2024 Isle of Man TT Sidecar, Qualifying: Crowes Fastest Again, Birchall/Rousseau Crash


The 2024 Isle of Man TT Sidecar class results will be published here throughout this year's TT. Ryan and Callum Crowe were fastest in each of the first three qualifying sessions.

Third qualifier (Friday, May 31)

Ryan and Callum Crowe made it three for three in this week's qualifying sessions on the Isle of Man on Friday afternoon. The No. 3 team set a record pace for the brothers, breaking the 19-minute, 119-mph barriers for the first time in the third quarter.

Peter Founds and Gevan Walmsley had a great moment at Schoolhouse on the first lap. They finished second ahead of Tim Reeves and Mark Wilks, while Lewis Blackstock and Patrick Rosny were the last pair to finish under 20 minutes in this third practice.

There was also a crash for Ben Birchall and Kevin Rousseau, who did not set a time in the session. The latest update as of the time of writing is that they are doing well.

2024 Isle of Man TT | Sidecar | Qualification 3
POS Rider/Passenger a team like timing
1 Ryan Crowe/Callum Crowe Keel properties LCR Honda 18:59.583
2 Peter Founds/Gevan Walmsley FHO race DDM Honda 19:32.095
3 Tim Reeves/Mark Wilkes Bonovo Action/Carl Cox Motorsport LCR Honda 19:38.450
4 Lewis Blackstock / Patrick Rosney Dave Holden Racing LCR Yamaha 19:53.501
5 Todd Ellis/Emmanuel Clement Brookland sand and aggregate CES Yamaha exhibition 20:02.116
6 Alan Fonds/Rhys Gibbons Racing Foundations Team LCR Honda 20:06.113
7 Steve Ramsden/Matthew Ramsden Ramsden Motorcycles / RS Racing / Storage Solutions LCR Honda 20:27.373
8 Darrell Gibson/Tom Christie Gibson Racing Suzuki Consumer Electronics Showroom 20:28.206
9 Dave Molyneux/Jake Roberts Characteristics of Kawasaki DMR agent DMR Kawasaki 20:31.781
10 Wayne Luckey/Matthew Rostron Dirty Weekend Campervans / IMS Ltd Racing LCR Honda 20:44.191
11 John Saunders/James Saunders Apollo Blinds/Flooring Homechoice LCR Yamaha 20:47.956
12 Greg Lambert/Andrew Haynes XHPYE / OK Cafe / Percy Charlton LCR Honda 21:01.000
13 Sean Chandler/Ben Chandler Glenlaw Camp CES Honda Show 21:05.889
14 Conrad Harrison/Ashley Moore Town Garage, Horsforth Airson Yamaha 21:09.172
15 Rob Handcock/Basil Bevan RJ Environmental Contracting / Mirror Mirror Shelburne Suzuki 21:10.003
16 Robert Dawson/Matthew Sims Dawson classic motorcycles LCR Honda 21:17.046
17 Alun Thomas/Jodi James LJ Smart Repair Airson Honda 21:21.717
18 Derek Lynch/Anthony McDonnell Eclipse Racing/Billy's Garage/RPM Details DMR Suzuki 21:29.367
19 Gary Gibson/Justin Sharp Gibson Racing Shelburne Suzuki 21:36.067
20 Bruce Moore/Mike Gash Arcadia motel christchurch new zealand Airson Honda 21:46.546
21 Andy King/Andrew Sigsworth SOLINAIR LIMITED Lumley Erson Honda 22:00.680
22 Wiegert Kranenburg/Jermaine van Medegal Eckarts training LCR Honda 22:05.667
23 Maria Costello / Gary Wheeler FHO race LCR Honda 22:18.189
24 Renzo van der Doncht/Vali van der Doncht Depistil Logistics / Christian's Prefabton LCR Suzuki 22:32.380
25 John Shipley/Dermuid Mac Ryamwyn Pitt Factory Rental Company/Brown Fire Company Limited LCR Suzuki 22:51.504
26 John Holden/Frank Claes Marine/Carl Cox/Ocean Motor Village Christy Suzuki 52:39.453
27 Ben Birchall/Kevin Russo Wickham Blackwell/Hager LCR Honda Time not specified

Second qualifier (Wednesday, May 29)

Tim Reeves/Mark Wilks, 2024 Isle of Man TT, Sidecar. Credit: Impact Images.

