The 1967 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy

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...

is generally acknowledged to be one of the most dramatic TT races of all time. Mike Hailwood

Mike Hailwood

Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability...

, on the mighty but evil handling, four-cylinder Honda

Honda

is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...

, duelled with Giacomo Agostini

Giacomo Agostini

-Non-riding career:Like John Surtees and Mike Hailwood before him, Agostini raced in Formula One cars. He competed in non-championship Formula One races in 1978. He competed in the European Formula 2 series in a Chevron B42-BMW and British Aurora Formula 1 with his own team and a Williams FW06...

 on the slightly slower but easier to handle 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,...

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The Italian broke Hailwood's lap record on the first lap at a speed of 108.38 mph (174.4 km/h). Hailwood responded with a second lap at 108.77 mph (175 km/h) but Agostini still led by 8.6 seconds. At the half-way pit stop of the 6 lap race, Hailwood had cut Agostini's lead to a couple of seconds but he then lost time battering the twist grip back into place with a hammer. Agostini's lead was back up to 11.6 seconds. It was a battle royal as Hailwood, riding at or over the limit, mercilessly pursued the Italian rider. By the fifth lap, Hailwood had made up the difference and the riders appeared to be in a dead heat. The closest of finishes appeared to be in the cards.

Then disaster struck Agostini on the Mountain section when his chain broke at the Windy Corner

Windy Corner

The Windy Corner is a corner on the primary A18 road in the parish of Lonan in the Isle of Man.The Windy Corner is situated between the 32nd Milestone and 33rd Milestone on the Mountain Course on the primary A18 road. The Windy Corner is part of the Highland Course and Four Inch Course used for the...

. He was able to coast back to the pits but, the sprocket was too far gone to make replacement of the chain possible. Hailwood went on to win at a record 105.62 mph (170 km/h). His lap record stood for eight years and was only beaten on a much improved circuit by a bike with an engine one and a half times the size of his, a 750cc Kawasaki

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....

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1967 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings

10 June 1967 – 3 laps (113 miles (181.9 km)) Mountain Course.

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	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...	Triumph	97.1 mph (156.3 km/h)	1.09.56.8
2	Paul Smart	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...	94.6 mph (152.2 km/h)	1.11.48.0
3	Tony Smith	BSA Birmingham Small Arms Company This article is not about Gamo subsidiary BSA Guns Limited of Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B11 2PP or BSA Company or its successors....	89.73 mph (144.4 km/h)	1.15.42.0
4	Lance Weil	Triumph	89.66 mph (144.3 km/h)	1.15.45.8
5	Paul Butler	Triumph	88.83 mph (143 km/h)	1.16.28.0
6	Tony Godfrey	Norton	87.89 mph (141.4 km/h)	1.17.22.0
7	Graham Bailey	Triumph	84.47 mph (135.9 km/h)	1.20.11.8
8	Melvyn Rice	BSA	80.93 mph (130.2 km/h)	1.23.55.8
9	Tony McGurk	Triumph	80.6 mph (129.7 km/h)	1.24.16.6
10	Jan R Strijbis	Triumph	80.51 mph (129.6 km/h)	1.24.22.2

1967 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings

10 June 1967 – 3 laps (113 miles (181.9 km)) Mountain Course.

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Neil Kelly	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...	89.89 mph (144.7 km/h)	1.15.33.8
2	Keith Heckles	Velocette	89.15 mph (143.5 km/h)	1.16.11.6
3	David Nixon	Triumph	85.11 mph (137 km/h)	1.19.48.0

1967 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings

10 June 1967 – 3 laps (113 miles (181.9 km)) Mountain Course.

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Bill Smith Bill Smith (motorcyclist) Bill Smith was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His specialty was road circuits such as the Isle of Man TT, the North West 200 and the Ulster Grand Prix. His best season was in 1963 when he finished the year in 12th place in the 500cc world championship. Smith won the 350 class at the...	Bultaco Bultaco Bultaco was a Spanish manufacturer of two-stroke motorcycles from 1958 to 1983.-Origins:The origin of the Bultaco motorcycle company dates back to May 1958. Francisco "Paco" Bultó was a director of the Montesa motorcycle company founded in 1944. After several years of steady growth and road racing...	88.63 mph (142.6 km/h)	1.16.38.2
2	Tommy Robb Tommy Robb Tommy Robb is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Northern Ireland. Robb began his Grand Prix career in the 1957 season. He won his first world championship race 1962 in the 250 class at the Ulster Grand Prix. In the 1962 season, Robb became one of the first non-Japanese riders hired by...	Bultaco	88.62 mph (142.6 km/h)	1.16.38.6
3	Barry Smith Barry Smith (motorcyclist) Barry Smith was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Australia. He competed from 1965 to 1981 in the Grand Prix world championship. His best seasons were in 1968 and 1969 when he finished third in the 50cc world championship. He also won the 1968 Isle of Man 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT. Smith won...	Suzuki	86.29 mph (138.9 km/h)	1.18.43.2

