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1976 Isle of Man TT

Summary

The 1976 Isle of Man TT was the fifth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season held on the Isle of Man between 7 June and 12 June 1976. The racing would be the final time the Isle of Man TT was an official round on the Grand Prix calendar.[4] Although it had once been the most prestigious race of the year, racing around the Snaefell Mountain Course had been increasingly boycotted by the eras' top riders over safety concerns.

Isle of Man  1976 Isle of Man TT
Race details
Race 5 of 12 races in the
1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date7–12 June 1976
Official nameIsle of Man Tourist Trophy[1][2][3]
LocationSnaefell Mountain Course
Course
  • Public roads
  • 60.725 km (37.733 mi)
500 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom John Williams Suzuki
Time 20:09.800
Podium
First United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha
Second United Kingdom Ian Richards Yamaha
Third United Kingdom Billy Guthrie Yamaha
350 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Tony Rutter Yamaha
Time 20:49.600
Podium
First United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha
Second United Kingdom Tony Rutter Yamaha
Third United Kingdom Billy Guthrie Yamaha
250 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha
Time 21:27.800
Podium
First United Kingdom Tom Herron Yamaha
Second Japan Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Third United Kingdom Chas Mortimer Yamaha
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Siegfried Schauzu Aro
Time 23:13.000
Podium
First West Germany Rolf Steinhausen Busch König
Second United Kingdom Dick Greasley Chell Yamaha
Third United Kingdom Mac Hobson Ham Yamaha

Bowing to pressure for increased rider safety at racing events, FIM moved the Grand Prix to England in 1977 with the British Grand Prix being held at the Silverstone Circuit. However the Isle of Man TT, as it had before 1949 continued as a stand-alone event.[4]

Senior TT (500cc) classification edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 15   Tom Herron Yamaha 2:09'10.000 15
2 25   Ian Richards Yamaha +3.400 12
3 4   Billy Guthrie Danfay Yamaha +23.000 10
4 17   Takazumi Katayama Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team Yamaha +28.200 8
5 23   Roger Nicholls Yamaha +1'05.600 6
6 26   Jon Ekerold Padgett's Motorcycles Yamaha +2'02.400 5
7 2   John Williams Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +2'26.800 4
8 41   Gordon Pantall Yamaha +2'46.800 3
9 22   John Weeden Yamaha +3'45.200 2
10 30   Bill Smith Yamaha +4'19.600 1
11 ??   Paul Cott Yamaha +4'36.800
12 ??   Alan Jackson Sparton +4'58.200
13 ??   Denis Casement Yamaha +5'59.600
14 ??   Gerry Mateer Yamaha +7'20.000
15 ??   Donal Cormican Yamaha +7'15.800
16 ??   James Scott Yamaha +7'18.400
17 ??   Bill Simpson Yamaha +7'52.200
18 ??   Joey Dunlop Yamaha +8'39.000
19 ??   Roger Nott Yamaha +9'15.600
20 ??   Ernie Coates Yamaha +9'51.800
21 ??   Mal Kirwan Yamaha +10'01.600
22 ??   Dave Danks Yamaha +10'48.000
23 ??   Bernie Toleman Suzuki +11'25.400
24 ??   Stuart Jones Yamaha +11'45.000
25 ??   Malcolm Lucas Norton +13'09.200
26 ??   Bill Ingham Yamaha +13'51.000
27 ??   Roy Jeffreys Yamaha +14'44.800
28 ??   Richard Pipes Yamaha +15'31.400
29 ??   Trevor Steele Yamaha +15'33.600
30 ??   Bill Bowman Yamaha +15'46.600
31 ??   Gerhard Vogt Yamaha +21'46.400
32 ??   John Lavender Norton +22'14.600
33 ??   Walter Dawson Seeley +22'49.000
34 ??   Tom Robinson Yamaha +23'10.800
35 ??   Chris Neve Yamaha +26'22.400
36 ??   Chris Hart Yamaha +29'01.000
Ret 10   Jack Findlay Jack Findlay Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Steve Tonkin Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Mick Chatterton Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Bert Kleimaier Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Malcolm Moffat Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Keith Martin Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Brian Warburton Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   David Hughes Arter Matchless Retired
Ret ??   Mick Grant Kawasaki Retired
Ret ??   Derek Mortimer Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Alan Lawton Norton Retired
Ret ??   Martyn Sharpe Sparton Retired
Ret ??   Mick Poxon Sparton Retired
Ret ??   Stan Woods Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Tom Loughridge Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Roger Bowler Suzuki Retired
Ret ??   Eddie Roberts Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Geoff Barry Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Graham Waring Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Sam McClements Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Henry McEwan Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Tony Rutter Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Bill Fulton Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Brendan Ryan Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Alex George Hermetite Racing International Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Les Kenny Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Noel Clegg Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Chas Mortimer Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team Yamaha Injury
Ret ??   Hans-Otto Butenuth Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Limer McCabe Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Charlie Williams Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Derek Chatterton Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   David Nixon Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Neil Tuxworth Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Brian Peters Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Bill Henderson Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Bernard Murray Yamaha Retired
Ret ??   Kevin Cowley Yamaha Retired
DNS ??   Percy Tait Suzuki Did not start
Sources: [5][6][7]

