Race outcomes from the three Thursday races at Northern Eire’s greatest bike street race, the North West 200.
Supersport Race 1
Michael Dunlop was victorious in Supersport Race 1 on the 2025 North West 200, a sixth win for the Ballymoney rider on the well-known Triangle circuit and a primary since 2016.
Richard Cooper appeared the person to beat for a lot of the race, his Russell Racing Yamaha proving exceptionally potent in a straight line, however he misplaced out to Dunlop on the ultimate lap.
Davey Todd accomplished the rostrum finishers, having been Cooper’s strongest contender for a lot of the 4 laps.
Dean Harrison was in podium place till Dunlop’s late cost, however simply missed out in the long run in fourth. Peter Hickman rounded out the top-five to make it 4 completely different producers within the first 5 positions.
Jamie Coward was within the entrance group early on however dropped again on lap two, ending sixth in the long run simply behind Hickman, and eight seconds forward of Mike Browne on the second Russell Racing Yamaha.
Adam McLean, Alastair Seeley, and Paul Jordan accomplished the top-10.
High 20 outcomes from Supersport Race 1 on the 2025 North West 200 are beneath.
2025 North West 200 | Supersport | Race 1 | High 20 |
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Pos | Rider | Crew | Motorbike | Timing |
1 | Michael Dunlop | MD Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | WIN |
2 | Richard Cooper | BPE by Russell Racing | Yamaha R6 | 0.378 |
3 | Davey Todd | Milenco by Padgett’s Bikes | Honda CBR600RR | 0.121 |
4 | Dean Harrison | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR600RR | 0.547 |
5 | Peter Hickman | Trooper Triumph by PHR Efficiency | Triumph Avenue Triple 765 | 2.968 |
6 | Jamie Coward | KTS Macadam Triumph Manufacturing facility Racing | Triumph Avenue Triple 765 | 0.314 |
7 | Mike Browne | BPE by Russell Racing | Yamaha R6 | 8.417 |
8 | Adam McLean | Efficiency Racing Achterhoek | Yamaha R6 | 0.559 |
9 | Alastair Seeley | CD Racing by MSS Efficiency | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 0.809 |
10 | Paul Jordan | Jackson Racing by Prosper^2 | Honda CBR600RR | 1.536 |
11 | Ian Hutchinson | ugp MLav Racing | Yamaha R6 | 0.521 |
12 | Josh Brookes | Jackson Racing by Prosper^2 | Honda CBR600RR | 5.639 |
13 | Jeremy McWilliams | JMcC Racing | Yamaha R6 | 4.925 |
14 | Pierre Yves Bian | Trooper Triumph by PHR Efficiency | Triumph Avenue Triple 765 | 1.320 |
15 | Michael Sweeney | EM Constructing | Yamaha R6 | 0.403 |
16 | Michael Evans | Smith Racing | Triumph Avenue Triple 765 | 10.657 |
17 | Nathan Harrison | H&H Bikes | Honda CBR600RR | 4.571 |
18 | Jonathan Goetschy | Optimark Highway Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | 7.531 |
19 | Kevin Keyes | Daracore Racing | Yamaha R6 | 0.387 |
20 | Mauro Poncini | Delmo Racing | Yamaha R6 | 5.294 |
Superbike Race 1
Davey Todd took victory within the opening Superbike race on the 2025 North West 200, main from lights to flag.
It was not a simple race, although, for Todd, who had Dean Harrison making use of strain all through. Harrison appeared to have the tempo to cross Todd, however bumped into stability points when pulling out of the slipstream.
Peter Hickman had been over two seconds behind Harrison on the finish of the second lap, however was inside half-a-second by the start of the ultimate tour. He was finally unable to make a cross, however held on to 3rd place forward of Michael Dunlop .
Dunlop took fourth forward of Ian Hutchinson, who beat Jamie Coward to fifth place.
Erno Kostamo, John McGuinness, Conor Cummins, and Paul Jordan accomplished the top-10.
Alastair Seeley did not end the race. One rider’s bike expired on the Millroad Roundabout on the opening lap, and it seemed to be Seeley’s BMW.
High 20 outcomes from Superbike Race 1 on the 2025 North West 200 are beneath.
2025 North West 200 | Superbike | Race 1 | High 20 |
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Pos | Rider | Crew | Motorbike | Timing |
1 | Davey Todd | 8Ten Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | WIN |
2 | Dean Harrison | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 0.215 |
3 | Peter Hickman | 8Ten Racing BMW Motorrad | BMW M1000 RR | 1.424 |
4 | Michael Dunlop | MD Hawk Racing | BMW M1000 RR | 0.496 |
5 | Ian Hutchinson | Moobob by MLav Racing | BMW M1000 RR | 20.677 |
6 | Jamie Coward | KTS Racing by Stanley Stewart | BMW M1000 RR | 1.541 |
7 | Erno Kostamo | RVS Motorsport | BMW M1000 RR | 0.324 |
8 | John McGuinness | Honda Racing UK | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 11.486 |
9 | Conor Cummins | Burrows Engineering/RK Racing | BMW M1000 RR | 0.311 |
10 | Paul Jordan | Jackson Racing by Prosper^2 | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 0.455 |
11 | Michael Sweeney | MJR Racing | BMW M1000 RR | 1.469 |
12 | Nathan Harrison | H&H Bikes | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 1.743 |
13 | Michael Rutter | Bathams AJN Racing | BMW M1000 RR | 0.526 |
14 | Michael Evans | Dafabet Racing | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 6.162 |
15 | Marcus Simpson | WH Racing powered by Dynobike | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 0.063 |
16 | Sam West | Moto-Hub.co.uk | BMW M1000 RR | 0.373 |
17 | Maurizio Bottalico | Crowe Efficiency | BMW M1000 RR | 2.435 |
18 | James Chawke | Lyonara/Chawkie Racing | BMW M1000 RR | 8.612 |
19 | Josh Brookes | Jackson Racing by Prosper^2 | Honda CBR1000RR-R | 2.428 |
20 | Phillip Crowe | Crowe Efficiency | BMW M1000 RR | 0.780 |