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1972 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event

Annual motorcycle racing event

The 1972 Isle of Man TT motorcycle races were held between 5–9 June 1972. It was the fifth round of the FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship (now MotoGP).

A fatal accident this year led, some years later, to the end of the Isle of Man TT as a FIM championship race. The Ultra-Lightweight race was held on the last day of the event in heavy rain, and Gilberto Parlotti crashed fatally at the Verandah section of the circuit 29 miles into his second lap; the Italian rider was 31 years old. After the death of Parlotti, his friend, Giacomo Agostini, an Italian MV Agusta rider, 9-time TT winner and a ten time 350cc and 500cc world champion, announced that he would never return to the Isle of Man to race. He considered the course too dangerous for international competition. As the years went on more top riders joined Agostini's boycott and in 1976 it was announced that the TT would be removed from the championship calendar. The British round of the FIM championship was held at Silverstone Circuit on the mainland from 1977 onwards.

In the last race of the 1972 event, Agostini won his 10th TT - the most for a non-British rider.

1972 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

Monday 5 June 1972 – 5 Laps (188.65 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1ITA Giacomo Agostini3ItalyMV Agusta102.03 mph1:50.56.815
2GBR Tony Rutter16United KingdomYamaha98.13 mph1:55.21.412
3GBR Mick Grant27United KingdomYamaha97.57 mph1:56.01.010
4AUS Jack Findlay4AustraliaYamaha97.41 mph1:53.13.08
5GBR Derek Chatterton6United KingdomYamaha95.65 mph1:58.21.46
6Wales Selwyn Griffiths49United KingdomYamaha94.16 mph2:00.13.85
7GBR Mick Chatterton17United KingdomYamaha92.98 mph2:01.45.24
8HUN László Szabó23HungaryYamaha90.52 mph2:05.03.803
9GBR Bill Rae85United KingdomYamaha90.51 mph2:05.04.802
10GBR B.Lee53United KingdomYamaha89.85 mph2:05.59.61

1972 Isle of Man Sidecar 500cc TT final standings

Monday 5 June 1972 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1FRG /Wolfgang Kalauch5West GermanyBMW91.85 mph1:13.57.215
2FRG /J.Cusnik7West GermanyBMW91.70 mph1:14.04.612
3GBR Gerry Boret/Nick Boret29United KingdomKonig84.43 mph1:20.27.410
4FRG W.Klenk/N.Scheerer20West GermanyBMW83.62 mph1:21.31.88
5GBR Barry Dungworth/R.W.Turrington10United KingdomBMW82.32 mph1:22.30.66
6GBR Roy Hanks/J.P.Mann6United KingdomBSA80.07 mph1:24.49.65
7GBR R.Woodhouse/D.Woodhouse45United KingdomBSA79.83 mph1.25.05.404
8GBR Roger Dutton/Tony Wright26United KingdomBMW79.63 mph1.25.18.03
9GBR George O'Dell/Bill Boldison32United KingdomBSA79.60 mph1.25.20.22
10GBR J.Barker/A.Macfadzean27United KingdomBSA79.52 mph1.25.28.21

1972 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

Wednesday 7 June 1972 – 4 Laps (150.92 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1GBR Phil Read9United KingdomYamaha99.68 mph1:30.51.215
2GBR Rod Gould4United KingdomYamaha98.09 mph1:32.19.612
3GBR John WilliamsUnited KingdomYamaha97.09 mph1:33.16.410
4GBR Charlie Williams25United KingdomYamaha95.98 mph1:34.24.18
5CHE Werner Pfirter20SwitzerlandYamaha95.93 mph1:34.24.26
6GBR Bill Henderson35United KingdomYamaha95.26 mph1:35.04.45
7GBR Derek Chatterton1United KingdomYamaha95.13 mph1:35.12.204
8GBR Dudley P.Robinson18United KingdomYamaha94.88 mph1:35.27.43
9GBR Barry Randle10United KingdomYamaha94.84 mph1:35.29.82
10GBR B.Rae54United KingdomYamaha92.86 mph1:37.31.81

1972 Isle of Man Ultra-Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

Friday 9 June 1972 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1GBR Chas Mortimer1United KingdomYamaha87.49 mph1:17.38.215
2GBR Charlie Williams28United KingdomYamaha80.49 mph1:24.23.012
3GBR Billy Rae15United KingdomMaico79.29 mph1:25.39.810
4GBR Lindsay Porter9United KingdomHonda78.63 mph1:26.30.08
5GBR Ron Hackett17United KingdomHonda76.55 mph1:28.44.06
6GBR Ralph Watts18United KingdomHonda76.40 mph1:28.54.05
7GBR Fred Launchbury19United KingdomMaico75.75 mph1:29.40.604
8GBR Leigh Notman44United KingdomYamaha75.74 mph1:29.41.403
9GBR A.Morris45United KingdomYamaha75.70 mph1:29.43.602
10GBR M.Evans43United KingdomYamaha75.23 mph1:30.17.401

1972 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

Friday 9 June 1972 – 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1ITA Giacomo Agostini8ItalyMV Agusta104.02 mph2:10.34.415
2ITA Alberto Pagani3ItalyMV Agusta98.13 mph2:18.25.812
3GBR Mick Grant14United KingdomKawasaki97.03 mph2:20.00.010
4GBR Kevin Cowley81United KingdomSeeley96.10 mph2:21.21.68
5GBR Derek Chatterton16United KingdomYamaha95.80 mph2:21.48.26
6GBR Charlie Williams49United KingdomYamaha94.52 mph2:23.43.85
7Wales Selwyn Griffiths21United KingdomMatchless93.66 mph2:25.02.04
8GBR Clive BrownUnited KingdomSuzuki93.58 mph2:25.09.043
9GBR Paul Cott34United KingdomSeeley93.58 mph2:25.09.402
10GBR Charlie Sanby12United KingdomSuzuki93.33 mph2:26.41.21

