1973 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event September 2011 March 2020 The 1973 Isle of Man TT motorcycle road races were held between 2-8 June 1973 on the 37-mile Snaefell Mountain Course. It was the fifth round of the 1973 FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship (now MotoGP). In 1973, most of the World Championship contenders were absent from the Isle of Man TT races with the exception of Jack Findlay and the sidecar contenders.https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1973/9/1/isle-of-man-tt Isle of Man TT Cycle World 14 April 2026 Nicholls B.R. September 1, 1973 The rest joined the reigning 500cc World Champion Giacomo Agostini in boycotting the Isle of Man TT event over safety concerns, despite extensive resurfacing of the circuit. The resurfacing of the circuit allowed an increasing number of competitors to surpass the prestigious 100 mph average lap time. The racing began on Saturday, 2 June with Production Class racing that consisted of 750, 500 and 250cc machines as well as the 750cc Sidecar Class.TT 1973 https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events?meet_code=TT73%20%20&era=4 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 Peter Williams led the 750 class on the John Player Norton by half a minute when a gearbox problem forced him to abandon the race allowing Tony Jefferies to take victory riding a Triumph Trident motorcycle known as Slippery Sam. The victory marked the third of five consecutive Isle of Man TT victories for Slippery Sam.The Legend of Slippery Sam https://roaddirt.tv/the-legend-of-slippery-sam/ roaddirt.tv 14 April 20261974 Triumph Trident Slippery Sam https://www.gasoline.com.au/1974-triumph-trident-slippery-sam gasoline.com 14 April 2026 Stan Woods (Suzuki) led the 500 class by half a minute, when on the last lap his engine began to misfire, allowing Bill Smith (Honda) to claim the victory. Charlie Williams (Yamaha) won the 250 class. 250 Class competitor John Clarke (Suzuki) was killed in an accident at Union Mills on the first lap. World Champion Klaus Enders and Ralf Engelhardt won the 750 Sidecar Class ahead of his BMW teammates Siegfried Schauzu and Wolfgang Kalauch in second place. On Monday, 4 June, Charlie Williams rode a Yamaha TZ 250 to win the Lightweight TT while in the 500cc Sidecar TT, Enders set a new lap record and finished the race over 2 minutes ahead of his BMW teammate Schauzu. Tony Rutter won the Junior TT on 6 June in a class dominated by the newly released Yamaha TZ 350. 38-year-old Tommy Robb (Yamaha) won the Ultra-Lightweight TT later that same day, marking the first TT victory of his career which began at the 1958 Isle of Man TT.Tommy Robb Isle of Man TT results https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=ALL&ride_id=1865 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 The final events of the week were the Formula 750cc TT and the Senior TT held on Friday 8 June. After his abandonment earlier in the week, Peter Williams redeemed himself by setting the second fastest-ever lap of the mountain course at 107.27mph and won the Formula 750cc TT ahead of his John Player Norton teammate Mick Grant.John Player Norton, a Monocoque Masterpiece https://motorbikemad.com/blogs/press/john-player-norton-a-monocoque-masterpiece