Previous Winners
2007
One of the stars of the Centenary TT has secured the Geoff Duke Trophy as winner of the Duke Road Race Rankings.
Manxman Conor Cummins, who secured a fifth, two sixths and an eighth place at TT, secured the top position without turning a wheel in the final round.
With a commanding lead in the series, Cummins decided to sit out the final round - the 57th Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup Races. It must have been a nail-biting weekend for the 21- year-old star as he waited to see if second-placed Guy Martin could do enough to overhaul his lead.
Guy, who secured three podium finishes at the Centenary TT, and his Hydrex Honda were almost unbeatable at Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough. He re-wrote the record books, but it wasn’t enough to beat Conor’s Duke Road Race Rankings lead.
Guy had to settle for second place, 138 points behind, but 281 points ahead of third placed William Dunlop. It is a remarkable feat by Conor, of Ramsey, in only his first full year of pure road racing.
Duke Video managing director Peter Duke offered his congratulations to Conor. ‘What a fantastic result for the Isle of Man, and for road racing in general, to have Conor with the Geoff Duke Trophy in only his first full year in pure road racing. He has always shown great promise on both short and road circuits, but to be number one with such consistency, maturity and sheer speed against top opposition tells us we have a real star in the making here.’
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor Cummins | 1936 |
| 2 | Guy Martin | 1798 |
| 3 | William Dunlop | 1517 |
| 4 | Ian Lougher | 1380 |
| 5 | Chris Palmer | 1131 |
| 6 | John McGuinness | 1042 |
| 7 | Cameron Donald | 961 |
| 8 | Ryan Farquhar | 908 |
| 9 | Darren Burns | 852 |
| 10 | Ivan Lintin | 825 |
2006
The twenty-five round series, held at all national and international road races in the north and south of Ireland, the Isle of Man and England, was the closest fought to date.
At the conclusion of the series a mere 147 points separated the champion and second place man, Martin Finnegan, who in turn was just nine points ahead of the late Darran Lindsay. Guy Martin joined the fray in 15th position after the North West 200 and only competed in a handful of road races in 2006, but still managed to finish in an impressive fourth place, with Raymond Porter and Cameron Donald, completing the top six.
The famous Dunlop family filled three of the top ten places, Michael in seventh, William in ninth and Robert in tenth position.
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Lougher | 1719 |
| 2 | Martin Finnegan | 1572 |
| 3 | Darran Lindsay | 1563 |
| 4 | Guy Martin | 1382 |
| 5 | Raymond Porter | 1245 |
| 6 | Cameron Donald | 1090 |
| 7 | Michael Dunlop | 1049 |
| 8 | John Burrows | 956 |
| 9 | William Dunlop | 852 |
| 10 | Robert Dunlop | 830 |
2005
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Lougher | 2699 |
| 2 | Ryan Farquhar | 2229 |
| 3 | Guy Martin | 1798 |
| 4 | Richard Britton | 1400 |
| 5 | Chris Palmer | 1183 |
| 6 | Martin Finnegan | 973 |
| 7 | Adrian Archibald | 873 |
| 8 | John McGuinness | 782 |
| 9 | Jason Griffiths | 739 |
| 10 | Bruce Anstey | 728 |
2004
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Farquhar | 2031 |
| 2 | Darran Lindsay | 1647 |
| 3 | Ian Lougher | 1597 |
| 4 | John McGuinness | 1051 |
| 5 | Guy Martin | 1016 |
| 6 | Martin Finnegan | 952 |
| 7 | Bruce Anstey | 930 |
| 8 | Chris Palmer | 898 |
| 9 | Richard Britton | 816 |
| 10 | Adrian Archibald | 606 |
2003
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Farquhar | 1981 |
| 2 | Ian Lougher | 1539 |
| 3 | Adrian Archibald | 807 |
| 4 | Chris Palmer | 791 |
| 5 | Richard Britton | 708 |
| 6 | Jason Griffiths | 669 |
| 7 | Bruce Anstey | 448 |
| 8 | Martin Finnegan | 379 |
| 9 | John McGuinness | 368 |
| 10 | Robert Dunlop | 330 |
2002
| Pos | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Lougher | 2652 |
| 2 | Ryan Farquhar | 1464 |
| 3 | Darran Lindsay | 1267 |
| 4 | Richard Britton | 1097 |
| 5 | Adrian Archibald | 938 |
| 6 | Jason Griffiths | 893 |
| 7 | Chris Palmer | 892 |
| 8 | Gary Jess | 760 |
| 9 | David Jefferies | 650 |
| 10 | Robert Dunlop | 460 |
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