1976 Isle of Man TT

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)
500cc
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
350cc
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
250cc
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

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.

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

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

Junior TT (350 cc) classification

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

Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification

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

500 cc Sidecar TT classification

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

Non-championship races

1000 cc Sidecar TT

Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time
1 1 United Kingdom Mac Hobson United Kingdom Mick Burns Ham Yamaha 3 1:09:27.8
2 2 Germany Siegfried Schauzu Germany Wolfgang Kalauch BMW 3 +44.6
3 3 United Kingdom Dick Greasley United Kingdom Cliff Holland Chell Yamaha 3 +1:22.8
4 5 Germany Rolf Steinhausen Germany Sepp Huber Busch-König 3 +1:33.0
5 18 Germany Otto Haller Germany Erich Hasselbeck BMW 3 +5:15.6
6 36 Australia Alex Campbell Australia Russell Campbell Yamaha 3 +5:43.6
7 37 United Kingdom Bill Hodgkins United Kingdom John Parkins Yamaha 3 +8:06.8
8 55 United Kingdom Gordon Fox United Kingdom Hugh Sanderson Yamaha 3 +8:31.2
9 10 Germany Gustav Pape Germany Franz Kallenberg König 3 +8:41.8
10 35 United Kingdom Nigel Rollason United Kingdom 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

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

Production TT

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

References

  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.