Peter Hickman opened the 2019 Isle of Man TT by winning a shortened RST Superbike TT. Already reduced from six to four laps, the Superbike TT was called on the third lap after a crash at Snugborough that took the life of racer Daley Mathison. The race was immediately red flagged, with results reverting to times after the second lap.
Dean Harrison led after the opening lap, with Hickman a close second and Conor Cummins within striking distance, all three posting an average lap speed over 130 mph. Harrison continued to lead for most of the second lap, but Hickman caught up over the last seven miles, finishing 1.7 seconds faster.
Before the race was called, the riders headed to their planned pit stops, and by Glen Helen, Hickman’s lead over Harrison was reduced to just 0.69 seconds. Harrison didn’t get the chance to get any closer as the red flag was waved shortly after. Dean Harrison led after the first lap, averaging a speed of 132.483 mph.
Conor Cummings was another ten seconds back of Hickman and Harrison when the race was called.

2019 Isle of Man TT: RST Superbike TT Top Six Results

Pos.
Rider
Machine/Team
Time
Speed

1
Peter Hickman
BMW/Smiths Racing BMW
34:08.008
132.644 mph

2
Dean Harrison
Kawasaki/Silicone Engineering
34:09.790
132.529 mph

3
Conor Cummins
Honda/Milenco by Padgett’s
34:19.353
132.042 mph

4
James Hillier
Kawasaki/Qattro Plant Wicked Coatings
34:49.727
129.996 mph

5
Michael Rutter
Honda/Bathams Racing
35:02.618
129.199 mph...