Winners
Northern Irishman Robert Dunlop holds the record number of wins, totalling fifteen victories throughout his career. His brother Joey won thirteen races, but the event has been dominated in recent years by Englishman Michael Rutter, who has won twelve races from 1997 to 2008. The next generation of Dunlop entered the record books in 2008 when Robert's son Michael won the 250 cc race. The following year another son, William, won two races.
The early years of the event was dominated by British motorcycle manufacturers, in particular Norton. It was only in 1964 that Honda claimed their first victory. 2010 saw BMW score their first victory at the event and also the first non-Japanese manufacturer to claim a victory since 1997. Yamaha is the only manufacturer to have a clean sweep, winning all five races in 1979.
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