1956 Isle of Man TT

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.

  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 Fastest lap Rider John Surtees MV Agusta Time 23:09.4 Podium First John Surtees MV Agusta Second John Hartle Norton Third Jack Brett Norton
350 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi Time 24:18.8 Podium First Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi Second Derek Ennett AJS Third John Hartle Norton
250 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Hans Baltisberger NSU Time 9:21.6 Podium First Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta Second Roberto Colombo MV Agusta Third Hans Baltisberger NSU
125 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta Time 9:09.8 Podium First Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta Second Marcelo Cama Montesa Third Francisco González Montesa
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider Fastest lap Rider Willhelm Noll BMW Time 9:01.6 Podium First Fritz Hillebrand BMW Second Pip Harris Norton Third Bill Boddice Norton

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	Derek Ennett	Matchless	7	+6:34.6	1
7	Alan Trow	Norton	7	+9:22.0
8	Gavin Dunlop	Matchless	7	+9:22.0
9	George Salt	Norton	7	+10:13.4
10	D. G. Chapman	Norton	7	+10:37.4
45 finishers
[1]

Junior TT (350 cc) classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Ken Kavanagh	Moto Guzzi	7	2:57:29.4	8
2	Derek Ennett	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	Eddie Grant	Norton	7	+10:14.6	2
6	Alan Trow	Norton	7	+11:11.4	1
7	Derek Powell	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
[1]

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	Phil Carter	RDS	9	+8:32.2
8	Albert Jones	Norton	9	+9:16.6
9	Frank Cope	Norton	9	+11:51.2
10	Norman Webb	Moto Guzzi	9	+16:36.2
10 finishers
[1]

Ultra Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification

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

Sidecar TT classification

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

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	Fred Wallis	BSA	3	+2:43.6
5	D. J. Smart	BSA	3	+4:34.4
6	G. Coombes	BSA	3	+5:24.2
7	John Hurlstone	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	Denis Pratt	BSA	3
50 finishers
[2]

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

1. Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 156–157.
2. 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
• Lightweight, and Sidecar detailed race results
• Isle of Man TT winners
• Mountain Course map