Jump to content

1956 Isle of Man TT: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
JohnCD (talk | contribs)
130,355 edits
 
(21 intermediate revisions by 15 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Grand prix}}
'''[[1956]] [[Isle of Man TT|Isle of Man Tourist Trophy]]'''
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report
| Grand Prix = Isle of Man
| GP_suffix = TT
| flag = Isle of Man
| Location = [[Snaefell Mountain Course]] (Senior, Junior, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior)<br>[[Clypse Course]] (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight and Sidecars)
| Course_mi =
| Course_km =
| Course = Public roads;<br />Mountain Course {{cvt|60.72|km}};<br />Clypse Course {{cvt|17.63|km}}
| Race_No = 1
| Season_No = 6
| Official_Name = Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
| Date = 4–14 June
| Year = 1956
| Image = Isle of Man TT Course (OpenStreetMap).svg
| Fast_Rider_500 = [[John Surtees]]
| Fast_Rider_500_Country = UK
| Fast_Rider_500_Bike = [[MV Agusta]]
| Fast_Time_500 = 23:09.4
| First_Rider_500 = [[John Surtees]]
| First_Rider_500_Country = UK
| First_Rider_500_Bike = [[MV Agusta]]
| Second_Rider_500 = [[John Hartle]]
| Second_Rider_500_Country = UK
| Second_Rider_500_Bike = [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| Third_Rider_500 = [[Jack Brett]]
| Third_Rider_500_Country = UK
| Third_Rider_500_Bike = [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| Fast_Rider_350 = [[Ken Kavanagh]]
| Fast_Rider_350_Country = Australia
| Fast_Rider_350_Bike = [[Moto Guzzi]]
| Fast_Time_350 = 24:18.8
| First_Rider_350 = [[Ken Kavanagh]]
| First_Rider_350_Country = Australia
| First_Rider_350_Bike = [[Moto Guzzi]]
| Second_Rider_350 = [[Derek Ennett]]
| Second_Rider_350_Country = Isle of Man
| Second_Rider_350_Bike = [[AJS]]
| Third_Rider_350 = [[John Hartle]]
| Third_Rider_350_Country = UK
| Third_Rider_350_Bike = [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| Fast_Rider_250 = [[Hans Baltisberger]]
| Fast_Rider_250_Country = Germany
| Fast_Rider_250_Bike = [[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]]
| Fast_Time_250 = 9:21.6
| First_Rider_250 = [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
| First_Rider_250_Country = Italy
| First_Rider_250_Bike = [[MV Agusta]]
| Second_Rider_250 = [[Roberto Colombo (motorcyclist)|Roberto Colombo]]
| Second_Rider_250_Country = Italy
| Second_Rider_250_Bike = [[MV Agusta]]
| Third_Rider_250 = [[Hans Baltisberger]]
| Third_Rider_250_Country = Germany
| Third_Rider_250_Bike = [[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]]
| Fast_Rider_125 = [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
| Fast_Rider_125_Country = Italy
| Fast_Rider_125_Bike = [[MV Agusta]]
| Fast_Time_125 = 9:09.8
| First_Rider_125 = [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
| First_Rider_125_Country = Italy
| First_Rider_125_Bike = [[MV Agusta]]
| Second_Rider_125 = [[Marcelo Cama]]
| Second_Rider_125_Country = Spain
| Second_Rider_125_Country_flag_suffix = 1945
| Second_Rider_125_Bike = [[Montesa Honda|Montesa]]
| Third_Rider_125 = [[Francisco González (motorcyclist)|Francisco González]]
| Third_Rider_125_Country = Spain
| Third_Rider_125_Country_flag_suffix = 1945
| Third_Rider_125_Bike = [[Montesa Honda|Montesa]]
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar = [[Willhelm Noll]]
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country = Germany
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = [[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]
| Fast_Passenger_Sidecar = Fritz Cron
| Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = Germany
| Fast_Time_Sidecar = 9:01.6
| First_Rider_Sidecar = [[Fritz Hillebrand]]
| First_Rider_Sidecar_Country = Germany
| First_Passenger_Sidecar = Manfred Grunwald
| First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = Germany
| First_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = [[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]
| Second_Rider_Sidecar = [[Pip Harris]]
| Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country = UK
| Second_Passenger_Sidecar = Ray Campbell
| Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = UK
| Second_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| Third_Rider_Sidecar = [[Bill Boddice]]
| Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country = UK
| Third_Passenger_Sidecar = William Storr
| Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = UK
| Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = [[Norton Motorcycle Company|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.
In 1956 the new DBD34 [[BSA Gold Star]] dominated the 500&nbsp;cc Clubmans race, and 350 cc Gold Stars did the same in the 350 Clubmans.


