1951 Isle of Man TT
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Senior Results
| #efefef" | Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Geoff DukeGeoff Duke Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE is a British multi-time motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion.Geoff Duke dominated motorcycle racing in the 1950s, winning six world championships and six Isle of Man TT races... |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
150.97 km/h | 2.48.56.8 | |
| 2 |  Bill DoranBill Doran (motorcyclist) William Doran was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1951 when he won the Dutch TT and finished the year second to Geoff Duke in the 350cc world championship. Doran won two Grand Prix races during his career. A crash during Thursday evening practice for the 1952 Isle of Man... |
AJS AJS AJS was the name used for cars and motorcycles made by the Wolverhampton, England, company A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd, from 1909 to 1931, by then holding 117 motorcycle world records, and after the firm was sold the name continued to be used by Matchless, Associated Motorcycles and Norton-Villiers on... |
147.12 km/h | 2.53.19.2 | |
| 3 |  Cromie McCandlessCromie McCandless Cromie McCandless was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1951, when he finished in third place in the 125cc world championship behind Carlo Ubbiali and Gianni Leoni. McCandless won two Grand Prix races during his career... |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
145.34 km/h | 2.55.27.0 | |
| 4 | Tommy McEwan |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
139.75 km/h | 3.02.26.6 | |
| 5 |  Manliff BarringtonManliff Barrington Manliff Barrington Monkstown, County Dublin, was an Irish motorcycle racer famous for winning the Isle of Man TT races 2 times in his career.-Racing career:... |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
138.55 km/h | 3.04.03.4 | |
| 6 | Len Parry |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
138.21 km/h | 3.04.30.2 | |
| 7 | Eric Briggs Eric Briggs Eric Briggs is a former professional boxer whose career started in 1972 and lasted up until 1999. The boxers he fought against were Fred Taufua, Lance Revill and Darryl Carrick etc. These days he runs the Briggs boxing gym at Atarau on New Zealand's West Coast.-References:... |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
137.78 km/h | 3.05.04.6 | |
| 8 | Albert Moule |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
136.12 km/h | 3.07.20.0 | |
| 9 | Len Perry |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
136.04 km/h | 3.07.26.0 | |
| 10 | Les Dear |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
135.37 km/h | 3.08.22.4 |
Junior TT Results
| #efefef" | Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Duke Geoff Duke Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE is a British multi-time motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion.Geoff Duke dominated motorcycle racing in the 1950s, winning six world championships and six Isle of Man TT races... |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
144.65 km/h | 2.56.17.6 | |
| 2 | Johnny Lockett Johnny Lockett Johnny Lockett was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.He competed in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season riding on a 500cc Norton bike and finished seventh overall with 13 points, 17 points behind fellow British rider and teammate... |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
141.99 km/h | 2.59.35.0 | |
| 3 | Jack Brett Jack Brett Jack Brett was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed from 1949 to 1960 in the Grand Prix world championship. He won his only world championship race in the 500cc class at the 1952 500cc Swiss Grand Prix, riding an AJS... |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
141.38 km/h | 3.00.24.4 | |
| 4 | Mick Featherstone |
AJS AJS AJS was the name used for cars and motorcycles made by the Wolverhampton, England, company A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd, from 1909 to 1931, by then holding 117 motorcycle world records, and after the firm was sold the name continued to be used by Matchless, Associated Motorcycles and Norton-Villiers on... |
138.89 km/h | 3.03.35.8 | |
| 5 | Bill Lomas Bill Lomas Bill Lomas was an English former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner. He won the 1955 and 1956 350cc world championship as a member of the Moto Guzzi factory racing team. In the 1956 season, he rode the famous V8 Moto Guzzi Grand... |
Velocette Velocette Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns... |
138.5 km/h | 3.04.05.6 | |
| 6 | Bob Foster Bob Foster (motorcyclist) Alfred Robert "Bob" Foster was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.Foster's win on a unit-construction New Imperial in the 1936 Isle of Man TT was the last time that Great Britain won a Lightweight TT.... |
