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1969 Isle of Man TT
Annual motorcycle racing event
Annual motorcycle racing event
The 1969 Isle of Man TT, the fourth round of the 1969 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, involved a number of races on the Mountain Course on the Isle of Man. For the second year running Giacomo Agostini won both the Junior and Senior races, completing the six laps of the latter race in 2:09.40.2 to win by almost nine minutes. There were three "production" categories; Malcolm Uphill won the 750 cc, Graham Penny the 500 cc and Mike Rogers the 250 cc. German pairs won both sidecar events; Klaus Enders and Ralf Engelhardt in the 500 cc and Siegfried Schauzu and H.Schneider in the 750 cc. Kel Carruthers won the Lightweight 250 cc race, while Dave Simmonds won the Lightweight 125 cc.
1969 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings
3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales Malcolm Uphill | Triumph | 99.99 mph | 1.07.55.4 | |||||
| 2 | United Kingdom Paul Smart | Norton | 99.37 mph | 1.08.21.2 | |||||
| 3 | United Kingdom Darryl Pendlebury | Triumph | 99.66 mph | 1.10.16.2 | |||||
| 4 | United Kingdom Mick Andrew | Norton | 95.18 mph | 1.11.21.8 | |||||
| 5 | United Kingdom Steve Jolly | Triumph | 93.19 mph | 1.12.53.0 | |||||
| 6 | United Kingdom Tony Jefferies | Triumph | 93.13 mph | 1.12.56.2 | |||||
| 7 | United Kingdom Martin Carney | Triumph | 93.00 mph | 1.13.02.0 | |||||
| 8 | United Kingdom Pat Mohoney | BSA | 92.39 mph | 1.13.30.8 | |||||
| 9 | United Kingdom Paul Butler | Triumph | 91.09 mph | 1.14.34.0 | |||||
| 10 | United Kingdom Len Phelps | Triumph | 90.76 mph | 1.14.50.0 |
1969 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings
3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Graham Penny | Honda | 88.18 mph | 1.17.01.6 | |||||
| 2 | United Kingdom Ray Knight | Triumph | 87.64 mph | 1.17.30.4 | |||||
| 3 | United Kingdom Ron Baylie | Triumph | 85.90 mph | 1.19.04.0 | |||||
| 4 | United Kingdom Adrian T Cooper | Suzuki | 85.17 mph | 1.19.45.4 | |||||
| 5 | United Kingdom Hugh Evans | BSA | 85.17 mph | 1.19.45.6 | |||||
| 6 | United Kingdom Mick Chatterton | Triumph | 83.97 mph | 1.20.53.6 | |||||
| 7 | United Kingdom Brian Warburton | Triumph | 82.21 mph | 1.22.37.8 | |||||
| 8 | United Kingdom A.Allen | Triumph | 74.87 mph | 1.30.43.6 |
1969 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings
3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Mike Rogers | Ducati | 88.79 mph | 1.21.03.8 | |||||
| 2 | United Kingdom Frank Whiteway | Suzuki | 88.29 mph | 1.21.33.4 | |||||
| 3 | United Kingdom Chas Mortimer | Ducati | 82.01 mph | 1.22.49.6 | |||||
| 4 | United Kingdom George E.Leigh | Bultaco | 81.26 mph | 1.23.35.2 | |||||
| 5 | United Kingdom Clive Thompsett | Ducati | 80.18 mph | 1.24.43.2 | |||||
| 6 | United Kingdom Bill G Benson | Suzuki | 79.21 mph | 1.24.45.4 | |||||
| 7 | United Kingdom T.Holdsworth | Suzuki | 78.87 mph | 1.26.18.6 | |||||
| 8 | United Kingdom Tom Loughridge | Suzuki | 76.00 mph | 1.26.18.6 | |||||
| 9 | United Kingdom Charlie Mates | Yamaha | 75.40 mph | 1.30.14.6 | |||||
