Duke Road Racing Rankings

Ian Lougher receiving the Geoff Duke Trophy award for 2006 from Geoff Duke

The Duke Road Race Rankings was established in 2002 to analyse and acknowledge the season-long performances of riders involved in a series of motorcycle road racing events held on public roads. It was the idea of Isle of Man-based Peter Duke, son of former World Champion Geoff Duke, who in conjunction with road-racing journalist Leslie Moore, author Mac McDiarmid and archivist Phil Edge, developed a scoring system which would recognise the significance of the individual events. Riders' aggregate performances over a season-long assessment of several road racing events acknowledges the most consistent racer as the ‘championship’ winner. Since Ian Lougher's first-year win in 2002, all big names of road racing have been considered, such as Adrian Archibald, Richard Britton, Jason Griffiths, Darran Lindsay and, more recently, Manxman Conor Cummins.

Background

The purpose of the Duke Road Race Rankings is to recognise achievements across the year by those riders who enter not just the ‘major’ meetings, but also the smaller road races. To be considered for the Geoff Duke Trophy, star names need to attend lower-profile events to earn points, helping to ensure strong grids for meetings which would otherwise be overshadowed by the main events - the Isle of Man TT, North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix. The records show a split between Ryan Farquhar and Ian Lougher, apart from 2007 when Manxman Conor Cummins received the award in only his second full-season on the roads.

The Duke Road Race Rankings series features around two dozen meetings every year, including many of the long-established Irish and Isle of Man road races, and has remained largely unaltered since 2002 – apart from cancellations and the addition of extra meetings, such as the Armoy Road Races. The series received coverage in leading publications, such as Motor Cycle News, Road Racing Ireland and Bikesportnews, culminating in an annual presentation gathering.

2017 season

The 2017 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship commences on Saturday and Sunday 22nd & 23rd April at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough with the Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races.

2017 Circuits

1 Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 22-23 April
2 Tandragee '100' Road Race - Northern Ireland 21-22 April
3 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 28-29 April
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 11/13 May
5 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man 26–29 May
6 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man 27 May - 09 June
7 Post TT Races - Billown - Isle of Man 10 June
8 Cock o'the North Continental Road Race - Oliver’s Mount - England 24–25 June
9 Kells Road Races - Republic of Ireland 17-18 June
10 Skerries '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland 30 June-1 July
11 Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland 8-9 July
12 Southern ‘100’ Road Races - Isle of Man 10–13 July
12a Barry Sheene Road Race Festival - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 22-23 July
13 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland 28-29 July
14 Aberdare Park - Wales ( To Be Confirmed ) July
15 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 10 August
16 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland 12 August
17 Classic TT - Isle of Man 25–28 August
18 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man 29 Aug – 1 September
19 Killalane Road Races - Republic of Ireland 09-10 September
20 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 23–24 September
21 Macau Grand Prix - Macau ( To Be Confirmed ) November

2016 season

Dean Harrison Wins 'Geoff Duke Trophy'

Dean Harrison has secured the prestigious Duke Road Race Rankings Championship for 2016 becoming only the second Englishman to win the title since the series commenced in 2002.

The twenty-three round series which commenced at the Mid Antrim 150 National Road Races in Northern Irealnd in early April and concluded at the recent Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix saw Dean making a cautious start to his 2016 season, his first with the Silkolene Engineering Yamaha Team, before dominating the Duke Road Race Rankings from late June.

The twenty-seven year old Yorkshireman joined the rankings at the second round at the Bob Smith Spring National held at Oliver's Mount slotting into third place slipping to ninth prior to the first International, the North West 200, recovering to eighth, then climbing back to third after the TT, topping the table after the Cock o'the North Road Races at Oliver's Mount, round 10 of this year's series.

From then on Dean headed the Rankings with Lincolnshire rider Ivan Lintin chasing hard to catch his Yorkshire neighbour, which was somewhat thwarted after a racing incident at the Southern 100, which left Ivan missing a number of rounds and him ending up second for the third year running.

2013 Duke Road Race Rankings Champion Michael Dunlop took third place.

Rising star Malachi Mitchel Thomas riding for the John Burrows 'Cookstown' Team headed the 2016 rankings after the opening round at Mid Antrim and remained on the top rung until the TT, despite his untimely passing at the North West 200, such was his early season dominance.

Malachi finished in 17th place overall in this year's Duke Rankings.