1967 Isle of Man Sidecar TT final standings

12 June 1967 – 3 laps (113 miles (181.9 km)) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Siegfried Schauzu/H.Schneider	12	Germany	BMW	90.96 mph (146.4 km/h)	1:14.40.06	8
2	Klaus Enders Klaus Enders Klaus Enders is a retired German Sidecar racer. He was six-time FIM Sidecar World Champion and a four-time Isle of Man TT winner. Enders decided to retire at the end of the 1970 season and try car racing, only to return to sidecars a year later, winning three more world titles before retiring for... /Ralf Engelhardt	8	Germany	BMW	90.58 mph (145.8 km/h)	1:14.59.2	6
3	Colin Seeley Colin Seeley Colin Seeley is a former English motorcycle sidecar racer and, later became a successful motorcycle designer and constructor.... /R.Lindsay	4	Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...	BMW	87.92 mph (141.5 km/h)	1:17.15.6	4
4	Pip Harris/J.Thornton	17	Britain	BMW	86.83 mph (139.7 km/h)	1:18.13.6	3
5	Barry Dungworth/N.Caddow	1	Britain	BMW	85.5 mph (137.6 km/h)	1:19.49.4	2
6	Terry Vinicombe/J.Flaxman	5	Britain	Kirby – BSA Birmingham Small Arms Company This article is not about Gamo subsidiary BSA Guns Limited of Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B11 2PP or BSA Company or its successors....	84.11 mph (135.4 km/h)	1:20.45.6	1

1967 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

12 June 1967 – 6 laps (226.38 miles (364.3 km)) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Points
1	Mike Hailwood Mike Hailwood Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability...	7	Britain	Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...	103.07 mph (165.9 km/h)	8
2	Phil Read Phil Read Phillip William Read is an English former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer nicknamed "The Prince of Speed." Although he would often be overshadowed by his contemporary, Mike Hailwood, he would become the first man to win world championships in the 125cc, 250cc and 500cc classes.-Biography:In 1964,...	14	Britain	Yamaha Yamaha Motor Company , is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...	102.05 mph (164.2 km/h)	6
3	Ralph Bryans Ralph Bryans Ralph Bryans was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1965, he won the 50 cc World Championship aboard a factory-sponsored Honda.-Motorcycle Grand Prix results:...	1	Britain	Honda	99.55 mph (160.2 km/h)	4
4	Dave Simmonds Dave Simmonds Dave Simmonds was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1969, he won the FIM 125 cc road racing World Championship. The victory marked the first world championship for Kawasaki...	12	Britain	Kawasaki Kawasaki Heavy Industries is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....	92.53 mph (148.9 km/h)	3
5	Bill Smith Bill Smith (motorcyclist) Bill Smith was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His specialty was road circuits such as the Isle of Man TT, the North West 200 and the Ulster Grand Prix. His best season was in 1963 when he finished the year in 12th place in the 500cc world championship. Smith won the 350 class at the...	9	Britain	Kawasaki Kawasaki Heavy Industries is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....	89.28 mph (143.7 km/h)	2
6	Mick Chatterton Mick Chatterton Mick Chatterton was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1969 when he finished the year in 16th place in the 250cc world championship.-References:*...	50	Britain	Yamaha	89.13 mph (143.4 km/h)	1

1967 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

14 June 1967 – 3 laps (113 miles (181.9 km)) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Points
1	Phil Read Phil Read Phillip William Read is an English former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer nicknamed "The Prince of Speed." Although he would often be overshadowed by his contemporary, Mike Hailwood, he would become the first man to win world championships in the 125cc, 250cc and 500cc classes.-Biography:In 1964,...	10	Britain	Yamaha	97.48 mph (156.9 km/h)	8
2	Stuart Graham Stuart Graham Stuart Graham was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the son of the 1949 500cc world champion, Leslie Graham. His best season was in 1967 when he won two Grand Prix races and finished the year in third place in both the 50cc and the 125cc world championships.-References:*...	2	Britain	Suzuki Suzuki is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...	97.4 mph (156.8 km/h)	6
3	Akiyasu Motohashi Akiyasu Motohashi Akiyasu Motohashi is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. Motohashi began his Grand Prix career in 1964 with Yamaha. He enjoyed his best season in 1966 when he finished the season in eighth place in the 125cc world championship.- References :...	12	Japan	Yamaha	94.56 mph (152.2 km/h)	4
4	Dave Simmonds Dave Simmonds Dave Simmonds was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1969, he won the FIM 125 cc road racing World Championship. The victory marked the first world championship for Kawasaki...	8	Britain	Kawasaki Kawasaki Heavy Industries is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....	92.08 mph (148.2 km/h)	3
5	Kel Carruthers Kel Carruthers Kelvin "Kel" Carruthers is an Australian former world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He went on to become a successful race team manager....	16	Australia	Honda	87.4 mph (140.7 km/h)	2
6	Jim Curry	19	Britain	Honda	86.97 mph (140 km/h)	1

