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Duke Road Racing Rankings

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.

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

Background

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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.

2024 season

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The Duke Road Race Rankings commenced its 21st active season at the Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races at Oliver's Mount over the weekend of 13th & 14th April.

2024 Results after the 3rd Round

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Pos Name Total
1 Mike Browne 449
2 Davey Todd 445
3 Rob Hodson 401
4 Michael Dunlop 338
5 Peter Hickman 335
6 Gary McCoy 329
7 Marcus Simpson 307
8 Glenn Irwin 280
9 Dominic Herbertson 278
10 Mike Norbury 276

2024 Circuits

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1 Bob Smith Spring Cup - Oliver's Mount - Scarborough - England  13-14 April
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland  26-27 April
3 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland  09/11 May
4 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man  24-26 May
5 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man  27 May - 08 June
6 Barry Sheene Road Race Festival - Oliver's Mount - Scarborough - England  15-16 June
7 Southern ‘100’ International Road Races - Isle of Man  08-11 July
8 Cock o'the North Continental Road Race - Oliver's Mount - England  20–21 July
9 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland  26-27 July
10 Aberdare Park - Wales  03-04 August
11 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man  18-26 August
12 Macau Grand Prix - Macau  14-17 November

2022 season

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The Duke Road Race Rankings gets fired-up for its 19th Championship season after a 2 year break due to Covid.

2022 Results

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Pos Name Total
1 Davey Todd 1861
2 Michael Sweeney 1752
3 Jamie Coward 1094
4 Rod Hodson 1030
5 Michael Dunlop 980
6 Dean Harrison 922
7 Adam McLean 853
8 Mike Browne 806
9 Peter Hickman 618
10 Keelim Ryan 616

2022 Circuits

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1 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland  22-23 April
2 Tandragee '100' Road Race - Northern Ireland  29-30 April
3 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland  12/14 May
4 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man  28-29 May
5 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man  29 May - 10 June
6 Post TT Races - Billown - Isle of Man  11 June
7 Kells Road Races - Republic of Ireland  18-19 June
8 Munster 100 (Cork) Road Races - Republic of Ireland  25-26 June
9 Skerries '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland  02-03 July
10 Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland  09-10 July
11 Southern ‘100’ International Road Races - Isle of Man  11-14 July
12 Faugheen 50 Road Races - Republic of Ireland  16-17 July
13 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland  29-30 July
14 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man  21-29 August
15 Macau Grand Prix - Macau  17-20 November

2019 season

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The Duke Road Race Rankings gets fired-up for its 18th Championship season with the opening round of 2019 the KDM Hire Cookstown 100 Road Races on Friday and Saturday 26 & 27 April, which also kick-starts the Irish Road Race season.

Reigning Champion, Mullingar’s Derek McGee will commence the defence of his title at what is the first of a total of 25 rounds, as the Duke Rankings organisers warmly welcome back two rounds at the unique Oliver’s Mount Course in July and September, after a 12-month sabbatical.

2019 Results

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Pos Name Total
1 Michael Sweeney 1774
2 Dean Harrison 1493
3 Derek Sheils 1356
4 Jamie Coward 1259
5 Peter Hickman 1220
6 Derek McGee 1199
7 Lee Johnston 1144
8 Barry Davidson 886
9 Dominic Herbertson 823
10 Davey Todd 820

2019 Circuits

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1 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland  26-27 April
2 Tandragee '100' Road Race - Northern Ireland  03-04 May
3 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland  16/18 May
4 Horice "300 Curves" - Czech Republic  18-19 May
5 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man  24-27 May
6 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man  25 May - 7 June
7 Post TT Races - Billown - Isle of Man  8 June
8 Imatra Road Races - Finland  14-16 June
9 Kells Road Races - Republic of Ireland  15-16 June
10 Enniskillen Road Races - Northern Ireland  28-29 June
11 Skerries '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland  06-07 July
12 Southern ‘100’ International Road Races - Isle of Man  08-11 July
13 Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland  13-14 July
14 Faugheen 50 Road Races - Republic of Ireland  20-21 July
15 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland  26-27 July
16 Barry Sheene Road Race Festival - Oliver's Mount - Scarborough - England  27-28 July
17 Munster 100 (Cork) Road Races - Republic of Ireland  03-04 August
18 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland  07-10 August
19 Horice "Czech TT Road Races" - Czech Republic  17-18 August
20 Classic TT - Isle of Man  16-26 August
21 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man  16-30 August
22 East Coast Racing Festival (Killalane) - Republic of Ireland  07-08 September
23 Frohburg Road Races - Germany  21-22 September
24 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International - Oliver's Mount - Scarborough - England  27-29 September
25 Macau Grand Prix - Macau  14-17 November

2018 season

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The 2018 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship gets underway over the weekend of 21 and 22 April, at the Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races taking place over the popular Oliver's Mount Course - the first of four meetings at the Scarborough, Yorkshire venue this year. The Duke Road Race Rankings now in its 17th year of competition, having first been run in 2002, has a total of 25 rounds this year held in Northern Ireland, Eire, England, the Czech Republic, Finland and Germany. Over the 16 years of the Duke Road Race Rankings, seven overall winners have received the prestigious Geoff Duke Trophy.

