P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Qualifying at the 2026 Isle of Man TT was red flagged and shortened on Tuesday during the Sidecar session.
During the Sidecar session in qualifying at the 2026 Isle of Man TT, a red flag caused a shortened opening qualifying session. The first session on Tuesday was delayed due to a road traffic accident, starting at 18:50 instead of 18:30 as planned. While the other sessions ran smoothly, the Sidecar session was red flagged after completing only a few laps. Details about the incident behind the red flag are limited, with the Isle of Man TT confirming an incident at Brandish. The session wasn’t restarted as evening and sunset approached. In other categories, Michael Dunlop led the Supersport class, and Paul Jordan topped the Sportbike session, while Dean Harrison impressed with his laps in the 1,000cc classes. Qualifying will resume with two sessions on Wednesday, starting at 13:00, with Qualifying 3 in the evening at 18:30.