Ian Hutchinson briefly topped the rankings after the TT, prior to Dean's 'throttle hold' on the Championship in the second half of the road racing season and after 23 rounds emerging as a worthy winner, becoming only the seventh rider to see his name engraved on the coveted Geoff Duke Trophy since the Championship Series started in 2002.


2016 Results

Pos Name Total
1 Dean Harrison 2690
2 Ivan Lintin 1790
3 Michael Dunlop 1735
4 Derek Sheils 1269
5 Ian Hutchinson 1207
6 James Cowton 1146
7 William Dunlop 1127
8 Dan Kneen 928
9 Jamie Coward 897
10 Michael Sweeney 851

2016 Circuits

1 Antrim 150 Road Race - Northern Ireland 1-2 April
2 Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 16-17 April
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race - Northern Ireland 22-23 April
4 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 29-30 April
5 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 12/14 May
? Horice Road Races - Czech Republic 13-14 May??
7 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man 27–28 May
8 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man 29 May - 10 June
9 Post TT Races - Billown - Isle of Man 11 June
10 Cock o'the North Continental Road Race - Oliver’s Mount - England 18–19 June
11 Kells Road Races - Republic of Ireland 18-19 June
12 Skerries '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland 1-2 July
12a Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland 9-10 July
14 Southern ‘100’ Road Races - Isle of Man 11–14 July
15 Barry Sheene Road Race Festival - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 23-24 July
16 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland 29-30 July
17 Aberdare Park - Wales 29-30 July
18 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 11 August
19 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland 13 August
20 Cork Road Races - Republic of Ireland 20–21 August ....CANCELLED
21 Classic TT - Isle of Man 26–29 August
22 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man 30 Aug – 2 September
23 Killalane Road Races - Republic of Ireland 10-11 September ....CANCELLED
24 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 24–25 September
25 Macau Grand Prix - Macau 17-19 November

2015 season

William Dunlop secured the prestigious Duke Road Race Rankings Championship in 2015, emulating his younger brother Michael who took the title two years ago in 2013.

The twenty-four round series which commenced at the Spring National Road Races at Oliver's Mount in April and concluded at the recent Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix saw William having a season long battle with fellow 'pure roads' rising star Ivan Lintin which was only resolved at the final round in the Southern hemisphere when the chequered flag fell.

Lincolnshire rider Ivan Lintin, riding for the R&C Express Team took an early lead in the 2015 series after the opening round at the North Yorkshire venue remaining in front until the fourth round, the first of the International rounds, the North West 200, where seven-times Duke Rankings winner Ryan Farquhar took over at the top of the table.

Ian Hutchinson took over the helm after the Isle of Man TT Races only for Ivan to regain the leadership after the Barry Sheene Race Festival held at Oliver's Mount, round nine - a lead he was to hold on to until the Ulster Grand Prix where William demoted him to second spot.

The Ballymoney rider continued to head the Duke Rankings as the European rounds were run and concluded once again at Oliver's Mount for the International Steve Henshaw Gold Cup Road Races in September with a mere 24 points separating the pair after 23 rounds with only Macau remaining.

Neither William or Ivan had been invited to race at the tight, twisty closed public roads circuit, the Geoff Duke Trophy looked set to be returning to Ballymoney where it had spent 12 months, two years earlier.

Then Ivan Lintin received an invite to compete and his team R&C Express took up the offer. Ivan making his debut on the 3.8028 mile Circuit da Guia course had to finish in the top six to snatch the championship series from his Ballymoney rival.

In the event Ivan had a steady debut ride finishing in 18th position and finishing second in the Duke Road Race Rankings Championship.

William Dunlop opened his Duke Rankings account at the second round, the Cookstown 100 taking 13th spot in the table, quickly moving into third after a very wet Tandragee 100, the climbing to second after the North West 200.

His incident during the TT saw him drop to seventh before his return to action at the first of the Southern Ireland rounds, Kells, returning to second after the Skerries 100 Road Races.

Not being 100% fit, William chose to miss the Diamond Jubilee Southern 100, dropping him to fourth in the title chase, although after Walderstown he was up to third.

A double race victory and record lap at the 'Race of Legends' at Armoy William was back in second spot and so to Dundrod and the Ulster Grand Prix in mixed conditions a 2nd; 4th; 5th; 6th & 10th was enough to put the Tyco Team rider at the top of the Duke Rankings becoming only the sixth rider to see his name engraved on the coveted Geoff Duke Trophy since the Championship Series started in 2002.

