Isle of Man TT 2019 results: Johnston and Hickman winners on tragic first day at Isle of Man TT after Daley Mathison death

Re-live the action from the first day of the Isle of Man TT

Trailer for the Isle of Man TT races 2019

The first day of the Isle of Man TT combined entertainment and tragedy as Peter Hickman and Lee Johnston took victories overshadowed by a rider's death.

The opening RST Superbike race was red flagged due to an accident, which claimed the life of rider Daley Mathison. Race leaders Hickman and Dean Harrison had embarked on their third of four laps when the red flags were brought out due to a crash at Snugborough, on the run towards Union Mills early in the lap, which led to the standings at the end of lap two being used to determine the results and award Hickman his third TT victory. It has since been confirmed by Mathison's wife that he died following the accident.

The second race of the day saw the Birchall brothers, Ben and Tom, power to victory with a new race record in the Locate.IM Sider Race 1, and in the final race of the day Johnston clinched his first victory at the TT in the Monster Energy Supersport Race One ahead of James Hillier and Hickman. Follow the live action below.

What time does it start?

The RST Superbike race begins at 10:45am BST on Monday 3 June,

Where can I watch it?

Race highlights will be shown on ITV 4 from 9pm.

How can I follow it?

Races are not shown live from the TT, so the best way to follow the action as it happens is with local radio or The Independent’s live blog throughout the event. Radio coverage is provided by Manx Radio over the fortnight, while live timing is available through the official www.iomttraces.com website.

Monday schedule

10:45am: RST Superbike Race

1pm: Locate.IM Sidecar Race 1

3pm: Lightweight qualifying

3:55pm: TT Zero qualifying

6:30pm: Monster Energy Supersport Race 1

Key Points

• Lee Johnston wins shortened Supersport race to take first TT victory
• Race was halted after two laps due to rain
• Race red flagged on lap three due to incident at Snugborough
• Peter Hickman declared race winner using lap two results
• Daley Mathison dies after accident during Superbike race
• Updated Isle of Man TT schedule

[3 June 2019 10:11 · Jack de Menezes]

Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of the Isle of Man TT, where action finally gets underway after a frustrating week with the RST Superbike race.

[3 June 2019 10:25 · Jack de Menezes]

So before we turn attentions to the first race of the week, here's confirmation of what's in store today:

10:45am: RST Superbike Race

1pm: Locate.IM Sidecar Race 1

3pm: Lightweight qualifying

3:55pm: TT Zero qualifying

6:30pm: Monster Energy Supersport Race 1

[3 June 2019 10:32 · Jack de Menezes]

It's been one of the most frustrating build-ups to the TT in recent memory.

Last week was supposed to see practice take place on every evening bar Sunday, but we lost eight qualifying sessions to the weather which meant that only last Sunday and Tuesday's running could go ahead.

As a result, organisers initially postponed racing from Saturday to Sunday, before adding another 24 hours when Saturday's running had to cancelled entirely.

As a result, we have a four-lap Superbike race to kick off the action instead of the normal six laps due to the lack of practice and the increased qualifying schedule this afternoon.

[3 June 2019 10:37 · Jack de Menezes]

Here's how they'll go off this morning:

1. Conor Cummins (Honda)

2. Dean Harrison (Kawasaki)

3. John McGuinness (Norton)

4. Ian Hutchinson (Honda)

5. James Hillier (Kawasaki)

6. Michael Dunlop (BMW)

7. Gary Johnson (Kawasaki)

8. Michael Rutter (Honda)

9. David Johnson (Honda)

10. Peter Hickman (BMW)

11. Lee Johnston (BMW)

12. Derek McGee (Kawasaki)

13. Sam West (BMW)

14. Phil Crowe (BMW)

15. Jamie Coward (Yamaha)

16. Derek Shiels (Suzuki)

17. Shaun Anderson (BMW - change from Suzuki)

18. Davey Todd (BMW)

19. Daley Mathison (BMW)

20. Dominic Herbertson (Kawasaki)

[3 June 2019 10:41 · Jack de Menezes]

BREAKING

We have a 10-minute delay to race start due to a non-race related medical emergency out on the course.

We've been waiting 48 hours to go racing, so 10 minutes won't hurt us, will it?

It means Conor Cummins will be launching down Bray Hill at 10:55am.

[3 June 2019 10:48 · Jack de Menezes]

Some interesting revelations from Peter Hickman, the 135mph-man, out on the grid as he reveals he is NOT riding his superbike BMW. The British Superbikes rider has endured a difficult start on the superbike this week with both rides affected by reliability issues, and after deciding along with the Smiths Racing team that they couldn't guarantee the superbike would finish the race, he's decided to run a modified superstock S1000 with certain superbike components put onto it.

[3 June 2019 10:49 · Jack de Menezes]

BREAKING

Another five minutes has been added to the delay, meaning an 11am start time. It's all adding to the pressure down their as riders start to get edgy, desperate to get racing underway.

[3 June 2019 10:56 · Jack de Menezes]

The bad news keeps coming, another five minutes onto that. 11:05am the new start time.

[3 June 2019 10:57 · Jack de Menezes]

The Tyco BMW may be down on the start line, byt Michael Dunlop isn't. The Northern Irishman will characteristically leave it until the last minute before mounting his bike with about 60 seconds left before the race begins. 

[3 June 2019 10:58 · Jack de Menezes]

Race organisers have confirmed the new delay is due to a second medical emergency as Laurel Bank, but that the 11:05am start should go ahead as planned.