John McGuinness scored his 15th Isle of Man TT win during the opening race – the Dainese Superbike TT. The HM Plant Honda rider took the victory unchallenged, leading all six laps and setting a new record with a 130.422-mph lap during his second turn of the famed circuit (The 131-mph lap, set by the now-injured Cameron Donald, is not an official record as it did not occur during an actual TT race.

McGuinness was joined on the Superbike TT rostrum by fellow Honda CBR1000RR riders Steve Plater (HM Plant Honda) and Guy Martin (Hydrex Honda).

Fellow 130-mph member, Bruce Anstey, suffered bad luck on the first lap of the TT opener – retiring from the race aboard his Relentless Suzuki. The top Kawasaki rider, Conor Cummings, also did not finish, pulling out on the last lap.

The result was a domineering presence by Honda, which celebrates its 50th year of racing at the Isle, with a top-five sweep with Ian Hutchison in fourth and Gary Johnson in fifth.

Isle of Man TT 2009 - Dainese Superbike TT Results

1. John McGuinness - 1000cc Honda / HM Plant Honda Racing - 1’46”07.16
2. Steve Plater - 1000cc Honda / HM Plant Honda Racing - 1’46”25.27
3. Guy Martin - 1000cc Honda / Hydrex Honda Racing – 1’46”59.69
4. Ian Hutchinson - 1000cc Honda / Padgetts Racing – 1’47”39.66
5. Gary Johnson - 1000cc Honda / Robinson Concrete – 1’47”43.08
6. Adrian Archibald - 1000cc Suzuki / AMA Racing Team – 1’49”04.24
7. Ian Lougher - 1000cc Yamaha / AIM Yamaha Racing – 1’49”05.63
8. Carl Rennie - 1000cc Suzuki / WA Corless/Jackson Racing – 1’50”34.63
9. Daniel Stewart - 1000cc Honda / Wilcock Consulting – 1’51”05.13
10. John Burrows - 1000cc Suzuki / B E Racing – 1’51”45.54
11. Mark Miller - 1000cc Suzuki / WA Corless/Jackson Racing – 1’51”46.03
12. William Dunlop - 1000cc Yamaha / CD Racing – 1’51”54.06
13. Daniel Kneen - 1000cc Suzuki / Marks Bloom Racing – 1’52”03.00
14. Ian Mackman - 1000cc Suzuki / PRF Racing – 1’52”14.47
15. Mats Nilsson - 1000cc Yamaha / Black Horse Motorcycle Finance/Yamaha UK – 1’52”24.13
16. Mark Parrett - 1000cc Yamaha / Ripley Land – 1’52”29.31
17. Ian Pattinson - 1000cc Suzuki / Martin Bullock Raceteam – 1’52”56.30
18. James Hillier - 1000cc Kawasaki / Buildbase/Bournemouth Kawasaki – 1’53”06.61
19. Stephen Oates - 1000cc Suzuki / Hallett Aviation/Road & Racing M/C's – 1’53”42.34
20. Mark Buckley - 1000cc Yamaha / OTSS Yamaha – 1’54”12.66
21. Stefano Bonetti - 1000cc Honda – 1’54”17.95
22. Jimmy Moore - 1000cc Yamaha / JMF Millsport Yamaha – 1’55”16.92
23. Paul Dobbs - 1000cc Yamaha / Dave East Engineering/Barnes Racing – 1’55”33.48
24. David Hewson - 1000cc Kawasaki / The Other Bike Shop – 1’55”42.08
25. Steve Mercer - 1000cc Suzuki / thepeoplesbike.com – 1’55”59.06
26. Kiaran Hankin - 1000cc Honda / KH Tool & Plant Hire / Quill Performance & Exhausts – 1’56”12.03
27. George Spence - 1000cc Yamaha / Ayton Smiddy Ltd – 1’56”14.47
28. James McBride - 1000cc Yamaha / Pazzo Racing – 1’56”15.86
29. Paul Owen - 1000cc Yamaha / Team #98 – 1’56”25.09
30. Ben Wylie - 1000cc Yamaha / Wylie & Holland Racing/WW Development – 1’57”01.36
31. Roger Maher - 1000cc Yamaha / Tom Dineen Transport – 1’57”01.63
32. Sergio Romero - 1000cc Kawasaki – 1’57”10.95
33. Paul Shoesmith - 1000cc Yamaha / Speedfreak Racing – 1’57”20.92
34. Fabrice Miguet - 1000cc Kawasaki – 1’57”35.31
35. David Madsen-Mygdal - 1000cc Yamaha / CSC Branson Racing – 1’57”53.43
36. Alan Bud Jackson - 1000cc Suzuki / BDS Fuels – 1’58”00.29
37. Craig Atkinson - 1000cc Kawasaki / VRS Performance Centre – 1’58”11.93
38. Sandor Bitter - 1000cc Suzuki / Team Suzuki Systrend Hungary – 1’58”27.68
39. Thomas Schoenfelder - 1000cc Suzuki / ADAC Hessen-Thueringen – 1’58”45.48
40. Karsten Schmidt - 1000cc Honda / SBM Honda – 1’59”03.92
41. John Crellin - 1000cc Suzuki – 1’59”15.06
42. Marc Fissette - 1000cc Yamaha / Macau Racing Team - 2’00”13.62
43. Yoshinari Matsushita - 1000cc Yamaha / Black Horse Motorcycle Finance/Yamaha UK – 2’02”17.82
44. Jenny Tinmouth - 1000cc Honda / sorrymate.com – 2’02”49.59