==Senior TT (500&nbsp;cc) classification==
==Race results==
===1956 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos
|-
! Place
! Rider
! Rider
! Manufacturer
! Number
! Country
! Laps
! Machine
! Speed
! Time
! Time
! Points
! Points
|-
|-
| 1
! 1
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Ken Kavanagh]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[John Surtees]]'''
| '''[[MV Agusta]]'''
|
| 7
| [[Australia]]
| 2:44:05.8
| [[Moto Guzzi]]
| '''8'''
| 89.29&nbsp;mph
| 2.57.29.4
| 8
|-
|-
| 2
! 2
| {{flagicon|Isle of Man}} Derek Ennett
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[John Hartle]]'''
| '''[[MV Agusta]]'''
|
| 7
| [[United Kingdom]]
| [[AJS]]
| +1:30.8
| '''6'''
| 87.02&nbsp;mph
| 3.02.07.4
| 6
|-
|-
| 3
! 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Hartle]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Jack Brett]]'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
| 7
| +2:48.4
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|DEU}} '''[[Walter Zeller (motorcyclist)|Walter Zeller]]'''
| '''[[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]'''
| 7
| +3:16.4
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Bill Lomas]]'''
| '''[[Moto Guzzi]]'''
| 7
| +3:22.8
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|IOM}} '''[[Derek Ennett]]'''
| '''[[Matchless]]'''
| 7
| +6:34.6
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Alan Trow]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| 7
| +9:22.0
|
|
| [[United Kingdom]]
| [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]]
| 85.75&nbsp;mph
| 3.04.48.6
| 4
|-
|-
| 4
! 8
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Cecil Sandford]]
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Gavin Dunlop]]
| [[Matchless]]
| 7
| +9:22.0
|
|
| [[United Kingdom]]
| [[DKW]]
| 85.75&nbsp;mph
| 3.04.48.8
| 3
|-
|-
| 5
! 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} Errol M Grant
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[George Salt (motorcyclist)|George Salt]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| 7
| +10:13.4
|
|
| [[United Kingdom]]
| Norton
| 84.42&nbsp;mph
| 3.07.44.0
| 2
|-
|-
| 6
! 10
| {{flagicon|UK}} Alan Trow
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Don Chapman (motorcyclist)|Don Chapman]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| 7
| +10:37.4
|
|
|-
| [[United Kingdom]]
|colspan=6 align=center| 45 finishers
| Norton
|-
| 83.99&nbsp;mph
!colspan=6| <ref name="motorcycling">{{cite book | title=Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957 | publisher=Temple Press Ltd | editor-last = Cook | editor-first = R. A. B. | pages = 156–157}}</ref>
| 3.08.40.8
| 1
|}
|}
<ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT56&race_seq=3] IoMtt.com 1956 Junior TT results (Retrieved January 13, 2007)</ref>