Velocette Velocette Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns... |
137.94 km/h | 3.04.51.6 | |
| 7 | Cromie McCandless Cromie McCandless Cromie McCandless was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1951, when he finished in third place in the 125cc world championship behind Carlo Ubbiali and Gianni Leoni. McCandless won two Grand Prix races during his career... |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
137.46 km/h | 3.05.31.0 | |
| 8 |  Rod ColemanRod Coleman (motorcycle racer) Rod W Coleman was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from New Zealand who raced for AMC riding AJS motorcycles both at the Isle of Man TT, and in the Grand Prix World Championship in Europe, between 1951 and 1956... |
AJS AJS AJS was the name used for cars and motorcycles made by the Wolverhampton, England, company A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd, from 1909 to 1931, by then holding 117 motorcycle world records, and after the firm was sold the name continued to be used by Matchless, Associated Motorcycles and Norton-Villiers on... |
137.18 km/h | 3.05.53.4 | |
| 9 |  Ray AmmRay Amm William Raymond Amm was born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, was a famous post-war motorcycle racer famous for two motorcycle Grand Prix wins and 3 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races in his career... |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
137.07 km/h | 3.06.01.8 | |
| 10 | Les Graham |
Velocette Velocette Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns... |
136.85 km/h | 3.06.21.0 |
Lightweight Results
| #efefef" | Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Wood Tommy Wood Tommy Wood was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in his first Manx Grand Prix in 1937. His best season was in , when he won two races, including the 1951 Isle of Man Lightweight TT, and finished second to Bruno Ruffo in the 250cc world championship.-Reference:... |
Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It is one of seven brands owned by Piaggio.Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its central historic role in Italy's motorcycling manufacture, its prominence worldwide in motorcycle racing, and a series of... |
130.96 km/h | 1.51.15.8 | |
| 2 |  Dario AmbrosiniDario Ambrosini Dario Ambrosini was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the Benelli factory racing team. He finished second to Bruno Ruffo in the inaugural FIM 250cc world championship in 1949. He returned in 1950 and claimed the 250cc world championship with three victories including one... |
Benelli Benelli (motorcycles) Benelli is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer owned by Chinese company Qianjiang Group. It once manufactured shotguns, although this part of the business is now a separate company.-Early history:... |
130.8 km/h | 1.51.24.2 | |
| 3 | Enrico Lorenzetti Enrico Lorenzetti Enrico Lorenzetti was an Italian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.... |
Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It is one of seven brands owned by Piaggio.Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its central historic role in Italy's motorcycling manufacture, its prominence worldwide in motorcycle racing, and a series of... |
126.71 km/h | 1.55.00.0 | |
| 4 | Wilfred G. Hutt |
Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It is one of seven brands owned by Piaggio.Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its central historic role in Italy's motorcycling manufacture, its prominence worldwide in motorcycle racing, and a series of... |
123.7 km/h | 1.57.48.8 | |
| 5 | Arthur Wheeler Arthur Wheeler (motorcyclist) Arthur Wheeler was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Wheeler gained a reputation as one of the top privateer racers on the Grand Prix circuit.... |
Velocette Velocette Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns... |
120.85 km/h | 2.00.39.0 | |
| 6 | Fron Purslow |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
118.99 km/h | 2.02.28.4 | |
| 7 |  Svend Aage Sørensen |
Excelsior | 114.06 km/h | 2.07.44.8 | |
| 8 | Frank Cope |
AJS AJS AJS was the name used for cars and motorcycles made by the Wolverhampton, England, company A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd, from 1909 to 1931, by then holding 117 motorcycle world records, and after the firm was sold the name continued to be used by Matchless, Associated Motorcycles and Norton-Villiers on... |
112.63 km/h | 2.09.22.0 | |
| 9 | Arnold W. Jones |
Excelsior | 109.81 km/h | 2.12.40.8 | |
| 10 | Harold Hartley |
Rudge | 109.28 km/h | 2.13.20.0 |
Ultra Lightweight Results
| #efefef" | Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cromie McCandless Cromie McCandless Cromie McCandless was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1951, when he finished in third place in the 125cc world championship behind Carlo Ubbiali and Gianni Leoni. McCandless won two Grand Prix races during his career... |
