Honda’s John McGuinness says he is riding with “no pressure” and is confident “the lap times will come” following first qua🎶lifying at the 2025 Isle of Man TT.

The first timed running of the 2025 Isle of Man TT took place on Wednesd🌊ay evening, after rai🍃n on Monday led to only one untimed lap and Tuesday’s🌠 sessions were kept as untimed.

Honda came out the blocks sw🎶inging on its Superbike with Dean Harrison on Wednesday evening, who made history by setting fastest ever qualifying one lap at a staggering 133.069mph.

He was second-fastest behind Davey Todd in the Superstock cate𓄧gory and was second behind Michael Dunlop in Supersport.

Team-mate J𓆉ohn McGuinness completed three laps on Wednesday, with his best a 128.031mph on his Superbike. The 23-time TT winner is only racing Superbike and Superꦬstock this year.

Reflecting on his qualifying on Wednesday, McGuinness told T💟T+: “Good, yeah, three laps under my belt again.

“Got two on the Superbike, one on the stocker. They’re both going great, but when I 🤪dropped the clutch to the bottom of Bray Hill the world was going by pretty quick!

“But, as a♋ team as a whole, Dean’s flying. He’s really enjoying himself steaming around at big speeds, and I’m just enjoying m෴yself with no pressure.

“It will come, the lap times will come for me; I’ve just got t🌸o be a bit more patient. But the track out there is good, it’s rubbered in nicely.”

Dean Harrison’s speed “unreal”, raves Honda TT boss

Harrison has𝓀n’t won a big bike race at the TT since the 2019 Senior TT, when he rode a Kawasaki.

The three-time winner enjoyed a strong North West 200 earlier in May with five podiums and has been competitive in Britis♏h Supersport on the Honda CBR600.

Honda team boss Havier Beltran says Harrison “means business” this year and branded his 1ꦕ33mph effort on his Superbike as “unbelievable”.

“The pace is unreal,” he said.

“For Dean to go out there on that lap, unbelievable ♐really. H൩e means business this year.

“He’s been doing really well in test🤪ing. He’s been doing great in Supersport back in the UK, taking it to Kennedy.

“It’s been quite impressive. Like we’ve said all along, Dean’s had podiums at 🃏the North West in five out of six races, he means business here and we just need to keep that momentum going, make sure wꦛe keep everything right and performing right and the bike’s good.”

Qualifying is due to continue on Thursday evening, though uncertain weathe𓄧r may cause a schedule alteration. The Clerk of the Course will issue an update at 3pm GMT.