Junior TT (350 cc) classification edit

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 5   Chas Mortimer Yamaha 5 1:46:00.2 15
2 6   Tony Rutter Yamaha 5 +6.8 12
3 14   Billy Guthrie Yamaha 5 +3:01.6 10
4 10   Martin Sharpe Yamaha 5 +3:02.0 8
5 28   John Weeden Yamaha 5 +3:08.4 6
6 3   Derek Chatterton Yamaha 5 +3:56.4 5
7 16   Neil Tuxworth Yamaha 5 +4:05.4 4
8 2   Jack Findlay Yamaha 5 +4:28.4 3
9 12   Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 5 +4:38.6 2
10 56   Sam McClements Yamaha 5 +5:36.4 1
76 starters in total, 44 finishers
[7]

Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification edit

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 4   Tom Herron Yamaha 4 1:27:26.8 15
2 6   Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 4 +25.4 12
3 1   Chas Mortimer Yamaha 4 +1:16.4 10
4 2   Tony Rutter Yamaha 4 +2:06.4 8
5 7   Eddie Roberts Yamaha 4 +2:59.0 6
6 3   Alex George Yamaha 4 +3:20.4 5
7 8   John Weeden Yamaha 4 +3:21.6 4
8 20   Ian Richards Yamaha 4 +4:15.6 3
9 32   Denis Casement Yamaha 4 +4:57.2 2
10 10   Neil Tuxworth Yamaha 4 +4:59.2 1
55 starters in total, 44 finishers
[7]

500 cc Sidecar TT classification edit

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 1   Rolf Steinhausen   Sepp Huber Busch-König 3 1:10:26.0 15
2 10   Dick Greasley   Cliff Holland Chell Yamaha 3 +33.8 12
3 8   Mac Hobson   Mick Burns Ham Yamaha 3 +43.6 10
4 9   Siegfried Schauzu   Wolfgang Kalauch Aro 3 +2:55.6 8
5 24   Jeff Gawley   Ken Birch Yamaha 3 +3:13.8 6
6 28   Graham Milton   John Brushwood British Magnum 3 +4:50.4 5
7 3   Helmut Schilling   Rainer Gundel Aro 3 +4:52.8 4
8 26   Alex Campbell   Russell Campbell Yamaha 3 +5:22.6 3
9 37   Walter Ohrmann   Bernd Grube Yamaha 3 +5:23.0 5
10 34   Tony Wakefield   Colin Newbold British Magnum 3 +5:26.6 1
64 starters in total, 36 finishers
[7]

Non-championship races edit

1000 cc Sidecar TT edit

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time
1 1   Mac Hobson   Mick Burns Ham Yamaha 3 1:09:27.8
2 2   Siegfried Schauzu   Wolfgang Kalauch BMW 3 +44.6
3 3   Dick Greasley   Cliff Holland Chell Yamaha 3 +1:22.8
4 5   Rolf Steinhausen   Sepp Huber Busch-König 3 +1:33.0
5 18   Otto Haller   Erich Hasselbeck BMW 3 +5:15.6
6 36   Alex Campbell   Russell Campbell Yamaha 3 +5:43.6
7 37   Bill Hodgkins   John Parkins Yamaha 3 +8:06.8
8 55   Gordon Fox   Hugh Sanderson Yamaha 3 +8:31.2
9 10   Gustav Pape   Franz Kallenberg König 3 +8:41.8
10 35   Nigel Rollason   Michael Coomber Devimead BSA 3 +9:10.8
65 starters in total, 29 finishers
Fastest lap : 22:38.8 (Hobson/Burns)
[7]

1000 cc Open Classic TT edit

Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time
1 1   John Williams Suzuki 6 2:05:33.0
2 11   Alex George Yamaha 6 +1:24.8
3 8   Tony Rutter Yamaha 6 +2:46.6
4 14   Charlie Williams Yamaha 6 +3:09.4
5 16   Tom Herron Yamaha 6 +4:09.2
6 19   Eddie Roberts Yamaha 6 +4:22.4
7 23   Ian Richards Yamaha 6 +4:45.0
8 25   Bill Smith Yamaha 6 +7:15.4
9 34   Gordon Pantall Yamaha 6 +7:24.8
10 36   Gerry Mateer Yamaha 6 +7:41.4
61 starters in total, 34 finishers
Fastest lap : 20:32.4 (John Williams)
[7]

Production TT edit

Pos No. Riders Manufacturer Laps Time
1 32   Bill Simpson   Chas Mortimer Yamaha 10 4:05:09.8
2 39   Tony Rutter   Dave Hughes Suzuki 10 +1:28.0
3 24   Frank Rutter   Mick Poxon Honda 10 +3:05.6
4 34   John Kidson   Bill Henderson Honda 10 +3:38.4
5 59   Helmut Dähne   Hans-Otto Butenuth BMW 10 +3:41.0
6 37   Keith Martin   John Riley Yamaha 10 +5:45.6
7 2   Nigel Rollason   Les Trotter Suzuki 10 +6:28.4
8 50   Doug Randall   John Lavender Yamaha 10 +6:40.0
9 45   Dick Hunter   Mal Kirwan Suzuki 10 +6:41.0
10 21   Keith Trubshaw   Jack Higham Honda 10 +7:02.4
75 starters in total, 41 finishers
Fastest lap : 21:57.0 (Steve Tonkin/Roger Nicholls)
[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden". Archive.today. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "Snaefell Mountain Circuit | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
  4. ^ a b Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
  5. ^ "1976 Senior TT | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor sportmagazine.com. 3 April 2018.
  6. ^ "motogp.com · TOURIST TROPHY · 500cc Race Classification 1976". Motogp.com.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. pp. 84–85. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.


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NOTE: The Isle of Man TT was removed from the international calendar and replaced by a proper British motorcycle Grand Prix.

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