2015 Results

Pos Name Total
1 William Dunlop 1822
2 Ivan Lintin 1798
3 Dean Harrison 1716
4 James Cowton 1536
5 Derek McGee 1445
6 Lee Johnston 1247
7 Michael Dunlop 1076
8 Guy Martin 978
9 Ryan Farquhar 954
10 Seamus Elliott 931

2015 Circuits

1 Ian Watson Spring Cup Road Races - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 11-12 April
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 25 April
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race - Northern Ireland 2 May
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 14/16 May
5 Horice Road Races - Czech Republic 16/17 May
6 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man 22–24 May
7 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man 30 May - 5 June
8 Post TT Races - Billown - Isle of Man 6 June
9 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races - England 20–21 June
10 Kells Road Races - Republic of Ireland 28 June
11 Skerries '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland 4 July
12 Southern ‘100’ Road Races - Isle of Man 6–9 July
12a Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland 11 July
14 Cock o'the North Continental Road Race - Oliver’s Mount - England 18–19 July
15 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland 25 July
16 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 6 August
17 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland 8 August
18 Faugheen Road Races - Republic of Ireland 15–16 August
19 Classic TT - Isle of Man 29–31 August
20 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man 2–4 September
21 Killalane Road Races - Republic of Ireland 5-6 September
22 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 12–13 September
23 Macau Grand Prix - Macau 21 November

2014 season results

The winner of the 2014 Duke Road Race Rankings was honoured at the Auto 66 Dinner & Prize Presentation which took place on Saturday, 17th January at the Holiday Inn, York. Yorkshire's James Cowton becomes the 13th winner of the Duke Road Race Rankings series since its inception in 2002 and the first English rider to collect the prestigious award.

Twenty-two year old James had a stellar season on the roads, his third year racing 'between the hedges' amassing six race victories during the year, at Oliver's Mount, Billown and Dundrod, where he took his first international race win at the Ulster Grand Prix.

James' first victory of the year was at the Blackford's Pre-TT Classic races in the Post Classic race where he also set a new lap record, following that with a double at the Barry Sheene Race Festival at his home circuit, Oliver's Mount before taking another double win at the Dundrod 150 Road Races.

Add in a further nine second and 13 third places out of the 45 races he finished, only three were out of the top six whilst setting seven fastest laps.

James received the coveted Geoff Duke Trophy and replica being only the sixth recipient of the unique award in its 13-year history from Geoff's son Peter Duke, Managing Director of Duke Marketing, who was instrumental in setting up what is now considered to be an accurate 'barometer' of the most successful riders of the season who are dedicated to ‘between the hedges’ road racing, by including the less well-known national events alongside the world-famous international meetings.

The 2014 Duke Road Race Rankings was held over 25 rounds commencing at the Spring National Road Races at the North Yorkshire venue of Oliver's Mount in mid April and concluded mid November at the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix, James was third in the table after the opening round and throughout the season maintained a position in the top six, slotting into second after the Ulster Grand Prix climbing on to the top rung after the Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup Road Races, the penultimate round, the final round at Macau un-affecting the top three positions.

Peter Duke commented: 'Another thrilling season with 479 point-scoring riders underlines the increasing popularity of real roads racing and I am extremely proud that the Duke Series plays its part in the sport.

'It's often thought Irish riders dominate road racing, but this years results showcase the talent and enthusiasm for 'closed roads' in the rest of the British Isles. Long may it continue!'

Pos Name Total
1 James Cowton 1858
2 Ivan Lintin 1817
3 Dean Harrison 1799
4 Michael Dunlop 1591
5 Dan Kneen 1408
6 Guy Martin 1372
7 Jamie Hamilton 1116
8 Seamus Elliott 1074
9 Lee Johnston 1047
10 Michael Sweeney 1014

2014 Circuits

1 Ian Watson Spring Cup Road Races - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 13 April
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 26 April
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race - Northern Ireland 3 May
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 15/17 May
5 Horice Road Races - Czech Republic 17/18 May
6 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man 23–26 May
7 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man 31 May - 6 June
8 Post TT Races - Billown - Isle of Man 7 June
9 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races - England 21–22 June
10 Kells Road Races - Republic of Ireland 22 June
11 Bush Road Races - Northern Ireland 28 June
12 Skerries '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland 5 July
12a Southern ‘100’ Road Races - Isle of Man 7–10 July
14 Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland 13 July
15 Cork (Glanmire) Road Races - Republic of Ireland 20 July
16 Cock o'the North Continental Road Race - Oliver’s Mount - England 19–20 July
17 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland 26 July
18 Czech TT Road Races - Czech Republic 9–10 August
19 Cahir Road Races - Republic of Ireland 10 August
20 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 14 August
21 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland 16 August
22 Classic TT - Isle of Man 23–25 August
23 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man 25–29 August
24 Killalane Road Races - Republic of Ireland 7 September
25 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 13–14 September
26 Macau Grand Prix - Macau 15 November

