1956 Isle of Man TT
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| Race 1 of 6 races in the 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 4–14 June 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Isle of Man Tourist Trophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Snaefell Mountain Course (Senior, Junior, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior) Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight and Sidecars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Isle of Man TT was the first round of the 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place between 4 June and 8 June 1956 at the Snaefell Mountain Course for the Senior and Junior TTs and the Clypse Course for the Lightweight, Ultra Lightweight and Sidecar TTs.
Senior TT (500 cc) classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  John Surtees
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MV Agusta | 7 | 2:44:05.8 | 8 |
| 2 | John Hartle
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MV Agusta | 7 | +1:30.8 | 6 |
| 3 | Jack Brett
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Norton | 7 | +2:48.4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Walter Zeller
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BMW | 7 | +3:16.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Bill Lomas
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Moto Guzzi | 7 | +3:22.8 | 2 |
| 6 |  Derek Ennett
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Matchless | 7 | +6:34.6 | 1 |
| 7 | Alan Trow
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Norton | 7 | +9:22.0 | |
| 8 |  Gavin Dunlop
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Matchless | 7 | +9:22.0 | |
| 9 | George Salt
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Norton | 7 | +10:13.4 | |
| 10 | Don Chapman
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Norton | 7 | +10:37.4 | |
| 45 finishers | |||||
| [1] | |||||
Junior TT (350 cc) classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  Ken Kavanagh
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Moto Guzzi | 7 | 2:57:29.4 | 8 |
| 2 | Derek Ennett
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AJS | 7 | +4:38.0 | 6 |
| 3 | John Hartle
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Norton | 7 | +7:19.2 | 4 |
| 4 | Cecil Sandford
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DKW | 7 | +7:19.4 | 3 |
| 5 |  Eddie Grant
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Norton | 7 | +10:14.6 | 2 |
| 6 | Alan Trow
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Norton | 7 | +11:11.4 | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Powell
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AJS | 7 | +11:46.6 | |
| 8 | Frank Perris
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AJS | 7 | +12:11.4 | |
| 9 |  Duilio Agostini
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Moto Guzzi | 7 | +13:23.2 | |
| 10 | Terry Shepherd
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Norton | 7 | +13:29.2 | |
| 42 finishers | |||||
| [1] | |||||
Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Carlo Ubbiali
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MV Agusta | 9 | 1:26:54.0 | 8 |
| 2 | Roberto Colombo
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MV Agusta | 9 | +2:08.6 | 6 |
| 3 | Hans Baltisberger
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NSU | 9 | +2:30.6 | 4 |
| 4 | Horst Kassner
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NSU | 9 | +2:33.6 | 3 |
| 5 |  František Bartoš
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ČZ | 9 | +5:11.0 | 2 |
| 6 | Arthur Wheeler
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Moto Guzzi | 9 | +5:26.6 | 1 |
| 7 | Phil Carter
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RDS | 9 | +8:32.2 | |
| 8 | Albert Jones
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Norton | 9 | +9:16.6 | |
| 9 | Frank Cope
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Norton | 9 | +11:51.2 | |
| 10 | Norman Webb
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Moto Guzzi | 9 | +16:36.2 | |
| 10 finishers | |||||
| [1] | |||||
Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc) classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Points |
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| 1 | Carlo Ubbiali
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MV Agusta | 9 | 1:24:16.8 | 8 |
| 2 |  Marcelo Cama
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Montesa | 9 | +5:02.4 | 6 |
| 3 | Francisco González
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Montesa | 9 | +11:02.0 | 4 |
| 4 | Enrique Sirera
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Montesa | 9 | +11:07.0 | 4 |
| 5 | Dave Chadwick
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LEF | 9 | +12:26.0 | 2 |
| 6 | Václav Parus
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ČZ | 9 | +13:07.2 | 1 |
| 7 | Douglas Allen
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Mondial | 9 | +14:01.6 | |
| 8 | Dudley Edlin
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MV Agusta | 9 | +15:28.2 | |
| 9 | Frank Cope
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Norton | 9 | +20:01.8 | |
| 22 starters, 9 finishers | |||||
| Source:[2][1] | |||||
Sidecar TT classification
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Fritz Hillebrand
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Manfred Grunwald
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BMW | 9 | 1:23:12.2 | 8 |
| 2 | Pip Harris
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Ray Campbell
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Norton | 9 | +1:35.6 | 6 |
| 3 | Bill Boddice
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William Storr
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Norton | 9 | +3:07.0 | 4 |
| 4 | Bob Mitchell
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Eric Bliss
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Norton | 9 | +4:04.6 | 3 |
| 5 | Jackie Beeton
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Les Nutt
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Norton | 9 | +5:41.4 | 2 |
| 6 | Ernie Walker
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Dun Roberts
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Norton | 9 | +5:47.2 | 1 |
| 7 | Fred Hanks
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E. Donnan
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Matchless | 9 | +8:35.8 | |
| 8 | Alan Young
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Tony Partridge
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Norton | 9 | +9:01.8 | |
| 9 | Bill Beevers
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Jeff Mundy
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Norton | 9 | +9:29.8 | |
| 10 | Len Taylor
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Peter Glover
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Norton | 9 | +9:53.2 | |
| 15 finishers | ||||||
| [1] | ||||||
Non-championship races
Clubmans Senior TT classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
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| 1 | Bernard Codd | BSA | 3 | 1:18:40.6 |
| 2 | Ron Jerrard | BSA | 3 | +1:06.2 |
| 3 | Tony Jenkins | BSA | 3 | +2:41.8 |
| 4 | Fred Wallis | BSA | 3 | +2:43.6 |
| 5 | Dennis Smart | BSA | 3 | +4:34.4 |
| 6 | Geoffrey Coombes | BSA | 3 | +5:24.2 |
| 7 | John Hurlstone | Triumph | 3 | |
| 8 | W. J. Hill | BSA | 3 | |
| 9 | Brian Newman | BSA | 3 | |
| 10 | David Andrews | BSA | 3 | |
| 28 finishers | ||||
| [3] | ||||
Clubmans Junior TT classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
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| 1 | Bernard Codd | BSA | 3 | 1:22:48.4 |
| 2 | John Eckhart | BSA | 3 | +41.6 |
| 3 | Alan Shepherd | Norton | 3 | +2:54.8 |
| 4 | Eric Unwin | BSA | 3 | +3:19.6 |
| 5 | Derrick Jervis | BSA | 3 | +3:20.4 |
| 6 | Jimmy Morton | BSA | 3 | +3:32.8 |
| 7 | James Coates | BSA | 3 | |
| 8 | Norman Robertson | BSA | 3 | |
| 9 | Ken James | BSA | 3 | |
| 10 | Denis Pratt | BSA | 3 | |
| 50 finishers | ||||
| [3] | ||||
References
- ^ a b c d e Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 156–157.
- ^ Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 26. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
- ^ a b Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 148–149.