==Junior TT (350&nbsp;cc) classification==
===1956 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos
|-
! Place
! Rider
! Rider
! Manufacturer
! Number
! Country
! Laps
! Machine
! Speed
! Time
! Time
! Points
! Points
|-
|-
| 1
! 1
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Ken Kavanagh]]'''
| '''[[Moto Guzzi]]'''
|
| 7
| [[Italy]]
| 2:57:29.4
| [[MV Agusta]]
| '''8'''
| 67.05&nbsp;mph
| 1.26.54.0
| 8
|-
|-
| 2
! 2
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Colombo (motorcyclist)|Roberto Colombo]]
| {{flagicon|IOM}} '''[[Derek Ennett]]'''
| '''[[AJS]]'''
|
| 7
| [[Italy]]
| +4:38.0
| MV Agusta
| '''6'''
| 65.43&nbsp;mph
| 1.29.02.6
| 6
|-
|-
| 3
! 3
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hans Baltisberger]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[John Hartle]]'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
| 7
| +7:19.2
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Cecil Sandford]]'''
| '''[[DKW]]'''
| 7
| +7:19.4
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} '''[[Eddie Grant (motorcyclist)|Eddie Grant]]'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
| 7
| +10:14.6
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Alan Trow]]'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
| 7
| +11:11.4
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Derek Powell]]
| [[AJS]]
| 7
| +11:46.6
|
|
| [[West Germany]]
| [[NSU Motorenwerke AG|NSU]]
| 65.17&nbsp;mph
| 1.29.24.6
| 4
|-
|-
| 4
! 8
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Horst Kassner]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Frank Perris]]
| [[AJS]]
| 7
| +12:11.4
|
|
| [[West Germany]]
| NSU
| 65.13&nbsp;mph
| 1.29.27.6
| 3
|-
|-
| 5
! 9
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[František Bartoš (motorcycle racer)|František Bartoš]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Duilio Agostini]]
| [[Moto Guzzi]]
| 7
| +13:23.2
|
|
| [[Czechoslovakia]]
| [[Česká Zbrojovka Strakonice|CZ]]
| 63.28&nbsp;mph
| 1.32.05.0
| 2
|-
|-
| 6
! 10
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Arthur Wheeler (motorcyclist)|Arthur Wheeler]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Terry Shepherd]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| 7
| +13:29.2
|
|
|-
| [[United Kingdom]]
|colspan=6 align=center| 42 finishers
| [[Moto Guzzi]]
|-
| 61.1&nbsp;mph
!colspan=6| <ref name="motorcycling" />
| 1.32.20.6
| 1
|}
|}
<ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TC56&race_seq=1] IoMtt.com 1956 Lightweight 250 TT results (Retrieved January 13, 2007)</ref>


===1956 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings===
==Lightweight TT (250&nbsp;cc) classification==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos
|-
! Place
! Rider
! Rider
! Manufacturer
! Number
! Country
! Laps
! Machine
! Speed
! Time
! Time
! Points
! Points
|-
|-
| 1
! 1
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Carlo Ubbiali]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Carlo Ubbiali]]'''
| '''[[MV Agusta]]'''
|
| 9
| [[Italy]]
| 1:26:54.0
| [[MV Agusta]]
| '''8'''
| 69.13&nbsp;mph
| 1.24.16.8
| 8
|-
|-
| 2
! 2
| {{flagicon|Spain}} M Cama
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Roberto Colombo (motorcyclist)|Roberto Colombo]]'''
| '''[[MV Agusta]]'''
|
| 9
| [[Spain]]
| +2:08.6
| [[Montesa Honda|Montesa]]
| '''6'''
| 65.24&nbsp;mph
| 1.29.19.2
| 6
|-
|-
| 3
! 3
| {{flagicon|Spain}} Frank Gonzalez
| {{flagicon|DEU}} '''[[Hans Baltisberger]]'''
| '''[[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]]'''
| 9
| +2:30.6
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|DEU}} '''[[Horst Kassner]]'''
| '''[[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]]'''
| 9
| +2:33.6
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|CSK}} '''[[František Bartoš (motorcycle racer)|František Bartoš]]'''
| '''[[Česká zbrojovka Strakonice|ČZ]]'''
| 9
| +5:11.0
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Arthur Wheeler (motorcyclist)|Arthur Wheeler]]'''
| '''[[Moto Guzzi]]'''
| 9
| +5:26.6
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Phil Carter (motorcyclist)|Phil Carter]]
| RDS
| 9
| +8:32.2
|
|
| [[Spain]]
| Montesa
| 61.13&nbsp;mph
| 1.35.18.8
| 4
|-
|-
| 4
! 8
| {{flagicon|Spain}} E Sirera
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Albert Jones (motorcyclist)|Albert Jones]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| 9
| +9:16.6
|
|
| [[Spain]]
| Montesa
| 61.08&nbsp;mph
| 1.35.23.8
| 3
|-
|-
| 5
! 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Dave Chadwick]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Frank Cope (motorcyclist)|Frank Cope]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| 9
| +11:51.2
|
|
| [[United Kingdom]]
| LEF
| 60.25&nbsp;mph
| 1.36.42.8
| 2
|-
|-
| 6
! 10
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} V Parus
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Norman Webb]]
| [[Moto Guzzi]]
| 9
| +16:36.2
|
|
|-
| [[Czechoslovakia]]
|colspan=6 align=center| 10 finishers
| CZ
|-
| 59.82&nbsp;mph
!colspan=6| <ref name="motorcycling" />
| 1.37.24.0
| 1
|}
|}
<ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TC56&race_seq=2] IoMtt.com 1956 Lightweight 125 TT results (Retrieved January 13, 2007)</ref>


