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. 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.
Senior TT (500cc) classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 15 Tom Herron Yamaha 2:09'10.000 15 2 25 Ian Richards Yamaha +3.400 12 3 4 Billy Guthrie Danfay Yamaha +23.000 10 4 17 Takazumi Katayama Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team Yamaha +28.200 8 5 23 Roger Nicholls Yamaha +1'05.600 6 6 26 Jon Ekerold Padgett's Motorcycles Yamaha +2'02.400 5 7 2 John Williams Texaco Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki +2'26.800 4 8 41 Gordon Pantall Yamaha +2'46.800 3 9 22 John Weeden Yamaha +3'45.200 2 10 30 Bill Smith Yamaha +4'19.600 1 11 ?? Paul Cott Yamaha +4'36.800 12 ?? Alan Jackson Sparton +4'58.200 13 ?? Denis Casement Yamaha +5'59.600 14 ?? Gerry Mateer Yamaha +7'20.000 15 ?? Donal Cormican Yamaha +7'15.800 16 ?? James Scott Yamaha +7'18.400 17 ?? Bill Simpson Yamaha +7'52.200 18 ?? Joey Dunlop Yamaha +8'39.000 19 ?? Roger Nott Yamaha +9'15.600 20 ?? Ernie Coates Yamaha +9'51.800 21 ?? Mal Kirwan Yamaha +10'01.600 22 ?? Dave Danks Yamaha +10'48.000 23 ?? Bernie Toleman Suzuki +11'25.400 24 ?? Stuart Jones Yamaha +11'45.000 25 ?? Malcolm Lucas Norton +13'09.200 26 ?? Bill Ingham Yamaha +13'51.000 27 ?? Roy Jeffreys Yamaha +14'44.800 28 ?? Richard Pipes Yamaha +15'31.400 29 ?? Trevor Steele Yamaha +15'33.600 30 ?? Bill Bowman Yamaha +15'46.600 31 ?? Gerhard Vogt Yamaha +21'46.400 32 ?? John Lavender Norton +22'14.600 33 ?? Walter Dawson Seeley +22'49.000 34 ?? Tom Robinson Yamaha +23'10.800 35 ?? Chris Neve Yamaha +26'22.400 36 ?? Chris Hart Yamaha +29'01.000 Ret 10 Jack Findlay Jack Findlay Racing Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Steve Tonkin Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Mick Chatterton Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Bert Kleimaier Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Malcolm Moffat Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Keith Martin Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Brian Warburton Suzuki Retired Ret ?? David Hughes Arter Matchless Retired Ret ?? Mick Grant Kawasaki Retired Ret ?? Derek Mortimer Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Alan Lawton Norton Retired Ret ?? Martyn Sharpe Sparton Retired Ret ?? Mick Poxon Sparton Retired Ret ?? Stan Woods Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Tom Loughridge Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Roger Bowler Suzuki Retired Ret ?? Eddie Roberts Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Geoff Barry Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Graham Waring Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Sam McClements Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Henry McEwan Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Tony Rutter Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Bill Fulton Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Brendan Ryan Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Alex George Hermetite Racing International Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Les Kenny Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Noel Clegg Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Chas Mortimer Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team Yamaha Injury Ret ?? Hans-Otto Butenuth Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Limer McCabe Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Charlie Williams Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Derek Chatterton Yamaha Retired Ret ?? David Nixon Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Neil Tuxworth Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Brian Peters Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Bill Henderson Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Bernard Murray Yamaha Retired Ret ?? Kevin Cowley Yamaha Retired DNS ?? Percy Tait Suzuki Did not start Sources:
