1976 Isle of Man TT

1976 Isle of Man TT
Race details
Race 5 of 12 races in the; 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	7–12 June 1976
Official name	Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Location	Snaefell Mountain Course
Course	Public roads; 60.725 km (37.733 mi);
500 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	John Williams
Time	20:09.800
Podium
First	Tom Herron
Second
Third
350 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Tony Rutter
Time	20:49.600
Podium
First	Chas Mortimer
Second	Tony Rutter
Third
250 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Tom Herron
Time	21:27.800
Podium
First	Tom Herron
Second	Takazumi Katayama
Third	Chas Mortimer
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider
Time	23:13.000
Podium
First	Rolf Steinhausen
Second
Third

The 1976 Isle of Man TT was the fifth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season held on the Isle of Man between 7 June and 12 June 1976. The racing would be the final time the Isle of Man TT was an official round on the Grand Prix calendar.^[4] Although it had once been the most prestigious race of the year, racing around the Snaefell Mountain Course had been increasingly boycotted by the eras' top riders over safety concerns.

Bowing to pressure for increased rider safety at racing events, FIM moved the Grand Prix to England in 1977 with the British Grand Prix being held at the Silverstone Circuit. However the Isle of Man TT, as it had before 1949 continued as a stand-alone event.^[4]

Senior TT (500cc) classification[]

Pos.	No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	15	Tom Herron		Yamaha	2:09'10.000	15
2	25			Yamaha	+3.400	12
3	4		Danfay	Yamaha	+23.000	10
4	17	Takazumi Katayama	Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team	Yamaha	+28.200	8
5	23			Yamaha	+1'05.600	6
6	26	Jon Ekerold	Padgett's Motorcycles	Yamaha	+2'02.400	5
7	2	John Williams	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+2'26.800	4
8	41			Yamaha	+2'46.800	3
9	22			Yamaha	+3'45.200	2
10	30	Bill Smith		Yamaha	+4'19.600	1
11	??			Yamaha	+4'36.800
12	??				+4'58.200
13	??			Yamaha	+5'59.600
14	??			Yamaha	+7'20.000
15	??			Yamaha	+7'15.800
16	??			Yamaha	+7'18.400
17	??			Yamaha	+7'52.200
18	??	Joey Dunlop		Yamaha	+8'39.000
19	??			Yamaha	+9'15.600
20	??			Yamaha	+9'51.800
21	??			Yamaha	+10'01.600
22	??			Yamaha	+10'48.000
23	??			Suzuki	+11'25.400
24	??			Yamaha	+11'45.000
25	??			Norton	+13'09.200
26	??			Yamaha	+13'51.000
27	??			Yamaha	+14'44.800
28	??	Richard Pipes		Yamaha	+15'31.400
29	??			Yamaha	+15'33.600
30	??			Yamaha	+15'46.600
31	??	Gerhard Vogt		Yamaha	+21'46.400
32	??			Norton	+22'14.600
33	??				+22'49.000
34	??			Yamaha	+23'10.800
35	??			Yamaha	+26'22.400
36	??			Yamaha	+29'01.000
Ret	10	Jack Findlay	Jack Findlay Racing	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Mick Chatterton		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Suzuki	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Suzuki	Retired
Ret	??				Retired
Ret	??	Mick Grant		Kawasaki	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Norton	Retired
Ret	??				Retired
Ret	??				Retired
Ret	??			Suzuki	Retired
Ret	??			Suzuki	Retired
Ret	??			Suzuki	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Tony Rutter		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Alex George	Hermetite Racing International	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Les Kenny		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Chas Mortimer	Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team	Yamaha	Injury
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Charlie Williams		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??	Derek Chatterton		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
Ret	??			Yamaha	Retired
DNS	??	Percy Tait		Suzuki	Did not start
Sources: ^[5]^[6]^[7]

Junior TT (350 cc) classification[]

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	5	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	5	1:46:00.2	15
2	6	Tony Rutter	Yamaha	5	+6.8	12
3	14		Yamaha	5	+3:01.6	10
4	10		Yamaha	5	+3:02.0	8
5	28		Yamaha	5	+3:08.4	6
6	3	Derek Chatterton	Yamaha	5	+3:56.4	5
7	16		Yamaha	5	+4:05.4	4
8	2	Jack Findlay	Yamaha	5	+4:28.4	3
9	12	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	5	+4:38.6	2
10	56		Yamaha	5	+5:36.4	1
76 starters in total, 44 finishers
^[7]

Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification[]

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	4	Tom Herron	Yamaha	4	1:27:26.8	15
2	6	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	4	+25.4	12
3	1	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	4	+1:16.4	10
4	2	Tony Rutter	Yamaha	4	+2:06.4	8
5	7		Yamaha	4	+2:59.0	6
6	3	Alex George	Yamaha	4	+3:20.4	5
7	8		Yamaha	4	+3:21.6	4
8	20		Yamaha	4	+4:15.6	3
9	32		Yamaha	4	+4:57.2	2
10	10		Yamaha	4	+4:59.2	1
55 starters in total, 44 finishers
^[7]

500 cc Sidecar TT classification[]

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	1	Rolf Steinhausen		Busch-König	3	1:10:26.0	15
2	10			Chell Yamaha	3	+33.8	12
3	8			Ham Yamaha	3	+43.6	10
4	9			Aro	3	+2:55.6	8
5	24			Yamaha	3	+3:13.8	6
6	28			British Magnum	3	+4:50.4	5
7	3			Aro	3	+4:52.8	4
8	26		Russell Campbell	Yamaha	3	+5:22.6	3
9	37			Yamaha	3	+5:23.0	5
10	34			British Magnum	3	+5:26.6	1
64 starters in total, 36 finishers
^[7]

Non-championship races[]

1000 cc Sidecar TT[]

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	1			Ham Yamaha	3	1:09:27.8
2	2			BMW	3	+44.6
3	3			Chell Yamaha	3	+1:22.8
4	5	Rolf Steinhausen		Busch-König	3	+1:33.0
5	18			BMW	3	+5:15.6
6	36		Russell Campbell	Yamaha	3	+5:43.6
7	37		John Parkins	Yamaha	3	+8:06.8
8	55			Yamaha	3	+8:31.2
9	10			König	3	+8:41.8
10	35			Devimead BSA	3	+9:10.8
65 starters in total, 29 finishers
Fastest lap : 22:38.8 (/)
^[7]

1000 cc Open Classic TT[]

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	1	John Williams	Suzuki	6	2:05:33.0
2	11	Alex George	Yamaha	6	+1:24.8
3	8	Tony Rutter	Yamaha	6	+2:46.6
4	14	Charlie Williams	Yamaha	6	+3:09.4
5	16	Tom Herron	Yamaha	6	+4:09.2
6	19		Yamaha	6	+4:22.4
7	23		Yamaha	6	+4:45.0
8	25	Bill Smith	Yamaha	6	+7:15.4
9	34		Yamaha	6	+7:24.8
10	36		Yamaha	6	+7:41.4
61 starters in total, 34 finishers
Fastest lap : 20:32.4 (John Williams)
^[7]

Production TT[]

Pos	No.	Riders		Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	32		Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	10	4:05:09.8
2	39	Tony Rutter		Suzuki	10	+1:28.0
3	24			Honda	10	+3:05.6
4	34			Honda	10	+3:38.4
5	59	Helmut Dähne		BMW	10	+3:41.0
6	37			Yamaha	10	+5:45.6
7	2			Suzuki	10	+6:28.4
8	50			Yamaha	10	+6:40.0
9	45			Suzuki	10	+6:41.0
10	21			Honda	10	+7:02.4
75 starters in total, 41 finishers
Fastest lap : 21:57.0 (/)
^[7]

References[]

^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archive.today. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
^ "Snaefell Mountain Circuit | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
^ ^a ^b Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
^ "1976 Senior TT | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor sportmagazine.com. 3 April 2018.
^ "motogp.com · TOURIST TROPHY · 500cc Race Classification 1976". Motogp.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. pp. 84–85. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.

Previous race: 1976 Yugoslavian Grand Prix	FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1976 season	Next race: 1976 Dutch TT
Previous race: 1975 Isle of Man TT	Isle of Man TT / British Grand Prix	Next race: 1977 British Grand Prix Silverstone

NOTE: The Isle of Man TT was removed from the international calendar and replaced by a proper British motorcycle Grand Prix.

[1] "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archive.today. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[2] "1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.

[3] "Snaefell Mountain Circuit | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.

[Motocourse:_50_Years_Of_Moto_Grand_Prix-4] Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7

[5] "1976 Senior TT | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor sportmagazine.com. 3 April 2018.

[6] "motogp.com · TOURIST TROPHY · 500cc Race Classification 1976". Motogp.com.

[motocourse-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. pp. 84–85. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.

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