===1956 Sidecar TT final standings===
==Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc) classification==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos
|-
! Place
! Rider
! Rider
! Manufacturer
! Number
! Country
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Machine
! Speed
! Time
! Points
! Points
|-
|-
| 1
! 1
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Fitz Hillebrand/M.Grunwald
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Carlo Ubbiali]]'''
| '''[[MV Agusta]]'''
| 1
| 9
| [[West Germany]]
| 1:24:16.8
| [[BMW motorcycles|BMW]]
| '''8'''
| 70.03&nbsp;mph
| 1.23.12.2
| 8
|-
|-
| 2
! 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} Pip Harris/R.M.Campbell
| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Marcelo Cama]]'''
| '''[[Montesa Honda|Montesa]]'''
| 15
| 9
| [[United Kingdom]]
| Norton
| +5:02.4
| '''6'''
| 68.71&nbsp;mph
| 1.24.47.8
| 6
|-
|-
| 3
! 3
| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Francisco González (motorcyclist)|Francisco González]]'''
| {{flagicon|UK}} Bill Boddice/W.Storr
| '''[[Montesa Honda|Montesa]]'''
| 7
| 9
| [[United Kingdom]]
| +11:02.0
| Norton
| '''4'''
| 67.5&nbsp;mph
| 1.26.19.2
| 4
|-
|-
| 4
! 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} R Mitchell/E.Bliss
| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} '''[[Enrique Sirera]]'''
| '''[[Montesa Honda|Montesa]]'''
| 4
| 9
| [[United Kingdom]]
| +11:07.0
| Norton
| '''4'''
| 66.76&nbsp;mph
| 1.27.16.8
| 3
|-
|-
| 5
! 5
| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Beeton/L.Nutt
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Dave Chadwick]]'''
| '''LEF'''
| 23
| 9
| [[United Kingdom]]
| +12:26.0
| Norton
| '''2'''
| 65.54&nbsp;mph
| 1.28.53.6
| 2
|-
|-
| 6
! 6
| {{flagicon|UK}} E Walker/D.G.Roberts
| {{flagicon|CSK}} '''[[Václav Parus]]'''
| '''[[Česká zbrojovka Strakonice|ČZ]]'''
| 19
| 9
| [[United Kingdom]]
| +13:07.2
| Norton
| '''1'''
| 65.48&nbsp;mph
|-
| 1.28.59.4
| 1
! 7
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Douglas Allen (motorcyclist)|Douglas Allen]]
| [[Mondial (motorcycle manufacturer)|Mondial]]
| 9
| +14:01.6
|
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Dudley Edlin]]
| [[MV Agusta]]
| 9
| +15:28.2
|
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Frank Cope (motorcyclist)|Frank Cope]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| 9
| +20:01.8
|
|-
|colspan=6 align=center| 22 starters, 9 finishers
|-
!colspan=6| '''Source''':<ref>{{cite book |last=Haefliger |first=Werner |title=FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide |section=Lightweight class |pages=26 |isbn=978-2-9701086-8-9 |edition=2024}}</ref><ref name="motorcycling" />
|}
|}
<ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TC56&race_seq=3] IoMtt.com 1956 Sidecar TT results (Retrieved January 13, 2007)</ref>
<ref>''TT Special'' 1956 edited by G.S.Davison dated 1st June 1956.</ref>


