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Joey Dunlop M.B.E, O.B.E 1952 - 2000
King of the roads
The following is a catalogue of the achievements of the greatest road racer of all time.
compiled by Phil Edge of Motorsport Media
Services
JOEY
DUNLOP OBE, MBE
President
T.T.
Riders Association
FULL NAME William Joseph Dunlop
DATE OF BIRTH 25.02.52
PLACE OF BIRTH Ballymoney, Co. Antrim
HOME TOWN Ballymoney, Co. Antrim
MARRIED To Linda
FAMILY Julie [25], Donna [19], Garry [17],
Richard [14], Joanne [11].
HOBBIES Darts
FIRST RACE 1969, Maghaberry on a Tiger Cub
FAVOURITE CIRCUIT Isle of Man TT Course
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Formula
One World Champion - 1982
-
1983
-
1984
-
1985
-
1986
AMBITION To race for as long as possible
TEAM SPONSORS Honda Britain
SPECIAL SUPPORT Bertie Payne, Newtownards
FIRST NATIONAL
ROAD RACE WIN MID
ANTRIM‘150’ – 1971
FIRST INTERNATIONAL
ROAD RACE WIN NORTH
WEST ‘200’ - 1979
TT WINS 1977 - Jubilee
Classic
1980
- Classic
1983
- Formula One
1984
- Formula One
1985
- Formula One, 250cc and Senior
1986
- Formula One
1987
- Formula One and Senior
1988
- Formula One, 250cc and Senior
1992
- Ultra Lightweight 125cc
1993
- Ultra Lightweight 125cc
1994 - Ultra Lightweight 125cc and
Lightweight 250cc
1995
- Lightweight 250cc and Senior
1996
- Ultra Lightweight 125cc and
Lightweight
250cc
1997
- Lightweight 250cc
1998
- Lightweight 250cc
2000
- Formula One, Lightweight 250cc,
Ultra
Lightweight
TT PODIUM PLACES 1976 - 2000 40
OTHER MAJOR WINS Ulster
Grand Prix 24
North
West 200 13
Killinchy
150 22
Dundrod
150 2
Southern
100 31
Steam
Packet Races 11
Skerries
100 17
Killalane 6
Cookstown
100 11
Tandragee
100 18
Temple
100 5
Mid
Antrim 150 15
Carrowdore
100 9
Fore 6
Dundalk 4
Kells 2
Munster
100 1
TOTAL
IRISH NATIONAL ROAD RACE WINS:
1971 - 2000 - 119
TOTAL
IRISH INTERNATIONAL ROAD RACE WINS :
1977 - 1999 - 37
PREVIOUS SEASONS:
1997 - Aghadowey Short
Circuit - March
First
125cc Race - Fifth
Second
125cc Race - First
First
Senior Race - Sixth
Second
Senior Race - Eighth
Cookstown
‘100’ National Road Races
Superkings
125cc Race - Fifth
Open
/ 250cc Race - First
Cookstown
100 Race - Eleventh
Mettet,
Belgium
125cc
Race - Third
250cc
Race - Second
600cc
Race - Twelfth
International North West 200 Road Races
250
/ 400cc Race - Ninth
Superbike
Race - Sixth
Regal
600cc Race - Tenth
125cc
Race - Tenth
North West
200 Race - D.N.F.
Junior
Race – Fourteenth
International
Isle of Man TT Races
Formula
One - Sixth - Silver Replica
Lightweight
- First - Silver Replica
Member of Manufacturers Team Award -
Honda
Ultra
Lightweight - Tenth - Bronze Replica
Member of TT Team Award –
Arai Helmets - Team Wood
Member of MCUI Team Award - MCRRC of Ireland
Junior
- Fifth - Silver Replica
Member
of TT Team Award –
Arai Helmets - Team Wood
Member of MCUI Team
Award –
MCRRC
of Ireland
Senior
TT - Seventh - Silver Replica
Member
of TT Team Award –
Arai Helmets - Team Wood
Member of MCUI Team
Award –
MCRRC of Ireland
Steam Packet National Road Races - Billown
250cc
/ 600cc Race - Third
125cc
Race - Fifth
Dundrod
‘150’ National Road Races
AW
Racing Open Race - D.N.F.
Superkings
125cc Race - Third Regal Championship Race - Sixth
Estonia Road Races
125cc
Race - First
250cc
Race - First
Superbike
Race - First
Southern ‘100’ National Road Races
Senior
Solo Founders Race - Tenth
Junior
Solo Founders Race - Fourth
Mann
Auto Junior Race - D.N.F.
S
& S 250cc / 600cc Race - Sixth
250cc
Class - First
IoM
Steam Packet 125cc Race - Fifth
Solo
Championship - Tenth
250cc Class - First
Temple
‘100’ National Road Race
Superkings
125cc Race - D.N.F.
