2004 Isle of Man TT

Isle of Man TT Mountain Course
Pit-straight during the 2004 Isle of Man TT

The 2004 Isle of Man TT was the 97th edition of the event. John McGuinness won three TT races, more than anyone that year. Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle took the two sidecar races, while Adrian Archibald won the marquee Senior TT.[1]

The event marked the last TT race for 125cc bikes on the Mountain Course.[2]

Three competitors died during the event: 125cc rider Serge Le Moal and sidecar passenger Paul Cowley during practice,[3][4] and Colin Breeze during the Formula One TT race.[5]

Results

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Race 1 – Formula One TT

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 3 England John McGuinness Yamaha 1 12 13.2 125.38
2 1 Northern Ireland Adrian Archibald Suzuki 1 12 31.8 124.84
3 5 New Zealand Bruce Anstey Suzuki 1 12 58.0 124.10
4 4 Wales Jason Griffiths Yamaha 1 13 20.3 123.47
5 2 Wales Ian Lougher Honda 1 13 27.7 123.26
6 8 Northern Ireland Richard Britton Suzuki 1 13 53.1 122.55

Race 2 – Sidecar Race A

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Rank Number Rider Passenger Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1 Isle of Man Dave Molyneux Daniel Sayle DRM Honda 1 01 00.0 111.33
2 3 Isle of Man Nick Crowe Darren Hope DRM Honda 1 01 59.0 109.56
3 5 England Steve Norbury Scott Parnell Shelbourne Yamaha 1 02 51.8 108.03
4 4 England Roy Hanks Dave Wells DMR Yamaha 1 03 02.5 107.72
5 15 England Greg Lambert Ivan Murray DMR Honda 1 03 23.4 107.13
6 8 England Philip Dongworth Stuart Castles Ireson Kawasaki 1 03 44.8 106.53

Race 3 – Lightweight 400cc

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 41 England John McGuinness Honda 1 22 06.4 110.28
2 47 England Steve Linsdell Yamaha 1 22 39.6 109.54
3 49 England Mark Parrett Honda 1 22 42.4 109.48
4 67 Roy Richardson Honda 1 23 02.0 109.05
5 45 Isle of Man Johnny Barton Yamaha 1 23 44.8 108.12
6 48 Derran Slous Yamaha 1 24 04.7 107.69
Robert Dunlop took second place for his last Isle of Man TT

Race 4 – Ultralightweight 125cc

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1 England Chris Palmer Honda 1 23 07.6 108.93
2 4 Northern Ireland Robert Dunlop Honda 1 24 05.5 107.68
3 7 Isle of Man Nigel Beattie Honda 1 25 56.4 105.36
4 6 England Garry Bennett Honda 1 26 05.1 105.18
5 16 Matt Jackson Honda 1 26 20.6 104.87
6 10 England Mark Tyrrell Honda 1 26 47.2 104.33

Race 5 - International Production 1000

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 5 New Zealand Bruce Anstey Suzuki 54 53.5 123.72
2 3 England John McGuinness Yamaha 55 11.5 123.05
3 4 Wales Jason Griffiths Yamaha 55 17.3 122.83
4 2 Wales Ian Lougher Honda 55 22.7 122.63
5 1 Northern Ireland Adrian Archibald Suzuki 55 49.5 121.65
6 8 Northern Ireland Richard Britton Suzuki 56 24.5 120.39

Race 6 - Junior 600cc

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 3 England John McGuinness Yamaha 1 15 06.0 120.57
2 5 New Zealand Bruce Anstey Suzuki 1 15 23.0 120.12
3 4 Wales Jason Griffiths Yamaha 1 15 45.6 119.52
4 8 Northern Ireland Richard Britton Honda 1 16 10.8 118.86
5 10 England Mark Parrett Yamaha 1 16 27.3 118.43
6 12 Republic of Ireland Martin Finnegan Yamaha 1 16 53.9 117.75

Race 7 - Sidecar Race B

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Rank Number Rider Passenger Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1 Isle of Man Dave Molyneux Daniel Sayle DRM Honda 1 01 04.2 111.20
2 3 Isle of Man Nick Crowe Darren Hope DRM Honda 1 01 41.6 110.08
3 5 England Steve Norbury Scott Parnell Shelbourne Yamaha 1 02 22.3 108.88
4 4 England Roy Hanks Dave Wells DRM Honda 1 02 32.7 108.58
5 6 England Gary Bryan Steven Hedison Baker Yamaha 1 03 04.9 107.66
6 15 England Greg Lambert Ivan Murray DRM Honda 1 03 11.0 107.48

Race 8 - Production 600

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 6 Northern Ireland Ryan Farquhar Kawasaki 57 46.6 117.54
2 5 New Zealand Bruce Anstey Suzuki 57 48.9 117.46
3 3 England John McGuinness Yamaha 57 57.9 117.16
4 4 Wales Jason Griffiths Yamaha 58 07.9 116.82
5 2 Wales Ian Lougher Honda 58 21.1 116.38
6 7 Republic of Ireland Raymond Porter Suzuki 58 44.0 115.63

Race 9 - Senior TT

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1 Northern Ireland Adrian Archibald Suzuki 1 13 08.1 123.81
2 5 New Zealand Bruce Anstey Suzuki 1 13 38.3 122.96
3 14 Isle of Man Gary Carswell Suzuki 1 15 03.3 120.64
4 10 England Mark Parrett Yamaha 1 15 09.9 120.47
5 12 Republic of Ireland Martin Finnegan Yamaha 1 15 10.7 120.44
6 9 England Chris Heath Honda 1 15 22.1 120.14

Notes

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  1. ^ "Three-time Isle of Man TT winner Adrian Archibald inducted into Irish motorcycling's Hall of Fame".
  2. ^ "TT 2004".
  3. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  5. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  6. ^ "TT 2004 Results".
  7. ^ "Database". www.iomttraces.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.