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1955 Isle of Man TT
Annual motorcycle racing event
Annual motorcycle racing event
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Isle of Man |
| GP_suffix | TT |
| flag | Isle of Man |
| Location | Snaefell Mountain Course (Senior and Junior) |
| Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight, Sidecars, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior) | |
| Course | Public roads; |
| Mountain Course 60.72 km; | |
| Clypse Course 17.63 km | |
| Race_No | 3 |
| Season_No | 8 |
| Official_Name | Isle of Man Tourist Trophy |
| Date | 4–10 June |
| Year | 1955 |
| Image | Isle of Man TT Course (OpenStreetMap).svg |
| Fast_Rider_500 | Geoff Duke |
| Fast_Rider_500_Country | UK |
| Fast_Rider_500_Bike | Gilera |
| Fast_Time_500 | 22:39.0 |
| First_Rider_500 | Geoff Duke |
| First_Rider_500_Country | UK |
| First_Rider_500_Bike | Gilera |
| Second_Rider_500 | Reg Armstrong |
| Second_Rider_500_Country | Ireland |
| Second_Rider_500_Bike | Gilera |
| Third_Rider_500 | Ken Kavanagh |
| Third_Rider_500_Country | Australia |
| Third_Rider_500_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Fast_Rider_350 | Bill Lomas |
| Fast_Rider_350_Country | UK |
| Fast_Rider_350_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Fast_Time_350 | 24:03.2 |
| First_Rider_350 | Bill Lomas |
| First_Rider_350_Country | UK |
| First_Rider_350_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Second_Rider_350 | Bob McIntyre |
| Second_Rider_350_Country | UK |
| Second_Rider_350_Bike | Norton |
| Third_Rider_350 | Cecil Sandford |
| Third_Rider_350_Country | UK |
| Third_Rider_350_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Fast_Rider_250 | Bill Lomas |
| Fast_Rider_250_Country | UK |
| Fast_Rider_250_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Fast_Time_250 | 8:52.0 |
| First_Rider_250 | Bill Lomas |
| First_Rider_250_Country | UK |
| First_Rider_250_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Second_Rider_250 | Cecil Sandford |
| Second_Rider_250_Country | UK |
| Second_Rider_250_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Third_Rider_250 | Hermann Paul Müller |
| Third_Rider_250_Country | West Germany |
| Third_Rider_250_Bike | NSU |
| Fast_Rider_125 | Carlo Ubbiali |
| Fast_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Rider_125_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Fast_Time_125 | 9:02.2 |
| First_Rider_125 | Carlo Ubbiali |
| First_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| First_Rider_125_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Second_Rider_125 | Luigi Taveri |
| Second_Rider_125_Country | Switzerland |
| Second_Rider_125_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Third_Rider_125 | Giuseppe Lattanzi |
| Third_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Third_Rider_125_Bike | Mondial |
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar | Willhelm Noll |
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country | West Germany |
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | BMW |
| Fast_Passenger_Sidecar | Fritz Cron |
| Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | West Germany |
| Fast_Time_Sidecar | 9:00.0 |
| First_Rider_Sidecar | Walter Schneider |
| First_Rider_Sidecar_Country | West Germany |
| First_Passenger_Sidecar | Hans Strauss |
| First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | West Germany |
| First_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | BMW |
| Second_Rider_Sidecar | Bill Boddice |
| Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| Second_Passenger_Sidecar | William Storr |
| Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| Second_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Norton |
| Third_Rider_Sidecar | Pip Harris |
| Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| Third_Passenger_Sidecar | Ray Campbell |
| Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Matchless |
Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight, Sidecars, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior) Mountain Course 60.72 km; Clypse Course 17.63 km |}}
In the 1955 Isle of Man TT the Lightweight 250cc race moved to the 10.75 miles long Clypse Course, also used for the Lightweight 125cc TT race, and the Sidecar TT, and the course was used for these races until 1959. During this period the rest of the TT program remained on the Mountain Circuit.
In the Junior TT, Norton rider Bob McIntyre led for four of the seven laps, but brake overheating and suspension problems forced him to slow, allowing Bill Lomas on a Moto Guzzi to pass, and go on to victory.