1967 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

14 June 1967 – 6 laps (226.38 miles (364.3 km)) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Points
1	Mike Hailwood Mike Hailwood Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability...	3	Britain	Honda	104.68 mph (168.5 km/h)	8
2	Giacomo Agostini Giacomo Agostini -Non-riding career:Like John Surtees and Mike Hailwood before him, Agostini raced in Formula One cars. He competed in non-championship Formula One races in 1978. He competed in the European Formula 2 series in a Chevron B42-BMW and British Aurora Formula 1 with his own team and a Williams FW06...	6	Italy	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,...	102.28 mph (164.6 km/h)	6
3	Derek Woodman Derek Woodman Derek Woodman was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in when he rode an MZ to finish the year in third place in the 125cc world championship, behind Hugh Anderson and Frank Perris...	4	Britain	MZ MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk GmbH is a motorcycle manufacturer located in Zschopau, Germany. MZ an acronym, stands for Motorradwerk Zschopau in the Erzgebirge region of Saxony...	96.41 mph (155.2 km/h)	4
4	Alberto Pagani Alberto Pagani Alberto Pagani was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1972 when he finished second in the 500cc world championship, behind his MV Agusta team-mate, Giacomo Agostini.- Motorcycle Grand Prix results :...	32	Italy	Aermacchi Aermacchi Alenia Aermacchi is an Italian company designing and producing trainer aircraft for military pilots.-Profile:Alenia Aermacchi has sold about 2,000 trainers to more than 40 countries and has collaborated in major international military programs....	94.91 mph (152.7 km/h)	3
5	Chris Conn Chris Conn Chris Conn is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1966 when he finished the year in tenth place in the 500cc world championship.-References:*...	2	Britain	Aermacchi	94.77 mph (152.5 km/h)	2
6	Gilberto Milani Gilberto Milani Gilberto Milani was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1969 when he finished ninth in the 500cc world championship. After his riding career had ended, Milani took on the role of racing team manager for the Aermacchi factory, which was then bought by Harley Davidson...	33	Italy	Aermacchi	94.19 mph (151.6 km/h)	1

1967 Isle of Man TT 50cc final standings

16 June 1967 – 3 laps (113 miles (181.9 km)) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Points
1	Stuart Graham Stuart Graham Stuart Graham was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the son of the 1949 500cc world champion, Leslie Graham. His best season was in 1967 when he won two Grand Prix races and finished the year in third place in both the 50cc and the 125cc world championships.-References:*...	2	Britain	Suzuki	82.89 mph (133.4 km/h)	8
2	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	1	Germany	Suzuki	81.86 mph (131.7 km/h)	6
3	Tommy Robb Tommy Robb Tommy Robb is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Northern Ireland. Robb began his Grand Prix career in the 1957 season. He won his first world championship race 1962 in the 250 class at the Ulster Grand Prix. In the 1962 season, Robb became one of the first non-Japanese riders hired by...		Britain	Suzuki	69.28 mph (111.5 km/h)	4
4	Chris Walpole	27	Britain	Honda	66.57 mph (107.1 km/h)	3
5	Ernie L Griffiths	19	Britain	Honda	66.5 mph (107 km/h)	2
6	Stan G W Lawley	20	Britain	Honda	65.37 mph (105.2 km/h)	1

1967 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

16 June 1967 – 6 laps (226.38 miles (364.3 km)) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Points
1	Mike Hailwood Mike Hailwood Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability...	4	Britain	Honda	105.62 mph (170 km/h)	8
2	Peter Williams Peter Williams (motorcyclist) Peter Williams is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His father was Jack Williams who ran the Associated Motor Cycles race department. Peter trained in mechanical engineering and introduced many innovations that are commonplace on today's road bikes, such as alloy wheels and disk brakes...	8	Britain	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...	99.64 mph (160.4 km/h)	6
3	Steve Spencer	32	Britain	Lancefield Norton	98.59 mph (158.7 km/h)	4
4	John Cooper John Cooper (motorcyclist) John Cooper was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1967 when he finished the year in seventh place in the 500cc world championship. Cooper was a two-time winner of the North West 200 race held in Northern Ireland...	11	Britain	Norton	98.2 mph (158 km/h)	3
5	Fred Stevens Fred Stevens Fred Stevens was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1965 when he finished the year in fourth place in the 500cc world championship. In 1967, Stevens won the 350cc and 500cc races at the North West 200 race in Northern Ireland.-References:* *...	26	Britain	Paton Paton (motorcycles) Paton is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. In 1957 after FB Mondial pulled out of Grand Prix racing, Paton was set up by Giuseppi Pattoni and designer Lino Tonti....	97.32 mph (156.6 km/h)	2
6	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...	14	Britain	Matchless	97.14 mph (156.3 km/h)	1

External links

• Detailed race results
• Mountain Course map