2009 Manx Grand Prix colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" Race details Date 22 August – 4 Sep 2009 Location Douglas, Isle of Man Course Road Course
The 2009 Manx Grand Prix was held between Saturday 22 August and Friday 4 September 2009 on the 37.733-mile Mountain Course.
The Blue Riband event of race week was won by Michael Russell claiming victory in the Senior. The Ultra-Lightweight race proved to be an historic event with Carolynn Sells becoming the first female solo winner on the Snaefell Mountain Course. A hat-trick of successive race wins was completed by Ryan Farquhar winning the Senior Classic race. The Junior Manx Grand Prix was won by Stephen McIlvenna and Sean Murphy the Newcomers Race with Adrian Kershaw winning Class B. The combined Junior Classic Race was won by Chris McGahan and Ewan Hamilton winning the 250 cc Class. There was further race win for Ryan Farquhar in the new Post Classic Race Class with Brian Mateer first in Class (ii). There was a second successive win for Dan Sayle in the Lightweight Manx Grand Prix and second race win on the Mountain Course in 2009 after winning Sidecar TT Race 'A'. Musician Jake Drake-Brockman, a former member with the Liverpool group Echo & the Bunnymen, was involved in a fatal road traffic accident near Orrisdale North when the vintage BSA motorcycle he was riding was in collision with a converted ambulance.Manx Independent p1 dated 4 September 2009 ISSN 1358-4391 Isle of Man Newspapers
Results
Practice Times
2009 Senior Manx Grand Prix Practice Times and Leaderboard Plates; Black race digits on Yellow race plates. Rank Rider Mon 24 Aug Tues 25 Aug Wed 26 Aug Thurs 27 Aug Fri 28 Aug Sat 29 Aug 1 Scott Wilson 750 cc Suzuki 20' 02.95 112.912 mph 19' 14.83 117.618 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 2 Ryan McCay 750 cc Suzuki —— No Time 19' 14.85 117.615 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 3 Ryan Kneen 600 cc Honda 19' 34.72 115.626 mph 19' 17.33 117.363 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 23' 34.94 95.995 mph 23' 21.05 96.947 mph 4 Simon Fulton 750 cc Suzuki —— No Time 19' 20.65 117.028 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 25' 35.53 88.457 mph —— No Time 5 Sean Murphy 600 cc Honda 19' 46.35 114.492 mph 19' 26.54 116.436 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 23' 54.54 94.684 mph —— No Time 6 Wayne Kirwan 600 cc Yamaha 19' 48.74 114.262 mph 19' 30.75 116.022 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 7 Michael Sweeney 600 cc Yamaha 20' 06.43 112.587 mph 19' 32.64 115.831 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 8 Noel Patterson 750 cc Suzuki 19' 34.72 115.626 mph 19' 38.52 115.253 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 25' 34.72 88.430 mph —— No Time 9 Alan Jackson 750 cc Suzuki —— No Time 19' 35.09 115.590 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 10 Stephen Mcllvenna 600 cc Yamaha 19' 38.46 115.259 mph 19' 38.67 115.239 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 21' 26.22 105.602 mph 20' 53.78 108.335 mph 11 Andrew Brady 748 cc Suzuki —— No Time 19' 39.24 115.183 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 12 Phil McGurk 600 cc Honda 19' 50.63 114.080 mph 19' 42.82 114.834 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 13 Jules Croft 600 cc Yamaha 20' 13.49 111.932 mph 19' 43.37 114.781 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 24' 00.26 94.308 mph —— No Time 14 Peter Symes 750 cc Suzuki —— No Time 19' 45.19 114.604 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 15 Glyn Jones 750 cc Suzuki 19' 45.92 114.534 mph —— No Time Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 23' 40.98 95.587 mph 22' 