Motorbike Mad 14 April 2026 19 November 2018 Helmut Dähne scored an impressive ninth place riding a shaft driven BMW R75/5 better known for its long distance touring capabilities. The final race of the week was the Senior TT where 38-year-old veteran Jack Findlay rode a Suzuki TR500 to win the first TT race of his career after Mick Grant (Yamaha) crashed on an oil slick while leading the race at Ramsey Square on the third lap. Peter Williams rode an underpowered but agile single cylinder Matchless G50 prepared by Tom Arter to score an impressive second place result.The Arter Matchless G50 – The Ultimate British Single https://www.peterjamesinsurance.co.uk/the-arter-matchless-g50-the-ultimate-british-single/ peterjamesinsurance.co.uk 14 April 2026 Williams' average of 100.62 mph was 2.6 seconds quicker than Mike Hailwood's winning speed in 1961 on a Norton Manx, making them the only two competitors at that point in time to have averaged over 100 mph on a single cylinder machine in the Senior TT. World championship races 1973 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings Monday, 4 June 1973 – 4 Laps (150.92 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time Points 1 GBR Charlie Williams Yamaha TZ 250 100.05 mph 1.30.30.0 15 2 GBR John Williams Yamaha TZ 250 99.6 mph 1.30.54.6 12 3 GBR Bill Rae Yamaha TZ 250 98.86 mph 1.31.35.4 10 4 GBR Derek Chatterton Yamaha TZ 250 98.00 mph 1.32.23.0 8 5 GBR Alex George Yamaha TZ 250 97.94 mph 1.32.27.0 6 6 GBR Tony Rutter Yamaha TZ 250 97.57 mph 1.32.48.0 5 7 GBR Phil Carpenter Yamaha TZ 250 97.14 mph 1.33.12.8 4 8 RFA Helmut Kassner Yamaha TZ 250 96.73 mph 1.33.39.6 3 9 GBR Tom Herron Yamaha TZ 250 96.61 mph 1.33.43.4 2 10 GBR Barry Randle Yamaha TZ 250 96.05 mph 1.34.16.2 1Sources:TT 1973 Lightweight TT Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT73&race_seq=5 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 1973 Isle of Man Sidecar 500cc TT final standings Monday 4 June 1973 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time Points 1 RFA Klaus Enders/Ralf Engelhardt BMW 94.93 mph 1.11.32.4 15 2 RFA Siegfried Schauzu/Wolfgang Kalauch BMW 91.4 mph 1.14.18.2 12 3 RFA Rolf Steinhausen/Karl Scheurer König 89.84 mph 1.15.35.4 10 4 BEL Michel Vanneste/Serge Vanneste BMW 86.24 mph 1.18.44.6 8 5 GBR Robin Williamson/Jack McPherson BMW 85.05 mph 1.19.50.8 6 6 GBR Roger Dutton/Tony Wright BMW 83.68 mph 1.21.09.4 5 7 GBR George O'Dell/N Boldison BSA 79.82 mph 1.25.04.6 4 8 GBR Dick Hawes/Eddie Kiff Weslake 79.55 mph 1.25.22.0 3 9 GBR Roy Woodhouse/Doug Woodhouse Honda 77.95 mph 1.27.07.4 2 10USA Martin Candy/Eddy Fletcher BSA 77.73 mph 1.27.22.0 1Sources:TT 1973 Sidecar 500cc Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT73&race_seq=6 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 1973 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings Wednesday, 6 1973 – 5 Laps (188.65 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time Points 1 GBR Tony Rutter Yamaha TZ 350 101.99 mph 1.50.58.8 15 2 GBR Ken Huggett Yamaha TZ 350 100.58 mph 1.52.31.6 12 3 GBR John Williams Yamaha TZ 350 100.32 mph 1.52.49.4 10 4 GBR Barry Randle Yamaha TZ 350 100.011 mph 1.53.10.2 8 5 GBR Phil Carpenter Yamaha TZ 350 99.49 mph 