1974 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event March 2018 March 2018 The 1974 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 1974 FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship (now MotoGP). 1974 saw an increasing number of World Championship contenders join the reigning 500cc World Champion Giacomo Agostini in boycotting the Isle of Man TT event over safety concerns. The Formula 750 race was considered as the premier event, replacing the traditional Senior TT as the final race of the week.TT 1974 https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events?meet_code=TT74%20%20&era=4 iomtt.com 9 April 2026https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1974/9/1/isle-of-man-tt-races Isle of Man TT races Cycle World 9 April 2026 Nicholls B.R. September 1, 1974 Tony Rutter began the week on 3 June by riding a Yamaha TZ 350 to win the Junior TT for the second consecutive year.Tony Rutter Isle of Man TT results https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/competitors?ride_id=2600 iomtt.com 14 April 2026 In the 1000cc Production Class TT held on 4 June, Mick Grant scored a popular victory riding the motorcycle nicknamed Slippery Sam. The victory marked the fourth 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 BMW riders Hans-Otto Butenuth and Helmut Dähne unexpectedly finished in second and third place riding BMW R90S motorcycles that were better known for their long-distance touring capabilities than their racing credentials.BMW R90S Racing Successes https://www.superbike.co.uk/article/bmw-r-90-s-racing-successes/ superbike.co.uk 9 April 2026 On 5 June Charlie Williams rode a Yamaha TZ 250 to win the Lightweight TT for the second consecutive year, while in the 500cc Sidecar TT, Rolf Steinhausen set a new lap record lap, but then retired with a mechanical problem allowing Heinz Luthringshauser and Hermann Hahn to win the race. Inclement weather on 6 June saw the Senior TT race distance reduced to 5 laps as Phil Carpenter took the win riding a Yamaha TZ 350. The final race of the week was the Formula 750 TT, Chas Mortimer won the race riding a Yamaha TZ 350 despite competing against motorcycles with 750cc engine capacities, as two-stroke engine technology began to render four-stroke engines obsolete. World championship races 1974 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings Tuesday 3 June 1974 – 5 Laps (188.65 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time Points 1 GBR Tony Rutter Yamaha TZ 350 104.44 mph 1.48.22.2 15 2 GBR Mick Grant Yamaha TZ 350 102.8 mph 1.50.06.2 12 3 GBR Paul Cott Yamaha TZ 350 101.25 mph 1.51.47.0 10 4 GBR Tom Herron Yamaha TZ 350 101.221 mph 1.51.50.0 8 5 GBR Billie Nelson Yamaha TZ 350 100.9 mph 1.52.10.4 6 6 GBR Billy Guthrie Yamaha TZ 350 100.39 mph 1.52.44.8 5 7 GBR Alan Rogers Yamaha TZ 350 99.83 mph 1.53.22.8 4 8 GBR Roger Nichols Yamaha TZ 350 99.39 mph 1.53.52.8 3 9 GBR Phil Gurner Yamaha TZ 350 99.38 mph 1.53.53.0 2 10 GBR Noel Clegg Yamaha TZ 350 99.3 mph 1.53.59.2 1Sources:TT 1974 Junior TT Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT74&race_seq=7 iomtt.com 9 April 2026 1974 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings Wednesday 5 June 1974 – 4 Laps (150.92 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time Points 1 GBR Charlie Williams Yamaha TZ 250 94.16 mph 1.36.09.8 15 2 GBR Mick Grant Yamaha TZ 250 93.2 mph 1.37.09.2 12 3 GBR Chas Mortimer Yamaha TZ 250 92.85 mph 1.37.31.2 10 4 GBR Tom Herron Yamaha TZ 250 91.41 mph 1.39.03.4 8 5 GBR Tony Rutter Yamaha TZ 250 91.41 mph 