Senior TT (500 cc) classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Geoff Duke | Gilera | 7 | 2:41:49.8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| IRL Reg Armstrong | Gilera | 7 | +1:59.2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| AUS Ken Kavanagh | Moto Guzzi | 7 | +4:43.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| GBR Jack Brett | Norton | 7 | +5:49.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| GBR Bob McIntyre | Norton | 7 | +7:03.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| IOM Derek Ennett | Matchless | 7 | +9:24.6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| GBR Bill Lomas | Moto Guzzi | 7 | +12:05.0 | ||||||||||||
| GBR Eric Jones | Norton | 7 | +12:55.4 | ||||||||||||
| GBR Derek Powell | Matchless | 7 | +13:35.4 | ||||||||||||
| GBR Peter Davey | Norton | 7 | +14:25.2 | ||||||||||||
| 47 finishers |
Junior TT (350 cc) classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Bill Lomas | Moto Guzzi | 7 | 2:51:38.2 | 8 | |||||||||||
| GBR Bob McIntyre | Norton | 7 | +1:00.0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| GBR Cecil Sandford | Moto Guzzi | 7 | +1:24.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| GBR John Surtees | Norton | 7 | +3:14.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| AUS Maurice Quincey | Norton | 7 | +4:03.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| GBR John Hartle | Norton | 7 | +5:16.8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| IOM Derek Ennett | AJS | 7 | +7:00.2 | ||||||||||||
| ITA Duilio Agostini | Moto Guzzi | 7 | +8:46.6 | ||||||||||||
| NZL Peter Murphy | AJS | 7 | +8:59.8 | ||||||||||||
| AUS Jack Ahearn | Norton | 7 | +10:23.0 | ||||||||||||
| 52 finishers |
Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Bill Lomas | MV Agusta | 9 | 1:21:38.2 | 8 | |||||||||
| GBR Cecil Sandford | Moto Guzzi | 9 | +51.2 | 6 | |||||||||
| FRG Hermann Paul Müller | NSU | 9 | +4:43.4 | 4 | |||||||||
| GBR Arthur Wheeler | Moto Guzzi | 9 | +8:06.2 | 3 | |||||||||
| GBR Dave Chadwick | R.D. Special | 9 | +9:07.4 | 2 | |||||||||
| GBR Bill Webster | Velocette | 9 | +13:27.2 | 1 | |||||||||
| GBR Phil Carter | Norton | 9 | +15:27.6 | ||||||||||
| GBR Bill Maddrick | Moto Guzzi | 9 | +16:16.8 | ||||||||||
| 8 finishers |
Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 9 | 1:23:38.2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| CHE Luigi Taveri | MV Agusta | 9 | +2.0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| ITA Giuseppe Lattanze | Mondial | 9 | +2:14.8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| GBR Bill Lomas | MV Agusta | 9 | +2:59.6 | 3 | ||||||||||
| GBR Bill Webster | MV Agusta | 9 | +20:35.8 | 2 | ||||||||||
| GBR Ross Porter | MV Agusta | 9 | +22:26.8 | 1 | ||||||||||
| GBR Frank Burman | EMC-Puch | 9 | +22:33.8 | |||||||||||
| GBR Len Harfield | LCH | 9 | +27:11.8 | |||||||||||
| 16 starters, 8 finishers |
Sidecar TT classification
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRG Walter Schneider | FRG Hans Strauss | BMW | 9 | 1:23:14.0 | 8 | |||||||||||
| GBR Bill Boddice | GBR William Storr | Norton | 9 | +3:44.6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| GBR Pip Harris | GBR Ray Campbell | Matchless | 9 | +5:08.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| GBR Jackie Beeton | GBR Charles Billingham | Norton | 9 | +5:40.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| GBR Frank Taylor | GBR Ron Taylor | Norton | 9 | +8:38.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| GBR Ernie Walker | GBR Dun Roberts | Norton | 9 | +8:42.4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| GBR Fred Hanks | GBR E. Donnan | Matchless | 9 | +10:22.4 | ||||||||||||
| GBR Derek Yorke | GBR R. Eden | Norton | 9 | +14:48.0 | ||||||||||||
| GBR A. H. Skein | GBR F. Westaway | Norton | 9 | +18:27.0 | ||||||||||||
| CHE Fritz Mühlemann | CHE K. Tuscher | BSA | 9 | +26:54.0 | ||||||||||||
| 10 finishers |
Non-championship races
Clubmans Senior TT classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Dow | BSA | 9 | 1:22:23 | |||||||||||
| I. M. Atkinson | Triumph | 9 | +1:08 | |||||||||||
| R. Kelly | Triumph | 9 | +2:01 | |||||||||||
| P. Ferbrache | BSA | 9 | +2:39 | |||||||||||
| D. Andrews | BSA | 9 | +2:58 | |||||||||||
| A. H. Mustard | BSA | 9 | +3:01 | |||||||||||
| F. Wallis | BSA | 9 | ||||||||||||
| G. W. Shekell | Triumph | 9 | ||||||||||||
| M. W. Gillingham | Triumph | 9 | ||||||||||||
| D. J. Hunt | BSA | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 12 finishers |
Clubmans Junior TT classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Buchan | BSA | 9 | 1:25:24.0 | |||||||||||
| D. Joubert | BSA | 9 | +15.6 | |||||||||||
| P. Ferbrache | BSA | 9 | +2:30.8 | |||||||||||
| R. Thompson | BSA | 9 | +4:49.0 | |||||||||||
| C. McLean | BSA | 9 | +4:50.4 | |||||||||||
| W. H. Hocking | BSA | 9 | +4:57.8 | |||||||||||
| K. W. James | BSA | 9 | ||||||||||||
| D. Jervis | BSA | 9 | ||||||||||||
| T. E. Hutchinson | BSA | 9 | ||||||||||||
| R. M. Harding | BSA | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 12 finishers |
| Previous_year's_race = 1954 Isle of Man TT | Next_year's_race = 1956 Isle of Man TT
References
References
- [http://www.mcb.net/ttraces/] {{Webarchive. link. (5 December 2006 MCB.net The Isle of Man (Retrieved 18 December 2006))
- "Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956". Temple Press Ltd.
- Haefliger, Werner. "FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide".
- "Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956". Temple Press Ltd.
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