1968 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event March 2018 March 2018 The 1968 Isle of Man TT, the third round of the 1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, involved six championship races on the Mountain Course on the Isle of Man during 8–14 June 1968. Giacomo Agostini won both the Junior and Senior races, completing the six laps of the latter race in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 39.4 seconds to win by almost nine minutesDaily Express page 15 AGOSTINI COLLECTS SENIOR Saturday 15 June 1968 The Ultra-Lightweight 50cc race was won by Barry Smith, the Lightweight 125cc race by Phil Read and the Lightweight 250cc by Bill Ivy. FIM Championship races Ultra-Lightweight TT 50cc final standings 10 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points 1 AUS Barry Smith 1 Derbi 72.90 mph 1:33.10.4 8 2 GBR Chris M. Walpole 9 Honda 67.26 mph 1:40.59.6 6 3 GBR Les Griffiths 14 Honda 66.12 mph 1:42.36.0 4 4 GBR David Lock 12 Honda 65.66 mph 1:43.27.8 3 5 GBR Jim Pink 29 Honda 64.14 mph 1:45.54.2 2 6 GBR R.M. Udall 7 Honda 67.70 mph 1:40.03.8 1 DNF ESP Angel Nieto 9 Derbi Lightweight TT 125cc final standings 14 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points 1 GBR Phil Read 2 Yamaha 99.12 mph 1:08.31.4 8 2 GBR Bill Ivy 9 Yamaha 97.78 mph 1:09.27.8 6 3AUS Kel Carruthers 12 Suzuki 86.69 mph 1:18.21.2 4 4 GBR Tommy Robb 11 Bultaco 85.80 mph 1:19.10.4 3 5 Rhodesia Gordon Keith 7 Brown Special 84.88 mph 1:20.06.4 2 6 GBR Steve Murray 16 Honda 83.19 mph 1:21.09.4 1 Lightweight TT 250cc final standings 10 June 1968 – 6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points 1 GBR Bill Ivy 21 Yamaha 99.58 mph 2:16.24.8 8 2 ITA Renzo Pasolini 5 Benelli 98.00 mph 2:18.36.8 6 3 DDR Heinz Rosner 12 MZ 95.04 mph 2:22.56.4 4 4 GBR Malcolm Uphill 1 Suzuki 93.86 mph 2:24.44.4 3 5 GBR Rod Gould 32 Yamaha 93.61 mph 2:25.07.0 2 6 GBR Bill Smith 3 Yamaha 92.26 mph 2:27.14.8 1 Junior TT 350cc final standings 12 June 1968 – 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points 1 ITA Giacomo Agostini 6 MV Agusta 104.78 mph 2:09.38.6 8 2 ITA Renzo Pasolini 17 Benelli 102.65 mph 2:12.19.6 6 3 GBR Bill Smith 7 Honda 95.02 mph 2:22.58.6 4 4 GBR Derek Woodman 15 Aermacchi 93.46 mph 2:25.21.4 3 5 GBR John Cooper 16 Seeley 93.35 mph 2:25.32.0 2 6 AUS Jack Findlay 1 Aermacchi 93.04 mph 2:26.00.0 1 Sidecar TT 500cc final standings 8 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.2 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points 1 FRG Siegfried Schauzu/H. Schneider 7 BMW 91.09 mph 1:14.34.2 8 2 FRG Johann Attenburger/J. Schillinger 2 BMW 89.47 mph 1:15.55.2 6 3 FRG Hans Luthringhauser/G. Hughes 5 BMW 87.60 mph 1:17.32.6 4 4 FRG Helmut Fath/W. Kalauch 4 BMW 87.28 mph 1:17.49.0 3 5 GBR John Brandon/C. Holland 23 BMW 