| 10 | United Kingdom John Williams | Honda | 68.60 mph | 1.39.35.6 |
1969 Isle of Man Sidecar 500 cc TT final standings
3 Laps (113.2 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany Klaus Enders/Ralf Engelhardt | West Germany | BMW | 92.48 mph | 1:13.27.0 | 15 | |
| 2 | West Germany Siegfried Schauzu/H.Schneider | West Germany | BMW | 90.99 mph | 1:14.39.4 | 12 | |
| 3 | West Germany Helmut Fath/W.Kalauch | West Germany | URS named after Fath's hometown Ursenbach | 90.56 mph | 1:15.0.0 | 10 | |
| 4 | West Germany Arseneus Butscher/J.Huber | West Germany | BMW | 83.55 mph | 1:21.18.0 | 8 | |
| 5 | West Germany F.Linnarz/P.Kuehnmund | West Germany | BMW | 81.96 mph | 1:22.52.0 | 6 | |
| 6 | UK Dick Hawes/J.Mann | United Kingdom | Seeley | 81.73 mph | 1:23.06.6 | 5 | |
| 7 | UK Norman Hanks/Rose Hanks | United Kingdom | BSA | 81.00 mph | 1:23.51.4 | 4 | |
| 8 | UK Bill Copson/Dane Rowe | United Kingdom | BMW | 80.34 mph | 1:24.32.8 | 3 | |
| 9 | UK Dennis Keen/M.S.Wotherspoon | United Kingdom | Triumph | 78.31 mph | 1:26.44.0 | 2 | |
| 10 | UK T Harris/B.L.Harris | United Kingdom | Triumph | 78.31 mph | 1:26.44.0 | 1 |
1969 Isle of Man Sidecar 750 cc TT final standings
3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany Siegfried Schauzu/H.Schneider | BMW | 89.83 mph | 1.15.36.8 | |||||
| 2 | United Kingdom Peter Brown/Mick Casey | BSA | 85.65 mph | 1.19.18.2 | |||||
| 3 | United Kingdom Bill Currie/F.Kay | LWC | 81.72 mph | 1.23.07.4 | |||||
| 4 | United Kingdom Mick Boddice/Clive Pollington | BSA | 81.02 mph | 1.23.50.4 | |||||
| 5 | United Kingdom Derek Plummer/Malcolm Brett | Triumph | 80.06 mph | 1.24.16.2 | |||||
| 6 | United Kingdom Mick Horsepole/G.J.Horsepole | Triumph | 80.53 mph | 1.24.32.2 | |||||
| 7 | United Kingdom Gordon Fox/H.Sanderson | Triumph | 76.89 mph | 1.25.01.2 | |||||
| 8 | United Kingdom Bill Cooper/D B Argent | WEC | 79.58 mph | 1.25.21.0 | |||||
| 9 | United Kingdom Bob Kewley/D.Tucker | BSA | 78.61 mph | 1.26.24.0 | |||||
| 10 | United Kingdom Denis Kneen/M.E.Wotherspoon | Triumph | 78.48 mph | 1.26.33.0 |
1969 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250 cc final standings
6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Kel Carruthers | Australia | Benelli | 95.95 mph | 2:21.35.2 | 15 | |
| 2 | UK Frank Perris | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 93.69 mph | 2:24.59.4 | 12 | |
| 3 | Spain Santiago Herrero | Spain | Ossa | 92.82 mph | 2:26.21.0 | 10 | |
| 4 | UK Mick Chatterton | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 91.96 mph | 2:29.01.0 | 8 | |
| 5 | UK Frank Whiteway | United Kingdom | Suzuki | 90.13 mph | 2:30.41.4 | 6 | |
| 6 | UK Derek Chatterton | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 89.51 mph | 2:31.46.0 | 5 | |
| 7 | UK Stan Woods | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 89.22 mph | 2:32.15.2 | 4 | |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia František Šťastný | Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 89.11 mph | 2:32.25.2 | 3 | |
| 9 | UK Ian Richards | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 88.08 mph | 2:34.13.0 | 2 | |
