1956 Dutch TT

Dutch TT Netherlands Circuit van Drenthe, Assen 4.785 7.700 Public roads 2 6 30 June 1956 John Surtees UK MV Agusta 3:25.2 John Surtees UK MV Agusta Walter Zeller Germany BMW Eddie Grant South Africa 1928 Norton Bill Lomas UK Moto Guzzi 3:30.5 Bill Lomas UK Moto Guzzi Gary Hocking UK MV Agusta August Hobl Germany DKW Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 3:34.4 Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 3:45.6 Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta Luigi Taveri Switzerland MV Agusta August Hobl Germany DKW Pip Harris UK Norton Ray Campbell UK 3:50.1 Fritz Hillebrand Germany Manfred Grunwald Germany BMW Wilhelm Noll West Germany Fritz Cron West Germany BMW Cyril Smith UK Stanley Dibben UK Norton The 1956 Dutch TT was the second race of the 1956 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 30 June 1956 at the Assen circuit. 500 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 GBR John Surtees MV Agusta 27 1:34:05.1 8 2 FRG Walter Zeller BMW 27 +25.5 6 3 ZAF 1928 Eddie Grant Norton 26 +1 lap 4 4 AUS Keith Bryen Norton 26 +1 lap 3 5 NZL Paul Fahey Matchless 26 +1 lap 2 6 FRG Ernst Hiller BMW 26 +1 lap 1 7 CAN 1921 Gerald Robarts Norton 26 +1 lap 8 NLD Piet Bakker Norton 26 +1 lap 9 NLD Priem Rozenberg BMW 26 +1 lap 10 NZL Fred Cook Matchless 25 +2 laps 11 NLD Casper Swart Norton 24 +3 laps Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957 Temple Press Ltd Cook R. A. B. 158 350 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 GBR Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 20 1:11:21.8 8 2 GBR John Surtees MV Agusta 20 +13.6 6 3 FRG August Hobl DKW 20 +18.5 4 4 GBR Cecil Sandford DKW 20 3 5 AUS Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi 20 2 6 GBR Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi 20 1 7 ITA Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi 20 8 FRG Karl Hofmann DKW 20 9 ZAF 1928 Eddie Grant Norton 20 10 NZL Paul Fahey AJS 20 11 AUS Barry Hodgkinson Norton 19 +1 lap 12 CSK Gustav Havel Jawa 19 +1 lap 13 CAN 1921 Gerald Robarts AJS 19 +1 lap 14 AUS Keith Bryen Norton 19 +1 lap 15 H. Wieland Norton 19 +1 lap 16 GBR Ken Tostevin Norton 19 +1 lap 17 ITA Adelmo Mandolini Moto Guzzi 19 +1 lap 18 NLD Leen Rehorst AJS 18 +2 laps 19 NLD Lo Simons Norton 18 +2 laps 250 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 ITA Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 17 1:02:26.5 8 2 CHE Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 17 +22.6 6 3 ITA Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi 17 +1:59.0 4 4 ITA Roberto Colombo MV Agusta 17 3 5 FRG Horst Kassner NSU 16 +1 lap 2 6 CSK Jiří Koštíř ČZ 16 +1 lap 1 7 NLD Lo Simons NSU 16 +1 lap 8 NLD Kees Koster NSU 16 +1 lap 9 FRG Hubert Attenberger Adler 16 +1 lap 10 FRG Karl-Julius Holthaus NSU 16 +1 lap 11 CHE Florian Camathias NSU 16 +1 lap 12 B. Giannini Moto Guzzi 16 +1 lap 13 NLD Jasper Kaspers ČZ 15 +2 laps 125cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points 1 ITA Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 14 53:40.2 8 2 CHE Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 14 +16.1 6 3 FRG August Hobl DKW 14 +54.5 4 4 GBR Cecil Sandford Mondial 14 +1:10.2 3 5 FRG Karl Hofmann DKW 14 +2:14.1 2 6 CSK František Bartoš ČZ 14 +3:06.0 1 7 ESP 1945 Francisco González Montesa 14 8 GIB John Grace Montesa 14 9 ESP 1945 Marcelo Cama Montesa 13 +1 lap 10 GBR Bill Webster MV Agusta 13 +1 lap 11 NLD Lo Simons Mondial 13 +1 lap 12 CHE Florian Camathias MV Agusta 12 +2 laps 13 CSK Václav Parus ČZ 12 +2 laps 14 NLD Jasper Kaspers Sparta 12 +2 laps 15 NLD Gerrit Dupont NSU 11 +3 laps 22 starters, 15 finishers Source:Haefliger Werner FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide Lightweight class 26 978-2-9701086-8-9 2024 Sidecar classification Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 FRG Fritz Hillebrand FRG Manfred Grunwald BMW 14 54:46.5 8 2 FRG Wilhelm Noll FRG Fritz Cron BMW 14 +6.4 6 3 GBR Cyril Smith GBR Stanley Dibben Norton 14 +27.9 4 4 AUS Bob Mitchell GBR Eric Bliss Norton 14 3 5 CHE Florian Camathias CHE Maurice Büla BMW 14 2 6 FRA Jacques Drion CHE Inge Stoll BMW 14 1 7 FRG Helmut Fath FRG Emil Ohr BMW 14 8 FRG Loni Neussner FRG Dieter Hess BMW 14 9 FRG Fritz Seeber FRG Franz Heiß BMW 13 +1 lap 10 AUS Arthur Lang AUS Donald Maxwell Norton 13 +1 lap 11 NLD Harmen van der Wal ? Norton 12 +2 laps References Dutch TT 1956 1956 Isle of Man TT 1956 Belgian Grand Prix 1955 Dutch TT 1957 Dutch TT Category:Dutch TT Dutch Tourist Trophy