1956 Isle of Man TT
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1956 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
In 1956 the new DBD34 BSA Gold Star
dominated the 500 cc Clubmans race, and 350 cc Gold Stars did the same in the 350 Clubmans.
Isle of Man TT
The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...
In 1956 the new DBD34 BSA Gold Star
BSA Gold Star
The Gold Star is a motorcycle made by BSA from 1938–1963. They were 350 cc and 500 cc single-cylinder four-stroke production motorcycle known for being among the fastest bikes of the 1950s...
dominated the 500 cc Clubmans race, and 350 cc Gold Stars did the same in the 350 Clubmans.
1956 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
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1 | Ken Kavanagh Ken Kavanagh Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh, better known as Ken Kavanagh, is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racecar driver from Australia. He became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 1952 350cc Ulster Grand Prix. In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man... |
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89.29 mph | 2.57.29.4 | 8 | |
2 | Derek Ennett | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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... |
87.02 mph | 3.02.07.4 | 6 | |
3 | John Hartle John Hartle John Hartle was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.Hartle began racing in 1954 and in 1956 he signed for Norton to ride for them in what would be the last year for the factory team. MV Agusta signed him in 1958 at the urging of John Surtees... |
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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... |
85.75 mph | 3.04.48.6 | 4 | |
4 | Cecil Sandford Cecil Sandford Cecil Charles Sandford is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner.... |
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DKW DKW DKW is a historic German car and motorcycle marque. The name derives from Dampf-Kraft-Wagen .In 1916, the Danish engineer Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Zschopau, Saxony, Germany, to produce steam fittings. In the same year, he attempted to produce a steam-driven car, called the DKW... |
85.75 mph | 3.04.48.8 | 3 | |
5 | Errol M Grant | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Norton | 84.42 mph | 3.07.44.0 | 2 | |
6 | Alan Trow | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Norton | 83.99 mph | 3.08.40.8 | 1 |
1956 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
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1 | 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:... |
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MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
67.05 mph | 1.26.54.0 | 8 | |
2 | Roberto Colombo Roberto Colombo (motorcyclist) Roberto Colombo was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the MV Agusta factory racing team. His best seasons were 1956 and 1957 when he finished fourth in the 250cc world championship... |
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MV Agusta | 65.43 mph | 1.29.02.6 | 6 | |
3 | Hans Baltisberger Hans Baltisberger Hans Baltisberger was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. His best year was in 1954 when he finished the season in fifth place in the 250cc world championship.... |
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65.17 mph | 1.29.24.6 | 4 | |
4 | Horst Kassner Horst Kassner Horst Kassner was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. His best year was in 1956 when he finished the season in fourth place in the 250cc world championship.-References:*... |
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NSU | 65.13 mph | 1.29.27.6 | 3 | |
5 | František Bartoš | Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... |
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63.28 mph | 1.32.05.0 | 2 | |
6 | 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.... |
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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... |
61.1 mph | 1.32.20.6 | 1 |
1956 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
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1 | 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:... |
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69.13 mph | 1.24.16.8 | 8 | |
2 | M Cama | Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
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65.24 mph | 1.29.19.2 | 6 | |
3 | Frank Gonzalez | Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
Montesa | 61.13 mph | 1.35.18.8 | 4 | |
4 | E Sirera | Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
Montesa | 61.08 mph | 1.35.23.8 | 3 | |
5 | Dave Chadwick Dave Chadwick Dave Chadwick was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1958 when he finished in fourth place in the 350cc world championship, and fifth in the 125cc world championship... |
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LEF | 60.25 mph | 1.36.42.8 | 2 | |
6 | V Parus | Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992... |
CZ | 59.82 mph | 1.37.24.0 | 1 |
1956 Sidecar TT final standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
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1 | Fitz Hillebrand/M.Grunwald | 1 | West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
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70.03 mph | 1.23.12.2 | 8 |
2 | Pip Harris/R.M.Campbell | 15 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Norton | 68.71 mph | 1.24.47.8 | 6 |
3 | Bill Boddice/W.Storr | 7 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Norton | 67.5 mph | 1.26.19.2 | 4 |
4 | R Mitchell/E.Bliss | 4 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Norton | 66.76 mph | 1.27.16.8 | 3 |
5 | Jackie Beeton/L.Nutt | 23 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Norton | 65.54 mph | 1.28.53.6 | 2 |
6 | E Walker/D.G.Roberts | 19 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Norton | 65.48 mph | 1.28.59.4 | 1 |
1956 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
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1 | John Surtees John Surtees John Surtees, OBE is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver from England. He was 500cc motorcycle World Champion in 1956 and 1958–60, Formula One World Champion in 1964, and remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels... |
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MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
96.57 mph | 2.44.05.8 | 8 | |
2 | John Hartle John Hartle John Hartle was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.Hartle began racing in 1954 and in 1956 he signed for Norton to ride for them in what would be the last year for the factory team. MV Agusta signed him in 1958 at the urging of John Surtees... |
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Norton | 95.69 mph | 2.45.36.6 | 6 | |
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... |
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Norton | 94.96 mph | 2.46.54.2 | 4 | |
4 | Walter Zeller Walter Zeller (motorcyclist) Walter Zeller was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany who rode for the BMW factory racing team. His best year was in when he finished the season second in the 500cc world championship behind John Surtees.... |
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BMW | 94.69 mph | 2.47.22.2 | 3 | |
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... |
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Moto Guzzi | 94.63 mph | 2.47.28.6 | 2 | |
6 | Derek Ennett | Isle of Man Isle of Man The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is... |
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92.86 mph | 2.50.40.4 | 1 |
1956 Isle of Man Clubmans Senior final standings
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
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1 | Bernard Codd Bernard Codd Bernard Codd was a double winner of the 1956 Isle of Man TT motorcycle race.In the Junior race, he led all the way for three laps of the Mountain Circuit at an average of over 82 mph. The same day, on a 500cc for the Senior race, he led the first lap closely followed by Ron Jerrard... |
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86.33 mph | 1.18.40.6 |
2 | Ron E Jerrard | BSA | 85.13 | 1.19.46.8 |
3 | Tony H Jenkins | BSA | 83.47 | 1.21.22.4 |
1956 Isle of Man Clubmans Junior final standings
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
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1 | Bernard Codd Bernard Codd Bernard Codd was a double winner of the 1956 Isle of Man TT motorcycle race.In the Junior race, he led all the way for three laps of the Mountain Circuit at an average of over 82 mph. The same day, on a 500cc for the Senior race, he led the first lap closely followed by Ron Jerrard... |
BSA | 82.02 mph | 1.22.48.4 |
2 | John Eckhart | BSA | 81.34 | 1.23.30.0 |
3 | Alan Shepherd Alan Shepherd Alan Shepherd was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best seasons were in 1962 and 1963, when he rode a Matchless to finish in second place in the 500cc world championship, both times to Mike Hailwood... |
BSA | 79.24 | 1.25.43.2 |