Non-championship races

1972 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings

Saturday 3 June 1972 – 4 Laps (150.92 Miles) Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1United Kingdom Ray PickrellTriumph100.01 mph1.30.34.0
2United Kingdom Peter WilliamsNorton96.53 mph1.33.48.8
3United Kingdom David NixonTriumph94.04 mph1.36.18.4
4West Germany Helmut DahneBMW92.3 mph1.38.07.2
5United Kingdom Martyn AshwoodNorton92.08 mph1.38.21.0
6United Kingdom Alistair CopelandTriumph90.99 mph1.39.32.0
7United Kingdom Walter BaxterNorton89.31 mph1.41.24.2
8United Kingdom Doug LunnHonda88.82 mph1.41.57.6
9United Kingdom T WatererNorton88.21 mph1.42.40.0
10United Kingdom R BaylieHonda87.78 mph1.43.10.2

1972 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings

Saturday 3 June 1972 – 4 Laps (150.92 Miles) Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1United Kingdom Stan WoodsSuzuki92.2 mph1.38.13.8
2United Kingdom Roger BowlerTriumph92.09 mph1.38.20.6
3United Kingdom Barry SmithHonda91.16 mph1.39.20.6
4United Kingdom Ray KnightTriumph89.91 mph1.40.43.8
5United Kingdom Hugh EvansKawasaki89.63 mph1.41.02.8
6United Kingdom Graham PennyHonda88.29 mph1.42.34.6
7United Kingdom Bill MilneKawasaki88 mph1.42.54.6
8United Kingdom Tom LoughridgeSuzuki87.25 mph1.43.48.2
9United Kingdom Roy BougheyHonda85.07 mph1.46.27.0
10United Kingdom Raymond AshcroftHonda84.58 mph1.47.05.4

1972 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings

Saturday 3 June 1972 – 4 Laps (150.92 Miles) Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1United Kingdom John WilliamsHonda85.32 mph1.46.08.8
2United Kingdom Charlie WilliamsYamaha84.06 mph1.47.50.2
3United Kingdom Eddie RobertsSuzuki83.34 mph1.48.56.4
4United Kingdom Dave ArnoldDucati82.75 mph1.49.26.8
5United Kingdom Neil TuxworthSuzuki82.72 mph1.49.29.2
6United Kingdom Jim EvansYamaha79.6 mph1.53.46.2
7United Kingdom Victor SoussanSuzuki79.23 mph1.54.18.6
8United Kingdom John KiddieHonda78.34 mph1.55.36.2
9United Kingdom Charles GarnerHonda76.58 mph1.58.15.8
10United Kingdom Leigh NotmanYamaha76.34 mph1.58.38.0

1972 Isle of Man Sidecar 750cc TT final standings

Saturday 3 June 1972 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTime
1FRG /Wolfgang Kalauch4West GermanyBMW90.97 mph1.14.40.0
2GBR A J Sansum/Chris Emmins10United KingdomTriumph87.76 mph1.17.24.0
3GBR J.Barker/A.Macfadzean31United KingdomBSA86.32 mph1.18.41.6
4GBR John Brandon & Cliff Holland28United KingdomHonda84.99 mph1.19.55.2
5FRG Richard Wegener & A Heinrichs5West GermanyBMW84.88 mph1.20.24.0
6GBR Roy Hanks/J.P.Mann2United KingdomBSA84.36 mph1.20.31.2
7GBR Mick Horsepole/G J Horspole21United KingdomBSA84.22 mph1.20.39.2
8GBR R.Woodhouse/D.Woodhouse12United KingdomHonda81.93 mph1.22.54.2
9GBR Robin Williamson/Dave Smith9United KingdomTriumph81.65 mph1.23.11.8
10GBR Trevor Ireson/M B Smith27United KingdomTriumph81.31 mph1.23.32.6

1972 Isle of Man Formula 750 cc TT final standings

Monday 5 June 1972 – 5 Laps (188.65 Miles) Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1United Kingdom Ray PickrellTriumph104.23 mph1.48.36.0
2United Kingdom Tony JefferiesTriumph103.46 mph1.49.24.8
3AUS Jack FindlaySuzuki98.33 mph1.55.07.4
4United Kingdom David NixonTriumph96.12 mph1.57.46.4
5United Kingdom Charlie WilliamsYamaha95.99 mph1.57.56.8
6United Kingdom Bob SteeleNorton95.31 mph1.58.46.2
7United Kingdom John WilliamsHonda95.1 mph1.59.02.0
8United Kingdom Roger NichollsSuzuki94.85 mph1.59.21.0
9United Kingdom Dennis TrollopeTriumph93.53 mph2.01.02.6
10United Kingdom Clive BrownSuzuki93.11 mph2.01.35.2

Sources

References

  1. ''Daily Express'' page 21 Saturday 10 June 1972
  2. "TT 1972 Junior TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website".
  3. "TT 1972 Sidecar 500cc TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website".
  4. "TT 1972 Lightweight 250 TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website".
  5. "TT 1972 Lightweight 125cc TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website".
  6. "TT 1972 Senior TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website".
  7. "TT 1972 Production 750cc Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website".
  8. "TT 1972 Production 500cc Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website".
  9. "TT 1972 Production 250cc Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website".
  10. "International Tourist Trophy Races and Production Manchine Race Isle of Man. Official Programme and Guide 1972".
  11. "TT 1972 Sidecar 750cc TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website".
  12. "TT 1972 Formula 750cc TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website".
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