Grand prix
1956 Isle of Man TTRace details |
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Date | 4–14 June 1956 |
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Official name | Isle of Man Tourist Trophy |
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Location | Snaefell Mountain Course (Senior, Junior, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior) Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight and Sidecars) |
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Course | - Public roads;
Mountain Course 60.72 km (37.73 mi); Clypse Course 17.63 km (10.95 mi)
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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
[edit] Junior TT (350 cc) classification
[edit] Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification
[edit] Ultra Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification
[edit] Sidecar TT classification
[edit] Non-championship races
[edit] Clubmans Senior TT classification
[edit] 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 |
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Clubmans Junior TT classification
[edit] 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 |
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- ^ a b c d e Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 156–157.
- ^ a b Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 148–149.