Isle of Man TT LIVE: Senior TT latest updates as Peter Hickman wins with lap record to beat Dean Harrison

Follow the latest from the final race at the 2018 Isle of Man TT

Michael Dunlop dedicates 16th win in Isle of Man TT to late teammate Dan Kneen, who was killed during race practice

The final race of the 2018 Isle of Man TT takes place on Friday in the form of the Senior TT to cap what has already been a record-breaking week.

The likes of Michael Dunlop, Dean Harrison and Peter Hickman will duke it out on the roads of the Isle of Man at speeds peaking at 200mph in what remains one of the most dangerous races in the world.

Friday afternoon sees the blue ribbon event in the form of the Senior TT – the one they all want to win – and after triumphing in last year’s event, Dunlop is looking to land win No 19 that would put him within four victories of John McGuinness and seven of overall leading race winner Joey Dunlop. But even though he took the spoils in the Superbike TT last Saturday – ridden on the same bikes as today’s event – Harrison holds the outright lap record and took victory in the second Supersport race on Wednesday, while Hickman will also be a threat after winning the Superstock race on Monday.

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Key Points

• Peter Hickman breaks lap record twice to win Senior TT by just two seconds
• Michael Dunlop began the week with Superbike TT victory
• Hickman claims victory in Superstock TT
• Dunlop doubles up with win in first Supersport TT
• Dean Harrison ends wait for a win in second Supersport TT as Dunlop wins Lightweight TT
• Dan Kneen and Adam Lyon suffer fatal accidents during 2018 TT

[8 June 2018 13:58 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 5: Hickman breaks the existing record, which was held for all of six days by Harrison with his lap of 134.432mph that came in the opening lap of the Superbike TT. He loses more time in the pits though, so Harrison should be ahead by Glen Helen.

[8 June 2018 14:02 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 5: They're through Glen Helen and as expected Harrison has gapped Hickman again in the pits, with the lead out to 6.267. Meanwhile Michael Rutter had a brief stop at Ramsey, and there's a few concerns over the BMW in the pits, but he's eventually sent on his way.

[8 June 2018 14:07 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 5: Hickman eats into the lead once again to cut it to five seconds by Ballaugh, and at Ramsey Hairpin it's 4.995s. Harrison has bad news ahead too as there's no fewer than seven backmarkers running in a tight group, and he's almost certainly going to catch them over the course of the next two laps.

[8 June 2018 14:11 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 5: Here comes Hicky! The gap is just 3.639s at the Bungalow where Hickman has been so, so strong this year, and it's not unfeasible that he'll lead at the line as they start the final lap.

[8 June 2018 14:14 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 6: Harrison flashes past the line, Cummins follows, and then Hicckman shoots by and it's just 1.903s at the start of the final lap! This is going to be a thriller!

[8 June 2018 14:19 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 6: Running order

1. Harrison

2. Hickman +1.903s

3. Cummins +1:13.067mins

4. Dunlop +44.170s

5. Brookes +36.386s

[8 June 2018 14:21 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 6: Disaster for Hickman. He's hit the large group of backmarkers and is held up all the way through Glen Helen and towards Sulby, as is Cummins. This could prove pivotal, with the lead out to 3.738s.

[8 June 2018 14:22 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 6: That traffic is reflected in the times at Ballaugh as Harrison leads by 5.742s. Hickman needs the lap of his life if he's to win this...

[8 June 2018 14:24 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 6: Three accidents out there have been reported, but despite one rider needing to be flown to Nobles Hospital the news is positive and none are believed to be serious. Meanwhile, Sam West has retired on the penultimate lap, while Ian Hutchinson has also called it a day at his second stop.

[8 June 2018 14:25 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 6: Hickman's fighting back! He's past the backmarkers AND Cummins before Ramsey, and that gives him clear track over the mountain. This is going to be so, so close!