Overview
- Race organisers confirmed that 33-year-old Daniel Ingham died after a crash at Doran’s Bend on the first lap of Wednesday’s third qualifying session.
- Ingham was making his TT debut but had ten years’ experience on the Mountain Course and won the 2024 Senior Manx Grand Prix; organisers offered condolences to his wife Helayna and children Joey and Phoebe.
- The Sidecar category was suspended after two recent sidecar crashes this week, including Maria Costello and passenger Shaun Parker, and a separate crash that left brothers Ryan and Callum Crowe with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Several injured people from earlier incidents have been treated or transferred to hospital, with Costello taken to Aintree in a serious but stable condition while organisers continue medical assessments and incident investigations.
- Organisers said the final qualifying and the racing programme will proceed as scheduled while they carry out safety reviews, a move that could prompt operational and course changes and wider scrutiny of TT race procedures.