2023 Isle of Man TT Qualifying 4: Full results (Thursday)
Defending TT winner Peter Hickman will go into Friday's fifth and final Superbike qualifying as the rider to beat after topping the Thursday evening session.
Hickman, who focussed on Superstock yesterday, came out swinging with a new fastest lap of the week - 16m 55.181s/133.797mph - on his opening loop with the FHO BMW Superbike and was never headed (his second lap being slightly slower).
Michael Dunlop was also under the 17min barrier from the off. The 21-time TT winner then came close to repeating the feat on his Hawk Honda Superstock machine before switching back to the SBK Fireblade and closing to within just 0.162s of Hickman.
Completing the top three was DAO Kawasaki's Dean Harrison, quickest on Wednesday with a 16m 57.329s/133.514mph lap. Harrison posted a 17m 1.870s/132.921mph best on his Superbike and was a fraction from Dunlop in Superstock.
Hickman was third in Superstock, although his 16m 59.087s/133.284mph from Wednesday remains the best STK lap of the week so far.
As well as Superstock, Dunlop also set the pace in the Supersport, a class where he won both races and set a new lap record last year.
| 2023 Isle of Man TT - Superbike Qualifying 4 Results (Thursday) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Best Lap Speed | Best Lap Time | Difference |
| 1 | Peter Hickman | 133.797mph | 16:55.181 | |
| 2 | Michael Dunlop | 133.775mph | 16:55.343 | + 0.162s |
| 3 | Dean Harrison | 132.921mph | 17:01.870 | + 6.689s |
| 4 | Davey Todd | 131.561mph | 17:12.430 | + 17.249s |
| 5 | Joshua Brookes | 129.833mph | 17:26.176 | + 30.995s |
| 6 | James Hillier | 129.21mph | 17:31.221 | + 36.040s |
| 7 | Michael Rutter | 128.86mph | 17:34.075 | + 38.894s |
| 8 | Phillip Crowe | 128.822mph | 17:34.387 | + 39.206s |
| 9 | John McGuinness | 128.724mph | 17:35.184 | + 40.003s |
| 10 | David Johnson | 128.392mph | 17:37.916 | + 42.735s |
| 11 | Brian McCormack | 126.965mph | 17:49.805 | + 54.624s |
| 12 | Shaun Anderson | 126.02mph | 17:57.830 | + 62.649s |
| 13 | Dominic Herbertson | 125.862mph | 17:59.182 | + 64.001s |
| 14 | Craig Neve | 125.736mph | 18:00.267 | + 65.086s |
| 15 | Stephen Smith | 125.555mph | 18:01.818 | + 66.637s |
| 16 | Mike Browne | 125.511mph | 18:02.200 | + 67.019s |
| 17 | Michael Evans | 125.194mph | 18:04.939 | + 69.758s |
| 18 | Samuel West | 125.099mph | 18:05.763 | + 70.582s |
| 19 | Julian Trummer | 124.741mph | 18:08.877 | + 73.696s |
| 20 | Raul Torras Martinez | 123.984mph | 18:15.525 | + 80.344s |
| 21 | James Hind | 123.91mph | 18:16.184 | + 81.003s |
| 22 | Stefano Bonetti | 123.348mph | 18:21.180 | + 85.999s |
| 23 | Mark Parrett | 122.935mph | 18:24.874 | + 89.693s |
| 24 | Forest Dunn | 121.886mph | 18:34.386 | + 99.205s |
| 25 | Ryan Cringle | 121.48mph | 18:38.113 | + 102.932s |
| 26 | Rhys Hardisty | 121.445mph | 18:38.430 | + 103.249s |
| 27 | Mark Goodings | 121.213mph | 18:40.571 | + 105.390s |
| 28 | Anthony Redmond | 120.626mph | 18:46.029 | + 110.848s |
| 29 | Dave Hewson | 120.447mph | 18:47.697 | + 112.516s |
| 30 | James Chawke | 120.444mph | 18:47.727 | + 112.546s |
| 31 | Baz Furber | 120.17mph | 18:50.294 | + 115.113s |
| 32 | Michael Russell | 120.108mph | 18:50.884 | + 115.703s |
| 33 | Timothee Monot | 119.809mph | 18:53.700 | + 118.519s |
| 34 | Matthieu Lagrive | 119.167mph | 18:59.810 | + 124.629s |
| 35 | Jonathan Perry | 118.317mph | 19:08.003 | + 132.822s |
| 36 | Allann Venter | 118.265mph | 19:08.501 | + 133.320s |
| 37 | Paul Potchy Williams | 118.117mph | 19:09.949 | + 134.768s |
| 38 | Erno Kostamo | 115.536mph | 19:35.633 | + 160.452s |
| 39 | Xavier Denis | 115.355mph | 19:37.482 | + 162.301s |
| 40 | Amalric Blanc | 113.069mph | 20:01.289 | + 186.108s |
| 41 | Jamie Coward | - | - | - |
| 42 | Rob Hodson | - | - | - |
| 43 | Rennie Scaysbrook | - | - | - |
- Outright (Superbike) TT lap record: Peter Hickman (BMW), 16m 42.778s, 135.452mph/217.989km/h (2018).
- Superstock TT lap record: Peter Hickman (BMW), 16m 50.601s, 134.403mph/216.301km/h (2018).
