Schedule for 2012 Isle of Man TT
(Information below taken courtesy from the IOM TT official website)
The provisional dates for the event are May 28 to June 8. The schedule for the 2012 TT is yet to be confirmed, but will be available from iomtt.com as soon as it is published.
The calendar for the 2012 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy, which represents another historic year of racing on the iconic Mountain Course circuit, has been announced by the Isle of Man Government¹s Department of Economic Development, promoters of the event.
The TT Races first took place in 1907, but the organisers changed the course to incorporate the Island¹s mountain region, Snaefell, in 1911 and apart from one or two small modifications, teams and riders will be competing on that same 37¾ mile circuit in 2012.
The 2010 and 2011 TT Races featured a number of the closest races in the event¹s history with three seconds or less deciding five of the seven races. Padgett¹s Honda rider Ian Hutchinson made history in 2010 by becoming the first rider in the event¹s 103 year history to win five races in a week, eclipsing Irishman Phillip McCallen¹s four victories in 1996.
Former World Sidecar Champion, Klaus Klaffenbock, from Austria, who has been competing in the TT Races since 2004, also finally stood on the podium with his double win in the 2010 Sure Sidecar Races.
The 2011 calendar was another major success and the 2012 TT will feature broadly the same race programme as the previous 7 years. This will include Superbike races, Sidecar races, Supersport races, and Superstock races.
For the fourth consecutive year, electric bikes will also compete in the TT Races. The Isle of Man Government have again offered a £10,000 prize to the first team to record a 100mph lap around the course. The prestigious mark was first recorded on a conventional machine in 1957 and has not yet been achieved by an electric bike.
Practice Week
Saturday, May 26
- Solo Newcomers (all solo classes) Speed Controlled Lap
- Lightweight / Newcomers (all solo classes) Qualifying
- Sidecar Newcomer Speed Controlled Lap
- Sidecar Free Qualifying
Monday, May 28
- Superbike / Superstock / Supersport / Newcomers (except Lightweight) Qualifying
- Sidecar Qualifying
Tuesday, May 29
- Superbike / Superstock / Supersport / Newcomers (except Lightweight) Qualifying
- Supersport / Lightweight / Newcomers (all solo classes) Qualifying
- Sidecar Qualifying
Wednesday, May 30
- Superbike / Superstock / Supersport / Newcomers (except Lightweight) Qualifying
- Sidecar Qualifying
Thursday, May 31
- Superbike / Superstock / Supersport / Newcomers (except Lightweight) Qualifying
- Supersport / Lightweight / Newcomers (all solo classes) Qualifying
- Sidecar Qualifying
Friday, June 1
- Superbike / Superstock / Supersport / Newcomers (except Lightweight) Qualifying
- Sidecar Qualifying
Race Week
Saturday, June 2
- Superbike TT Race
- Sidecar TT Race 1
- Supersport / Lightweight Qualifying
Monday, June 4
- Supersport TT Race 1
- Sidecar Qualifying
- Superstock TT Race
Wednesday, June 6
- SES TT Zero Challenge
- Supersport TT Race 2
- Sidecar TT Race 2
- Senior Qualifying
- Lightweight Qualifying
Friday, June 8
- Supertwins TT Race
- Senior TT Race
All details are subject to change. Further details will be released ahead of the event.