The Southern 100 Road Races committee is pleased to confirm the timetable for the 2026 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Southern 100 Road Races.
The 2026 meeting will begin on Monday 6th July with newcomer familiarisation laps followed by qualifying sessions for all solo and sidecar classes. Roads will close from 6:00pm until 9:40pm.
Qualifying continues on Tuesday evening, with competitors receiving further track time ahead of racing getting underway on Wednesday morning. Roads will again close from 6:00pm until 9:40pm.
A new addition to the 2026 programme is a Wednesday morning session, with roads scheduled to close from 9:45am until 11:50am. The session will feature the opening race of the meeting, the Peel Holdings Senior Race, along with a dedicated classic sidecar practice session.
“The addition of the Wednesday morning session is a positive development for competitors, fans and organisers alike. It provides valuable extra track time ahead of the races and gives us greater flexibility should we face any disruption during the week. We are extremely grateful to our marshals, medics, officials, residents and landowners for their continued support in making this possible.”
Rachel Palmer, Race Secretary
Racing will continue on Wednesday evening with four further races, including the Ellan Vannin Fuels Senior Race, the JCK Ltd 600cc B Race, the H&H Motorcycles 600cc Race and the Ace Hire Sidecar Classic Race.
Championship Day will take place on Thursday 9th July, with roads closed from 9:30am until approximately 4:45pm. A scheduled lunch break will allow roads to reopen between 12:45pm and 1:30pm.
Thursday’s programme will feature a full day of racing, including the JCK Ltd 600cc B Race, S&S Motors 600cc Race, GH Solo Founders Race, Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Senior Race, Station Garage Lightweight Consolation Race, Bettridges of Foxdale Car Sales 600cc Challenge Race, Bushy’s Brewery Lightweight/Sportbike Race and the Ellan Vannin Fuels Solo Championship Race.
The 2026 Southern 100 Road Races will conclude with the Daryl Blake Construction Classic Sidecar Race 2 before competitors, officials and supporters gather for the traditional open-air prize presentation in Market Square, Castletown, commencing at 8:30pm.
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Grandstand tickets for the 2026 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Southern 100 Road Races are currently on sale exclusively to Southern 100 Club members. Remaining tickets will go on general sale from 7:00pm on Monday 16th June, with full details available via the Southern 100 Road Races website and social media channels.
All timings and arrangements may be subject to change.
For the latest updates, fans are encouraged to follow Southern 100 Road Races on social media and join the Southern 100 Information Line on WhatsApp.
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What are the Southern 100 Road Races
The Isle of Man, famous as the ‘mecca of motorcycle road racing’ has since 1955 hosted a mass-start road race every July, The Southern 100 Road Races, so called as the feature race of the event was held over a race distance of 100 miles – 24 laps of the 4.25-mile Billown Course.
Over the years since 1955 the Billown Course has become as familiar as the back of the hand to the riders who have graced the ribbon of road that makes up the Southern 100 Course, based on the outskirts of Castletown.
Future British and indeed World Champions have raced around the undulating and technical course as they have headed for the chequered flag.
For over 65 years the races on the Billown Course have drawn fans and riders to experience the unique atmosphere of the …
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