2013 season

The Duke Road Race Rankings Series commenced for its 12th year of competition at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, North Yorkshire on 21 April 2013 at the Ian Watson Spring Cup National Road Races, organised by the Auto 66 Club.

The overall winner in this year was Michael Dunlop who won four races in a week at the Isle of Man TT and won at the North West 200, Ulster Grand Prix, Armoy road races, Southern 100 and for the first time won the Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup.

2013 Results

Pos Name Total
1 Michael Dunlop 2729
2 Dean Harrison 1912
3 Jamie Hamilton 1845
4 Guy Martin 1740
5 William Dunlop 1688
6 James Cowton 1116
7 Chris Palmer 1093
8 Michael Sweeney 1076
9 Ivan Lintin 826
10 Bruce Anstey 824

2013 Circuits

1 Ian Watson Spring National Road Races - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 21 April
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 27 April
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race - Northern Ireland 4 May
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 16/18 May
5 Horice Road Races - Czech Republic 19 May
6 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man 24–27 May
7 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man 1–7 June
8 Post TT Races - Billown - Isle of Man 8 June
9 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races - England 15–16 June
10 Cork (Glanmire) Road Races - Republic of Ireland 16 June
11 Skerries '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland 6 July
12 Southern ‘100’ Road Races - Isle of Man 8–11 July
12a Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland 13–14 July
14 Cock o'the North - Oliver’s Mount - England 20–21 July
15 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland 27 July
16 Mid Antrim ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 3 August
17 Athea Road Races - Republic of Ireland 11 August
18 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 15 August
19 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland 17 August
20 Classic TT - Isle of Man 24–25 August
21 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man 28–30 August
22 Terlicko Road Races - Czech Republic 31–1 September
23 Killalane Road Races - Republic of Ireland 7–8 September
24 Gold Cup International - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 14–15 September
25 Macau Grand Prix - Macau 14–16 November

2012 season

The Duke Road Race Rankings Series commenced for its 11th year of competition at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, North Yorkshire on Sunday 15 April 2012 at the Ian Watson Spring Cup National Road Races. Organised by the Auto 66 Club.

2012 Results

Pos Name Total
1 Ryan Farquhar 3468
2 Michael Dunlop 2163
3 William Dunlop 1480
4 Guy Martin 1183
5 Jamie Hamilton 1164
6 Chris Palmer 1157
7 Dean Harrison 1111
8 Ivan Lintin 809
9 Bruce Anstey 754
10 John McGuinness 704

2012 Circuits

1 Ian Watson Spring National Road Races - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 15 April
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 28 April
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race - Northern Ireland 5 May
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 17th/19 May
5 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man 25–28 May
6 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man 2–8 June
7 Post TT Races - Billown - Isle of Man 9 June
8 Mid Antrim ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 16 June
9 Bush Road Races - Northern Ireland 23 June
10 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races - England 24 June
11 Kells Road Races - Republic of Ireland 30 June-1 July ....CANCELLED
12 Skerries '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland 7 July
13 Southern ‘100’ Road Races - Isle of Man 9–12 July
14 Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland 14–15 July
15 Munster '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland 21–22 July ....CANCELLED
16 Cock o'the North - Oliver’s Mount - England 21–22 July
17 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland 28 July
18 Aderdare Park Road Races - Wales 28–29 July
19 Athea Road Races - Republic of Ireland 4–5 August ....CANCELLED
20 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland 9 August
21 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland 11 August
22 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man 18–31 August
23 Faugheen '50' Road Races - Republic of Ireland 25–26 August ....CANCELLED
24 Killalane Road Races - Republic of Ireland 8–9 September
25 Gold Cup International - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England 15–16 September
26 Macau Grand Prix - Macau 15–18 November

2011 season

The Duke Road Race Rankings celebrated its 10th year in 2011. Ryan Farquhar retained the Duke Road Rankings title for the fourth successive year, his sixth time in all and received the 'new' Geoff Duke Trophy at the Adelaide Motorcycle Awards Night in Belfast in January 2012. Farquhar has the original trophy in his permanment collection, having won the award outright after completing a hat-trick of title wins in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

