The 2004 Isle of Man TT was the 97th edition of the event. John McGuinness won three TT races, more than anyone that year. Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle took the two sidecar races, while Adrian Archibald won the marquee Senior TT.[1]

Isle of Man TT Mountain Course
Pit-straight during the 2004 Isle of Man TT

The event marked the last TT race for 125cc bikes on the Mountain Course.[2]

Three competitors died during the event: 125cc rider Serge Le Moal and sidecar passenger Paul Cowley during practice,[3][4] and Colin Breeze during the Formula One TT race.[5]

Results

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Race 1 – Formula One TT

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 3   John McGuinness Yamaha 1 12 13.2 125.38
2 1   Adrian Archibald Suzuki 1 12 31.8 124.84
3 5   Bruce Anstey Suzuki 1 12 58.0 124.10
4 4   Jason Griffiths Yamaha 1 13 20.3 123.47
5 2   Ian Lougher Honda 1 13 27.7 123.26
6 8   Richard Britton Suzuki 1 13 53.1 122.55

Race 2 – Sidecar Race A

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Rank Number Rider Passenger Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1   Dave Molyneux Daniel Sayle DRM Honda 1 01 00.0 111.33
2 3   Nick Crowe Darren Hope DRM Honda 1 01 59.0 109.56
3 5   Steve Norbury Scott Parnell Shelbourne Yamaha 1 02 51.8 108.03
4 4   Roy Hanks Dave Wells DMR Yamaha 1 03 02.5 107.72
5 15   Greg Lambert Ivan Murray DMR Honda 1 03 23.4 107.13
6 8   Philip Dongworth Stuart Castles Ireson Kawasaki 1 03 44.8 106.53

Race 3 – Lightweight 400cc

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 41   John McGuinness Honda 1 22 06.4 110.28
2 47   Steve Linsdell Yamaha 1 22 39.6 109.54
3 49   Mark Parrett Honda 1 22 42.4 109.48
4 67 Roy Richardson Honda 1 23 02.0 109.05
5 45   Johnny Barton Yamaha 1 23 44.8 108.12
6 48 Derran Slous Yamaha 1 24 04.7 107.69
 
Robert Dunlop took second place for his last Isle of Man TT

Race 4 – Ultralightweight 125cc

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1   Chris Palmer Honda 1 23 07.6 108.93
2 4   Robert Dunlop Honda 1 24 05.5 107.68
3 7   Nigel Beattie Honda 1 25 56.4 105.36
4 6   Garry Bennett Honda 1 26 05.1 105.18
5 16 Matt Jackson Honda 1 26 20.6 104.87
6 10   Mark Tyrrell Honda 1 26 47.2 104.33

Race 5 - International Production 1000

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 5   Bruce Anstey Suzuki 54 53.5 123.72
2 3   John McGuinness Yamaha 55 11.5 123.05
3 4   Jason Griffiths Yamaha 55 17.3 122.83
4 2   Ian Lougher Honda 55 22.7 122.63
5 1   Adrian Archibald Suzuki 55 49.5 121.65
6 8   Richard Britton Suzuki 56 24.5 120.39

Race 6 - Junior 600cc

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 3   John McGuinness Yamaha 1 15 06.0 120.57
2 5   Bruce Anstey Suzuki 1 15 23.0 120.12
3 4   Jason Griffiths Yamaha 1 15 45.6 119.52
4 8   Richard Britton Honda 1 16 10.8 118.86
5 10   Mark Parrett Yamaha 1 16 27.3 118.43
6 12   Martin Finnegan Yamaha 1 16 53.9 117.75

Race 7 - Sidecar Race B

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Rank Number Rider Passenger Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1   Dave Molyneux Daniel Sayle DRM Honda 1 01 04.2 111.20
2 3   Nick Crowe Darren Hope DRM Honda 1 01 41.6 110.08
3 5   Steve Norbury Scott Parnell Shelbourne Yamaha 1 02 22.3 108.88
4 4   Roy Hanks Dave Wells DRM Honda 1 02 32.7 108.58
5 6   Gary Bryan Steven Hedison Baker Yamaha 1 03 04.9 107.66
6 15   Greg Lambert Ivan Murray DRM Honda 1 03 11.0 107.48

Race 8 - Production 600

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 6   Ryan Farquhar Kawasaki 57 46.6 117.54
2 5   Bruce Anstey Suzuki 57 48.9 117.46
3 3   John McGuinness Yamaha 57 57.9 117.16
4 4   Jason Griffiths Yamaha 58 07.9 116.82
5 2   Ian Lougher Honda 58 21.1 116.38
6 7   Raymond Porter Suzuki 58 44.0 115.63

Race 9 - Senior TT

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Rank Number Rider Machine Time Speed (mph)
1 1   Adrian Archibald Suzuki 1 13 08.1 123.81
2 5   Bruce Anstey Suzuki 1 13 38.3 122.96
3 14   Gary Carswell Suzuki 1 15 03.3 120.64
4 10   Mark Parrett Yamaha 1 15 09.9 120.47
5 12   Martin Finnegan Yamaha 1 15 10.7 120.44
6 9   Chris Heath Honda 1 15 22.1 120.14

Notes

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  1. ^ "Three-time Isle of Man TT winner Adrian Archibald inducted into Irish motorcycling's Hall of Fame".
  2. ^ "TT 2004".
  3. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  5. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  6. ^ "TT 2004 Results".
  7. ^ "Database". www.iomttraces.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.