The 1956 Isle of Man TT was the first round of the 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place between 4 June and 8 June 1956 at the Snaefell Mountain Course for the Senior and Junior TTs and the Clypse Course for the Lightweight, Ultra Lightweight and Sidecar TTs.
Senior TT (500 cc) classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 John Surtees MV Agusta 7 2:44:05.8 8 2 John Hartle MV Agusta 7 +1:30.8 6 3 Jack Brett Norton 7 +2:48.4 4 4 Walter Zeller BMW 7 +3:16.4 3 5 Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 7 +3:22.8 2 6 Derek Ennett Matchless 7 +6:34.6 1 7 Alan Trow Norton 7 +9:22.0 8 Gavin Dunlop Matchless 7 +9:22.0 9 George Salt Norton 7 +10:13.4 10 Don Chapman Norton 7 +10:37.4 45 finishers
Junior TT (350 cc) classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi 7 2:57:29.4 8 2 Derek Ennett AJS 7 +4:38.0 6 3 John Hartle Norton 7 +7:19.2 4 4 Cecil Sandford DKW 7 +7:19.4 3 5 Eddie Grant Norton 7 +10:14.6 2 6 Alan Trow Norton 7 +11:11.4 1 7 Derek Powell AJS 7 +11:46.6 8 Frank Perris AJS 7 +12:11.4 9 Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi 7 +13:23.2 10 Terry Shepherd Norton 7 +13:29.2 42 finishers
Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 9 1:26:54.0 8 2 Roberto Colombo MV Agusta 9 +2:08.6 6 3 Hans Baltisberger NSU 9 +2:30.6 4 4 Horst Kassner NSU 9 +2:33.6 3 5 František Bartoš ČZ 9 +5:11.0 2 6 Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 9 +5:26.6 1 7 Phil Carter RDS 9 +8:32.2 8 Albert Jones Norton 9 +9:16.6 9 Frank Cope Norton 9 +11:51.2 10 Norman Webb Moto Guzzi 9 +16:36.2 10 finishers
Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc) classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points 1 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 9 1:24:16.8 8 2 Marcelo Cama Montesa 9 +5:02.4 6 3 Francisco González Montesa 9 +11:02.0 4 4 Enrique Sirera Montesa 9 +11:07.0 4 5 Dave Chadwick LEF 9 +12:26.0 2 6 Václav Parus ČZ 9 +13:07.2 1 7 Douglas Allen Mondial 9 +14:01.6 8 Dudley Edlin MV Agusta 9 +15:28.2 9 Frank Cope Norton 9 +20:01.8 22 starters, 9 finishers Source:
Sidecar TT classification Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 Fritz Hillebrand Manfred Grunwald BMW 9 1:23:12.2 8 2 Pip Harris Ray Campbell Norton 9 +1:35.6 6 3 Bill Boddice William Storr Norton 9 +3:07.0 4 4 Bob Mitchell Eric Bliss Norton 9 +4:04.6 3 5 Jackie Beeton Les Nutt Norton 9 +5:41.4 2 6 Ernie Walker Dun Roberts Norton 9 +5:47.2 1 7 Fred Hanks E. Donnan Matchless 9 +8:35.8 8 Alan Young Tony Partridge Norton 9 +9:01.8 9 Bill Beevers Jeff Mundy Norton 9 +9:29.8 10 Len Taylor Peter Glover Norton 9 +9:53.2 15 finishers
Non-championship races
Clubmans Senior TT classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 1 Bernard Codd BSA 3 1:18:40.6 2 Ron Jerrard BSA 3 +1:06.2 3 Tony Jenkins BSA 3 +2:41.8 4 Fred Wallis BSA 3 +2:43.6 5 Dennis Smart BSA 3 +4:34.4 6 Geoffrey Coombes BSA 3 +5:24.2 7 John Hurlstone Triumph 3 8 W. J. Hill BSA 3 9 Brian Newman BSA 3 10 David Andrews BSA 3 28 finishers
Clubmans Junior TT classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 1 Bernard Codd BSA 3 1:22:48.4 2 John Eckhart BSA 3 +41.6 3 Alan Shepherd Norton 3 +2:54.8 4 Eric Unwin BSA 3 +3:19.6 5 Derrick Jervis BSA 3 +3:20.4 6 Jimmy Morton BSA 3 +3:32.8 7 James Coates BSA 3 8 Norman Robertson BSA 3 9 Ken James BSA 3 10 Denis Pratt BSA 3 50 finishers
References
External links Senior and Junior of the TT and Clubmans, detailed race results Lightweight, and Sidecar detailed race results Isle of Man TT winners Mountain Course map