250cc
/ Open Race - Eighth
250cc
class - Fifth
Temple
‘100’ Race - Fifth
250cc
class - First
Mid Antrim ‘150’ National Road Race
Superkings
125cc Race - Fifth
Team
Millar 250cc / Open Race -Fifth
North
Monaghan National Road Races - Glaslough
250cc
Race - Fourth
125cc Race - Eighth
First
Open Race - Fifth
McElvaney
Grand Final Race - Fifth
International Ulster Grand Prix – Dundrod
Lisburn
Borough Council 250cc Race- Third
NITB
Superbike Race - Third
Regal
600cc Race - Fifth
Belfast
PH Junior Race - First
Stena
Line 125cc Race - Second
Killalane
National Road Races
125cc
Race - Seventh
Open
/ 250cc Championship Race Fifth
250cc
Class - Fourth
Grand
Final - D.N.F.
Celtic
Match Races - Kirkistown - September
Senior
Championship Race - Fourth
Carrowdore
‘100’ National Road Races
Superkings
125cc Race - D.N.F.
Open
/ 250cc Championship Race - Fourth
[250cc
class - Third]
Carrowdore
‘100’ Race - Fourth
[600cc
class - First]
1997 -
Irish 250cc Road Race Championship - Fifth
-
Irish 125cc Road Race Championship - Eleventh
-
Irish Senior Road Race Championship - Tenth
1998 Cookstown ‘100’ National Road Races
Superkings
Championship Race - Fifth
250cc
Junior Race - First
Fastest Lap at 97.112 mph
Tandragee
‘100’ National Road Races
Superkings
Championship Race - Third
International
Tourist Trophy Races - Isle of Man
Formula
One TT Non Starter
Lightweight TT -
First
46
min. 51.8 sec. 96.61 mph
Silver
Replica Manufacturers Team
Award Member - Honda
Ultra Lightweight TT - Ninth
1hr .06 min. 25.8 sec 102.23 mph
Silver
Replica
International Club Team Award Member –
MCRRC of Ireland
Senior
TT D.N.F.
Mid-Antrim ‘150’ National Road Races
Superkings Championship Race - D.N.F.
250cc
Championship Race - Fourth
Mid-Antrim
‘150’ Race - Fourth
Kells
National Road Races - Crossakiel
125cc
Championship Race - Eleventh
250cc
Championship Race - Third
Grand
Final - Overall -Eighth
250cc
class - Third
North
Monaghan National Road Races - Glaslough
125cc
Race - Eighth
250cc
Championship Race - Tenth
Superkings
Championship Race - Tenth
McElvaney
Grand Final - Eleventh
International Ulster Grand Prix - Dundrod
Enkalon
Superbike Race - Tenth
Lisburn
Borough Council 250cc Race - Twelfth
Stena
Line 125cc Race - D.N.F.
Belfast
PH Superbike Race - Sixth
Carrowdore
‘100’ National Road Races
Superkings
Championship Race - Eighth
Milltown
Meats 250cc Championship Race - Sixth
Mermaid Supporters Carrowdore ‘100’ Race - Third
Killalane National Road Races
200cc
Championship Race - D.N.F.
250cc
Championship & Open Race -
Overall
- Seventh
250cc
class - Third
125cc
Championship Race - D.N.F.
Championship Positions
Irish
250cc Road Racing - Fifth
Irish
125cc Road Racing : Eleventh
Irish
Senior Road Racing : Twelfth
1999
Aghadowey National Short Circuit - MCRRC of Ireland Easter National
Enkalon
Trophy Race - Thirteenth
Regal
Championship Race - Thirteenth
Superkings
Championship Race - Eighth
Kirkistown National Short Circuit - Easter Monday National
Superkings
Championship Race - Seventh
Regal
Championship Race - Sixth
Lambert
& Butler Challenge Race - FIRST
Race Average = 89.99 mph
Cookstown ‘100’ National Road Races
Superkings
Championship Race - Sixth
Lambert
& Butler Challenge Race - Fourth
Regal
Championship Race - 13th
Tandragee ‘100’ National Road races
Superkings
Championship Race - D.N.F.
Lambert
& Butler Challenge Race - Third
Regal
Championship Race - 11th
“Tayto”
Tandragee ‘100’ Race - Seventh
International Coca-Cola
North West ‘200’ Road Races
Roadside
Garages 250cc Race - Non Starter
Mobil
1 Superbike Race - Seventh
Race
Average - 118.140 mph
Fastest
Lap - 118.676 mph
Regal
600cc Race - 11th
Race
Average - 112.179 mph
Fastest
Lap - 112.983 mph
Bob
Mullan Motors 125cc Race - 10th
Race
Average - 102.427 mph
Fastest
Lap - 102.915 mph
CP Hire Superbike Race - D.N.F.
