Michael Dunlop has won the Isle of Man Senior TT race, in an affair which was shortened due to a crash that saw Ian Hutchinson break a femur.
The race was originally scheduled for six laps but was red flagged after two when Hutchinson (BMW) crashed at the 27th milestone.
The 16-time TT winner was conscious but taken to hospital by airmed where the fracture was confirmed.
Dunlop (Suzuki) took control when the race restarted, leading all the way as he took a 15th win at the Isle of Man TT.
Peter Hickman (BMW), who held a 0.18s lead over Hutchinson when the race was red flagged, finished second, having taken over that position midway through Lap 1 of the restarted race.
The result was Hickman’s fifth podium in as many starts at the 2017 Isle of Man TT, giving him the Joey Dunlop Championship for the event overall.
Dean Harrison (Kawasaki) was involved in an early battle for the minor placings before tightening his grip on third and carrying the position to the finish of the now four-lap race.
Earlier, Ben and Tom Birchall won Race 2 of the Formula 2 Sidecar race, having taken over the lead on Lap 1 and never losing it thereafter.
In TT Zero, New Zealander Bruce Anstey led the entire lap of the race to take a commanding 41.4s victory.
Top 10: Pokerstars Senior TT, 2017 Isle of Man TT
| Pos | No | Rider | Machine/Entrant | Time |
| 1 | 6 | Michael Dunlop | Suzuki / Bennetts Suzuki | 01:09:24.711 |
| 2 | 10 | Peter Hickman | BMW / Smiths Racing | 01:09:38.031 |
| 3 | 9 | Dean Harrison | Kawasaki / Silicone Engineering | 01:09:48.216 |
| 4 | 3 | James Hillier | Kawasaki / JG Speedfit Kawasaki | 01:10:11.713 |
| 5 | 11 | Michael Rutter | BMW / Bathams SMT Racing | 01:10:12.357 |
| 6 | 16 | Joshua Brookes | Norton | 01:10:28.793 |
| 7 | 1 | David Johnson | Norton / Norton Motorcycles | 01:10:31.471 |
| 8 | 7 | Conor Cummins | Honda / padgettsmotorcycles.com | 01:10:58.288 |
| 9 | 18 | Martin Jessopp | BMW / Riders Motorcycles BMW | 01:11:09.747 |
| 10 | 15 | William Dunlop | Yamaha / Temple Golf Club | 01:11:10.616 |
Top 10: Sure Sidecar Race 2, 2017 Isle of Man TT
| Pos | No | Rider | Machine/Entrant | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Ben Birchall / Tom Birchall | LCR / IEG Racing | 58:40.090 |
| 2 | 3 | John Holden / Lee Cain | Honda / Silicone Engineering/Barnes Racing | 59:06.688 |
| 3 | 4 | Conrad Harrison / Andrew Winkle | Honda / Printing Roller Services | 01:01:43.005 |
| 4 | 26 | Lewis Blackstock / Patrick Rosney | Suzuki / Dave Holden Racing | 01:01:50.080 |
| 5 | 8 | Karl Bennett / Maxime Vasseur | Suzuki / Bennett Racing | 01:02:21.773 |
| 6 | 11 | Tony Baker / Fiona Baker-Holden | Suzuki / Silicone Engineering and Carl Cox Motorsport | 01:02:32.122 |
| 7 | 13 | Robert Handcock / Ken Edwards | Baker / Maddockhire/Portable Energy | 01:02:38.524 |
| 8 | 20 | Gregory Lambert / Julie Canipa | Honda / John Yates Golden Fleece York/Biker Construc | 01:02:39.965 |
| 9 | 12 | Wayne Lockey / Mark Sayers | Ireson Honda / Real Racing | 01:02:46.702 |
| 10 | 10 | Gary Knight / Daniel Evanson | Green Ant / Redline Superbikes with Dialled-in Racing | 01:02:47.422 |
Top 10: SES TT Zero, 2017 Isle of Man TT
| Pos | No | Rider | Machine/Entrant | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Bruce Anstey | Mugen | 19:13.924 |
| 2 | 2 | Guy Martin | Mugen / Mugen | 19:55.331 |
| 3 | 6 | Daley Mathison | University of Nottingham / University of Nott | 20:43.748 |
| 4 | 3 | Dean Harrison | Sarolea / Sarolea | 20:56.924 |
| 5 | 7 | Antonio Maeso | University of Nottingham / University of Nott | 24:49.385 |
| 6 | 11 | James Cowton | Brunel / Brunel Racing TT Zero | 24:53.229 |
| 7 | 14 | Adam Child | MCN / MCN / Moto Corsa | 28:42.662 |
| 8 | 8 | Matthew Rees | University of Bath / University of Bath | 29:14.549 |
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