Southern 100: Honda Racing's Dean Harrison tops Superbike times at Billown from Nathan Harrison after 114mph lap

Dean Harrison set the pace on the opening night of the Southern 100 at Billown on the Isle of Man.

The Honda Racing rider lapped at 114.585mph to lead the Superbike times by 3.082s from Nathan Harrison (H&H Motorcycles Honda), who clocked 112mph exactly.

placeholder image — Nathan Harrison (Honda Racing) led the Superbike qualifying times on Monday at the Southern 100. (Photo by Pacemaker Press)

Pacesetter Harrison, who won the Superbike and Senior races at the Isle of Man TT, is the outright lap record holder around the 4.25-mile course at 117.541mph, which he set in last year’s Solo Championship race.

Cork’s Mike Browne was third quickest on the MB Racing/Russell Racing Honda (111.795mph), only two tenths down on Nathan Harrison.

Magherafelt’s Paul Jordan (Jackson Racing Honda) was fourth fastest, 0.436s adrift of Browne and 3.769s off Harrison’s fastest lap.

Dominic Herbertson was fifth ahead of Michael Dunlop (MD Racing Honda), who was reported to have had some issues at the beginning of the session with his machine.

Newcomer Peter Hickman completed his first Superbike laps of the 2026 meeting on the 8TEN Racing BMW.