1.39.01.2 6 6 GBR Peter McKinley Yamaha TZ 250 90.84 mph 1.39.40.4 5 7 GBR Ian Richards Yamaha TZ 250 90.44 mph 1.40.06.8 4 8 GBR Gerry Mateer Yamaha TZ 250 89.59 mph 1.41.03.8 3 9 GBR Brian Warburton Yamaha TZ 250 89.48 mph 1.41.11.8 2 10 GBR Barry Randle Yamaha TZ 250 89.4 mph 1.41.17.0 1Sources:TT 1974 Lightweight TT Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT74&race_seq=5 iomtt.com 9 April 2026 1974 Isle of Man Sidecar 500cc TT final standings Wednesday 5 June 1974 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time Points 1 RFA Heinz Luthringshauser/Hermann Hahn BMW 92.27 mph 1.13.36.2 15 2 GBR George O'Dell/Bill Boldison König 86.21 mph 1.18.46.4 12 3 GBR Dick Hawes/Eddie Kiff Weslake 85.33 mph 1.22.30.8 10 4 GBR Mac Hobson/John Armstrong Yamaha 82.3 mph 1.22.35.0 8 5 GBR Trevor Ireson/Geoff Hunt König 82.2 mph 1.22.37.2 6 6 GBR Bill Crook/Stuart Collins BSA 81.81 mph 1.23.00.6 5 7 GBR Malcolm Aldrick/Michael Skeels Honda 81.27 mph 1.23.33.6 4 8 GBR Ron Perry/Adrian Craig BSA 80.62 mph 1.24.14.2 3 9 RFA Siegfried Schauzu/Wolfgang Kalauch BMW 78.05 mph 1.27.00.6 2 10GBR Roger Aldous/Peter Lucock Triumph 77.68 mph 1.27.25.4 1Sources:TT 1974 Sidecar 500cc Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT74&race_seq=6 iomtt.com 9 April 2026 1974 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings Thursday 6 June 1974 – 5 Laps (188.65 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time Points 1 GBR Phil Carpenter Yamaha TZ 350 96.99 mph 1.56.41.6 15 2 GBR Charlie Williams Yamaha TZ 350 96.31 mph 1.57.31.6 12 3 GBR Tony Rutter Yamaha TZ 350 94.35 mph 1.59.57.4 10 4 GBR Billy Guthrie Yamaha TZ 350 92.76 mph 2.02.01.0 8 5 GBR Paul Cott Yamaha TZ 350 92.26 mph 2.02.40.8 6 6 RFA Helmut Kassner Yamaha TZ 350 90.27 mph 2.05.23.0 5 7 GBR Billie Nelson Yamaha TZ 350 90.19 mph 2.05.30.0 4 8 GBR Peter McKinley Yamaha TZ 350 89.99 mph 2.05.46.8 3 9 GBR Selwyn Griffiths Matchless G50 89.31 mph 2.06.43.6 3 10 GBR Geoff Barry Matchless G50 89.31 mph 2.06.43.8 1Sources:TT 1974 Senior TT Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT74&race_seq=8 iomtt.com 9 April 2026 1974 Isle of Man Ultra-Lightweight TT 125cc final standings Thursday 6 June 1974 – 3 Laps (113.19 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time Points 1 GBR Clive Horton Yamaha TA125 88.44 mph 1.16.47.0 15 2 GBR Ivan Hodgkinson Yamaha TA125 87.68 mph 1.17.27.0 12 3 GBR Tom Herron Yamaha TA125 86.91 mph 1.18.08.6 10 4 GBR Ken Daniels Yamaha TA125 85.67 mph 1.19.16.0 8 5 GBR Fred Launchbury Maico RS-125 85.5 mph 1.19.25.8 6 6 NED Jan Kostwinder Yamaha TA125 85.1 mph 1.19.48.0 5 7 GBR Bill Kirkwood Maico RS-125 83.32 mph 1.21.30.4 4 8 GBR Anthony Jones BSA 83.24 mph 1.21.35.2 3 9 GBR Rod Gooch Yamaha TA125 82.22 mph 1.22.35.8 2 10 GBR Barrie Dickinson Yamaha TA125 82.03 mph 1.22.47.0 1Sources:TT 1974 Ultra-Lightweight TT Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT74&race_seq=9 iomtt.com 9 April 2026 Non-championship races 1974 Isle of Man Sidecar 750cc TT final standings Monday 3 June 1974 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time 1 RFA Siegfried Schauzu/Wolfgang Kalauch BMW 96.59 mph 1.10.18.4 2 RFA Heinz Luthringshauser/Hermann Hahn BMW 91.93 mph 1.11.52.2 3 GBR Mick Horsepole/G J Horsepole Weslake 88.76 mph 1.16.30.6 4 GBR John Barker/Chris Emmins BSA 88.34 mph 1.16.52.6 5 GBR Bill Crook/Stuart Collins BSA 87.61 mph 1.17.30.0 6 GBR Roy Bell/Gordon Russell König 85.98 mph 1.18.59.2 7 GBR Barrie Moran/Ken Moran Norton 85.92 mph 1.19.02.6 8 GBR Dave Bexley/B. Tyler Honda 85.64 mph 1.19.18.0 9 RFA Heinz