TRAKS
Nightclub NW200 Junior Race - D.N.F.
International
Tourist Trophy Races - Isle of Man
Duke
Formula One TT - 4 laps - 150.92 miles
Second
- Silver
Replica
Race Average = 120.92 mph
Fastest
Lap = 123.06 mph
Lightweight
250cc - 4 laps - 150.92 miles
Fifth
- Silver
Replica
Race
Average = 114.48 mph
Fastest
Lap = 115.82 MPH
Ultra Lightweight 125cc - 4 Laps - 150.92 miles
27th
Race
Average = 96.91 mph
Fastest Lap of Race = 109.12 mph
on
fourth lap
Junior
600cc - 4 laps = 150.92 miles
Fifth
- Silver Replica
Race
Average = 117.26 mph
Fastest
Lap = 118.97 on fourth lap
Senior
- 6 laps = 226.38 miles
Fifth
- Silver Replica
Race Average = 119.69
mph
Fastest
Lap = 122.74 on sixth lap
The Steam Packet Company National Road Races - Billown
125cc/400cc
Race - First
Record Race Average = 94.979 mph
Record
Lap = 96.897 mph
1000cc
Race - First
Record Race Average = 104.898 mph
Record
Lap = 106.620 mph
Dundrod ‘150’ National Road Races
Superkings
Championships Race - Second
Race
Average = 101.804 mph
Fastest
Lap of Race = 103.835 mph
on
lap 4
Regal
Championship Race - Fifth
Race
Average = 104.767 mph
Fastest
Lap = 107.314 mph
Dundalk National Road Races
Senior
Race - First
Open
Race - First
Race
Average = 112.06 mph
Supersport 600cc Race - Eighth
125cc
Race - Sixth
Ulster Television
Champion of Champions Summer Series – Kirkistown
Round
One
125cc
Race One - Seventh
Supersport
600cc Race One - Sixth
1000cc
Race One - First
Race
Average = 91.667 mph
125cc
Race Two - Fourth
Supersport
600cc Race Two - Fifth
1000cc
Race Two - Fourth
Round
Two
125cc
Race One - Tenth
Supersport
600cc Race One - Seventh
1000cc
Race One - Third
1000cc
Race Two - Third
UTV Championship Overall Positions :
[Competed
only in Two Rounds]
125cc
= Thirteenth
Supersport
600cc = Twelfth
1000cc
= Third
Skerries National Road Races
125cc
Race One - Third
250cc
Championship Race - Fourth
Supersport
600cc Championship Race - Fifth
Open
Race - First
Race
Average = 102.28 mph
Record Lap = 105.95 mph
125cc
Championship Race - Fourth
Grand
Final - First
Race
Average = 103.02 mph
Fastest
Lap = 104.73 mph
Southern ‘100’ National
Road Races - Billown, Isle of Man
Senior
Solo Founders Race - First
Race Average = 102.485 mph
Fastest
Lap = 104.794 mph
Junior
Solo Founders Race - Second
Steam
Packet 125cc Race - Fourth
Solo
Championship Race - First
Race Average = 104.087 mph
Fastest
Lap = 106.176 mph
Total Southern ‘100’ Solo Championship Wins
= Six
1976 350cc Yamsel 92.60 mph
1977 747cc Rea Yamaha 96.59 mph
1978 747cc Rea Yamaha 94.59 mph
1991 750cc Honda Britain 102.76 mph
1993 750cc Castrol Honda 99.49 mph
1999 750cc
Honda Britain 104.087 mph
Total Southern ‘100’ Race Wins = Thirty-one [1976-1999]
Total
“Steam Packet’ Race Wins = Eleven [1991-1999]
North Monaghan National Road Races - Glaslough
Lambert
& Butler Challenge Race - Sixth
Superkings
Championship Race - Ninth
Regal
Championship Race - Eighth
Junior
Race - Third
Lambert
& Butler Open Race - First
Race
Average = 94.539 mph
Fastest
Lap = 96.795 mph
Ultra
Lightweight Race - Fifth
Grand Final
- D.N.F.
International
Ulster Grand Prix - Dundrod
Enkalon
MCC Superbike Race – Third
Lisburn Borough Council 250cc Race -
D.N.F
Regal
Supersport Race - Fifth
Stena
Line 125cc Race - Second
CP
Hire Superbike Race - First
Record Race Average = 125.146 mph
Fastest Lap = 126.840 mph
Junior
Race - Sixth
Carrowdore ‘100’ National Road Races
Superkings
Championship Race - D.N.F.
