1956 Isle of Man TT

1956 Isle of Man TT
Race details
Race 1 of 6 races in the; 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	4–14 June 1956
Official name	Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Location	Snaefell 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);
500 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	John Surtees
Time	23:09.4
Podium
First	John Surtees
Second	John Hartle
Third	Jack Brett
350 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Ken Kavanagh
Time	24:18.8
Podium
First	Ken Kavanagh
Second
Third	John Hartle
250 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Hans Baltisberger
Time	9:21.6
Podium
First	Carlo Ubbiali
Second	Roberto Colombo
Third	Hans Baltisberger
125 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Carlo Ubbiali
Time	9:09.8
Podium
First	Carlo Ubbiali
Second
Third
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider
Time	9:01.6
Podium
First
Second	Pip Harris
Third

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	John Surtees	MV Agusta	7	2:44:05.8	8
2	John Hartle	MV Agusta	7	+1:30.8	6
3	Jack Brett	Norton	7	+2:48.4	4
4	Walter Zeller	BMW	7	+3:16.4	3
5	Bill Lomas	Moto Guzzi	7	+3:22.8	2
6		Matchless	7	+6:34.6	1
7		Norton	7	+9:22.0
8		Matchless	7	+9:22.0
9	George Salt	Norton	7	+10:13.4
10	D. G. Chapman	Norton	7	+10:37.4
45 finishers
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Junior TT (350 cc) classification[]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Ken Kavanagh	Moto Guzzi	7	2:57:29.4	8
2		AJS	7	+4:38.0	6
3	John Hartle	Norton	7	+7:19.2	4
4	Cecil Sandford	DKW	7	+7:19.4	3
5		Norton	7	+10:14.6	2
6		Norton	7	+11:11.4	1
7		AJS	7	+11:46.6
8	Frank Perris	AJS	7	+12:11.4
9	Duilio Agostini	Moto Guzzi	7	+13:23.2
10	Terry Shepherd	Norton	7	+13:29.2
42 finishers
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Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification[]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	9	1:26:54.0	8
2	Roberto Colombo	MV Agusta	9	+2:08.6	6
3	Hans Baltisberger	NSU	9	+2:30.6	4
4	Horst Kassner	NSU	9	+2:33.6	3
5	František Bartoš	ČZ	9	+5:11.0	2
6	Arthur Wheeler	Moto Guzzi	9	+5:26.6	1
7		RDS	9	+8:32.2
8		Norton	9	+9:16.6
9		Norton	9	+11:51.2
10		Moto Guzzi	9	+16:36.2
10 finishers
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Ultra Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification[]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	9	1:24:16.8	8
2		Montesa	9	+5:02.4	6
3		Montesa	9	+11:02.0	4
4		Montesa	9	+11:07.0	4
5	Dave Chadwick	LEF	9	+12:26.0	2
6		ČZ	9	+13:07.2	1
7		Mondial	9	+14:01.6
8		MV Agusta	9	+15:28.2
9		Norton	9	+20:01.8
9 finishers
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Sidecar TT classification[]

Pos	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1		Manfred Grunwald	BMW	9	1:23:12.2	8
2	Pip Harris	Ray Campbell	Norton	9	+1:35.6	6
3		William Storr	Norton	9	+3:07.0	4
4		Eric Bliss	Norton	9	+4:04.6	3
5		Les Nutt	Norton	9	+5:41.4	2
6		Dun Roberts	Norton	9	+5:47.2	1
7		E. Donnan	Matchless	9	+8:35.8
8		Tony Partridge	Norton	9	+9:01.8
9		Jeff Mundy	Norton	9	+9:29.8
10		Peter Glover	Norton	9	+9:53.2
15 finishers
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Non-championship races[]

Clubmans Senior TT classification[]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	Bernard Codd	BSA	3	1:18:40.6
2	R. E. Jerrard	BSA	3	+1:06.2
3	A. H. Jenkins	BSA	3	+2:41.8
4		BSA	3	+2:43.6
5	D. J. Smart	BSA	3	+4:34.4
6	G. Coombes	BSA	3	+5:24.2
7		Triumph	3
8	W. J. Hill	BSA	3
9	B. W. Newman	BSA	3
10	D. Andrews	BSA	3
28 finishers
^[2]

Clubmans Junior TT classification[]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	Bernard Codd	BSA	3	1:22:48.4
2	J. Eckhart	BSA	3	+41.6
3	Alan Shepherd	Norton	3	+2:54.8
4	E. Unwin	BSA	3	+3:19.6
5	D. Jervis	BSA	3	+3:20.4
6	J. D. Morton	BSA	3	+3:32.8
7	J. E. Coates	BSA	3
8	N. Robertson	BSA	3
9	K. W. James	BSA	3
10		BSA	3
50 finishers
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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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 156–157.
^ ^a ^b Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 148–149.

External links[]

Senior and Junior of the TT and Clubmans, detailed race results^{[permanent dead link]}
Lightweight, and Sidecar detailed race results^{[permanent dead link]}
Isle of Man TT winners
Mountain Course map

[motorcycling-1] Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 156–157.

[motorcycling2-2] Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 148–149.

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