==Sidecar TT classification==
===1956 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos
|-
! Place
! Rider
! Rider
! Passenger
! Number
! Manufacturer
! Country
! Machine
! Laps
! Speed
! Time
! Time
! Points
! Points
|-
|-
| 1
! 1
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Surtees]]
| {{flagicon|DEU}} '''[[Fritz Hillebrand]]'''
| {{flagicon|DEU}} '''Manfred Grunwald'''
|
| [[United Kingdom]]
| '''[[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]'''
| 9
| [[MV Agusta]]
| 1:23:12.2
| 96.57&nbsp;mph
| 2.44.05.8
| '''8'''
| 8
|-
|-
| 2
! 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Hartle]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Pip Harris]]'''
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''Ray Campbell'''
|
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
| [[United Kingdom]]
| Norton
| 9
| +1:35.6
| 95.69&nbsp;mph
| 2.45.36.6
| '''6'''
| 6
|-
|-
| 3
! 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jack Brett]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Bill Boddice]]'''
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''William Storr'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
| 9
| +3:07.0
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Bob Mitchell (motorcyclist)|Bob Mitchell]]'''
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''Eric Bliss'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
| 9
| +4:04.6
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Jackie Beeton]]'''
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''Les Nutt'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
| 9
| +5:41.4
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Ernie Walker (motorcyclist)|Ernie Walker]]'''
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''Dun Roberts'''
| '''[[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]'''
| 9
| +5:47.2
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Fred Hanks]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} E. Donnan
| [[Matchless]]
| 9
| +8:35.8
|
|
| [[United Kingdom]]
| Norton
| 94.96&nbsp;mph
| 2.46.54.2
| 4
|-
|-
| 4
! 8
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Walter Zeller (motorcyclist)|Walter Zeller]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Alan Young (motorcyclist)|Alan Young]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Partridge
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| 9
| +9:01.8
|
|
| [[West Germany]]
| BMW
| 94.69&nbsp;mph
| 2.47.22.2
| 3
|-
|-
| 5
! 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Bill Lomas]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Bill Beevers]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jeff Mundy
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| 9
| +9:29.8
|
|
| [[United Kingdom]]
| Moto Guzzi
| 94.63&nbsp;mph
| 2.47.28.6
| 2
|-
|-
| 6
! 10
| {{flagicon|Isle of Man}} Derek Ennett
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Len Taylor (motorcyclist)|Len Taylor]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Glover
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| 9
| +9:53.2
|
|
|-
| [[Isle of Man]]
|colspan=7 align=center| 15 finishers
| [[Matchless]]
|-
| 92.86&nbsp;mph
!colspan=7| <ref name="motorcycling" />
| 2.50.40.4
| 1
|}
|}
<ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT56&race_seq=4] IoMtt.com 1956 Senior TT results (Retrieved January 13, 2007)</ref>


==Non-championship races==
===1956 Isle of Man Clubmans Senior final standings===

{| class="wikitable"
===Clubmans Senior TT classification===
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Rank
! Pos
! Rider
! Rider
! Manufacturer
! Team
! Speed
! Laps
! Time
! Time
|-
|-
|| 1
! 1
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Bernard Codd]]
| [[Bernard Codd]]
|| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
|| 86.33&nbsp;mph
|| 1.18.40.6
| 1:18:40.6
|-
! 2
| Ron Jerrard
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
| +1:06.2
|-
! 3
| Tony Jenkins
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
| +2:41.8
|-
! 4
| Fred Wallis
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
| +2:43.6
|-
! 5
| Dennis Smart
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
| +4:34.4
|-
! 6
| Geoffrey Coombes
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
| +5:24.2
|-
! 7
| John Hurlstone
| [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]]
| 3
|
|-
! 8
| W. J. Hill
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
|
|-
! 9
| Brian Newman
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
|
|-
! 10
| David Andrews
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
|
|-
|-
|colspan=5 align=center| 28 finishers
|| 2
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Ron E Jerrard
|| BSA
|| 85.13
|| 1.19.46.8
|-
|-
!colspan=5| <ref name="motorcycling2">{{cite book | title=Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957 | publisher=Temple Press Ltd | editor-last = Cook | editor-first = R. A. B. | pages = 148–149}}</ref>
|| 3
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Tony H Jenkins
|| BSA
|| 83.47
|| 1.21.22.4
|}
|}
<ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT56&race_seq=1] IoMtt.com 1956 Clubmans Senior results (Retrieved January 13, 2007)</ref>


