2003 Isle of Man TT

The 2003 Isle of Man TT was the 96th edition of the event. It was marred by the high-profile death of outright lap record holder and nine-time TT winner David Jefferies during practice.^[1] Jefferies crashed at around 180 mph (290 km/h) at Crosby, due to a patch of oil that was not signalled by the marshals.^[2] In the aftermath of Jefferies' crash, Jim Moodie's neck was hit by the cables of a telegraph pole laid down by the accident,^[3] but he was not seriously injured.^[4] Friend and rival of Jefferies John McGuinness was one of the first riders on the scene, and described it to be "like a war zone".^[5]

Isle of Man TT Mountain Course

Formula One TT winner Adrian Archibald at Quarterbridge

Two riders took two wins during the event: Shaun Harris and Adrian Archibald. Shaun Harris won the Production 600 and 1000 races,^[6][7] the only two TT podiums of his career.^[8] Adrian Archibald took an emotional Formula One TT win, which he dedicated to his former team-mate David Jefferies,^[9] and then won the prestigious Senior TT.^[10]

Fog was a recurring issue during the final few days of the event, causing delays and shortened race distances for the Production 600 TT and Senior TT.^[7][10]

Results

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Race 1 - Formula One TT

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	3	Adrian Archibald	Suzuki	1.50.15.7	123.18
2	9	Ian Lougher	Honda	1.51.30.5	121.80
3	4	John McGuinness	Ducati	1.52.35.5	120.63
4	8	Jason Griffiths	Yamaha	1.52.37.4	120.60
5	10	Ryan Farquhar	Suzuki	1.53.07.8	120.06
6	13	Shaun Harris	Suzuki	1.53.41.8	119.46

Race 2 - Sidecar Race A

Rank	Number	Rider	Passenger	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	2	Ian Bell	Neil Carpenter	DMR Bell Yamaha	1 01 39.0	110.16
2	9	Nick Crowe	Darren Hope	Ireson	1 02 30.6	108.64
3	11	Steve Norbury	Andrew Smith	Shelbourne Yamaha	1 02 54.3	107.96
4	18	Andrew Laidlow	Patrick Farrance	Baker Yamaha	1 03 13.8	107.40
5	14	Tony Baker	Mark Hegarty	Baker Yamaha	1 04 12.3	105.77
6	6	Allan Schofield	Mark Cox	Jacobs	1 04 13.6	105.74

Race 3 - Lightweight 400cc

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	4	John McGuinness	Honda	1.22.40.97	109.52
2	2	Richard Britton	Honda	1.23.07.29	108.94
3	8	Ryan Farquhar	Kawasaki	1.23.23.21	108.59
4	6	Dave Madsen-Mygdal	Honda	1.24.28.96	107.18
5	12	Robert J Price	Yamaha	1.26.00.42	105.28
6	15	Alan Bennie	Yamaha FZR	1.27.34.27	103.40

Race 4 - Ultralightweight 125cc

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	62	Chris Palmer	Honda	1.23.20.57	108.65
2	61	Michael Wilcox	Honda	1.24.00.46	107.79
3	69	Ian Lougher	Honda	1.24.21.04	107.35
4	63	Robert Dunlop	Honda	1.24.47.25	106.80
5	71	Nigel Beattie	Mannin Honda	1.27.15.22	103.78
6	65	Paul Owen	Honda	1.28.43.71	102.06

Race 5 - International Production 1000

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	13	Shaun Harris	Suzuki	55.39.38	122.02
2	15	Bruce Anstey	Suzuki	55.55.42	121.44
3	10	Ryan Farquhar	Suzuki	56.10.50	120.90
4	2	Richard Britton	Suzuki	56.20.87	120.53
5	20	Chris Heath	Suzuki	56.52.84	119.40
6	8	Jason Griffiths	Yamaha	57.07.66	118.88

Race 6 - Junior 600cc

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	12	Bruce Anstey	Triumph	1.15.13.98	120.36
2	9	Ian Lougher	Honda	1.15.24.94	120.07
3	3	Adrian Archibald	Suzuki	1.15.30.00	119.94
4	10	Ryan Farquhar	Kawasaki	1.15.31.15	119.91
5	13	Shaun Harris	Suzuki	1.15.48.42	119.45
6	8	Jason Griffiths	Yamaha	1.15.54.72	119.29

Race 7 - Sidecar Race B

Rank	Number	Rider	Passenger	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	1	Dave Molyneux	Craig Hallam	DMR Honda	1.04.25.17	105.42
2	9	Nick Crowe	Darren Hope	Ireson	1.05.15.67	104.07
3	3	Greg Lambert	Daniel Sayle	Molyneux	1.06.17.31	102.45
4	8	Ben Dixon	Mark Lambert	Molyneux	1.06.37.02	101.95
5	16	Geoff Bell	Jake Beckworth	DMR Yamaha	1.06.48.06	101.67
6	7	John Holden	Colin Hardman	Fanuc Yamaha	1.07.15.87	100.97

Race 8 - Production 600

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	13	Shaun Harris	Suzuki	37.49.79	119.68
2	9	Ian Lougher	Honda	38.06.10	118.83
3	10	Ryan Farquhar	Kawasaki	38.10.17	118.62
4	3	Adrian Archibald	Suzuki	38.13.25	118.46
5	8	Jason Griffiths	Yamaha	38.17.08	118.26
6	5	Richard Britton	Honda	38.31.98	117.50

Race 9 - Senior TT

Rank	Number	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed (mph)
1	0	Adrian Archibald	Suzuki	1.12.42.9	124.53
2	2	John McGuinness	Ducati	1.13.03.7	123.93
3	7	Ian Lougher	Honda	1.13.29.5	123.21
4	3	Jason Griffiths	Yamaha	1.13.44.1	122.80
5	4	Ryan Farquhar	Suzuki	1.14.00.1	122.36
6	6	Shaun Harris	Suzuki	1.14.15.0	121.95