Junior TT (350 cc) classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 5 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 5 1:46:00.2 15 2 6 Tony Rutter Yamaha 5 +6.8 12 3 14 Billy Guthrie Yamaha 5 +3:01.6 10 4 10 Martin Sharpe Yamaha 5 +3:02.0 8 5 28 John Weeden Yamaha 5 +3:08.4 6 6 3 Derek Chatterton Yamaha 5 +3:56.4 5 7 16 Neil Tuxworth Yamaha 5 +4:05.4 4 8 2 Jack Findlay Yamaha 5 +4:28.4 3 9 12 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 5 +4:38.6 2 10 56 Sam McClements Yamaha 5 +5:36.4 1 76 starters in total, 44 finishers
Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 4 Tom Herron Yamaha 4 1:27:26.8 15 2 6 Takazumi Katayama Yamaha 4 +25.4 12 3 1 Chas Mortimer Yamaha 4 +1:16.4 10 4 2 Tony Rutter Yamaha 4 +2:06.4 8 5 7 Eddie Roberts Yamaha 4 +2:59.0 6 6 3 Alex George Yamaha 4 +3:20.4 5 7 8 John Weeden Yamaha 4 +3:21.6 4 8 20 Ian Richards Yamaha 4 +4:15.6 3 9 32 Denis Casement Yamaha 4 +4:57.2 2 10 10 Neil Tuxworth Yamaha 4 +4:59.2 1 55 starters in total, 44 finishers
500 cc Sidecar TT classification Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points 1 1 Rolf Steinhausen Sepp Huber Busch-König 3 1:10:26.0 15 2 10 Dick Greasley Cliff Holland Chell Yamaha 3 +33.8 12 3 8 Mac Hobson Mick Burns Ham Yamaha 3 +43.6 10 4 9 Siegfried Schauzu Wolfgang Kalauch Aro 3 +2:55.6 8 5 24 Jeff Gawley Ken Birch Yamaha 3 +3:13.8 6 6 28 Graham Milton John Brushwood British Magnum 3 +4:50.4 5 7 3 Helmut Schilling Rainer Gundel Aro 3 +4:52.8 4 8 26 Alex Campbell Russell Campbell Yamaha 3 +5:22.6 3 9 37 Walter Ohrmann Bernd Grube Yamaha 3 +5:23.0 5 10 34 Tony Wakefield Colin Newbold British Magnum 3 +5:26.6 1 64 starters in total, 36 finishers
Non-championship races
1000 cc Sidecar TT Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time 1 1 Mac Hobson Mick Burns Ham Yamaha 3 1:09:27.8 2 2 Siegfried Schauzu Wolfgang Kalauch BMW 3 +44.6 3 3 Dick Greasley Cliff Holland Chell Yamaha 3 +1:22.8 4 5 Rolf Steinhausen Sepp Huber Busch-König 3 +1:33.0 5 18 Otto Haller Erich Hasselbeck BMW 3 +5:15.6 6 36 Alex Campbell Russell Campbell Yamaha 3 +5:43.6 7 37 Bill Hodgkins John Parkins Yamaha 3 +8:06.8 8 55 Gordon Fox Hugh Sanderson Yamaha 3 +8:31.2 9 10 Gustav Pape Franz Kallenberg König 3 +8:41.8 10 35 Nigel Rollason Michael Coomber Devimead BSA 3 +9:10.8 65 starters in total, 29 finishers Fastest lap : 22:38.8 (Hobson/Burns)
1000 cc Open Classic TT Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 1 1 John Williams Suzuki 6 2:05:33.0 2 11 Alex George Yamaha 6 +1:24.8 3 8 Tony Rutter Yamaha 6 +2:46.6 4 14 Charlie Williams Yamaha 6 +3:09.4 5 16 Tom Herron Yamaha 6 +4:09.2 6 19 Eddie Roberts Yamaha 6 +4:22.4 7 23 Ian Richards Yamaha 6 +4:45.0 8 25 Bill Smith Yamaha 6 +7:15.4 9 34 Gordon Pantall Yamaha 6 +7:24.8 10 36 Gerry Mateer Yamaha 6 +7:41.4 61 starters in total, 34 finishers Fastest lap : 20:32.4 (John Williams)
Production TT Pos No. Riders Manufacturer Laps Time 1 32 Bill Simpson Chas Mortimer Yamaha 10 4:05:09.8 2 39 Tony Rutter Dave Hughes Suzuki 10 +1:28.0 3 24 Frank Rutter Mick Poxon Honda 10 +3:05.6 4 34 John Kidson Bill Henderson Honda 10 +3:38.4 5 59 Helmut Dähne Hans-Otto Butenuth BMW 10 +3:41.0 6 37 Keith Martin John Riley Yamaha 10 +5:45.6 7 2 Nigel Rollason Les Trotter Suzuki 10 +6:28.4 8 50 Doug Randall John Lavender Yamaha 10 +6:40.0 9 45 Dick Hunter Mal Kirwan Suzuki 10 +6:41.0 10 21 Keith Trubshaw Jack Higham Honda 10 +7:02.4 75 starters in total, 41 finishers Fastest lap : 21:57.0 (Steve Tonkin/Roger Nicholls)
References
NOTE: The Isle of Man TT was removed from the international calendar and replaced by a proper British motorcycle Grand Prix.