Glorious sunshine once again bathed the Isle of Man on Friday afternoon in what was just the second qualifying session of the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races so far.
Dean Harrison led the charge, posting the fastest time of the day on his Honda Racing Superstock machine with a lap at 132.853mph – just shy of his Wednesday benchmark.
Davey Todd, aboard the Monster Energy by 8TEN Racing BMW, topped the Superbike leaderboard with a 132.673mph lap.
Meanwhile, Ryan and Callum Crowe made history in the Sidecar category, clocking the fastest-ever qualifying lap by a three-wheeler at 120.202mph.
Superbike & Superstock
The session began at 1:20pm, with most front-runners opting for Superstock machines.
Harrison initially topped the Superstock board at 131.434mph, followed by Peter Hickman (130.797mph) and Michael Dunlop (130.225mph).
Todd, however, set the fastest lap of the session on his Superbike at 132.673mph.
Harrison later improved to 132.853mph, while Hickman moved into second with 132.290mph.
Manxman also Nathan Harrison broke the 130mph barrier for the first time with a 130.172mph lap, and Ian Hutchinson marked his fastest lap since 2022 at 129.756mph.
Sidecars Domination
The Crowes led the field with an opening lap of 119.668mph, before smashing their own record with a blistering 120.202mph on their second run.
Pete Founds and Jevan Walmsley moved into second with 116.638mph, while newcomers Kieran Clarke and Andrew Johnson impressed at 109.354mph.
Supersport & Supertwin Action
Harrison set the fastest-ever Supersport qualifying lap at 128.093mph, ahead of Dunlop (127.739mph) and Hickman (127.543mph).
In the Supertwin class, Michael Evans led with 121.426mph, but Dunlop stole the show with a standing-start lap of 122.159mph – the fastest of the session.
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