Ian Lougher won in the first year and took the title again in consecutive years 2005 & 2006. Ryan Farquhar won his first rankings title in 2003, retaining the number one slot in 2004, then after loaning out the trophy for three years dominated proceedings for the five years 2008 - 2012. Seven championships in total!

Manxman Conor Cummins took the honours in 2007; Michael Dunlop in 2013; Yorkshireman James Cowton 2014; William Dunlop 2015, with the title going to Yorkshire for the second time in 2016 in the hands of Dean Harrison, who retained his title in 2017, taking top spot in the rankings table from the first round, taking seven race wins from seven starts and putting in seven fastest laps and holding that position throughout the 25 rounds.

Deans racing statistics for 2017 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship are, 23 race wins, 2 second places, 5 third places, a further 6 top six placings and seventh places, plus 16 fastest laps, 4 record laps and 1 absolute lap record during the Ulster Grand Prix at Dundrod. All of which earned him a total of 2506 points.

2018 Results

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Pos Name Total
1 Derek McGee 1324
2 Dean Harrison 1307
3 Adam McLean 1293
4 Michael Sweeney 975
5 James Cowton 921
6 Peter Hickman 887
7 Michael Dunlop 825
8 Barry Davidson 788
9 Davey Todd 764
10 Lee Johnston 645

2018 Circuits

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1 Spring Cup Road Races Oliver's Mount - Scarborough - England  21-22 April ...CANCELLED !!
2 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - Northern Ireland  27-28 April
3 Tandragee '100' Road Race - Northern Ireland  04-05 May
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races - Northern Ireland  17/19 May
5 Horice "300 Curves" - Czech Republic  21/22 May
6 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man  25-27 May
7 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man  28 May - 8 June
8 Post TT Races - Billown - Isle of Man  9 June
9 Kells Road Races - Republic of Ireland  23-24 June ...CANCELLED !!
10 Cock o'the North Continental Road Races - Oliver's Mount - England  23-24 June ...CANCELLED !!
11 Enniskillen Road Races - Northern Ireland  29-30 June
12 Skerries '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland  06-07 July
12a Imatra Road Races - Finland  06-08 July
14 Southern ‘100’ International Road Races - Isle of Man  6-12 July
15 Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland  14-15 July
16 Faugheen 50 Road Races - Republic of Ireland  21-22 July
17 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland  27-28 July
18 Barry Sheene Road Race Festival - Oliver's Mount - Scarborough - England  28-29 July ...CANCELLED !!
19 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland  9/11 August
20 Horice "Czech TT Road Races" - Czech Republic  18-19 August
21 Classic TT - Isle of Man  25/27 August
22 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man  27-31 August
23 Killalane Road Races - Republic of Ireland  08-09 September
24 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International - Oliver's Mount - Scarborough - England  22-23 September ...CANCELLED !!
25 Frohburg Road Races - Germany  22-23 September
26 Macau Grand Prix - Macau  15-18 November

2017 season

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

Imatra has been added to this years Duke Road Race Rankings schedule, as the famous Finnish meeting forms for the first time, part of the prestigious roads series.

2017 Results

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Pos Name Total
1 Dean Harrison 2506
2 James Cowton 1761
3 Ivan Lintin 1394
4 Jamie Coward 1328
5 Derek McGee 1288
6 Michael Dunlop 1268
7 Derek Sheils 1241
8 Joey Thompson 1202
9 Joe Loughlin 1010
10 Adam McLean 988

2017 Circuits

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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 Horice "300 Curves" - Czech Republic  20/21 May
6 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - Isle of Man  26–29 May
7 Isle of Man TT Races - Isle of Man  27 May - 9 June
8 Post TT Races - Billown - Isle of Man  10 June
9 Cock o'the North Continental Road Race - Oliver's Mount - England  24–25 June
10 Skerries '100' Road Races - Republic of Ireland  30 June-1 July
11 Imatra Road Races - Finland  7-9 June
12 Walderstown Road Races - Republic of Ireland  8-9 July
12a Southern ‘100’ International Road Races - Isle of Man  10–13 July
14 Barry Sheene Road Race Festival - Oliver's Mount - Scarborough - England  22-23 July
15 Faugheen 50 Road Races - Republic of Ireland  22–23 July
16 Armoy Road Races - Northern Ireland  28-29 July
17 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races - Northern Ireland  10 August
18 Ulster Grand Prix - Northern Ireland  12 August
19 Horice "Czech TT Races" - Czech Republic  26/27 August
20 Classic TT - Isle of Man  25–28 August
21 Manx Grand Prix - Isle of Man  29 Aug – 1 September
22 East Coast Racing Road Races - Republic of Ireland  09-10 September
23 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International - Oliver's Mount - Scarborough - England  23–24 September
24 Macau Grand Prix - Macau  16-19 November

2016 season

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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 Ireland 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The winner of the 2014 Duke Road Race Rankings was honoured at the Auto 66 Dinner & Prize Presentation which took place on Saturday, 17 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 permanent collection, having won the award outright after completing a hat-trick of title wins in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

2011 Results

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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

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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

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2010 Results

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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

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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

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2009 Results

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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

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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

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2008 Results

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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

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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

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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