1.53.45.8 6 6 GBR Derek Chatterton Yamaha TZ 350 98.77 mph 1.54.36.0 5 7 GBR Alex George Yamaha TZ 350 98.76 mph 1.54.36.2 4 8 RFA Helmut Kassner Yamaha TZ 350 96.74 mph 1.57.00.2 3 9 GBR Tom Dickie Yamaha TZ 350 96.68 mph 1.57.04.4 2 10 GBR Paul Cott Yamaha TZ 350 96.41 mph 1.57.24.2 1Sources:TT 1973 Junior TT Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT73&race_seq=7 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 1973 Isle of Man Ultra-Lightweight TT 125cc final standings Wednesday, 6 June 1973 – 3 Laps (113.19 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time Points 1 GBR Tommy Robb Yamaha TA125 88.44 mph 1.16.47.0 15 2 NED Jan Kostwinder Yamaha TA125 87.79 mph 1.17.21.6 12 3 GBR Neil Tuxworth Yamaha TA125 86.56 mph 1.18.27.2 10 4 GBR Ivan Hodgkinson Yamaha TA125 85.49 mph 1.19.26.0 8 5 GBR Alan Jones Maico RS-125 83.3 mph 1.21.31.6 6 6 GBR Lindsay Porter Yamaha TA125 82.54 mph 1.22.16.4 5 7 GBR Clive Horton Yamaha TA125 82.43 mph 1.22.23.2 4 8 GBR Richard Stevens Maico RS-125 82.03 mph 1.22.47.0 3 9 GBR Bob Ware Yamaha TA125 82.02 mph 1.22.48.0 2 10 GBR John Kiddie Honda CB125S 81.69 mph 1.23.07.6 1Sources:TT 1973 Ultra-Lightweight TT Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT73&race_seq=10 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 1973 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings Friday 8 June 1973 – 6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time Points 1 Australia Jack Findlay Suzuki TR500 101.55 mph 2:13.45.2 15 2 UK Peter Williams Matchless G50 100.62 mph 2:14.59.4 12 3 UK Charlie Sanby Suzuki TR500 100.27 mph 2:15.27.6 10 4 UK Alex George Yamaha TZ 350 98.73 mph 2:17.34.20 8 5 UK Roger Nicholls Suzuki TR500 98.06 mph 2:18.30.20 6 6 UK David Hughes Matchless G50 96.62 mph 2:20.34.20 5 7 UK Dudley P.Robinson Suzuki TR500 95.96 mph 2:21.32.80 4 8 UK John Taylor Suzuki TR500 94.79 mph 2:23.16.80 3 9 GBR Selwyn Griffiths Matchless G50 94.05 mph 2:24.25.20 2 10 UK Graham Bayley Kawasaki H1R 94.04 mph 2:24.26.20 1Sources:TT 1973 Senior TT Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT73&race_seq=8 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 Non-championship races 1973 Isle of Man TT Production 750cc final standings Saturday, 2 June 1973 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time 1 GBR Tony Jefferies "Slippery Sam" 95.62 mph 1.34.41.6 2 GBR John Williams Triumph Trident 94.9 mph 1.35.24.8 3 GBR David Dixon Triumph Trident 91.56 mph 1.38.33.6 4 RFA Helmut Dähne BMW R90S 90.32 mph 1.40.14.8 5 GBR Ernie Pitt Triumph Trident 89.38 mph 1.41.57.8 6 GBR Darryl Pendlebury Triumph Trident 88.73 mph 1.42.03.0 7 RFA Hans-Otto Butenuth BMW R90S 87.65 mph 1.43.25.4 8 GBR Hugh Evans Honda CB750 87.27 mph 1.43.45.2 9 GBR Roger Corbett Triumph Trident 86.86 mph 1.44.14.6 10 GBR Ken Huggett Triumph Trident 84.94 mph 1.46.36.4 Sources:1973 Isle of Man TT Production 750cc Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT73&race_seq=1 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 1973 Isle of Man TT Production 500cc final standings Saturday, 2 June 1973 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time 1 GBR Bill Smith Honda CB500 Four 88.1 mph 1.42.47.0 2 GBR Stan Woods Suzuki T500 88.01 mph 1.42.55.2 3 GBR Keith Martin