1955 Isle of Man TT
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| Race 3 of 8 races in the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 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
[edit]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 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
[edit]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 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
[edit]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 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
[edit]| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 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
[edit]Clubmans Senior TT classification
[edit]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
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| 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
[edit]| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
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| 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 | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ [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.