Michael Dunlop has won the opening Supersport race at the Isle of Man TT to equal the all-time record of 26 wins at the event achieved by his uncle Joey.
Dunlop powered his way around four laps of the Mountain Course to draw level with the benchmark which has stood for 24 years.
The 35-year-old was made to battle for his victory, first overhauling early leader Dean Harrison and then seeing off the challenge of the charging Davey Todd to win by 8.5 seconds from Todd, with Harrison third.
The Northern Irishman has now won five successive Supersport races at the TT after racking up doubles in the class on his Yamaha in both 2022 and 2023.
Dunlop’s record tally of triumphs in the middleweight class now stands at 12.
He will have seven opportunities to surpass Joey’s total when he competes in all the remaining solo races this week.