Ryan and Callum Crowe continued their strong form from Monday by resuming their position at the top of the times. Ben Birchall and Kevin Russo came in second place, ahead of Peter Founds and Jevan Walmsley. Just over nine seconds covered the top three positions.

The session was eventually red flagged due to an incident at Bishopscourt involving Chris Schofield and Tom Dawkins. Both were reported to be conscious and airlifted to Noble Hospital.

Full Sidecar qualifiers twice below.

2024 Isle of Man TT | Sidecar | Qualification 2
POS Rider/Passenger a team like timing
1 Ryan Crowe/Callum Crowe Keel properties LCR Honda 19:03.201
2 Ben Birchall/Kevin Russo Wickham Blackwell/Hager LCR Honda 19:06.446
3 Peter Founds/Gevan Walmsley FHO race DDM Honda 19:12.673
4 Lee Crawford/Scott Hardy 20:02.150
5 Tim Reeves/Mark Wilkes Bonovo Action/Carl Cox Motorsport LCR Honda 20:02.179
6 Lewis Blackstock / Patrick Rosney Dave Holden Racing LCR Yamaha 20:07.122
7 Alan Fonds/Rhys Gibbons Racing Foundations Team LCR Honda 20:11.618
8 Todd Ellis/Emmanuel Clement Brookland sand and aggregate CES Yamaha exhibition 20:25.556
9 Dave Molyneux/Jake Roberts Characteristics of Kawasaki DMR agent DMR Kawasaki 20:31.763
10 Steve Ramsden/Matthew Ramsden Ramsden Motorcycles/RS Racing/Storage Solutions LCR Honda 20:42.041
11 Dan Knight/Ben Hughes LCR Honda 20:52.106
12 John Saunders/James Saunders Apollo Blinds/Flooring Homechoice LCR Yamaha 21:04.416
13 Greg Lambert/Andrew Haynes 21:20.687
14 Michael Russell/Vicky Cook Developments of frog compounds LCR Suzuki 21:24.427
15 Conrad Harrison/Ashley Moore 21:25.647
16 Maria Costello / Gary Wheeler FHO race LCR Honda 21:39.320
17 Wayne Luckey/Matthew Rostron Dirty Weekend Campervans / IMS Ltd Racing LCR Honda 21:31.691
18 Alun Thomas/Jodi James LJ Smart Repair Airson Honda 21:37.946
19 Gary Gibson/Justin Sharp Gibson Racing Shelburne Suzuki 21:39.619
20 Robert Dawson/Matthew Sims Dawson classic motorcycles LCR Honda 21:39.979
21 Sean Chandler/Ben Chandler Glenlaw Camp CES Honda Show 21:40.239
22 Bruce Moore/Mike Gash 21:53.601
23 Derek Lynch/Anthony McDonnell Eclipse Racing/Billy's Garage/RPM Details DMR Suzuki 21:58.632
24 Andy King/Andrew Sigsworth SOLINAIR LIMITED Lumley Erson Honda 22:03.375
25 Chris Scofield/Thomas Dawkins Private sector reform Baker Honda 22:38.028
26 Renzo van der Doncht/Vali van der Doncht Depistil Logistics / Christian's Prefabton LCR Suzuki 23:24.642
27 Wiegert Kranenburg/Jermaine van Medegal Eckarts training LCR Honda 23:34.679
28 John Shipley/Dermuid Mac Ryamwyn Pitt Factory Rental Company/Brown Fire Company Limited LCR Suzuki 23:35.517
29 Darrell Gibson/Tom Christie Gibson Racing Suzuki Consumer Electronics Showroom 23:39.643
30 John Holden/Frank Claes Marine/Carl Cox/Ocean Motor Village Christy Suzuki 28:41.564
31 Rob Handcock/Basil Bevan RJ Environmental Contracting / Mirror Mirror Shelburne Suzuki Time not specified

Qualifying 1 (Monday 27 May)

Ben Birchall/Kevin Russo, 2024 Isle of Man TT, Sidecar. Credit: Isle of Man TT Press.

