1977 Isle of Man TT

none March 2018 March 2018 thumb|300px|Isle of Man TT Mountain Course The 1977 Isle of Man TT took place between 11 June – 17 June 1977, at the Snaefell Mountain Course. 1977 marked the beginning of an era as it was the first time the Isle of Man TT did not appear on the Grand Prix calendar.Dennis Noyes 1999 Michael Scott Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix Hazleton Publishing Ltd 1-874557-83-7 The event saw the return of Phil Read, who competed in his last TT races in 1972. Senior TT (500 cc) classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 1 9 UK Phil Read Suzuki 5 1:45:48.4 2 6 UK Tom Herron Yamaha 5 +1:18.2 3 10 UK Eddie Roberts Yamaha 5 +2:46.0 4 30 UK Joey Dunlop Yamsel 5 +3:58.6 5 16 USA Pat Hennen Suzuki 5 +4:09.2 6 42 UK Joe Lindsay Yamsel 5 +4:28.6 7 4 UK Chas Mortimer Yamaha 5 +4:38.6 8 32 UK Bill Smith Suzuki 5 +5:09.4 9 11 UK Billy Guthrie Yamaha 5 +5:48.6 10 29 UK James Scott Yamaha 5 +6:05.4 73 starters in total, 36 finishers Fastest lap : 20:34.6 (Phil Read) Motocourse 1977-1978 Hazleton Securities Ltd. Carter Chris 130–131 0-905138-04-X Junior TT (250 cc) classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 1 3 UK Charlie Williams Yamaha 3 1:08:10.0 2 7 UK Ian Richards Yamaha 3 +8.8 3 8 UK Tom Herron Yamaha 3 +1:13.0 4 12 UK Alex George Yamaha 3 +1:48.0 5 15 UK Stan Woods Yamaha 3 +2:05.4 6 6 UK Eddie Roberts Yamaha 3 +2:23.4 7 10 UK Mick Grant Kawasaki 3 +2:25.6 8 34 UK Clive Horton Yamaha 3 +3:05.0 9 26 UK Joe Lindsay Yamsel 3 +3:17.4 10 33 UK Joey Dunlop Yamaha 3 +3:22.2 67 starters in total, 51 finishers Fastest lap : 22:18.8 (Ian Richards) 1000 cc Classic TT classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 1 6 UK Mick Grant Kawasaki 6 2:02:37.4 2 12 UK Charlie Williams Yamaha 6 +3:26.8 3 4 UK Eddie Roberts Yamaha 6 +5:25.6 4 3 UK Chas Mortimer Yamaha 6 +5:58.0 5 11 UK Bill Smith Yamaha 6 +6:13.0 6 26 UK Stan Woods Suzuki 6 +6:22.6 7 37 UK Joey Dunlop Yamaha 6 +6:34.4 8 44 UK Steve Tonkin Yamaha 6 +8:02.4 9 1 UK Steve Parrish Suzuki 6 +8:10.8 10 10 UK Alex George Yamaha 6 +8:26.0 71 starters in total, 30 finishers Fastest lap : 20:04.4 (Mick Grant) Jubilee 1000 cc TT classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 1 6 UK Joey Dunlop Yamaha 4 1:23:10.6 2 16 UK George Fogarty Suzuki 4 +51.6 3 10 UK Steve Tonkin Yamaha 4 +1:20.4 4 11 UK Bill Smith Suzuki 4 +1:37.4 5 24 UK Derek Huxley Yamaha 4 +2:48.8 6 17 UK John Findlay Yamaha 4 +3:24.6 7 2 UK Derek Chatterton Suzuki 4 +3:26.8 8 23 UK Denis Casement Yamaha 4 +3:51.2 9 5 UK Neil Tuxworth Yamaha 4 +4:21.8 10 22 UK James Scott Yamaha 4 +4:27.2 80 starters in total, 45 finishers Fastest lap : 20:24.4 (Joey Dunlop) Formula One TT classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 1 11 UK Phil Read Honda 4 1:33:19.6 2 2 UK Roger Nicholls Ducati 4 +38.4 3 3 UK Ian Richards Honda 4 +3:26.4 4 12 UK Stan Woods Honda 4 +3:49.4 5 16 UK Malcolm Lucas BSA 