57.46 98.607 mph 16 David Lumsden 600 cc Yamaha 20' 06.75 112.557 mph 19' 46.26 114.501 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 17 Mike Minns 600 cc Honda 19' 56.58 113.514 mph 20' 00.34 113.158 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 18 Simon Perkin 675 cc Triumph 20' 24.64 110.912 mph 20' 01.70 113.030 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 19 Andy Cowin 600 cc Kawasaki 20' 32.80 110.179 mph 20' 01.83 113.018 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 20 Ivan Lintin 600 cc Suzuki 20' 01.90 113.012 mph 20' 07.85 112.454 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 23' 00.60 98.383 mph —— No Time
2009 Junior Manx Grand Prix Practice Times and Leaderboard Plates; Black race digits on Blue race plates. Rank Rider Mon 24 Aug Tues 25 Aug Wed 27 Aug Thurs 28 Aug Fri 29 Aug Sat 30 Aug 1 Ryan Kneen 600 cc Honda 19' 34.72 115.626 mph 19' 17.33 117.363 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 23' 34.94 95.995 mph 23' 21.05 96.947 mph 2 Sean Murphy 600 cc Honda 19' 46.35 114.492 mph 19' 26.54 116.436 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time 23' 25.70 96.626 mph 3 Wayne Kirwan 600 cc Yamaha 19' 48.74 114.262 mph 19' 30.75 116.022 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 4 Michael Sweeney 600 cc Yamaha 20' 06.43 112.587 mph 19' 32.64 115.831 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 5 Stephen Mcllvenna 600 cc Yamaha 19' 38.46 115.259 mph 19' 38.67 115.239 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 21' 26.22 105.602 mph 20' 53.78 108.335 mph 6 Phil McGurk 600 cc Honda 19' 50.63 114.080 mph 19' 42.82 114.834 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 7 Jules Croft 600 cc Yamaha 20' 13.49 111.932 mph 19' 43.37 114.781 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 24' 00.26 94.308 mph —— No Time 8 David Lumsden 600 cc Yamaha 20' 06.75 112.557 mph 19' 46.26 114.501 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 9 Noel Patterson 675 cc Triumph —— No Time 19' 54.47 113.714 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 10 Mike Minns 600 cc Honda 19' 56.58 113.514 mph 20' 00.34 113.158 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time
2009 Senior Classic Practice Times and Leaderboard Plates; White digits on Black race plates. Classic Machines 351 cc-500 cc Rank Rider Mon 24 Aug Tues 25 Aug Wed 26 Aug Thurs 27 Aug Fri 28 Aug Sat 29 Aug 1 Ryan Farquhar 500 cc Paton 20' 25.40 110.844 mph —— No Time Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 2 Oliver Linsdell 500 cc Paton 21' 02.72 107.568 mph 21' 17.31 106.339 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time 22' 12.11 101.965 mph 3 Alan Oversby 497 cc MV Agusta 21' 12.83 106.713 mph —— No Time Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 22' 16.31 101.644 mph —— No Time 4 Roy Richardson 476 cc Aermacchi —— No Time 21' 34.26 104.946 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 23' 15.22 97.352 mph —— No Time 5 Mark Herbertson 500 cc Matchless 22' 37.06 100.090 mph —— No Time Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 6 Mark Parrett 500 cc Matchless 23' 43.52 95.417 mph 22' 43.02 99.653 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 25' 01.32 90.472 mph —— No Time 7 Alan Brew 496 cc Seeley —— No Time 22' 47.64 99.315 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 8 Paul Coward 498 cc Weslake 23' 01.67 98.307 mph 22' 52.82 98.941 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time 23' 39.05 95.717 mph 9 Wattie Brown 498 cc Norton 22' 54.17 98.844 mph 23' 26.26 96.588 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 23' 36.41 88.406 mph 24' 07.03 93.867 mph 10 Andy Reynolds 499 cc Paton 22' 56.40 98.684 mph 23' 01.37 98.328 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time 25' 00.75 90.507 mph
