1956 Ulster Grand Prix
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Race 4 of 6 races in the 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 9–11 August 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Dundrod Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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250 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Ulster Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 9–11 August 1956 at the Dundrod Circuit.
500 cc classification[]
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | John Hartle | Norton | 27 | 2:20:14.6 | 8 |
2 | Bob Brown | Matchless | 27 | +2:47.4 | 6 |
3 | Matchless | 27 | +2:48.4 | 4 | |
4 | Norton | 27 | 3 | ||
5 | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | 2 | |
6 | Jack Brett | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | ||
8 | Dave Chadwick | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | |
9 | Norton | 25 | +2 laps | ||
10 | A. Martin | Matchless | 25 | +2 laps | |
11 | D. G. Chapman | Norton | 24 | +3 laps | |
12 | S. Murray | Norton | 24 | +3 laps | |
13 | Ralph Rensen | Norton | 24 | +3 laps | |
14 | Norton | 24 | +3 laps | ||
15 | T. D. Sloan | Norton | 23 | +4 laps | |
16 | W. Robertson | Matchless | 23 | +4 laps | |
17 | M. Brosnan | BSA | 23 | +4 laps | |
18 | H. B. Lowe | BSA | 23 | +4 laps | |
19 | S. Williamson | Norton | 23 | +4 laps | |
[1] |
350 cc classification[]
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Bill Lomas | Moto Guzzi | 25 | 2:03:14.4 | 8 |
2 | Dickie Dale | Moto Guzzi | 25 | +54.0 | 6 |
3 | John Hartle | Norton | 25 | +1:11.8 | 4 |
4 | Jack Brett | Norton | 25 | 3 | |
5 | AJS | 25 | 2 | ||
6 | Bob Brown | AJS | 25 | 1 | |
7 | August Hobl | DKW | 25 | ||
8 | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | ||
9 | Dave Chadwick | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
10 | Frank Perris | AJS | 24 | +1 lap | |
11 | Ralph Rensen | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
12 | AJS | 24 | +1 lap | ||
13 | H. Grant | BSA | 23 | +2 laps | |
14 | Norton | 23 | +2 laps | ||
15 | S. Murray | Norton | 23 | +2 laps | |
16 | G. N. Begg | AJS | 22 | +3 laps | |
17 | G. J. Canning | BSA | 22 | +3 laps | |
18 | K. W. Swallow | AJS | 22 | +3 laps | |
19 | S. Williamson | Norton | 22 | +3 laps | |
20 | S. R. Farlow | BSA | 22 | +3 laps | |
21 | J. W. Dixon | Velocette | 22 | +3 laps | |
22 | H. Plews | AJS | 22 | +3 laps | |
23 | J. Jones | BSA | 21 | +4 laps | |
24 | S. R. Cameron | AJS | 21 | +4 laps | |
25 | L. Rice | AJS | 20 | +5 laps | |
26 | J. A. Artt | Norton | 20 | +5 laps | |
[1] |
250 cc classification[]
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Luigi Taveri | MV Agusta | 13 | 1:07:02.4 | 8 |
2 | Sammy Miller | NSU | 13 | +13.6 | 6 |
3 | Arthur Wheeler | Moto Guzzi | 13 | +3:31.0 | 4 |
4 | NSU | 13 | 3 | ||
5 | Moto Guzzi | 12 | +1 lap | 2 | |
6 | NSU | 11 | +2 laps | 1 | |
7 | Norton | 11 | +2 laps | ||
8 | Velocette | 11 | +2 laps | ||
[1] |
125 cc classification[]
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 12 | 1:05:55.0 | 8 |
2 | Romolo Ferri | Gilera | 12 | +1:29.4 | 6 |
3 | MV Agusta | 10 | +2 laps | 4 | |
4 | MV Agusta | 10 | +2 laps | 3 | |
5 | MV Agusta | 10 | +2 laps | 2 | |
No other finishers | |||||
[1] |
Sidecar classification[]
Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Fritz Cron | BMW | 10 | 56:24.0 | 8 | |
2 | Pip Harris | Ray Campbell | Norton | 10 | +1:01.4 | 6 |
3 | Florian Camathias | BMW | 10 | +1:15.6 | 4 | |
4 | Ron Taylor | Norton | 10 | 3 | ||
5 | Jeff Mundy | Norton | 10 | 2 | ||
6 | Mick Woollett | BMW | 9 | +1 lap | 1 | |
[1] |
References[]
Categories:
- Ulster Grand Prix
- 1956 MotoGP race reports
- 1956 in British motorsport
- 1956 in Northern Ireland sport