With less than 25 days to go before qualifying gets underway for this year’s Isle of Man TT Races, anticipation and excitement continue to build, and that builds further today with the release of the top 20 start numbers for the RST Superbike, RL360 Superstock and Milwaukee Senior races.
The 1000cc races continue to grab the most attention and capture the imagination, with Honda and BMW having contested the race victories in recent years. Across the Superbike, Superstock and Senior races the top twenty seeded riders are identical, the races will again be both fiercely competitive in 2026 with contenders and intrigue throughout the field.
The RL360 Superstock race will get proceedings underway and, for the third consecutive year, the number one plate is taken by John McGuinness MBE. The Honda Racing rider is set to celebrate his 30th anniversary of TT competition, and having made his debut in 1996, the 23-time winner now has 114 starts to his name. His appetite for the Mountain Course remains as strong as ever as he continues to inspire a generation.
2026 1000cc TT Seeded Top 20
1 – John McGuinness | Honda Racing UK | Honda
2 – Nathan Harrison | H&H Motorcycles | Honda
3 – Dean Harrison | Honda Racing UK | Honda
4 – Jamie Coward | Rapid Honda with DriveLife | Honda
5 – David Johnson | Platinum Club Racing Kawasaki with Carl Cox | Kawasaki
6 – Michael Dunlop | MD Racing | BMW
7 – Josh Brookes | DAO Racing | Honda
8 – Davey Todd | 8TEN Racing | BMW
9 – Mike Browne | Boyce Precision Engineering by Russell Racing | Honda
10 – Peter Hickman | 8TEN Racing | BMW
11 – Conor Cummins | Bathams AJN Racing | BMW
12 – Ian Hutchinson | TeamRST | BMW
13 – Dominic Herbertson | KTS Racing powered by Stanley Stewart | BMW
14 – Shaun Anderson | Penz 13 | BMW
15 – Rob Hodson | SMT Racing | Honda
16 – Paul Jordan | Jackson Racing powered by Prosper2 | Honda
17 – Michael Evans | Dafabet Racing | Honda
18 – Phillip Crowe | Handtrans / Nigel Appleyard / AgriWash UK | BMW
19 – Brian McCormack | Roadhouse Macau | BMW
20 – Julian Trummer | Smith Racing | BMW