Lambert
& Butler Challenge Race - Overall - Seventh
250cc
class – Second
Killalane National Road Races
Junior
Open Race - Third
125cc
Championships Race - Fourth
200cc
Championship Race - Third
Final Irish Championship Positions :
Superkings
: Tenth
Regal : Fourteenth
Lambert
& Butler : Seventh
Senior
Road Race : Third
125cc
Road Race : Seventh
250cc
Road Race : Fifth
Supersport
600 RR : Eighth
Joe
Lindsay
Memorial
Series : Seventh
SEASON 2000
MCRRC of Ireland Club Short Circuit Races – Aghadowey -
March 18th
First
Open Race -
First
250cc Race - Second
Second
250cc Race - Second
Motorcycle Road Racing Club of Ireland
National Short Circuit Races - Aghadowey -
Easter Saturday
Lambert
& Butler Challenge Race One - 14th
Regal
Championship Race One - Tenth
Superkings
Championship Race One - Sixth
Regal
Championship Race Two - 11th
Superkings
Championship Race Two - Fifth
National Short Circuit Races - Kirkistown - Easter Monday
Regal
Championship Race One - 14th
Superkings
Championship Race One - Third
Regal
Championship Race Two - Ninth
Superkings
Championship Race Two - Sixth
Cookstown
‘100’ National Road Races
Superkings
Championship Race - Second
Regal
Championship Race - Fourth
Lambert
& Butler Championship Race - Second
Cookstown
‘100’ Race - Fifth
International Coca-Cola North West ‘200’ Road Races
Mobil
1 Superbike Race - Fifth
Roadside
[Garages] 250cc Race - D.N.F.
Regal
Supersport 600cc Race - Fifth
TRAKS!
Nightclub 125cc Race - Fourth
DeWalt
North West ‘200’ Superbike Race - 25th
Tandragee
‘100’ National Road Races
Superkings
Championships Race - First
Record Race Average = 92.065 mph
International
Tourist Trophy Races - Isle of Man
Duke
Formula One TT - 6 laps - 226.38 miles
First Silver Replica
Race Average = 120.99 mph
Member
of Manufacturers Team Award = Honda
Lightweight
250cc TT - 3 laps - 113.19 miles
First Silver
Replica
Race
Average = 116.01 mph
Fastest
Lap = 116.55 mph
Member of Manufacturers Team Award = Honda
Ultra
Lightweight 125cc TT - 4 laps - 150.92 miles
First Silver
Replica
Race
Average = 107.14 mph
Fastest
Lap = 108.56 mph
Member
of Manufacturers Team Award = Honda
Member
of International Club Team =
Temple MC & AC Ltd.
Junior TT - 4 laps - 150.92 mph
Fourth
Silver Replica
Race Average = 118.45 mph
Senior TT - 6 laps - 226.38 miles
Third
Silver Replica
Race
Average = 120.66 mph
His
Fastest Lap = 123.87 mph on the sixth lap
Joey’s Fastest Ever Lap of the
Mountain
Course.
Member
of International Club Team = MCRRC
of Ireland
Total TT Replicas: 1976 - 2000 Silver = 68
Bronze = 7
Estonia
Road Races - Tallin
SS600cc
Race - First
Superbike Race - First
R H PAYNE
MACHINES Honda Britain VTR SPW - 1000cc Twin Cylinder
John
Harris Honda CBR 600cc Four Cylinder
Payne
Honda RS 250cc Twin Cylinder Honda Britain RS 125cc Single
Cylinder
TRADE SPONSORS Elf Oils Arai Helmets
Scott
Leathers Ferodo
Brake Pads
Dunlop
Tyres Goodridge
Fittings
Wiz Knee
Sliders Gaerie Boots
Regina
Chains Fieldsheer
Gloves
Graham
Dyno NGK Spark
Plugs
Photographs courtesy of
Manx Racing Photography
Peel - Isle of Man
Compiled and Issued by: Motor
Sport Media Services - Isle of
Man :
02072000-2355/14
JOEY DUNLOP OBE,
MBE
World Formula 1
Championship
1st 1982;
1983; 1984; 1985; 1986 Total
World F1 Rostrum Positions = 32
2nd 1987;
1988; 1990 18
wins; 9 second places and 5 third places
3rd 1980;
1981 IoM
- 6; UGP - 4; Dutch TT - 2; Portugal - 2; Germany
- 2; Finland - 1; Spain - 1:
World Formula 2
Championship World
Superbike Championship
1978 5th 1988 13th
International
Pure Road Race Series
125cc 1995 Estonia - 1st; Frohburg
[Germany] - 1st
250cc 1995 Estonia - 1st; Ulster GP
- 1st; Frohburg [Germany] - 1st
750cc 1995 Estonia - 1st; Ulster GP
- 1st
British Isle Road
Race Championships
250cc 1994