(1952-02-25)25 February 1952 Unshinagh,[1] County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Died
2 July 2000(2000-07-02) (aged 48) Tallinn, Estonia
Bike number
3
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested
102 (1976–2000)
TT wins
26
First TT win
1977 Jubilee Classic
Last TT win
2000 Ultra-Lightweight 125 TT
TT podiums
40
Dunlop on a Honda RS125 exiting the Gooseneck, a bend at the start of the mountain section of the Isle of Man TT course
William Joseph DunlopOBE (25 February 1952 – 2 July 2000) was a Northern Irish motorcyclist from Ballymoney, County Antrim, who was noted for his performances at the Isle of Man TT. In 2015, he was voted Northern Ireland's greatest-ever sports star.
Dunlop secured a record 26 victories at the Isle of Man TT, including three hat-tricks, and 24 wins at the Ulster Grand Prix. He was awarded the MBE in 1986 for his contributions to the sport and the OBE in 1996 for his humanitarian work in Romanian orphanages. After his death, the Joey Dunlop Foundation was established to provide accommodation for disabled visitors to the Isle of Man. Dunlop's legacy includes the "Joey Dunlop Cup," awarded to the most successful rider at the annual TT races, and several memorials and statues in his honour. Dunlop's career was documented in several films.
^Havelin, Harry. "Dunlop, William Joseph ('Joey')". The Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
JoeyDunlop Foundation was established to provide accommodation for disabled visitors to the Isle of Man. Dunlop's legacy includes the "JoeyDunlop Cup...
to his late uncle Joey. Known as part of a motorcycle racing dynasty, Michael is the brother of William Dunlop, son of Robert Dunlop and nephew of former...
Robert Dunlop (25 November 1960 – 15 May 2008) was a Northern Irish motorcycle racer, the younger brother of fellow road racer, the late JoeyDunlop, and...
number of 29 wins. Robert Dunlop was the previous record holder with 15 wins. Michael Rutter won fourteen races. JoeyDunlop (Robert's brother) won thirteen...
Supersport 2, Lightweight 1) putting him at 25 total, one below his uncle JoeyDunlop. He also set a new supersport record of 130.403 mph (209.863 km/h), Peter...
Po. Rider Wins 1 JoeyDunlop 26 2 Michael Dunlop 25 3 John McGuinness 23 4 Dave Molyneux 17 5 Ian Hutchinson 16 6 Mike Hailwood, Ben Birchall, Tom Birchall...
group of road racers from Armoy which included JoeyDunlop, Mervyn Robinson, Frank Kennedy and Jim Dunlop. The park also has paths laid out in the shape...
at a practice session for race participants in the Skerries 100. William Dunlop died following a crash during practice at the 2018 Skerries Road Races....
Daytona 200 wins, starting in 1974. Another triumph of note was when JoeyDunlop rode to victory in the 1980 Classic TT during the process of which he...
and Supersport 600 TT. The Ultra-Lightweight TT was a Dunlop family one-two, with JoeyDunlop equalling Mike Hailwood's record of 14 TT wins, and younger...
were dominated by David Jefferies and JoeyDunlop, who gained a hat-trick of wins each. They included Dunlop's 26th and final win at the TT in the Ultra-lightweight...
and manufacturers titles in 1988, and repeated this feat in 1989. Robert Dunlop won the 1989 Macau Grand Prix, and Steve Hislop did the same in 1990. Helmut...
year in succession. Following his victory, Guy Martin joined the late JoeyDunlop as the only riders to have won the Southern 100 Solo Championship Race...
sporting ambassador for Northern Ireland, he drew on the experience of JoeyDunlop and George Best. He and his wife have both been patrons for children's...
times. Robert Dunlop (1960–2008), motorcycle racer, JoeyDunlop's brother William Dunlop (1985-2018), motorcycle racer, Robert Dunlop's son Mabel Harrison...
which veered out of control on a long straight and crashed into a crowd. JoeyDunlop won 24 Ulster Grand Prix races during his career, with Phillip McCallen...
seconds, at an average speed of 129.197 mph (207.922 km/h) set by Michael Dunlop on lap 2 of the 2018 Isle of Man TT 600cc Supersport Junior TT Race 1. The...
He then went on to pay tribute to his former Honda racing teammate, JoeyDunlop. After his success in Grand Prix motorcycle racing he got a chance to...
three races. During a record breaking 2009 season, Farquhar surpassed JoeyDunlop's total of 118 Irish National road race wins, by taking a clean-sweep...
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