Isle of Man TT 2019 results: Johnston and Hickman winners on tragic first day at Isle of Man TT after Daley Mathison death
Re-live the action from the first day of the Isle of Man TT
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Your support makes all the difference.The first day of the Isle of Man TT combined entertainment and tragedy as Peter Hickman and Lee Johnston took victories overshadowed by a rider's death.
The opening RST Superbike race was red flagged due to an accident, which claimed the life of rider Daley Mathison. Race leaders Hickman and Dean Harrison had embarked on their third of four laps when the red flags were brought out due to a crash at Snugborough, on the run towards Union Mills early in the lap, which led to the standings at the end of lap two being used to determine the results and award Hickman his third TT victory. It has since been confirmed by Mathison's wife that he died following the accident.
The second race of the day saw the Birchall brothers, Ben and Tom, power to victory with a new race record in the Locate.IM Sider Race 1, and in the final race of the day Johnston clinched his first victory at the TT in the Monster Energy Supersport Race One ahead of James Hillier and Hickman. Follow the live action below.
What time does it start?
The RST Superbike race begins at 10:45am BST on Monday 3 June,
Where can I watch it?
Race highlights will be shown on ITV 4 from 9pm.
How can I follow it?
Races are not shown live from the TT, so the best way to follow the action as it happens is with local radio or The Independent’s live blog throughout the event. Radio coverage is provided by Manx Radio over the fortnight, while live timing is available through the official www.iomttraces.com website.
Monday schedule
10:45am: RST Superbike Race
1pm: Locate.IM Sidecar Race 1
3pm: Lightweight qualifying
3:55pm: TT Zero qualifying
6:30pm: Monster Energy Supersport Race 1
Lap 2: Halfway standings
1. Hickman
2. Harrison +1.782s
3. Cummins +9.345s
4. Hillier +41.719s
5. Rutter +54.610s
6. Dunlop +57.316s
7. 7. Coward +34.100
8. D Johnson +35.049s
9. G Johnson +1:17.645s
10. Todd
Lap 3: So Hickman leads at the end of the second lap but Harrison - just like last year - has the faster pit stop, and you would not be surprised to see Harrison lead at Glen Helen. Davey Todd's transponder meanwhil isn't working, which is why there's no gap for him in the standings, but he's running in 10th place. Lee Johnston meanwhile retires at the end of the second lap.
Lap 3: Towards Glen Helen we go and Harrison is back in front of Cummins on the road, but the Padgetts Honda is tucked right in behind him. Here's Hickman...he leads! Hickman has a 0.690s lead over Harrison, with the Kawasaki unable to pull out the usual advantage he holds on the first lap of the circuit.
Lap 3: The stops have shaken the order up there as Hillier has plummeted down the order - he must have had a problem between the Grandstand and Glen Helen. Rutter is up to fourth with Dunlop fifth, David Johnson sixth and Hillier dropping to seventh, but there's still more riders to come and that could get worse.
RED FLAG: Harrison and Cummins had made it to Ballaugh Bridge just as the red flags came out, and it's reported in from race control that there's been an incident at Snugborough near Union Mills, which is near the third milestone not long into the lap.
RED FLAG: Hickman, Rutter, Dunlop, Johnson, Hillier, Gary Johnson and Hutchinson were all through Glen Helen at the time of the red flag, which requires riders to stop immediately and wait until they're collected. It means we'll have a lengthy delay on our hands, and we await news from race control on both the incident and also whether this will be declared as a result.
RED FLAG: Still nothing in from race control, and given the reports that can come from around the 37.7-mile circuit that can emulate without basis, we will not be reporting anything unless it's confirmed given the severity that can come with accidents at the TT.
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