===1956 Isle of Man Clubmans Junior final standings===
===Clubmans Junior TT classification===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Rank
! Rider
! Rider
! Manufacturer
! Team
! Speed
! Laps
! Time
! Time
|-
|-
|| 1
! 1
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Bernard Codd]]
| [[Bernard Codd]]
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
|| BSA
| 3
|| 82.02&nbsp;mph
|| 1.22.48.4
| 1:22:48.4
|-
|-
|| 2
! 2
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} John Eckhart
| John Eckhart
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
|| BSA
|| 81.34
| 3
|| 1.23.30.0
| +41.6
|-
! 3
| [[Alan Shepherd]]
| [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| 3
| +2:54.8
|-
! 4
| Eric Unwin
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
| +3:19.6
|-
! 5
| Derrick Jervis
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
| +3:20.4
|-
! 6
| Jimmy Morton
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
| +3:32.8
|-
! 7
| James Coates
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
|
|-
! 8
| Norman Robertson
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
|
|-
! 9
| Ken James
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
|
|-
! 10
| Denis Pratt
| [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]
| 3
|
|-
|colspan=5 align=center| 50 finishers
|-
|-
!colspan=5| <ref name="motorcycling2" />
|| 3
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Alan Shepherd]]
|| BSA
|| 79.24
|| 1.25.43.2
|}
|}

<ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT56&race_seq=2] IoMtt.com 1956 Clubmans Junior results (Retrieved January 13, 2007)</ref>
{{MotoGP_race_report
| Name_of_race = [[Isle of Man TT]]
| Year_of_race = 1956
| Previous_race_in_season = [[1955 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|1955 Nations Grand Prix]]
| Next_race_in_season = [[1956 Dutch TT]]
| Previous_year's_race = [[1955 Isle of Man TT]]
| Next_year's_race = [[1957 Isle of Man TT]]
}}


==References==
==References==
Line 407: Line 680:


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT56 Senior and Junior of the TT and Clubmans, detailed race results]
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT56 Senior and Junior of the TT and Clubmans, detailed race results]{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TC56 Lightweight, and Sidecar detailed race results]
* [http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TC56 Lightweight, and Sidecar detailed race results]{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.mcb.net/ttraces/tt/ttwin.html Isle of Man TT winners]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060818204122/http://www.mcb.net/ttraces/tt/ttwin.html Isle of Man TT winners]
* [http://www.iommgp.com/tour/map.shtml Mountain Course map]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20031110221852/http://www.iommgp.com/tour/map.shtml Mountain Course map]


{{Isle of Man TT}}
{{Isle of Man TT}}


[[Category:1956 in motorsport|Isle of Man Tt]]
[[Category:1956 in British motorsport|Isle of Man Tt]]
[[Category:Isle of Man TT|#1956]]
[[Category:1956 in the Isle of Man|Tourist Trophy]]
[[Category:MotoGP race reports]]
[[Category:1956 MotoGP race reports|Isle of Man TT]]
[[Category:June 1956 sports events in the United Kingdom|Isle of Man TT]]

[[sl:Isle of Man TT 1956]]
[[Category:Isle of Man TT]]

Latest revision as of 22:28, 21 September 2024

Isle of Man  1956 Isle of Man TT
Race details
Race 1 of 6 races in the
1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date4–14 June 1956
Official nameIsle of Man Tourist Trophy
LocationSnaefell Mountain Course (Senior, Junior, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior)
Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight and Sidecars)
Course
  • Public roads;
    Mountain Course 60.72 km (37.73 mi);
    Clypse Course 17.63 km (10.95 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta
Time 23:09.4
Podium
First United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta
Second United Kingdom John Hartle Norton
Third United Kingdom Jack Brett Norton
350cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi
Time 24:18.8
Podium
First Australia Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi
Second Isle of Man Derek Ennett AJS
Third United Kingdom John Hartle Norton
250cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Hans Baltisberger NSU
Time 9:21.6
Podium
First Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Second Italy Roberto Colombo MV Agusta
Third Germany Hans Baltisberger NSU
125cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Time 9:09.8
Podium
First Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Second Spain Marcelo Cama Montesa
Third Spain Francisco González Montesa
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Germany Willhelm Noll BMW
Time 9:01.6
Podium
First Germany Fritz Hillebrand BMW
Second United Kingdom Pip Harris Norton
Third United Kingdom Bill Boddice 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

