The 1967 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was a motorcycle road racing event held on the 37-mile Snaefell Mountain course on the Isle of Man. Five races, in different engine capacity classes of 50, 125, 250, 350 and the 500 cc Senior TT, made up the second round of the FIM World Grand Prix motorcycling championship season (now known as MotoGP).http://www.isle-of-man.ws/isle_of_man_tt.php (retrieved 20 August 2006) Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum (retrieved 20 August 2006) Mike Hailwood, on the four-cylinder Honda RC181, duelled with Giacomo Agostini's MV Agusta 500 Three.
Agostini broke Hailwood's lap record on the first lap of the race at a speed of . Hailwood responded with a second lap at but Agostini still led by 8.6 seconds. At the halfway pit stop of the six-lap race, Hailwood had cut Agostini's lead to a couple of seconds, but he then lost time adjusting his twist grip back into place. Agostini's lead was back up to 11.6 seconds. It was a battle as Hailwood, riding near to his limit, pursued the Italian rider. By the fifth lap, Hailwood had made up the difference and the riders appeared close to a dead heat, with the closest of finishes appearing likely.
Then disaster struck Agostini on the mountain section when his chain broke at the Windy Corner. He was able to coast back to the pits, but he was disqualified for missing Governor's Dip before coasting down to the pits. Hailwood went on to win at a record . His lap record stood for eight years, and was only beaten in 1975 by Mick Grant on an improved circuit riding a larger-engined Kawasaki KR750. Hailwood's original Honda RC181 500 cc four-cylinder bike is owned by the Hailwood Trust and occasionally demonstrated at public events by his son David.
1967 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings 10 June 1967 – 3 laps () Mountain Course. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 John Hartle Triumph 1.09.56.8 2 Paul Smart Norton 1.11.48.0 3 Tony Smith BSA 1.15.42.0 4 Lance Weil Triumph 1.15.45.8 5 Paul Butler Triumph 1.16.28.0 6 Tony Godfrey Norton 1.17.22.0 7 Graham Bailey Triumph 1.20.11.8 8 Melvyn Rice BSA 1.23.55.8 9 Tony McGurk Triumph 1.24.16.6 10 Jan R Strijbis Triumph 1.24.22.2 Source:
1967 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings 10 June 1967 – 3 laps () Mountain Course. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 Neil Kelly Velocette 1.15.33.8 2 Keith Heckles Velocette 1.16.11.6 3 David Nixon Triumph 1.19.48.0 Source:
1967 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings 10 June 1967 – 3 laps () Mountain Course. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 Bill Smith Bultaco 1.16.38.2 2 Tommy Robb Bultaco 1.16.38.6 3 Barry Smith Suzuki 1.18.43.2 Source:
1967 Isle of Man Sidecar TT final standings 12 June 1967 – 3 laps () Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points 1 Siegfried Schauzu/H.Schneider 12 Germany BMW 1:14.40.06 8 2 Klaus Enders/Ralf Engelhardt 8 Germany BMW 1:14.59.2 6 3 Colin Seeley/R.Lindsay 4 Britain BMW 1:17.15.6 4 4 Pip Harris/J.Thornton 17 Britain BMW 1:18.13.6 3 5 Barry Dungworth/N.Caddow 1 Britain BMW 1:19.49.4 2 6 Terry Vinicombe/J.Flaxman 5 Britain Kirby – BSA 1:20.45.6 1Source:
1967 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings 12 June 1967 – 6 laps () Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Points 1 Mike Hailwood 7 Britain Honda 8 2 Phil Read 14 Britain Yamaha 6 3 Ralph Bryans 1 Britain Honda 4 4 Dave Simmonds 12 Britain Kawasaki 3 5 Bill Smith 9 Britain Kawasaki 2 6 Mick Chatterton 50 Britain Yamaha 1Source:
1967 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings 14 June 1967 – 3 laps () Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Points 1 Phil Read 10 Britain Yamaha 8 2 Stuart Graham 2 Britain Suzuki 6 3 Akiyasu Motohashi 12 Japan Yamaha 4 4 Dave Simmonds 8 Britain Kawasaki 3 5 Kel Carruthers 16 Australia Honda 2 6 Jim Curry 19 Britain Honda 1Source:
1967 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings 14 June 1967 – 6 laps () Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Points 1 Mike Hailwood 3 Britain Honda RC174 8 2 Giacomo Agostini 6 Italy MV Agusta 6 3 Derek Woodman 4 Britain MZ 4 4 Alberto Pagani 32 Italy Aermacchi 3 5 Chris Conn 2 Britain Aermacchi 2 6 Gilberto Milani 33 Italy Aermacchi 1Source:
1967 Isle of Man TT 50cc final standings 16 June 1967 – 3 laps () Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Points 1 Stuart Graham 2 Britain Suzuki 8 2 Hans-Georg Anscheidt 1 Germany Suzuki 6 3 Tommy Robb Britain Suzuki 4 4 Chris Walpole 27 Britain Honda 3 5 Ernie L Griffiths 19 Britain Honda 2 6 Stan G W Lawley 20 Britain Honda 1Source:
1967 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings 16 June 1967 – 6 laps () TT Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Points 1 Mike Hailwood 4 Britain Honda RC181 8 2 Peter Williams 8 Britain Matchless G50 6 3 Steve Spencer 32 Britain Lancefield Norton 4 4 John Cooper 11 Britain Norton 3 5 Fred Stevens 26 Britain Paton 2 6 John Hartle 14 Britain Matchless 1Source:
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