed to add greater flexibility and improve the welfare of everyone involved.

Increased Rest Days: The event will now include three scheduled rest days instead of two. A new rest day has been added on Thursday during Qualifying Week, allowing competitors and event staff to rest after three consecutive days of on-course action.

More Practice Time: The number of planned practice and qualifying sessions will increase from six to seven. This includes an additional daytime session on Wednesday, shifting the trend away from evening sessions and giving riders more opportunities to prepare.

Enhanced Contingency: The new schedule increases the number of contingency windows throughout the event. This provides more flexibility to manage delays due to poor weather without necessarily increasing the total duration of road closures. The Sunday following the Senior TT remains a fully resourced contingency race day.

Race Class Revisions

Several important changes are being made to the race classes to reflect international racing trends and balance the physical demands on competitors.

Swapped Race Order: The Superstock and Supersport races will switch places in the Race Week schedule. Superstock will now be paired with the Sidecar races, while Supersport will run alongside the Supertwin class. This adjustment is intended to balance the physical demands of racing 1000cc machines across the event.

New Sportbike Class: The Supertwin class will be updated to allow Sportbike specification machines to compete for the first time. The two races will be newly titled Sportbike TT Race 1 and Sportbike TT Race 2. This change aligns the TT with developments in World and British Championship racing. Both current TT Supertwin machines and the new Sportbike machines will be eligible to compete.

Supersport Next Generation: The Supersport class will fully transition to the internationally adopted Next Generation regulations.

Future Planning

To assist stakeholders, teams, and fans, the Isle of Man TT organisers have also announced provisional dates for future events to aid in long-term planning.

TT 2027: Monday, May 31, to Saturday, June 12, 2027

TT 2028: Monday, May 29, to Saturday, June 10, 2028