Isle of Man TT Mountain Course

The 1998 Isle of Man TT was the 92nd edition of the event. Due to the high amount of rainy days, the Sidecar Race A was cancelled. It was only the second time a race was cancelled in the history of the event. The TT Formula One was also postponed by a day.[1]

Ian Simpson was the only rider to win muptiple races, taking the opening and closing races, the Formula One TT and the Senior TT. It was Simpson's last participation at the TT as leg injuries prevented him from competing in 1999, before forcing him into early retirement in early 2001.[2]

Three competitors died during the event, Mike Casey, Ian Hardisty and John Henderson.[3][4][5] A fourth rider, 66-year old Jack Trustham, died of a heart attack during a parade lap commemorating Honda's achievements on the island.[6]

Results

Formula One TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 Scotland Ian Simpson Honda 1.16.15.6 118.74
2 England Michael Rutter Honda 1.16.17.8 118.68
3 Northern Ireland James Courtney Honda 1.16.36.5 118.2
4 England Simon Beck Kawasaki 1.16.51.3 117.82
5 Isle of Man Jason Griffiths Honda 1.17.43.5 116.5
6 England Dave Morris Chrysalis AMDM 1.20.14.1 112.85

Lightweight TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 Northern Ireland Joey Dunlop Honda 46.51.8 96.61
2 England Bob Jackson Yamaha 47.34.7 95.16
3 England John McGuinness Yamaha 47.48.6 94.69
4 Northern Ireland James Courtney Honda 48.08.0 94.06
5 Isle of Man Jason Griffiths Honda 48.32.4 93.27
6 England Gavin Lee Yamaha 48.40.6 93.01

Sidecar Race B

Rank Rider Passenger Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 Isle of Man Dave Molyneux Doug Jewell Bullock DMR Honda 1.03.45.1 106.52
2 England Kenny Howles Nick Crowe Ireson Yamaha 1.05.04.4 104.36
3 England Gary Horspole Kevin Leigh Shellbourne Honda 1.05.12.3 104.15
4 England Roy Hanks Phillip Biggs Rose/Molyneux Yamaha 1.05.13.8 104.11
5 England John Holden Ian Watson DMR Yamaha 1.05.15.7 104.06
6 England Mick Boddice Jnr Ian Simons Windle Honda 1.06.24.1 102.27

Ultra Lightweight TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 Northern Ireland Robert Dunlop Honda 1.03.50.3 106.38
2 Wales Ian Lougher Honda 1.04.08.2 105.88
3 Northern Ireland Owen McNally Honda 1.04.30.1 105.29
4 Gary Long Honda 1.04.38.0 105.07
5 Northern Ireland Gary Dynes Honda 1.05.08.6 104.25
6 Garry Bennett Honda 1.05.18.6 103.98

Singles TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 England Dave Morris Chrysalis BMW 1.03.11.2 107.48
2 Scotland Jim Moodie Sanyo Honda 1.03.30.4 106.93
3 Mick Jeffreys Spondon Rotax 1.08.09.2 99.64
4 England Robert A Price Kawasaki 1.08.22.8 99.31
5 Terry McGinty Harris Suzuki 1.10.43.5 96.02
6 Keith Dixon Seeley G50 Special 1.10.56.0 95.74

Junior TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 England Michael Rutter Honda 59.22.7 114.37
2 Scotland Ian Simpson Honda 59.29.4 114.16
3 Paul Dedman Honda 1.00.07.3 112.96
4 England Bob Jackson Honda 1.00.08.2 112.93
5 Chris Heath Honda 1.00.24.5 112.43
6 Scotland Jim Moodie Honda 1.00.26.8 112.35

Production TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 Scotland Jim Moodie Honda 56.58.7 119.15
2 Wales Nigel Davies Kawasaki 57.27.7 118.19
3 England Michael Rutter Honda 57.29.0 118.14
4 England David Jefferies Yamaha 57.45.5 117.58
5 England Bob Jackson Yamaha 58.14.5 116.6
6 Isle of Man Paul Hunt Yamaha 58.17.5 116.5

Senior TT

Rank Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 Scotland Ian Simpson Honda 1.53.23.1 119.79
2 England Bob Jackson Kawasaki 1.53.26.8 119.72
3 Northern Ireland James Courtney Honda 1.53.57.3 119.19
4 England David Jefferies Yamaha 1.55.09.0 117.95
5 Isle of Man Jason Griffiths Honda 1.55.35.2 117.51
6 Wales Nigel Davies Yamaha 1.56.14.2 116.85

Notes

  1. ↑ "TT 1998".
  2. ↑ "TT Website Interviews - Ian Simpson". www.ttwebsite.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  3. ↑ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  4. ↑ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  6. ↑ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
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