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 Harrison approaching Quarter Bridge during the 2014 Isle of Man TT | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Dean Harrison 24 January 1989 Bradford, England | ||||||||||||||
| Current team | Honda Racing UK | ||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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Dean Harrison (born 24 January 1989) is an English professional motorcycle racer. He has won three Isle of Man TT races, and has 30 podium finishes as of early June 2024.[1]
Harrison also competes in the Southern 100, Oliver's Mount, North West 200 road-circuit races,[1] and British Superbike Championship.[2]
Racing career
[edit]Harrison was 18 years old when he began motorcycle racing from his hometown, Bradford.[3]
Harrison has won the Isle of Man TT 3 times. These were the Lightweight TT in 2014, the Supersport TT in 2018, and the Senior TT in 2019. His best lap was 134.9 mph, then the second fastest ever. He has had 16 podium finishes to date. He also has earned four Classic TT wins between 2014 and 2019.[1]
He holds the Superbike TT lap record of 16:50.384, set in 2018 with his Kawasaki ZX 10R.[4]
Harrison is the third most successful rider in the Southern 100 event's 65-year history, with 24 solo wins culminating in three solo championship wins between 2017 and 2019.[1]
Harrison has earned 68 solo wins at the Oliver's Mount racing circuit, had four podium finishes in the North West 200, and two wins at the Ulster GP, holding a Superstock record of 133.835 mph as of 2023.[1]
Harrison left DAO Racing, the team he raced with for eight years, at the end of 2023.[5] On 15 November 2023, it was announced that Harrison will ride for Honda Racing UK on the roads and in the British championship from 2024.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Harrison was born in Bradford, England. He is married and is known to have two children.[8] His father, Conrad Harrison, is a former TT competitor who won a Sidecar TT in 2014.[9]
From 2024, Harrison is based in Laxey, Isle of Man.[10]
Full TT results
[edit]| 2024 | Supersport TT 1 3 | Superbike TT 3 | Superstock TT 1 4 | Supersport TT 1 2 | Senior TT 3 | |||
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| 2023 | Superbike TT 3 | Superstock TT 1 3 | Supersport TT 1 3 | Supersport TT 2 3 | Senior TT 2 | Superstock TT 2 3 | ||
| 2022 | Superbike TT 2 | Superstock TT 4 | Supersport TT 1 2 | Supersport TT 2 3 | Senior TT 2 | |||
| 2019 | Superbike TT 2 | Superstock TT 2 | Supersport TT 1 4 | Supersport TT 2 2 | Senior TT 1 | |||
| 2018 | Superbike TT DNF | Superstock TT 3 | Supersport TT 1 2 | Supersport TT 2 1 | Senior TT 2 | |||
| 2017 | Superbike TT 3 | Superstock TT 5 | Supersport TT 1 DNF | Supersport TT 2 Cancelled | Senior TT 3 | TT Zero 4 | ||
| 2016 | Superbike TT 5 | Superstock TT 2 | Supersport TT 1 2 | Supersport TT 2 3 | Senior TT 4 | |||
| 2015 | Superbike TT 31 | Superstock TT 13 | Supersport TT 1 DNF | Supersport TT 2 DNF | Senior TT 11 | |||
| 2014 | Superbike TT 8 | Superstock TT 1 2 | Supersport TT 4 | Supersport TT 2 4 | Senior TT DNF | Lightweight TT 1 | ||
| 2013 | Superbike TT 11 | Superstock TT 4 | Supersport TT 1 7 | Supersport TT 2 8 | Senior TT 8 | Lightweight TT 2 | ||
| 2012 | Superbike TT 9 | Superstock TT DNF | Supersport TT 1 DNF | Supersport TT 2 13 | Senior TT Cancelled | Lightweight TT 12 | ||
| 2011 | Superbike TT DNF | Superstock TT 27 | Supersport TT 1 25 | Supersport TT 2 12 | Senior TT DNF |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "DEAN HARRISON". DAO Racing. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ Barstow, Ollie (2023-06-22). "Fit and focused Dean Harrison cracks BSB top ten after TT boost". BikeSport News. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ Dean Harrison daoracing.im, via Wayback Machine. Archived on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024
- ^ "Current Isle of Man TT Lap Records". Isle of Man TT. 2018. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Dean Harrison and DAO Racing to part ways after eight years". Crash. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
- ^ "Honda signs Dean Harrison as part of 2024 Isle of Man TT line-up". Crash. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Dean Harrison Honda Racing. Retrieved 3 June 2024
- ^ Harrison, Dean (Oct 21, 2019). "Dean Harrison". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Harrison completes family TT double". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ Dean Harrison hopes Honda switch will provide missing link in bid for maiden NW200 Superbike success Belfast Newsletter, 4 April 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024
- ^ "Database". www.iomttraces.com. Retrieved 2023-10-23.