Kawasaki H1 Mach III 87.87 mph 1.43.02.8 4 GBR Clive Brown BSA B50 87.79 mph 1.43.14.8 5 GBR Roger Bowler Triumph Tiger 100 86.92 mph 1.44.10.2 6 GBR Bill Milne Kawasaki H1 Mach III 85.4 mph 1.46.01.8 7 GBR Ray Knight Triumph Tiger 100 83.05 mph 1.49.01.8 8 GBR Nigel Rollason BSA B50 83.05 mph 1.49.01.8 9 GBR John Wilkinson Suzuki T500 82.98 mph 1.49.02.0 10 GBR Godfrey Benson Suzuki T500 79.55 mph 1.53.49.4 Sources:1973 Isle of Man TT Production 500cc Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT73&race_seq=2 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 1973 Isle of Man TT Production 250cc final standings Saturday, 2 June 1973 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time 1 GBR Charlie Williams Yamaha RD250 81.76 mph 1.50.45.0 2 GBR Eddie Roberts Yamaha RD250 81.24 mph 1.51.22.0 3 GBR Tommy Robb Yamaha RD250 80.06 mph 1.53.05.8 4 GBR Roger Hunter Suzuki GT250 79.52 mph 1.53.52.2 5 GBR Peter Courtney Kawasaki S1 Mach I 79.05 mph 1.54.32.4 6 GBR Phil Carpenter Honda CB250 78.65 mph 1.55.08.0 7 GBR Jim Curry Honda CB250 78.09 mph 1.55.57.4 8 GBR John Kiddie Honda CB250 77.76 mph 1.56.26.2 9 GBR Lindsay Porter Suzuki GT250 75.54 mph 1.59.51.8 10 GBR John Kidson Honda CB250 75.28 mph 2.00.12.6 Sources:1973 Isle of Man TT Production 250cc Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT73&race_seq=3 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 1973 Isle of Man Sidecar 750cc TT final standings Saturday, 2 June 1973 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time 1 RFA Klaus Enders/Ralf Engelhardt BMW 93.01 mph 1.13.00.1 2 RFA Siegfried Schauzu/Wolfgang Kalauch BMW 91.72 mph 1.14.02.4 3 GBR John Brandon/Cliff Holland Honda 84.75 mph 1.20.08.0 4 GBR Mick Boddice/Ken Williams Kawasaki 84.54 mph 1.20.20.0 5 GBR Bill Crook/Kenny Arthur BSA 83.53 mph 1.21.18.0 6 GBR Robin Williamson/Jack McPherson BMW 83.08 mph 1.21.44.2 7 GBR Dick Hawes/Eddie Kiff Weslake 82.65 mph 1.22.09.8 8 RFA Richard Wegener/Derek Jacobson BMW 81.35 mph 1.23.29.0 9 BEL Michel Vanneste/Serge Vanneste BMW 81.24 mph 1.23.35.4 10GBR Mick Potter/Bernie Coverdale BMW 80.62 mph 1.24.14.2 Sources:TT 1973 Sidecar 7500cc Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT73&race_seq=4 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 1973 Isle of Man Formula 750 Classic final standings Friday 8 June 1973 – 5 Laps (188.65 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time 1 GBR Peter Williams John Player Norton 105.47 mph 1.47.19.2 2 GBR Mick Grant John Player Norton 102.56 mph 1.50.21.6 3 GBR Tony Jefferies Triumph Trident 102.04 mph 1.50.55.2 4 GBR Charlie Williams Yamaha TZ 350 102.03 mph 1.50.56.0 5 GBR Stan Woods Suzuki TR750 101.89 mph 1.51.05.2 6 GBR Ken Huggett Yamaha TZ 350 99.69 mph 1.53.32.4 7 GBR Geoff Barry Oakley-Seeley 99.41 mph 1.53.51.4 8 GBR Paul Cott Yamaha TZ 350 97.43 mph 1.56.10.4 9 RFA Helmut Dähne BMW R75/5 96.79 mph 1.56.56.4 10 GBR Graham Bailey Triumph Trident 96.61 mph 1.57.09.4 Sources:TT 1973 Formula 750 Classic Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT73&race_seq=9 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 Sources External links Detailed race results Isle of Man Tt Tourist Trophy Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Tt Category:Isle of Man TT