[edit]
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom John Surtees MV Agusta 7 2:44:05.8 8
2 United Kingdom John Hartle MV Agusta 7 +1:30.8 6
3 United Kingdom Jack Brett Norton 7 +2:48.4 4
4 Germany Walter Zeller BMW 7 +3:16.4 3
5 United Kingdom Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 7 +3:22.8 2
6 Isle of Man Derek Ennett Matchless 7 +6:34.6 1
7 United Kingdom Alan Trow Norton 7 +9:22.0
8 New Zealand Gavin Dunlop Matchless 7 +9:22.0
9 United Kingdom George Salt Norton 7 +10:13.4
10 United Kingdom Don Chapman Norton 7 +10:37.4
45 finishers
[1]

Junior TT (350 cc) classification

[edit]
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Australia Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi 7 2:57:29.4 8
2 Isle of Man Derek Ennett AJS 7 +4:38.0 6
3 United Kingdom John Hartle Norton 7 +7:19.2 4
4 United Kingdom Cecil Sandford DKW 7 +7:19.4 3
5 South Africa Eddie Grant Norton 7 +10:14.6 2
6 United Kingdom Alan Trow Norton 7 +11:11.4 1
7 United Kingdom Derek Powell AJS 7 +11:46.6
8 United Kingdom Frank Perris AJS 7 +12:11.4
9 Italy Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi 7 +13:23.2
10 United Kingdom Terry Shepherd Norton 7 +13:29.2
42 finishers
[1]

Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification

[edit]
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 9 1:26:54.0 8
2 Italy Roberto Colombo MV Agusta 9 +2:08.6 6
3 Germany Hans Baltisberger NSU 9 +2:30.6 4
4 Germany Horst Kassner NSU 9 +2:33.6 3
5 Czechoslovakia František Bartoš ČZ 9 +5:11.0 2
6 United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 9 +5:26.6 1
7 United Kingdom Phil Carter RDS 9 +8:32.2
8 United Kingdom Albert Jones Norton 9 +9:16.6
9 United Kingdom Frank Cope Norton 9 +11:51.2
10 United Kingdom Norman Webb Moto Guzzi 9 +16:36.2
10 finishers
[1]

Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc) classification

[edit]
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1 Italy Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 9 1:24:16.8 8
2 Spain Marcelo Cama Montesa 9 +5:02.4 6
3 Spain Francisco González Montesa 9 +11:02.0 4
4 Spain Enrique Sirera Montesa 9 +11:07.0 4
5 United Kingdom Dave Chadwick LEF 9 +12:26.0 2
6 Czechoslovakia Václav Parus ČZ 9 +13:07.2 1
7 United Kingdom Douglas Allen Mondial 9 +14:01.6
8 United Kingdom Dudley Edlin MV Agusta 9 +15:28.2
9 United Kingdom Frank Cope Norton 9 +20:01.8
22 starters, 9 finishers
Source:[2][1]

Sidecar TT classification

[edit]
Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Germany Fritz Hillebrand Germany Manfred Grunwald BMW 9 1:23:12.2 8
2 United Kingdom Pip Harris United Kingdom Ray Campbell Norton 9 +1:35.6 6
3 United Kingdom Bill Boddice United Kingdom William Storr Norton 9 +3:07.0 4
4 Australia Bob Mitchell United Kingdom Eric Bliss Norton 9 +4:04.6 3
5 United Kingdom Jackie Beeton United Kingdom Les Nutt Norton 9 +5:41.4 2
6 United Kingdom Ernie Walker United Kingdom Dun Roberts Norton 9 +5:47.2 1
7 United Kingdom Fred Hanks United Kingdom E. Donnan Matchless 9 +8:35.8
8 United Kingdom Alan Young United Kingdom Tony Partridge Norton 9 +9:01.8
9 United Kingdom Bill Beevers United Kingdom Jeff Mundy Norton 9 +9:29.8
10 United Kingdom Len Taylor United Kingdom Peter Glover Norton 9 +9:53.2
15 finishers
[1]

Non-championship races

[edit]

Clubmans Senior TT classification

[edit]
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
[3]

Clubmans Junior TT classification

[edit]
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
[3]


Previous race:
1955 Nations Grand Prix 		FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1956 season 		Next race:
1956 Dutch TT
Previous race:
1955 Isle of Man TT 		Isle of Man TT Next race:
1957 Isle of Man TT

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 156–157.
  2. ^ Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 26. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
  3. ^ a b Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 148–149.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=1956_Isle_of_Man_TT&oldid=1246932401"