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);
500cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	John Surtees
Time	23:09.4
Podium
First	John Surtees
Second	John Hartle
Third	Jack Brett
350cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Ken Kavanagh
Time	24:18.8
Podium
First	Ken Kavanagh
Second	Derek Ennett
Third	John Hartle
250cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Hans Baltisberger
Time	9:21.6
Podium
First	Carlo Ubbiali
Second	Roberto Colombo
Third	Hans Baltisberger
125cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Carlo Ubbiali
Time	9:09.8
Podium
First	Carlo Ubbiali
Second	Marcelo Cama
Third	Francisco González
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Willhelm Noll
Time	9:01.6
Podium
First	Fritz Hillebrand
Second	Pip Harris
Third	Bill Boddice

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	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	Don Chapman	Norton	7	+10:37.4
45 finishers
^[1]

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]

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]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	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
22 starters, 9 finishers
Source:^[2]^[1]

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]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	Bernard Codd	BSA	3	1:18:40.6
2	Ron Jerrard	BSA	3	+1:06.2
3	Tony Jenkins	BSA	3	+2:41.8
4	Fred Wallis	BSA	3	+2:43.6
5	Dennis Smart	BSA	3	+4:34.4
6	Geoffrey Coombes	BSA	3	+5:24.2
7	John Hurlstone	Triumph	3
8	W. J. Hill	BSA	3
9	Brian Newman	BSA	3
10	David Andrews	BSA	3
28 finishers
^[3]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	Bernard Codd	BSA	3	1:22:48.4
2	John Eckhart	BSA	3	+41.6
3	Alan Shepherd	Norton	3	+2:54.8
4	Eric Unwin	BSA	3	+3:19.6
5	Derrick Jervis	BSA	3	+3:20.4
6	Jimmy Morton	BSA	3	+3:32.8
7	James Coates	BSA	3
8	Norman Robertson	BSA	3
9	Ken James	BSA	3
10	Denis Pratt	BSA	3
50 finishers
^[3]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 156–157.
^ Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 26. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
^ ^a ^b Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 148–149.

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