82.43 mph 1:22.24.4 2 6 GBR Maurice Tombs/T. Tombs 14 BMW 82.20 mph 1:22.30.8 1 Senior TT 500cc final standings 14 June 1968 – 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points 1 ITA Giacomo Agostini 7 MV Agusta 103.63 mph 2:13.39.4 8 2 GBR Brian Ball 30 Seeley-Matchless 95.97 mph 2:22.08.4 6 3 GBR Barry Randle 39 Petty Norton 95.57 mph 2:22.26.8 4 4 GBR Bill Smith 14 Matchless 95.02 mph 2:22.58.0 3 5 GBR Bernie Lund Matchless 94.96 mph 2:22.34.2 2 6AUS Kel Carruthers 3 Norton 94.23 mph 2:23.06.4 1 Non-championship races Sidecar 750cc TT final standings 8 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1GBR Terry Vinicombe/J. Flaxman BSA 85.85 mph 1.19.07.4 2GBR Norman Hanks/Rose Arnold BSA 83.71 mph 1.21.44.0 3GBR Peter Brown/D. Bean BSA 83.03 mph 1.21.48.0 4GBR Mick Horsepole/G. Horspole Triumph 79.53 mph 1.25.24.0 5GBR John B. Crick/D. Senior Triumph 78.96 mph 1.21.01.2 6GBR Ken Graham/G. Sewell Triumph 78.45 mph 1.26.35.4 7GBR Ernie H. Leece/John Molyneux LMS 78.35 mph 1.26.41.6 8GBR Derek Plummer/Malcolm Brett Triumph 76.98 mph 1.28.13.8 9GBR Terry Windle/R. Hinchcliffe Triumph 76.49 mph 1.28.48.8 10GBR Dave Saville/E. Fletcher Sabre 76.26 mph 1.29.04.0 Production TT 750 cc final standings 12 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1GBR Ray Pickrell Dunstall Norton 750 Dominator 98.13 mph 1.09.13.2 2GBR Billie Nelson Norton 94.62 mph 1.11.47.2 3GBR Tony Smith BSA 93.82 mph 1.12.23.8 4GBR Graham Bailey Triumph 89.66 mph 1.13.12.6 5GBR Malcolm Uphill Triumph 80.08 mph 1.17.07.0 6GBR Tony Godfrey Dunstall Norton 750 Dominator 85.92 mph 1.19.03.2 Production TT 500 cc final standings 12 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1GBR Ray Knight Triumph 90.09 mph 1.15.23.6 2GBR John Blanchard Velocette 88.58 mph 1.16.41.2 3GBR David Nixon Triumph 88.52 mph 1.16.44.4 4GBR Neil Kelly Velocette 86.47 mph 1.18.33.0 5GBR Graham Robinson Honda 85.54 mph 1.19.24.2 6GBR George Barnacle Triumph 84.23 mph 1.20.36.8 7GBR Hugh Evans BSA 84.47 mph 1.23.08.6 8GBR Chas Mortimer Ducati 77.96 mph 1.27.07.6 9GBR T. Walker Triumph 75.26 mph 1.30.15.0 Production TT 250 cc final standings 12 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1GBR Tervor Burgess Ossa 87.21 mph 1.17.53.4 2GBR George E. Leigh Bultaco 85.23 mph 1.19.41.8 3GBR Barry Smith Suzuki 85.17 mph 1.19.45.0 4United Kingdom Brian Richards Bultaco 83.61 mph 1.21.14.0 5Rhodesia Gordon Keith Suzuki 83.26 mph 1.21.35.2 6GBR Tommy Robb Suzuki 83.03 mph 1.21.48.0 7AUS Kel Carruthers Suzuki 82.10 mph 1.23.43.8 8GBR Mike Rogers Ducati 80.31 mph 1.24.38.8 9GBR Adrian T Cooper Suzuki 79.40 mph 1.25.32.6 10GBR Ernie Johnson Suzuki 79.38 mph 1.25.33.6 References External links Detailed race results Mountain Course map Isle of Man Tt Tourist Trophy Isle of Man TT Category:Isle of Man TT Isle of Man