| 10 | UK Gordon Keith | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 88.00 mph | 2:34.22.0 | 1 |
1969 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125 cc final standings
3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK Dave Simmonds | United Kingdom | Kawasaki | 91.08 mph | 1:14.34.6 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Australia Kel Carruthers | Australia | Aermacchi | 84.43 mph | 1:20.27.2 | 12 | ||
| 3 | UK Garry Dickinson | United Kingdom | Honda | 83.67 mph | 1:21.10.6 | 10 | ||
| 4 | UK Steve Murray | United Kingdom | Honda | 83.24 mph | 1:21.36.2 | 8 | ||
| 5 | UK John Kiddie | United Kingdom | Honda | 81.05 mph | 1:23.48.0 | 6 | ||
| 6 | UK Carl Ward | United Kingdom | Bultaco | 80.58 mph | 1:24.17.8 | 5 | ||
| 7 | UK John Shacklady | United Kingdom | Bultaco | 80.27 mph | 1:24.37.0 | 4 | ||
| 8 | UK Charles Garner | United Kingdom | Bultaco | 70.14 mph | 1:25.49.6 | 3 | ||
| 9 | France J Pasquiet | France | Bultaco | 78.39 mph | 1:26.39.2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | UK Tom Loughridge | United Kingdom | Bultaco | 77.88 mph | 1:27.12.8 | 1 |
1969 Isle of Man Junior TT 350 cc final standings
6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Giacomo Agostini | Italy | MV Agusta | 101.81 mph | 2:13.25.4 | 15 | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland Brian Steenson | United Kingdom | Aermacchi | 94.60 mph | 2:23.36.4 | 12 | |
| 3 | Australia Jack Findlay | Australia | Aermacchi | 93.89 mph | 2:24.41.2 | 10 | |
| 4 | UK Tom Dickie | United Kingdom | Seeley | 92.90 mph | 2:26.13.0 | 8 | |
| 5 | UK Terry Grotefeld | United Kingdom | Seeley | 92.58 mph | 2:26.44.0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Wales Selwyn Griffiths | United Kingdom | AJS | 90.89 mph | 2:29.27.6 | 5 | |
| 7 | UK John Findlay | United Kingdom | Norton | 90.87 mph | 2:29.29.4 | 4 | |
| 8 | Scotland Billy Guthrie | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 90.65 mph | 2:29.51.8 | 3 | |
| 9 | UK M.Hatherall | United Kingdom | Aermacchi | 90.63 mph | 2:29.53.6 | 2 | |
| 10 | UK R.Graham | United Kingdom | Aermacchi | 90.03 mph | 2:30.53.0 | 1 |
1969 Isle of Man Senior TT 500 cc final standings
6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Giacomo Agostini | Italy | MV Agusta | 104.75 mph | 2:09.40.2 | 15 | |
| 2 | UK Alan Barnett | United Kingdom | Metisse | 98.28 mph | 2:18.12.6 | 12 | |
| 3 | UK Tom Dickie | United Kingdom | Seeley | 97.92 mph | 2:18.44.2 | 10 | |
| 4 | UK Derek Woodman | United Kingdom | Seeley | 97.69 mph | 2:19.03.4 | 8 | |
| 5 | UK John Findlay | United Kingdom | Norton | 96.17 mph | 2:21.15.6 | 6 | |
| 6 | UK Ron Chandler | United Kingdom | Seeley | 95.87 mph | 2:21.42.8 | 5 | |
| 7 | UK Steve Jolly | United Kingdom | Seeley | 93.78 mph | 2:24.51.8 | 4 | |
| 8 | Wales Selwyn Griffiths | United Kingdom | Matchless | 93.30 mph | 2:25.36.8 | 3 | |
| 9 | UK Peter Darvill | United Kingdom | Norton | 93.29 mph | 2:25.37.6 | 2 | |
| 10 | UK Steve Spencer | United Kingdom | Metisse | 92.98 mph | 2:26.06.0 | 1 |
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