John McGuinness
Epithet: TT Rider (1996-present) a Modern TT Hero
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: John McGuinness was born in Morecambe, Lancashire in 1972. He began riding in motocross at 5 and was road racing by 18. He worked as a bricklayer and collected mussels in Morecambe Bay to pay for his first race bike.
From his first TT in 1996 when he won the best newcomer award, McGuinness has rapidly established himself as a top rider with 23 TT wins. One of his best performances was at the 2006 TT when he broke the outright lap record for the course four times. During the 2007 centenary TT he broke the 130mph lap barrier for the first time.
McGuinness is best-known as a road racer, but he has also competed in short circuit racing and had a podium finish at the Macau Grand Prix.
Gender: Male
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Superbike TT | 6 | 01:46:03.601 | 128.067 | Honda |
| 2022 Superstock TT | 9 | 53:45.285 | 126.340 | Honda |
| 2022 Supersport 2 TT | 18 | 38:13.107 | 118.466 | Honda |
| 2022 Supersport 1 TT | 19 | 56:47.513 | 119.584 | Honda |
| 2022 Superbike TT | 5 | 01:47:07.411 | 126.796 | Honda |
| 2022 Senior TT | 9 | 01:48:35.748 | 125.077 | Honda |
| 2019 Zero TT | 2 | 18:42.738 | 120.979 | MUGEN |
| 2019 Supersport 2 TT | 15 | 37:03.838 | 122.156 | Honda |
| 2019 Supersport 1 TT | 17 | 37:40.818 | 120.158 | Honda |
| 2019 Superbike TT | R | Norton | ||
| 2019 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 2019 Senior Classic TT | 1 | 01:01:03.252 | 111.236 | Paton |
| 2019 Lightweight TT | R | Norton | ||
| 2018 Senior Classic TT | 1 | 01:22:52.747 | 109.258 | Paton |
| 2016 Zero TT | 4 | 0:23:50.54 | 94.949 | Mugen |
| 2016 Superstock TT | 6 | 1:10:58.05 | 127.596 | Honda |
| 2016 Supersport 2 TT | R | Honda | ||
| 2016 Supersport 1 TT | 5 | 1:12:53.29 | 124.234 | Honda |
| 2016 Superbike TT | 3 | 1:45:27.00 | 128.798 | Honda |
| 2016 Senior TT | 3 | 1:44:58.65 | 129.388 | Honda |
| 2016 Senior Classic TT | 1 | 1:21:10.19 | 111.559 | Paton |
| 2015 Zero TT | 1 | 18:58.74 | 119.279 | Mugen |
| 2015 Superstock TT | 8 | 1:11:35.13 | 126.495 | Honda |
| 2015 Supersport 2 TT | 8 | 1:13:27.19 | 123.279 | Honda |
| 2015 Supersport 1 TT | 7 | 1:13:29.16 | 123.224 | Honda |
| 2015 Superbike TT | 4 | 1:46:42.76 | 127.284 | Honda |
| 2015 Senior TT | 1 | 1:09:23.90 | 130.48 | Honda |
| 2015 500 Classic TT | R | Paton | ||
| 2014 Zero TT | 1 | 0:19:17.30 | 117.36 | Shinden San |
| 2014 Superstock TT | 9 | 1:13:15.09 | 123.61 | Honda |
| 2014 Supersport 1 TT | 15 | 1:15:10.70 | 120.45 | Honda |
| 2014 Superbike TT | 7 | 1:46:58.77 | 126.96 | Honda |
| 2014 Senior TT | 6 | 1:46:38.17 | 127.37 | Honda |
| 2014 500 Classic TT | R | Paton | ||
| 2013 Zero TT | 2 | 0:20:40.13 | 109.52 | Mugen Shinden |
| 2013 Superstock TT | 3 | 1:11:24.20 | 126.81 | Honda |
| 2013 Supersport 2 TT | 3 | 1:12:35.88 | 124.73 | Honda |
| 2013 Supersport 1 TT | 4 | 1:12:50.74 | 124.3 | Honda |
| 2013 Superbike TT | 3 | 1:46:51.90 | 127.1 | Honda |
| 2013 Senior TT | 1 | 1:45:20.39 | 128.94 | Honda |
| 2013 500 Classic TT | R | Paton | ||
| 2012 Zero TT | 2 | 0:22:08.85 | 102.21 | Mugen |
| 2012 Superstock TT | 1 | 1:11:29.65 | 126.65 | Honda |
| 2012 Supersport Junior 2 TT | 5 | 1:14:01.46 | 122.32 | Honda |
| 2012 Supersport Junior 1 TT | 4 | 1:13:26.06 | 123.31 | Honda |
| 2012 Superbike TT | 1 | 1:46:03.06 | 128.07 | Honda |
| 2011 Superstock TT | 2 | 1:11:32.32 | 126.57 | Honda |
| 2011 Supersport Junior 2 TT | 2 | 1:13:16.35 | 123.58 | Honda |
| 2011 Supersport Junior 1 TT | 5 | 0:54:58.45 | 123.53 | Honda |
| 2011 Superbike TT | 1 | 1:16:13.40 | 127.87 | Honda |