2009 Junior Classic Practice Times and Leaderboard Plates; Black digits on White race plates. Class A Classic Machines 300 cc-350 cc Rank Rider Mon 24 Aug Tues 25 Aug Wed 26 Aug Thurs 27 Aug Fri 28 Aug Sat 29 Aug 1 Roy Richardson 348 cc Aermacchi 22' 39.67 99.898 mph —— No Time Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 24' 12.98 93.482 mph —— No Time 2 Chris McGahan 346 cc Honda —— No Time 22' 54.20 98.842 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 3 Bill Swallow 349 cc AJS 23' 13.95 97.441 mph 23' 18.32 97.137 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 25' 01.75 90.446 mph 24' 28.96 92.465 mph 4 Mark Parrett 350 cc Honda 24' 17.26 93.208 mph 23' 18.82 97.102 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 5 Paul Coward 347 cc Honda —— No Time 23' 30.27 96.313 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 24' 50.49 91.130 mph 26' 23.35 85.785 mph 6 Nigel Moore 350 cc Honda 23' 54.08 97.714 mph —— No Time Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 25' 01.89 90.438 mph —— No Time 7 David Madsen-Mygdal 350 cc Honda 24' 11.99 93.546 mph —— No Time Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 24' 55.85 90.803 mph 24' 41.74 91.668 mph 8 Alec Whitewell 350 cc Honda 24' 22.27 92.889 mph —— No Time Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time —— No Time 9 Alan Brew 349 cc Drixton 24' 30.99 92.338 mph 24' 48.33 91.262 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 26' 03.91 86.852 mph 25' 07.52 90.100 mph 10 Mark Herbertson 350 cc AJS —— No Time 24' 33.57 92.176 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time 24' 49.53 91.189 mph
2009 Newcomers Race 'A' Practice Times and Leaderboard Plates; White digits on Red race plates Class A 550 cc-750 cc Four-stroke Four-cylinder motorcycles. 651 cc-1000 cc Four-stroke Twin-cylinder motorcycles. 601 cc-675 cc Four-stroke Three-cylinder motorcycles. Rank Rider Mon 24 Aug Tues 25 Aug Wed 26 Aug Thurs 27 Aug Fri 28 Aug 1 Sean Murphy 600 cc Honda 19' 46.35 114.492 mph 19' 26.54 116.436 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 23' 54.54 94.684 mph 2 Leo Fitzgerald 600c Yamaha 20' 33.97 110.074 mph 20' 11.68 112.099 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 23' 15.02 97.366 mph 3 Benny Smith 600 cc Yamaha 21' 15.68 106.475 mph 20' 32.11 110.241 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time 4 Derek Sheils 600c Yamaha 21' 12.02 106.781 mph 20' 35.92 109.901 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time 5 Grant Wagstaff 599 cc Yamaha 23' 54.08 97.714 mph 20' 46.74 108.946 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 24' 53.63 90.938 mph 6 David Mulligan 600c Yamaha 21' 15.68 106.475 mph 20' 55.28 108.206 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 24' 43.74 91.544 mph 7 Paul Smyth 600 cc Yamaha 21' 30.57 105.246 mph 21' 05.38 107.342 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 23' 22.25 96.864 mph 8 Neil Brown 600 cc Suzuki 23' 43.19 99.640 mph 21' 44.34 104.136 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time —— No Time 9 Ciaran O'Callaghan 600 cc Yamaha 22' 46.93 99.367 mph 21' 34.07 104.962 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 26' 04.60 86.814 mph 10 Michael Gillan 600 cc Kawasaki 21' 36.78 104.742 mph 21' 44.34 104.136 mph Untimed Practice Cancelled No Time 29' 04.63 77.855 mph
2009 Newcomers Race 'B' Practice Times and Leaderboard Plates; White digits on Red race plates. Class B . 125 cc-Two-stroke Single-cylinder motorcycles. 251 cc-400 cc Four-stroke Four-cylinder motorcycles. Up to 650 cc Four-stroke Twin-cylinder motorcycles.