1963 Isle of Man TT

The 1963 Isle of Man TT motorcycle races were contested in six categories over the Snaefell Mountain Course. The Senior TT was won by Mike Hailwood on an MV Agusta.

1963 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points
1 New Zealand Hugh Anderson Suzuki 89.27 mph 1:16.05.0 8
2 United Kingdom Frank Perris Suzuki 87.74 mph 1:17.25.0 6
3 West Germany Ernst Degner Suzuki 87.61 mph 1:17.31.6 4
4 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Honda 86.99 mph 1:18.05.0 3
5 Austria Bert Schneider Suzuki 86.30 mph 1:18.42.8 2
6 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Honda 86.26 mph 1:18.44.6 1

1963 Sidecar TT final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place Rider Passenger Number Machine Speed Time Points
1 Switzerland Florian Camathias Alfred Herzig BMW 88.38 mph 1:16.15.0 8
2 Switzerland Fritz Scheidegger John Robinson BMW 87.66 mph 1:17.29.2 6
3 United Kingdom Tony Baitup Peter Birch Triumph 86.52 mph 1:17.17.6 4
4 West Germany Otto Kolle Dieter Hess BMW 81.55 mph 1:23.17.6 3
5 West Germany Georg Auerbacher Eduard Dein BMW 82.56 mph 1:22.16.0 2
6 United Kingdom Colin Seeley Willy Rawlings Matchless 81.52 mph 1:23.19.8 1

1963 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points
1 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Honda 94.85 mph 2:23.12.2 8
2 Japan Fumio Ito Yamaha 94.55 mph 2:23.40.4 6
3 United Kingdom Bill Smith Honda 91.12 mph 2:29.05.2 4
4 Japan Hiroshi Hasegawa Yamaha 88.39 mph 2:33.41.4 3
5 United Kingdom Tommy Robb Honda 82.75 mph 2:44.10.2 2
6 United Kingdom John Kidson Moto Guzzi 82.74 mph 2:44.10.6 1

1963 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points
1 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Honda 94.91 mph 2:23.08.2 8
2 United Kingdom John Hartle Gilera 90.58 mph 2:29.58.2 6
3 Czechoslovakia Franta Stastny Jawa 89.76 mph 2:31.20.6 4
4 United Kingdom Syd Mizen AJS 89.65 mph 2:31.31.8 3
5 Australia Jack Ahearn Norton 89.35 mph 2:31.01.8 2
6 Canada Mike Duff AJS 87.59 mph 2:35.05.4 1

1963 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points
1 Japan Mitsuo Itoh Suzuki 78.81 mph 1:26.10.6 8
2 New Zealand Hugh Anderson Suzuki 78.40 mph 1:26.37.4 6
3 West Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt Kreidler 78.33 mph 1:26.42.0 4
4 Japan Isao Morishita Suzuki 77.82 mph 1:27.16.2 3
5 Japan Michio Ichino Suzuki 76.20 mph 1:29.07.6 2
6 United Kingdom Ian Plumridge Honda 64.82 mph 1:44.46.4 1

1963 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points
1 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood MV Agusta 104.64 mph 2:09.48.8 8
2 United Kingdom John Hartle Gilera 103.67 mph 2:11.01.8 6
3 United Kingdom Phil Read Gilera 100.01 mph 2:15.42.2 4
4 Canada Mike Duff Matchless 99.29 mph 2:16.48.8 3
5 United Kingdom Joe Dunphy Norton 99.63 mph 2:20.09.0 2
6 United Kingdom Fred Stevens Norton 96.99 mph 2:20.11.2 1

Sources

  1. ^ Motocourse History of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races 1907–1989 by Nick Harris (1990)(1st Edition) Hazelton Publishing ISBN 0-905138-71-6