| 2011 Senior TT | 1 | 1:45:45.80 | 128.42 | Honda |
| 2010 Superstock TT | 4 | 1:11:35.92 | 126.47 | Honda |
| 2010 Supersport Junior 2 TT | 5 | 1:13:33.64 | 123.09 | Honda |
| 2010 Supersport Junior 1 TT | 7 | 1:13:42.17 | 122.86 | Honda |
| 2010 Superbike TT | R | Honda | ||
| 2010 Senior TT | R | Honda | ||
| 2009 Superstock TT | 5 | 1:11:57.00 | 125.85 | Honda |
| 2009 Supersport Junior 2 TT | 11 | 1:18:01.47 | 116.05 | Honda |
| 2009 Supersport Junior 1 TT | 5 | 1:13:24.20 | 123.36 | Honda |
| 2009 Superbike TT | 1 | 1:46:07.16 | 127.99 | Honda |
| 2009 Senior TT | R | Honda | ||
| 2008 Superstock TT | 2 | 1:12:14.76 | 125.33 | Honda |
| 2008 Supersport Junior 2 TT | R | Honda | ||
| 2008 Supersport Junior 1 TT | 2 | 1:14:04.46 | 122.24 | Honda |
| 2008 Superbike TT | R | Honda | ||
| 2008 Senior TT | 1 | 1:46:47.69 | 127.18 | Honda |
| 2007 Superstock TT | 2 | 1:12:36.59 | 124.71 | Honda |
| 2007 Superbike TT | 1 | 1:48:11.17 | 125.55 | Honda |
| 2007 Senior TT | 1 | 1:46:44.23 | 127.25 | Honda |
| 2007 Junior Supersport TT | 2 | 1:13:31.95 | 123.14 | Honda |
| 2006 Superstock TT | 5 | 1:14:09.48 | 122.1 | Honda |
| 2006 Superbike TT | 1 | 1:48:52.06 | 124.76 | Honda |
| 2006 Senior TT | 1 | 1:47:38.84 | 126.17 | Honda |
| 2006 Junior Supersport TT | 1 | 1:14:03.73 | 122.26 | Honda |
| 2005 Superstock TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 2005 Supersport Junior B TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 2005 Supersport Junior A TT | 2 | 1:15:15.46 | 120.32 | Yamaha |
| 2005 Superbike TT | 1 | 1:49:25.74 | 124.12 | Yamaha |
| 2005 Senior TT | 1 | 1:49:15.16 | 124.32 | Yamaha |
| 2004 Senior TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 2004 Production 1000 TT | 2 | 0:55:11.50 | 123.05 | Yamaha |
| 2004 Production 600 TT | 3 | 0:57:57.90 | 117.16 | Yamaha |
| 2004 Lightweight 400 TT | 1 | 1:22:06.40 | 110.28 | Yamaha |
| 2004 Junior TT | 1 | 1:15:06.00 | 120.57 | Yamaha |
| 2004 Formula 1 TT | 1 | 1:12:13.20 | 125.38 | Yamaha |
| 2003 Senior TT | 2 | 1:13:03.70 | 123.93 | Ducati |
| 2003 Production 1000 TT | R | Ducati | ||
| 2003 Production 600 TT | 18 | 0:40:11.97 | 112.63 | Triumph |
| 2003 Lightweight 400 TT | 1 | 1:22:40.97 | 109.52 | Honda |
| 2003 Junior TT | 10 | 1:16:38.46 | 118.15 | Triumph |
| 2003 Formula 1 TT | 3 | 1:52:35.50 | 120.63 | Ducati |
| 2002 Senior TT | 3 | 1:50:01.30 | 123.45 | Honda |
| 2002 Production 1000 TT | 6 | 0:56:55.80 | 119.29 | Honda |
| 2002 Production 600 TT | 10 | 0:59:10.30 | 114.77 | Honda |
| 2002 Lightweight 400 TT | 7 | 1:25:13.30 | 106.25 | Honda |
| 2002 Junior TT | R | Honda | ||
| 2002 Formula 1 TT | 2 | 1:50:41.60 | 122.7 | Honda |
| 2000 Singles TT | 1 | 1:22:35.70 | 109.63 | AMDM |
| 2000 Senior TT | 4 | 1:53:52.60 | 119.27 | Honda |
| 2000 Lightweight TT | R | Honda | ||
| 2000 Formula 1 TT | 3 | 1:53:38.00 | 119.53 | Honda |
| 1999 Senior TT | 7 | 1:54:31.40 | 118.6 | Honda |
| 1999 Lightweight TT | 1 | 1:17:31.70 | 116.79 | Honda |
| 1999 Formula 1 TT | R | Honda | ||
| 1998 Ultra Lightweight TT | R | Honda | ||
| 1998 Senior TT | R | Honda | ||
| 1998 Lightweight TT | 3 | 0:47:48.60 | 94.69 | Honda |
| 1997 Ultra Lightweight TT | 12 | 1:27:08.30 | 103.91 | Aprilia |
| 1997 Lightweight TT | 3 | 1:19:08.40 | 114.42 | Aprilia |
| 1997 Junior TT | 24 | 1:22:30.40 | 109.75 | Honda |
| 1996 Lightweight TT | 15 | 1:22:38.40 | 109.57 | Honda |
It would be lovely to go around the course with John Maguinesss - Caroline Darbinson Report this
It would, but at those speeds, you're a braver person than me! Thanks Caroline for the comment. - Jude Dicken Report this