Schilling/H. Matthews BMW 84.64 mph 1.21.17.8 10GBR Mick Wortley/R. Crellin Triumph 83.00 mph 1.21.49.0 Sources:TT 1974 Sidecar 7500cc Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT74&race_seq=4 iomtt.com 9 April 2026 1974 Isle of Man TT Production 1000cc final standings Tuesday 4 June 1974 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time 1 GBR Mick Grant "Slippery Sam" 99.72 mph 1.30.48.0 2 RFA Hans-Otto Butenuth BMW R90S 97.7 mph 1.32.41.0 3 RFA Helmut Dähne BMW R90S 97.01 mph 1.33.20.6 4 GBR Geoff Barry Norton Commando 96.85 mph 1.33.29.8 5 GBR Charlie Williams Honda CB750 95.61 mph 1.34.42.2 6 GBR Abe Walsh Triumph Trident 95.48 mph 1.34.49.8 7 GBR Roger Corbett Triumph Trident 94.08 mph 1.36.14.6 8 GBR Graham Bentman Norton Commando 93.21 mph 1.37.08.6 9 GBR Martin Russell BSA Rocket 3 90.12 mph 1.40.28.4 10 GBR Graham Dixon Triumph Trident 88.2 mph 1.42.39.6 Sources:1974 Isle of Man TT Production 1000cc Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT74&race_seq=1 iomtt.com 9 April 2026 1974 Isle of Man TT Production 500cc final standings Tuesday 4 June 1974 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time 1 GBR Keith Martin Kawasaki H1 Mach III 93.85 mph 1.36.28.6 2 GBR Alan Rogers Triumph Tiger 100 93.38 mph 1.36.58.0 3 GBR Phil Gurner BSA B50 92.17 mph 1.38.14.4 4 GBR Neil Tuxworth Honda CB350 91.07 mph 1.39.25.4 5 GBR Roger Sutcliffe Suzuki T500 90.58 mph 1.39.57.6 6 GBR Tom Loughridge Suzuki T500 90.43 mph 1.40.08.0 7 GBR Chris Revett Honda CB350 89.56 mph 1.41.06.4 8 GBR Alan Jackson Jr. Suzuki T500 87.47 mph 1.43.31.2 9 GBR Tony McGurk Honda CB350 87.34 mph 1.43.40.2 10 GBR Peter Crew Honda CB350 85.08 mph 1.46.25.4 Sources:1974 Isle of Man TT Production 500cc Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT74&race_seq=2 iomtt.com 9 April 2026 1974 Isle of Man TT Production 250cc final standings Tuesday 4 June 1974 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time 1 GBR Martin Sharpe Yamaha RD250 86.94 mph 1.44.09.2 2 GBR Eddie Roberts Yamaha RD250 86.9 mph 1.44.11.4 3 GBR Bill Rae Suzuki GT250 85.93 mph 1.45.226. 4 GBR Godfrey Benson Yamaha RD250 84.04 mph 1.47.54.6 5 GBR John Kiddie Honda CB250 83.22 mph 1.48.48.2 6 GBR Bill Robertson Suzuki GT250 81.33 mph 1.51.19.6 7 GBR Roger Nicholls Ducati 250 Mark 3 81.09 mph 1.51.39.4 8 GBR Bernard Murray Benelli 250 2C 80.05 mph 1.53.07.0 9 GBR Keith Heckles Honda CB250 79.00 mph 1.54.37.0 10 GBR Tom Christian Yamaha RD250 78.87 mph 1.54.48.4 Sources:1974 Isle of Man TT Production 250cc Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT74&race_seq=3 iomtt.com 9 April 2026 1974 Isle of Man Formula 750 Classic final standings Friday 7 June 1974 – 6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Machine Speed Time 1 GBR Chas Mortimer Yamaha TZ 350 100.52 mph 2:15:07.2 2 GBR Charlie Williams Yamaha TZ 350 100.41 mph 2:15:15.8 3 GBR Tony Rutter Yamaha TZ 350 100.08 mph 2:15:42.6 4 GBR Percy Tait Triumph Trident 99.66 mph 2:16:16.8 5 GBR Billy Guthrie Yamaha TZ 350 99.65 mph 2:16:17.8 6 GBR Austin Hockley Yamaha TZ 350 98.28 mph 2:18:11.6 7 GBR Alex George Yamaha TZ 350 97.68 mph 2:19:03.0 8 GBR Noel Clegg Yamaha TZ 350 97.2 mph 2:19:44.0 9 GBR Doug Lunn Ducati 750 95.81 mph 2:21:45.4 10 GBR Derek Chatterton Yamaha TZ 350 95.48 mph 2:22:15.4 Sources:TT 1974 Formula 750 Classic Race Results - iomtt.com https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events/races?meet_code=TT74&race_seq=10 iomtt.com 9 April 2026 Sources External links Detailed race results Mountain Course map Isle of Man Tt Isle of Man Tt Category:Isle of Man TT