The 1953 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw Ray Amm (Rhodesia) win both Senior and Junior TT races. Bob McIntyre retired for his first TT, the Junior.
The event was marred by the death of five people, including the first ever 500cc motorcycle world champion, Leslie Graham, who was killed at Bray Hill during the Senior TT.[1] Graham had won his first ever TT race, the Ultra Lightweight TT, the day before. As a sign of respect, his team, MV Agusta, withdrew from the rest of the event.[2]
Senior TT (500cc)
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norton | 93.85 mph | 2.48.51.8 | |
| 2 | Norton | 93.74 | 2:49.03.8 | |
| 3 | Gilera | 93.62 | 2:49.16.8 | |
| 4 | AJS | 92.77 | 2:50.49.6 | |
| 5 | AJS | 90.86 | 2:54.25.0 | |
| 6 | Norton | 86.97 | 3:02.13.0 | |
| 7 | Norton | 86.72 | 3:02.44.6 | |
| 8 | AJS | 86.5 | 3:03.13.4 | |
| 9 | Matchless | 86.38 | 3:03.28.4 | |
| 10 | Norton | 85.54 | 3:05.15.8 |
Junior TT (350cc)
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norton | 90.52 mph | 2:55.05.0 | |
| 2 | Norton | 90.44 | 2:55.14.6 | |
| 3 | Moto Guzzi | 89.41 | 2:57.40.6 | |
| 4 | Norton | 88.7 | 2:58.40.4 | |
| 5 | AJS | 86.9 | 3:02.21.0 | |
| 6 | AJS | 86.59 | 3:03.02.0 | |
| 7 | AJS | 85.49 | 3:05.23.0 | |
| 8 | AJS | 84.39 | 3:07.48.2 | |
| 9 | AJS | 84.28 | 3:08.02.6 | |
| 10 | AJS | 93.72 | 3:09.18.0 |
Lightweight TT (250cc)
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moto Guzzi | 84.73 mph | 1.46.53.0 | ||
| 2 | NSU | 84.52 | 1:47.10.0 | + 17.0 | |
| 3 | DKW | 81.34 | 1:51.20.0 | + 4:27.0 | |
| 4 | Moto Guzzi | 80.38 | 1:52.40.0 | + 5:47.0 | |
| 5 | Velocette | 75.38 | 2:00.08.0 | + 13:15.0 | |
| 6 | Moto Guzzi | 74.82 | 2:01.02.0 | + 14:09.0 | |
| 7 | Norton | 74.67 | 2:01.17.0 | + 14:24.0 | |
| 8 | M&F Excelsior | 72.26 | 2:05.20.0 | + 18:27.0 | |
| 9 | Velocette | 71.96 | 2:05.51.0 | + 18:58.0 | |
| 10 | REG | 71.74 | 2:06.14.0 | + 19:21.0 |
Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc)
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MV Agusta | 77.79 mph | 1.27.19.0 | ||
| 2 | NSU | 77.18 | 1:28.00.0 | + 41.0 | |
| 3 | MV Agusta | 77.15 | 1:28.02.0 | + 43.0 | |
| 4 | MV Agusta | 73.44 | 1:32.29.0 | + 5:10.0 | |
| 5 | MV Agusta | 67.48 | 1:40.39.0 | + 13:20.0 | |
| 6 | MV Agusta | 67.07 | 1:41.16.0 | + 13:57.0 | |
| 7 | Mondial | 67.03 | 1:41.20.0 | + 14:01.0 | |
| 8 | MV Agusta | 65.73 | 1:43.20.0 | + 16:01.0 | |
| 9 | MV Agusta | 64.71 | 1:44.56.0 | + 17:37.0 | |
| 10 | MV | 61.9 | 1:49.44.0 | + 22:25.0 |
Clubmans 1000 TT
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent | 81.54 mph | 1.51.04.0 | |
| 2 | Vincent | 79.39 | 1:54.04.0 | |
| 3 | Vincent | 74.24 | 2:01.59.0 |
Clubmans Senior TT
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norton | 84.14 mph | 1.20.43.4 | |
| 2 | Norton | 83.0 | 1.21.49.8 | |
| 3 | Norton | 82.46 | 1.22.22.2 |
Clubmans Junior TT
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BSA | 80.17 mph | 1.52.57.8 | |
| 2 | BSA | 79.23 | 1:54.18.0 | |
| 3 | Norton | 79.09 | 1:54.21.6 |
Sources
edit- ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Insidebikes Rider Of The Week: Leslie Graham - Carole Nash". Carole Nash UK. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Senior TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
- ^ [2][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Junior TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
- ^ [3][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Lightweight 250 TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
- ^ [4][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
- ^ [5][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans 1000 TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
- ^ [6][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans Senior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
- ^ [7][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans Junior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)