The Supertwin class, on the race schedule since 2012, has been updated for 2026 to include Sportbike specification machines.
Despite this, the lineup remains familiar with many regulars among the 20 seeded riders.
Michael Dunlop dominates recent Supertwin races, winning five of the last six, making him the rider to beat.
Mike Browne and Paul Jordan, both with recent podiums, will start first and second. Jordan continues with the Jackson Racing Prosper2 Aprilia, having set the third fastest lap in the class, while Browne returns to Paton machinery for Melbray/Laycock Racing.
With Dean Harrison absent, Michael Evans takes the number three plate, aiming to secure a strong result after a turbulent 2025.
Adam McLean, sidelined by surgery, withdraws, leaving a gap between Jamie Coward (number four) and Dunlop (number six).
Coward, with two Supertwin TT podiums and the second fastest lap at 122.520mph, rides a Paton for the first time and is among the favorites.
Dunlop, a 33-time TT winner, rides Paton machinery, holding seven Supertwin victories and the lap record, recently extended to 123.056mph.
Barry Furber starts seventh on a DC Motorcycles Newtown Yamaha, with consistent top-ten finishes and a career-best sixth in 2023.
Davey Todd, starting eighth, switches to a Swan Racing Yamaha R7, targeting his first class win.
Rob Hodson, ninth, aims to build on his first TT podium last year.
Peter Hickman, tenth, rides a Yamaha R7 and hopes development will close the gap to Dunlop.
Stefano Bonetti, at eleven, switches to a Ducoli Corse Aprilia after years on Paton, with a best result of fourth.
Joe Yeardsley, twelfth, aims to improve on recent eighth-place finishes.
Herbertson, a recent podium finisher, switches to the KTS Macadam Triumph Daytona, hoping for a top spot.
Shaun Anderson debuts the Chinese CFMoto at fourteen, ahead of Pierre Yves Bian, a strong contender on Triumph.
Other regulars include Andrea Majola, Michael Sweeney, Michal Dokoupil, Joey Thompson, and Allan-Jon Venter, all strong Supertwin performers.
2026 Carole Nash Sportbike TT Seeded Top 20
1 – Mike Browne | Melbray / Laycock Racing | Paton
2 – Paul Jordan | Jackson Racing powered by Prosper2 | Aprilia
3 – Michael Evans | Flitwick Motorcycles / SMV | Yamaha
4 – Jamie Coward | Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles | Paton
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6 – Michael Dunlop | Paton by MD Racing | Paton
7 – Barry Furber | DC Motorcycles Newtown | Yamaha
8 – Davey Todd | Swan Racing by PHR Performance | Yamaha
9 – Rob Hodson | SMT Racing | Paton
10 – Peter Hickman | Swan Racing by PHR Performance | Yamaha
11 – Stefano Bonetti | Ducoli Corse | Aprilia
12 – Joe Yeardsley | Flitwick Motorcycles / SMV | Yamaha
13 – Dominic Herbertson | KTS Macadam Triumph Factory Racing | Triumph
14 – Shaun Anderson | Moto12-CFMOTO Team | CFMOTO
15 – Pierre-Yves Bian | PHR Performance | Triumph
16 – Andrea Majola | Majo Road Racing Team by EA | Paton
17 – Michael Sweeney | MSR Racing | Aprilia
18 – Michal Dokoupil | Indi Racing | Aprilia
19 – Joey Thompson | TH Racing | Aprilia
20 – Allan-Jon Venter | TH Racing / Tag 43 / Skynet Logistics | Aprilia
