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1956 Isle of Man TT
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Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Snaefell Mountain Course (Senior, Junior, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior)Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight and Sidecars) Public roads;Mountain Course 60.72 km;Clypse Course 17.63 km 1 6 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy 4–14 June 1956 Isle of Man TT Course (OpenStreetMap).svg John Surtees UK MV Agusta 23:09.4 John Surtees UK MV Agusta John Hartle UK Norton Jack Brett UK Norton Ken Kavanagh Australia Moto Guzzi 24:18.8 Ken Kavanagh Australia Moto Guzzi Derek Ennett Isle of Man AJS John Hartle UK Norton Hans Baltisberger Germany NSU 9:21.6 Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta Roberto Colombo Italy MV Agusta Hans Baltisberger Germany NSU Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 9:09.8 Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta Marcelo Cama Spain 1945 Montesa Francisco González Spain 1945 Montesa Willhelm Noll Germany BMW Fritz Cron Germany 9:01.6 Fritz Hillebrand Germany Manfred Grunwald Germany BMW Pip Harris UK Ray Campbell UK Norton Bill Boddice UK William Storr UK Norton
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 1 GBR John Surtees MV Agusta 7 2:44:05.8 8 2 GBR John Hartle MV Agusta 7 +1:30.8 6 3 GBR Jack Brett Norton 7 +2:48.4 4 4 DEU Walter Zeller BMW 7 +3:16.4 3 5 GBR Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 7 +3:22.8 2 6 IOM Derek Ennett Matchless 7 +6:34.6 1 7 GBR Alan Trow Norton 7 +9:22.0 8 NZL Gavin Dunlop Matchless 7 +9:22.0 9 GBR George Salt Norton 7 +10:13.4 10 GBR Don Chapman Norton 7 +10:37.4 45 finishers Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957 Temple Press Ltd Cook R. A. B. 156–157
Junior TT (350 cc) classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 AUS Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi 7 2:57:29.4 8 2 IOM Derek Ennett AJS 7 +4:38.0 6 3 GBR John Hartle Norton 7 +7:19.2 4 4 GBR Cecil Sandford DKW 7 +7:19.4 3 5 ZAF 1928 Eddie Grant Norton 7 +10:14.6 2 6 GBR Alan Trow Norton 7 +11:11.4 1 7 GBR Derek Powell AJS 7 +11:46.6 8 GBR Frank Perris AJS 7 +12:11.4 9 ITA Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi 7 +13:23.2 10 GBR Terry Shepherd Norton 7 +13:29.2 42 finishers
Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 ITA Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 9 1:26:54.0 8 2 ITA Roberto Colombo MV Agusta 9 +2:08.6 6 3 DEU Hans Baltisberger NSU 9 +2:30.6 4 4 DEU Horst Kassner NSU 9 +2:33.6 3 5 CSK František Bartoš ČZ 9 +5:11.0 2 6 GBR Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 9 +5:26.6 1 7 GBR Phil Carter RDS 9 +8:32.2 8 GBR Albert Jones Norton 9 +9:16.6 9 GBR Frank Cope Norton 9 +11:51.2 10 GBR Norman Webb Moto Guzzi 9 +16:36.2 10 finishers
Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc) classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points 1 ITA Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 9 1:24:16.8 8 2 ESP 1945 Marcelo Cama Montesa 9 +5:02.4 6 3 ESP 1945 Francisco González Montesa 9 +11:02.0 4 4 ESP 1945 Enrique Sirera Montesa 9 +11:07.0 4 5 GBR Dave Chadwick LEF 9 +12:26.0 2 6 CSK Václav Parus ČZ 9 +13:07.2 1 7 GBR Douglas Allen Mondial 9 +14:01.6 8 GBR Dudley Edlin MV Agusta 9 +15:28.2 9 GBR Frank Cope Norton 9 +20:01.8 22 starters, 9 finishers Source:Haefliger Werner FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide Lightweight class 26 978-2-9701086-8-9 2024
Sidecar TT classification
Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 DEU Fritz Hillebrand DEU Manfred Grunwald BMW 9 1:23:12.2 8 2 GBR Pip Harris GBR Ray Campbell Norton 9 +1:35.6 6 3 GBR Bill Boddice GBR William Storr Norton 9 +3:07.0 4 4 AUS Bob Mitchell GBR Eric Bliss Norton 9 +4:04.6 3 5 GBR Jackie Beeton GBR Les Nutt Norton 9 +5:41.4 2 6 GBR Ernie Walker GBR Dun Roberts Norton 9 +5:47.2 1 7 GBR Fred Hanks GBR E. Donnan Matchless 9 +8:35.8 8 GBR Alan Young GBR Tony Partridge Norton 9 +9:01.8 9 GBR Bill Beevers GBR Jeff Mundy Norton 9 +9:29.8 10 GBR Len Taylor GBR Peter Glover Norton 9 +9:53.2 15 finishers
Non-championship races
Clubmans Senior TT classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 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 Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957 Temple Press Ltd Cook R. A. B. 148–149
Clubmans Junior TT classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 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
Isle of Man TT 1956 1955 Nations Grand Prix 1956 Dutch TT 1955 Isle of Man TT 1957 Isle of Man TT
References
External links
Senior and Junior of the TT and Clubmans, detailed race resultsFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes
Lightweight, and Sidecar detailed race resultsFebruary 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes
Isle of Man TT winners
Mountain Course map
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Tourist Trophy
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