2011 Results

Pos Name Total
1 Ryan Farquhar 3754
2 William Dunlop 2726
3 Michael Dunlop 2696
4 Ian Lougher 1281
5 John Burrows 1171
6 Chris Palmer 1076
7 Guy Martin 1011
8 Cameron Donald 834
9 Davy Morgan 786
10 Ronan Pentony 765

Ryan Farquhar said he was 'made up' to win his sixth Duke Road Race Rankings Series after another superb season on his KMR Kawasaki machines. The Dungannon racer claimed 43 victories and 11 podium finishes on his way to a winning points tally of 3,754.

William Dunlop claimed second place ahead of brother Michael, who won a second TT title in 2011. Farquhar set 27 fastest laps during the 23-round series but said he was disappointed at not claiming more wins at the International road races. Farquhar won at both the Manx Grand Prix and Southern 100 meetings on the Isle of Man in this year.

Ian Lougher, who was the inaugural winner in 2002 and took the titles again in 2005 and 2006, finished in fourth place.

2011 Circuits

1 Ian Watson Spring National Road Races - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race - Northern Ireland
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
5 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man
6 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man
7 Post TT Races - Billown - Isle of Man
8 Bush Road Races - Northern Ireland
9 Skerries '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland
10 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races - England
11 Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland
12 Aderdare Park Road Races - Wales
13 Southern ‘100’ Road Races - Isle of Man
14 Kells Road Races - Republic of Ireland
15 Faugheen '50' Road Races - Republic of Ireland
16 Cock o'the North - Oliver’s Mount - England
17 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland
18 Mid Antrim ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
19 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
20 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland
21 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man
22 Munster '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland
23 Athea Road Races - Republic of Ireland
24 Killalane Road Races - Republic of Ireland
25 Gold Cup International - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England
26 Macau Grand Prix - Macau

2010 season

2010 Results

Pos Name Total
1 Ryan Farquhar 4444
2 William Dunlop 2169
3 Michael Dunlop 1857
4 Ian Hutchinson 1570
5 Keith Amor 1090
6 Ian Lougher 1039
7 Chris Palmer 1017
8 John Burrows 934
9 Guy Martin 703
10 Michael Pearson 677

2010 Circuits

1 Spring National - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
3 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
4 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man
5 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man
6 Post TT Races - Billown - Isle of Man
7 Bush Road Races - Northern Ireland
8 Athea Road Races - Republic of Ireland CANCELLED !!
9 Skerries Road Races - Republic of Ireland
10 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races - England
11 Cock o'the North - Oliver’s Mount - England
12 Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland
12a Southern ‘100’ Road Races - Isle of Man
14 Jurby ‘South’ Road Races - Isle of Man
15 Kells Road Races - Republic of Ireland CANCELLED due to Weather
16 Faugheen Road Races - Republic of Ireland
17 Mid Antrim ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
18 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland
19 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
20 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland
21 Munster 100 Road Races - Republic of Ireland
22 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man
23 Killalane Road Races - Republic of Ireland
24 Gold Cup International - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England
25 Boyne ‘100’ Road Races - Republic of Ireland
26 Macau Grand Prix - Macau

2009 season

2009 Results

Pos Name Total
1 Ryan Farquhar 4860
2 Michael Dunlop 2506
3 William Dunlop 2429
4 Ian Lougher 2109
5 John Burrows 1350
6 Guy Martin 1251
7 Ian Hutchinson 1028
8 Keith Amor 991
9 Michael Pearson 924
10 Conor Cummins 900

2009 Circuits

1 Spring National - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race - Northern Ireland
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
5 Barry Sheene Classic Road Races - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England
6 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man
7 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man
8 Billtown TT Races - Isle of Man
9 Bush Road Races - Northern Ireland
10 Athea Road Races - Republic of Ireland
11 Skerries Road Races - Republic of Ireland
12 Cock o'the North - Oliver’s Mount - England
12a Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland
14 Southern ‘100’ Road Races - Isle of Man
15 Jurby ‘South’ Road Races - Isle of Man
16 Kells Road Races - Republic of Ireland
17 Faugheen Road Races - Republic of Ireland
18 Mid Antrim ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
19 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland
20 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
21 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland
22 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man
23 Killalane Road Races - Republic of Ireland
24 Gold Cup International - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England
25 Boyne ‘100’ Road Races - Republic of Ireland

