Who is Michael Dunlop and how many races did he win on the island of Man TT?
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The name Dunlop has long been synonymous with the island of Man TT.
Joey Dunlop is the most famous Isle of man TT Rider of all – with the overall winner of the event, De Joey Dunlop Cup handed over every year.
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The Noord -Ier has also built a statue on the island.
Joey held the record almost 25 years after his early death after a crash in 2000.
Now his record has been overtaken – with Michael Dunlop the man to take it.
Who is Michael Dunlop?
Michael Dunlop is the most a motorcyclist Famous for his exploits in the island of Man TT.
He comes from that famous racing family like the son of Robert Dunlop, brother of William.
Dunlop is also the cousin of Joey.
Michael made his island of Man TT debut in 2007 and finished only 18 years at the age of 25.
Since then he has had one of the most spectacular careers in sport.
His first victory came in the Supersport TT in 2009, while he won four races in one event – in 2013, 2014 and 2023.
Since 2010, the only year he did not win was not a race in 2015, when it did not end in four races and finished second in the other.
With four wins in 2024, he passed Uncle Joey as the most successful rider in the history of the island of Man TT – as well as home A little prize money for his victories.
Dunlop will be working on it again in 2025 and won the Supersport TT Race 1 on day one of the event.
Who has won the most races on the island of Man TT?
Until this year, Joey Dunlop had held the record since 2000.
Joey won three races that year, 48 years old, just a few weeks before his death in Estonia in another race.
John McGuinness was closest to threatening Dunlop’s record and won 23 races between 1999 and 2015.
But it was Michael who finally caught up with the big man.
His victory in the Supertwins TT made it no. 27 and his eighth in just 17 races since 2022.
He then won two more races in 2024 – making it four victories for a second consecutive year – to bring his general count to 29.
Most island of man wins
- Michael Dunlop – 30
- Joey Dunlop – 26
- John McGuinness – 23
- Dave Molyneux – 17
- Ian Hutchinson – 16
- Mike Hailwood, Ben Birchaall, Tom Birchaall, Peter Hickman – 14
- Bruce Anstey – 12
- Steve Hislop, Phillip McCallen – 11
- Giacomo Agostini, Robert Fisher, Stanley Woods – 10
- Mick Boddice, David Jeffries, Ian Lougher, Siegfried Schauzu – 9
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What did Michael Dunlop say about breaking the record?
Michael Dunlop said that “everyone’s inspiration was to be a Joey Dunlop around the island of Man”.
He said, “I am no better than Joey, never.
“Joey’s record stood for 24 years and it is an honor. Joey was a special talent.
“My record will be defeated one day, but I don’t care.”
He also said that on the day he had to overcome some problems to win.
“We had a problem in the first training and struggled a little, but the boys worked hard on it and the bike was mint.
“We had to continue as I knew we would do that.”
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