4 +5:01.8 6 29 UK Michael Hunt Laverda 4 +5:49.4 7 43 UK Roger Corbett Triumph 4 +6:32.6 8 46 UK Ian Tomkinson BSA 4 +8:21.6 9 31 UK John Kirkby Laverda 4 +9:53.6 10 59 UK John Wilkinson Suzuki 4 +9:59.6 49 starters in total, 32 finishers Fastest lap : 22:15.0 (Phil Read) Formula Two TT classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 1 8 UK Alan Jackson Honda 4 1:31:08.0 2 3 UK Neil Tuxworth Honda 4 +1:24.6 3 6 UK Denis Casement Honda 4 +3:50.4 4 18 UK John Crick Honda 4 +11:23.2 5 12 UK Dennis McMillan Triumph 4 +12:29.4 6 14 UK Terry McKane Honda 4 +15:45.0 7 19 UK Alistair Copland Benelli 4 +16:44.8 8 21 UK Richard Arian Honda 4 +22:41.0 14 starters in total, 8 finishers Fastest lap : 22:22.8 (Alan Jackson) Formula Three TT classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 1 45 UK John Kidson Honda 4 1:37:04.4 2 64 UK Brian Peters Suzuki 4 +5:15.0 3 66 UK Alan Walsh Honda 4 +5:23.6 4 46 UK Graham Bentman Honda 4 +6:04.8 5 49 UK Fred Launchbury Maico 4 +7:12.2 6 40 UK Mal Kirwan Honda 4 +7:53.0 7 48 UK Neville Watts Honda 4 +10:34.6 8 55 UK Richard Stevens Yamaha 4 +11:27.6 9 44 UK John Riley Yamaha 4 +12:06.6 10 62 UK Paul Feist Yamaha 4 +12:26.6 20 starters in total, 13 finishers Fastest lap : 23:52.6 (John Kidson) 1000 cc Sidecar TT Race One classification Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time 1 16 UK George O'Dell UK Kenny Arthur Windle-Yamaha 4 1:30:31.2 2 2 UK Dick Greasley UK Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 4 +50.0 3 3 GER Rolf Steinhausen GER Wolfgang Kalauch Busch-König 4 +1:46.2 4 5 UK Graham Milton UK John Brushwood British Magnum 4 +2:45.0 5 9 UK Mick Boddice UK Chas Birks Yamaha 4 +5:15.6 6 18 UK Bill Hodgkins UK John Parkins Francis-Yamaha 4 +7:45.6 7 33 UK George Oates UK John Molyneux Kawasaki 4 +7:48.4 8 24 UK Malcolm Aldrick UK Paul Beasley Revett-Yamaha 4 +11:55.6 9 59 UK Brian Mee UK Alan Widdowson Kawasaki 4 +12:18.4 10 53 UK Bill Hall UK Peter Minion Russell-Kawasaki 4 +12:53.6 68 starters in total, 36 finishers Fastest lap : 22:01.2 (O'Dell/Arthur) 1000 cc Sidecar TT Race Two classification Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time 1 1 UK Mac Hobson UK Stu Collins Yamaha 4 1:30:47.0 2 15 CH Rolf Biland UK Kenny Williams Schmid-Yamaha 4 +59.8 3 3 GER Rolf Steinhausen GER Wolfgang Kalauch Busch-König 4 +1:03.0 4 2 UK Dick Greasley UK Mick Skeels Chell-Yamaha 4 +4:28.4 5 9 UK Mick Boddice UK Chas Birks Yamaha 4 +4:31.0 6 37 UK Graham Hilditch UK Vince Biggs Yamaha 4 +6:28.0 7 14 UK Steve Sinnott UK Jim Williamson Yamaha 4 +6:57.0 8 53 UK Bill Hall UK Peter Minion Kawasaki 4 +10:44.0 9 31 UK Reg Spooncer UK Denis Smith König 4 +12:05.6 10 67 UK Robert Philpott UK Michael Buxton Laverda 4 +12:11.4 61 starters in total, 25 finishers Fastest lap : (Hobson/Collins) References Category:1977 in the Isle of Man Isle of Man TT Category:Isle of Man TT Category:June 1977 sports events in the United Kingdom Isle