Mondial Mondial Mondial can refer to:*Mondial , a Dutch manufacturer of amusement rides*Mondial , an Italian motorcycle manufacturer*Ferrari Mondial, a 2+2 coupe automobile produced from 1980 through 1993... |
120.43 km/h | 1.00.30.0 | |
| 2 | Carlo Ubbiali Carlo Ubbiali Carlo Ubbiali is an Italian nine-time World Champion motorcycle road racer. In the 1950s, he was a dominant force in the smaller classes of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.-Career:... |
Mondial Mondial Mondial can refer to:*Mondial , a Dutch manufacturer of amusement rides*Mondial , an Italian motorcycle manufacturer*Ferrari Mondial, a 2+2 coupe automobile produced from 1980 through 1993... |
119.68 km/h | 1.00.52.4 | |
| 3 | Gianni Leoni Gianni Leoni Gianni Leoni was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Como. His best years were in 1950 when he finished second to Bruno Ruffo in the 125cc world championship and in the 1951 season, when he again finished in second place, this time to Carlo Ubbiali... |
Mondial Mondial Mondial can refer to:*Mondial , a Dutch manufacturer of amusement rides*Mondial , an Italian motorcycle manufacturer*Ferrari Mondial, a 2+2 coupe automobile produced from 1980 through 1993... |
115.08 km/h | 1.03.19.8 | |
| 4 | Nello Pagani Nello Pagani Cirillo "Nello" Pagani was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. He was born in Milan, Lombardy, and died in Bresso.... |
Mondial Mondial Mondial can refer to:*Mondial , a Dutch manufacturer of amusement rides*Mondial , an Italian motorcycle manufacturer*Ferrari Mondial, a 2+2 coupe automobile produced from 1980 through 1993... |
112.76 km/h | 1.04.36.6 | |
| 5 |  Juan S Bulto |
Montesa Montesa Honda Montesa Honda is the Spanish subsidiary of Honda, which assembles several models of motorcycles, bicycles, and parts at its Barcelona plant. The company exports 75 per cent of its production to Europe.-Permanyer and Bultó:... |
102.11 km/h | 1.11.21.0 | |
| 6 | Jose M Llobet |
Montesa Montesa Honda Montesa Honda is the Spanish subsidiary of Honda, which assembles several models of motorcycles, bicycles, and parts at its Barcelona plant. The company exports 75 per cent of its production to Europe.-Permanyer and Bultó:... |
98.44 km/h | 1.14.01.4 | |
| 7 | Eric V C Hardy |
DOT Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company The Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company was established by Harry Reed in Salford, England, in 1903. By 1906 they had built their first motorcycle, using a Peugeot engine.-Harry Reed years :... |
93.1 km/h | 1.18.16.2 | |
| 8 | Howard A Grindley |
DMW | 91.55 km/h | 1.19.34.6 | |
| 9 | Leslie D Caldecutt |
BSA | 90.72 km/h | 1.20.19.0 | |
| 10 | R C Holton |
Pankhurst Special | 90.68 km/h | 1.20.24.6 |
Clubmans Senior Results
| #efefef" | Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Arber |
Triumph | 128.24 km/h | 1.53.37.6 | |
| 2 | Ivan B Wickstead |
Triumph | 127.85 km/h | 1.53.57.6 | |
| 3 | G John Draper |
Triumph | 126.4 km/h | 1.55.17.0 | |
| 4 | Bob W C Ritchie |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
126.1 km/h | 1.55.33.2 | |
| 5 | Harry Plews |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
126.05 km/h | 1.55.36.2 | |
| 6 | Jack Wood Jack Wood Jack Wood was an American television director and writer. Born in Longview, Texas, he died of heart failure in Long Beach, California, on February 18, 2007.-Positions held:* Writer on All My Children... |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
124.75 km/h | 1.56.53.0 | |
| 7 | Bob A Rowbottom |
Matchless Matchless Matchless is one of the oldest marques of British motorcycles, manufactured in Plumstead, London, between 1899 and 1966. A wide range of models was produced under the Matchless name, ranging from small two-strokes to 750 cc four-stroke twins... |
123.7 km/h | 1.57.48.6 | |
| 8 | W Russell Oldfield |
Triumph | 123.14 km/h | 1.58.20.0 | |
| 9 | David C Birrell |
Triumph | 122.24 km/h | 1.59.12.0 | |
| 10 | John N P Wright |
BSA | 122.04 km/h | 1.59.24.0 |
Clubmans Junior Results
| #efefef" | Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Purslow |
BSA | 121.25 km/h | 2.00.10.0 | |
| 2 | Geoff E Read |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
120.47 km/h | 2.00.56.6 | |
| 3 | G John Draper |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
120.24 km/h | 2.01.10.8 | |
| 4 | D N Bradshaw |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
119.89 km/h | 2.01.33.2 | |
| 5 | Derek Farrant |
BSA | 119.63 km/h | 2.01.48.4 | |
| 6 | D Carr |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
118.44 km/h | 2.02.42.0 | |
| 7 | Stan T Cooper |
Douglas | 116.57 km/h | 2.04.56.8 | |
| 8 | Joe W Moore |
BSA | 116.3 km/h | 2.05.18.4 | |
| 9 | C E Staley |
BSA | 116.02 km/h | 2.05.32.2 | |
| 10 | D K Morley |
BSA | 115.75 km/h | 2.05.53.0 |