Ryan an Callum Crowe set the fastest time in the first qualifying session for this week's 2024 Isle of Man TT Sidecar class.

They were just over eight seconds behind Ben Birchall and his new rider Kevin Russo, while Peter Founds and Jevan Walmsley rounded out the top three.

Tim Reeves, Mark Wilkes, Alan Founds and Rhys Gibbons completed the top five positions in Sidecar Q1, with Steve and Matthew Ramsden in sixth. Darrell Gibson, Tom Christie, Lewis Blackstock, Patrick Rosney, Todd Ellis, Emanuel Clement, Dan Knight and Ben Hughes rounded out the top ten.

2024 Isle of Man TT | Sidecar | Qualification 1
POS Rider/Passenger a team like timing
1 Ryan Crowe/Callum Crowe Keel properties LCR Honda 19:23.921
2 Ben Birchall/Kevin Russo Wickham Blackwell/Hager LCR Honda 19:32.124
3 Peter Founds/Gevan Walmsley FHO race DDM Honda 19:35.949
4 Tim Reeves/Mark Wilkes Bonovo Action/Carl Cox Motorsport LCR Honda 19:55.702
5 Alan Fonds/Rhys Gibbons Racing Foundations Team LCR Honda 20:29.300
6 Steve Ramsden/Matthew Ramsden Ramsden Motorcycles / RS Racing / Storage Solutions LCR Honda 20:31.296
7 Darrell Gibson/Tom Christie Gibson Racing Suzuki Consumer Electronics Showroom 20:32.565
8 Lewis Blackstock / Patrick Rosney Dave Holden Racing LCR Yamaha 20:39.794
9 Todd Ellis/Emmanuel Clement Brookland sand and aggregate CES Yamaha exhibition 20:39.832
10 Dan Knight/Ben Hughes LCR Honda 20:59.022
11 Michael Russell/Vicky Cook Developments of frog compounds LCR Suzuki 21:13.195
12 John Saunders/James Saunders Apollo Blinds/Flooring Homechoice LCR Yamaha 21:25.950
13 Sean Chandler/Ben Chandler Glenlaw Camp CES Honda Show 21:28.228
14 Wayne Luckey/Matthew Rostron Dirty Weekend Campervans / IMS Ltd Racing LCR Honda 22:01.945
15 Gary Gibson/Justin Sharp Gibson Racing Shelburne Suzuki 22:02.091
16 Andy King/Andrew Sigsworth SOLINAIR LIMITED Lumley Erson Honda 22:22.233
17 Alun Thomas/Jodi James LJ Smart Repair Airson Honda 22:23.257
18 Derek Lynch/Anthony McDonnell Eclipse Racing/Billy's Garage/RPM Details DMR Suzuki 22:38.365
19 Chris Scofield/Thomas Dawkins Private sector reform Baker Honda 22:42.849
20 Maria Costello / Gary Wheeler FHO race LCR Honda 23:33.965
21 Robert Dawson/Matthew Sims Dawson classic motorcycles LCR Honda 23:34.023
22 John Shipley/Dermuid Mac Ryamwyn Pitt Factory Rental Company/Brown Fire Company Limited LCR Suzuki 23:35.409
23 Renzo van der Doncht/Vali van der Doncht Depistil Logistics / Christian's Prefabton LCR Suzuki 24:09.472
24 Wiegert Kranenburg/Jermaine van Medegal Eckarts training LCR Honda Time not specified
25 John Holden/Frank Claes Marine/Carl Cox/Ocean Motor Village Christy Suzuki Time not specified
26 Dave Molyneux/Jake Roberts Characteristics of Kawasaki DMR agent DMR Kawasaki Time not specified
27 Rob Handcock/Basil Bevan RJ Environmental Contracting / Mirror Mirror Shelburne Suzuki Time not specified




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