- Supersport TT lap record: Michael Dunlop (Yamaha), 17m 29.070s, 129.475mph/208.370km/h (2022)
- Supertwin TT lap record: Michael Dunlop (Paton), 18m 26.543s, 122.750mph/197.547km/h (2018)
| 2023 Isle of Man TT - Superstock Qualifying 4 Results (Thursday) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Best Lap Speed | Best Lap Time | Difference |
| 1 | Michael Dunlop | 132.728mph | 17:03.356 | |
| 2 | Dean Harrison | 132.7mph | 17:03.572 | + 0.216s |
| 3 | Peter Hickman | 131.952mph | 17:09.371 | + 6.015s |
| 4 | James Hillier | 130.195mph | 17:23.263 | + 19.907s |
| 5 | Mike Browne | 129.104mph | 17:32.078 | + 28.722s |
| 6 | John McGuinness | 128.821mph | 17:34.395 | + 31.039s |
| 7 | David Johnson | 127.465mph | 17:45.608 | + 42.252s |
| 8 | Craig Neve | 126.097mph | 17:57.174 | + 53.818s |
| 9 | Phillip Crowe | 125.956mph | 17:58.380 | + 55.024s |
| 10 | Brian McCormack | 125.664mph | 18:00.884 | + 57.528s |
| 11 | Michael Rutter | 123.222mph | 18:22.306 | + 78.950s |
| 12 | Erno Kostamo | 117.463mph | 19:16.345 | + 132.989s |
| 13 | David Datzer | 111.927mph | 20:13.544 | + 190.188s |
| 2023 Isle of Man TT - Supersport Qualifying 4 Results (Thursday) | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Best Lap Speed | Best Lap Time | Difference |
| 1 | Michael Dunlop | 127.557mph | 17:44.844 | |
| 2 | Jamie Coward | 124.675mph | 18:09.459 | + 24.615s |
| 3 | James Hind | 124.553mph | 18:10.526 | + 25.682s |
| 4 | James Hillier | 122.726mph | 18:26.755 | + 41.911s |
| 5 | Dean Harrison | 122.518mph | 18:28.639 | + 43.795s |
| 6 | Craig Neve | 122.036mph | 18:33.015 | + 48.171s |
| 7 | Pierre Yves Bian | 121.65mph | 18:36.547 | + 51.703s |
| 8 | Michael Evans | 121.449mph | 18:38.391 | + 53.547s |
| 9 | Joey Thompson | 121.086mph | 18:41.748 | + 56.904s |
| 10 | Shaun Anderson | 120.651mph | 18:45.795 | + 60.951s |
| 11 | Raul Torras Martinez | 120.431mph | 18:47.847 | + 63.003s |
| 12 | Michal Dokoupil | 120.323mph | 18:48.865 | + 64.021s |
| 13 | Stefano Bonetti | 118.959mph | 19:01.803 | + 76.959s |
| 14 | Brian Mccormack | 118.448mph | 19:06.733 | + 81.889s |
| 15 | Rhys Hardisty | 118.421mph | 19:06.991 | + 82.147s |
| 16 | Jonathan Goetschy | 118.186mph | 19:09.268 | + 84.424s |
| 17 | Tom Weeden | 118.16mph | 19:09.524 | + 84.680s |
| 18 | Amalric Blanc | 117.685mph | 19:14.164 | + 89.320s |
| 19 | Forest Dunn | 117.595mph | 19:15.051 | + 90.207s |
| 20 | Baz Furber | 117.478mph | 19:16.195 | + 91.351s |
| 21 | James Chawke | 117.389mph | 19:17.077 | + 92.233s |
| 22 | Mark Goodings | 116.912mph | 19:21.799 | + 96.955s |
| 23 | Jamie Cringle | 116.843mph | 19:22.486 | + 97.642s |
| 24 | Gary Vines | 116.778mph | 19:23.129 | + 98.285s |
| 25 | Allann Venter | 116.563mph | 19:25.270 | + 100.426s |
| 26 | Stephen Parsons | 116.462mph | 19:26.285 | + 101.441s |
| 27 | Timothee Monot | 116.16mph | 19:29.322 | + 104.478s |
| 28 | Mark Parrett | 115.799mph | 19:32.967 | + 108.123s |
| 29 | Paul Potchy Williams | 115.455mph | 19:36.454 | + 111.610s |
| 30 | Michael Russell | 114.79mph | 19:43.278 | + 118.434s |
| 31 | Martin Morris | 114.62mph | 19:45.025 | + 120.181s |
| 32 | Paul Cassidy | 113.088mph | 20:01.083 | + 136.239s |
| 33 | Jorge Halliday | 112.932mph | 20:02.737 | + 137.893s |
| 34 | David Brook | 112.722mph | 20:04.978 | + 140.134s |
| 35 | Jack Petrie | 112.568mph | 20:06.634 | + 141.790s |
| 36 | Masayuki Yamanaka | 112.301mph | 20:09.501 | + 144.657s |
| 37 | Xavier Denis | 111.449mph | 20:18.741 | + 153.897s |
| 38 | Craig Szczypek | 111.237mph | 20:21.064 | + 156.220s |
| 39 | Jonathan Perry | 111.083mph | 20:22.758 | + 157.914s |
| 40 | Rob Hodson | - | - | - |
| 41 | Paul Jordan | - | - | - |
| 42 | Dominic Herbertson | - | - | - |
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