2008 season

2008 Results

Pos Name Total
1 Ryan Farquhar 2306
2 Ian Lougher 2058
3 Michael Dunlop 1632
4 William Dunlop 1379
5 Chris Palmer 1037
6 Keith Amor 1034
7 Guy Martin 709
8 John McGuinness 662
9 Damien Howard 563
10 Mick Goodings 547

TT winner Ryan Farquhar clinched the Duke Road Race Rankings for the third time, closing a successful 2008 season by clinching the rankings title at the final meeting of the year, the Gold Cup races at Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough. The 2008 Duke Road Race Rankings had been scheduled to be held over 23 rounds, but that number was cut to 19 due to four race meetings being hit by bad weather and other factors.

2008 Circuits

1 Spring National - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
3 Tandragee ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
5 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man
6 Steam Packet Races - Billown - Isle of Man
7 Bush Road Races - Northern Ireland
8 Athea Road Races(1) - Republic of Ireland
9 Skerries Road Races - Northern Ireland
10 Southern ‘100’ Road Races - Isle of Man
11 Cock o'the North - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England
12 Jurby ‘South’ Road Races - Isle of Man
13 Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland
14 Kells Road Races - Republic of Ireland
15 Faugheen Road Races - Republic of Ireland
16 Dundalk Road Races - Republic of Ireland
17 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland
18 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland
19 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man
20 Killalane Road Races - Republic of Ireland
21 Boyne ‘100’ Road Races - Republic of Ireland
22 Gold Cup International - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - England
23 Athea Road Races(2) - Republic of Ireland

Previous winners

2007

Cummins at TT paddock in 2012

One of the upcoming riders from the Centenary TT races secured the Geoff Duke Trophy. Manxman Conor Cummins, who placed fifth, two sixths and an eighth at TT, secured the top position in the rankings during his first full-year of pure road racing.

Guy Martin, who secured three podium finishes at the Centenary TT, finished in second place, 138 points behind, but 281 points ahead of third placed William Dunlop.

Pos Name Total
1 Conor Cummins 1936
2 Guy Martin 1798
3 William Dunlop 1517
4 Ian Lougher 1380
5 Chris Palmer 1131
6 John McGuinness 1042
7 Cameron Donald 961
8 Ryan Farquhar 908
9 Darren Burns 852
10 Ivan Lintin 825

2006

The twenty-five round series were held at all national and international road races in the north and south of Ireland, the Isle of Man and England. At the conclusion 147 points separated the champion and second place man, Martin Finnegan, who in turn was just nine points ahead of the late Darran Lindsay.

Pos Name Total
1 Ian Lougher 1719
2 Martin Finnegan 1572
3 Darran Lindsay 1563
4 Guy Martin 1382
5 Raymond Porter 1245
6 Cameron Donald 1090
7 Michael Dunlop 1049
8 John Burrows 956
9 William Dunlop 852
10 Robert Dunlop 830

2005

Pos Name Total
1 Ian Lougher 2699
2 Ryan Farquhar 2229
3 Guy Martin 1798
4 Richard Britton 1400
5 Chris Palmer 1183
6 Martin Finnegan 973
7 Adrian Archibald 873
8 John McGuinness 782
9 Jason Griffiths 739
10 Bruce Anstey 728

2004

Farquhar at TT podium in 2012
Pos Name Total
1 Ryan Farquhar 2031
2 Darran Lindsay 1647
3 Ian Lougher 1597
4 John McGuinness 1051
5 Guy Martin 1016
6 Martin Finnegan 952
7 Bruce Anstey 930
8 Chris Palmer 898
9 Richard Britton 816
10 Adrian Archibald 606

2003

Pos Name Total
1 Ryan Farquhar 1981
2 Ian Lougher 1539
3 Adrian Archibald 807
4 Chris Palmer 791
5 Richard Britton 708
6 Jason Griffiths 669
7 Bruce Anstey 448
8 Martin Finnegan 379
9 John McGuinness 368
10 Robert Dunlop 330

2002

Pos Name Total
1 Ian Lougher 2652
2 Ryan Farquhar 1464
3 Darran Lindsay 1267
4 Richard Britton 1097
5 Adrian Archibald 938
6 Jason Griffiths 893
7 Chris Palmer 892
8 Gary Jess 760
9 David Jefferies 650
10 Robert Dunlop 460
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