1955 Isle of Man TT

1955 Isle of Man TT
Race details
Race 3 of 8 races in the; 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	4–10 June 1955
Official name	Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Location	Snaefell Mountain Course (Senior and Junior); Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight, Sidecars, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior)
Course	Public roads;; Mountain Course 60.72 km (37.73 mi);; Clypse Course 17.63 km (10.95 mi);
500cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Geoff Duke
Time	22:39.0
Podium
First	Geoff Duke
Second	Reg Armstrong
Third	Ken Kavanagh
350cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Bill Lomas
Time	24:03.2
Podium
First	Bill Lomas
Second	Bob McIntyre
Third	Cecil Sandford
250cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Bill Lomas
Time	8:52.0
Podium
First	Bill Lomas
Second	Cecil Sandford
Third	Hermann Paul Müller
125cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Carlo Ubbiali
Time	9:02.2
Podium
First	Carlo Ubbiali
Second	Luigi Taveri
Third	Giuseppe Lattanzi
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Willhelm Noll
Time	9:00.0
Podium
First	Walter Schneider
Second	Bill Boddice
Third	Pip Harris

In the 1955 Isle of Man TT the Lightweight 250cc race moved to the 10.75 miles long Clypse Course, also used for the Lightweight 125cc TT race, and the Sidecar TT, and the course was used for these races until 1959. During this period the rest of the TT program remained on the Mountain Circuit.^[1]

In the Junior TT, Norton rider Bob McIntyre led for four of the seven laps, but brake overheating and suspension problems forced him to slow, allowing Bill Lomas on a Moto Guzzi to pass, and go on to victory.

Senior TT (500 cc) classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Geoff Duke	Gilera	7	2:41:49.8	8
2	Reg Armstrong	Gilera	7	+1:59.2	6
3	Ken Kavanagh	Moto Guzzi	7	+4:43.0	4
4	Jack Brett	Norton	7	+5:49.8	3
5	Bob McIntyre	Norton	7	+7:03.4	2
6	Derek Ennett	Matchless	7	+9:24.6	1
7	Bill Lomas	Moto Guzzi	7	+12:05.0
8	Eric Jones	Norton	7	+12:55.4
9	Derek Powell	Matchless	7	+13:35.4
10	Peter Davey	Norton	7	+14:25.2
47 finishers
^[2]

Junior TT (350 cc) classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Bill Lomas	Moto Guzzi	7	2:51:38.2	8
2	Bob McIntyre	Norton	7	+1:00.0	6
3	Cecil Sandford	Moto Guzzi	7	+1:24.0	4
4	John Surtees	Norton	7	+3:14.0	3
5	Maurice Quincey	Norton	7	+4:03.8	2
6	John Hartle	Norton	7	+5:16.8	1
7	Derek Ennett	AJS	7	+7:00.2
8	Duilio Agostini	Moto Guzzi	7	+8:46.6
9	Peter Murphy	AJS	7	+8:59.8
10	Jack Ahearn	Norton	7	+10:23.0
52 finishers
^[2]

Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Bill Lomas	MV Agusta	9	1:21:38.2	8
2	Cecil Sandford	Moto Guzzi	9	+51.2	6
3	Hermann Paul Müller	NSU	9	+4:43.4	4
4	Arthur Wheeler	Moto Guzzi	9	+8:06.2	3
5	Dave Chadwick	R.D. Special	9	+9:07.4	2
6	Bill Webster	Velocette	9	+13:27.2	1
7	Phil Carter	Norton	9	+15:27.6
8	Bill Maddrick	Moto Guzzi	9	+16:16.8
8 finishers
^[2]

Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	9	1:23:38.2	8
2	Luigi Taveri	MV Agusta	9	+2.0	6
3	Giuseppe Lattanze	Mondial	9	+2:14.8	4
4	Bill Lomas	MV Agusta	9	+2:59.6	3
5	Bill Webster	MV Agusta	9	+20:35.8	2
6	Ross Porter	MV Agusta	9	+22:26.8	1
7	Frank Burman	EMC-Puch	9	+22:33.8
8	Len Harfield	LCH	9	+27:11.8
16 starters, 8 finishers
Source:^[3]^[2]

Sidecar TT classification

Pos	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Walter Schneider	Hans Strauss	BMW	9	1:23:14.0	8
2	Bill Boddice	William Storr	Norton	9	+3:44.6	6
3	Pip Harris	Ray Campbell	Matchless	9	+5:08.0	4
4	Jackie Beeton	Charles Billingham	Norton	9	+5:40.0	3
5	Frank Taylor	Ron Taylor	Norton	9	+8:38.8	2
6	Ernie Walker	Dun Roberts	Norton	9	+8:42.4	1
7	Fred Hanks	E. Donnan	Matchless	9	+10:22.4
8	Derek Yorke	R. Eden	Norton	9	+14:48.0
9	A. H. Skein	F. Westaway	Norton	9	+18:27.0
10	Fritz Mühlemann	K. Tuscher	BSA	9	+26:54.0
10 finishers
^[2]

Non-championship races

Clubmans Senior TT classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	Eddie Dow	BSA	9	1:22:23
2	I. M. Atkinson	Triumph	9	+1:08
3	R. Kelly	Triumph	9	+2:01
4	P. Ferbrache	BSA	9	+2:39
5	D. Andrews	BSA	9	+2:58
6	A. H. Mustard	BSA	9	+3:01
7	F. Wallis	BSA	9
8	G. W. Shekell	Triumph	9
9	M. W. Gillingham	Triumph	9
10	D. J. Hunt	BSA	9
12 finishers
^[4]

Clubmans Junior TT classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	Jimmy Buchan	BSA	9	1:25:24.0
2	D. Joubert	BSA	9	+15.6
3	P. Ferbrache	BSA	9	+2:30.8
4	R. Thompson	BSA	9	+4:49.0
5	C. McLean	BSA	9	+4:50.4
6	W. H. Hocking	BSA	9	+4:57.8
7	K. W. James	BSA	9
8	D. Jervis	BSA	9
9	T. E. Hutchinson	BSA	9
10	R. M. Harding	BSA	9
12 finishers
^[4]

Previous race: 1955 French Grand Prix	FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1955 season	Next race: 1955 German Grand Prix
Previous race: 1954 Isle of Man TT	Isle of Man TT	Next race: 1956 Isle of Man TT

References

^ [1] Archived 5 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine MCB.net The Isle of Man (Retrieved 18 December 2006)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 171–172.
^ Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 23. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
^ ^a ^b Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. p. 159.

External links

[1] [1] Archived 5 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine MCB.net The Isle of Man (Retrieved 18 December 2006)

[motorcycling-2] Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 171–172.

[3] Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 23. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.

[motorcycling2-4] Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. p. 159.

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