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1976 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event

Field	Value
Grand Prix	Isle of Man
GP_suffix	TT
flag	Isle of Man
Official_Name	Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Location	Snaefell Mountain Course
Course_mi	37.732
Course_km	60.725
Course	Public roads
Race_No	5
Season_No	12
Date	7–12 June
Year	1976
Image	Isle of Man TT Course (OpenStreetMap).svg
Fast_Rider_500	John Williams
Fast_Rider_500_Country	UK
Fast_Rider_500_Bike	Suzuki
Fast_Time_500	20:09.800
First_Rider_500	Tom Herron
First_Rider_500_Country	UK
First_Rider_500_Bike	Yamaha
Second_Rider_500	Ian Richards
Second_Rider_500_Country	UK
Second_Rider_500_Bike	Yamaha
Third_Rider_500	Billy Guthrie
Third_Rider_500_Country	UK
Third_Rider_500_Bike	Yamaha
Fast_Rider_350	Tony Rutter
Fast_Rider_350_Country	UK
Fast_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Fast_Time_350	20:49.600
First_Rider_350	Chas Mortimer
First_Rider_350_Country	UK
First_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Second_Rider_350	Tony Rutter
Second_Rider_350_Country	UK
Second_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Third_Rider_350	Billy Guthrie
Third_Rider_350_Country	UK
Third_Rider_350_Bike	Yamaha
Fast_Rider_250	Tom Herron
Fast_Rider_250_Country	UK
Fast_Rider_250_Bike	Yamaha
Fast_Time_250	21:27.800
First_Rider_250	Tom Herron
First_Rider_250_Country	UK
First_Rider_250_Bike	Yamaha
Second_Rider_250	Takazumi Katayama
Second_Rider_250_Country	JPN
Second_Rider_250_Bike	Yamaha
Third_Rider_250	Chas Mortimer
Third_Rider_250_Country	UK
Third_Rider_250_Bike	Yamaha
Fast_Rider_Sidecar	Siegfried Schauzu
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country	BRD
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	Aro
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar	Wolfgang Kalauch
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	BRD
Fast_Time_Sidecar	23:13.000
First_Rider_Sidecar	Rolf Steinhausen
First_Rider_Sidecar_Country	BRD
First_Passenger_Sidecar	Sepp Huber
First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	BRD
First_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	Busch König
Second_Rider_Sidecar	Dick Greasley
Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country	UK
Second_Passenger_Sidecar	Cliff Holland
Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Second_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	Chell Yamaha
Third_Rider_Sidecar	Mac Hobson
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country	UK
Third_Passenger_Sidecar	Mick Burns
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	UK
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	Ham Yamaha

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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
15	GBR Tom Herron		Yamaha	2:09'10.000	15
25	GBR Ian Richards		Yamaha	+3.400	12
4	GBR Billy Guthrie	Danfay	Yamaha	+23.000	10
17	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team	Yamaha	+28.200	8
23	GBR Roger Nicholls		Yamaha	+1'05.600	6
26	ZAF Jon Ekerold	Padgett's Motorcycles	Yamaha	+2'02.400	5
2	GBR John Williams	Texaco Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+2'26.800	4
41	GBR Gordon Pantall		Yamaha	+2'46.800	3
22	GBR John Weeden		Yamaha	+3'45.200	2
30	GBR Bill Smith		Yamaha	+4'19.600	1
??	GBR Paul Cott		Yamaha	+4'36.800
??	GBR Alan Jackson		Sparton	+4'58.200
??	GBR Denis Casement		Yamaha	+5'59.600
??	GBR Gerry Mateer		Yamaha	+7'20.000
??	GBR Donal Cormican		Yamaha	+7'15.800
??	GBR James Scott		Yamaha	+7'18.400
??	GBR Bill Simpson		Yamaha	+7'52.200
??	GBR Joey Dunlop		Yamaha	+8'39.000
??	GBR Roger Nott		Yamaha	+9'15.600
??	GBR Ernie Coates		Yamaha	+9'51.800
??	GBR Mal Kirwan		Yamaha	+10'01.600
??	GBR Dave Danks		Yamaha	+10'48.000
??	GBR Bernie Toleman		Suzuki	+11'25.400
??	NZL Stuart Jones		Yamaha	+11'45.000
??	GBR Malcolm Lucas		Norton	+13'09.200
??	GBR Bill Ingham		Yamaha	+13'51.000
??	GBR Roy Jeffreys		Yamaha	+14'44.800
??	GBR Richard Pipes		Yamaha	+15'31.400
??	GBR Trevor Steele		Yamaha	+15'33.600
??	GBR Bill Bowman		Yamaha	+15'46.600
??	BRD Gerhard Vogt		Yamaha	+21'46.400
??	GBR John Lavender		Norton	+22'14.600
??	GBR Walter Dawson		Seeley	+22'49.000
??	GBR Tom Robinson		Yamaha	+23'10.800
??	GBR Chris Neve		Yamaha	+26'22.400
??	GBR Chris Hart		Yamaha	+29'01.000
10	AUS Jack Findlay	Jack Findlay Racing	Suzuki	Retired
??	GBR Steve Tonkin		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Mick Chatterton		Yamaha	Retired
??	BRD Bert Kleimaier		Suzuki	Retired
??	GBR Malcolm Moffat		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Keith Martin		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Brian Warburton		Suzuki	Retired
??	GBR David Hughes		Arter Matchless	Retired
??	GBR Mick Grant		Kawasaki	Retired
??	GBR Derek Mortimer		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Alan Lawton		Norton	Retired
??	GBR Martyn Sharpe		Sparton	Retired
??	GBR Mick Poxon		Sparton	Retired
??	GBR Stan Woods		Suzuki	Retired
??	GBR Tom Loughridge		Suzuki	Retired
??	GBR Roger Bowler		Suzuki	Retired
??	GBR Eddie Roberts		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Geoff Barry		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Graham Waring		Yamaha	Retired
??	IRL Sam McClements		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Henry McEwan		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Tony Rutter		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Bill Fulton		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Brendan Ryan		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Alex George	Hermetite Racing International	Yamaha	Retired
??	AUS Les Kenny		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Noel Clegg		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Chas Mortimer	Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team	Yamaha	Injury
??	BRD Hans-Otto Butenuth		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Limer McCabe		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Charlie Williams		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Derek Chatterton		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR David Nixon		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Neil Tuxworth		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Brian Peters		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Bill Henderson		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Bernard Murray		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Kevin Cowley		Yamaha	Retired
??	GBR Percy Tait		Suzuki	Did not start

Junior TT (350 cc) classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
5	GBR Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	5	1:46:00.2	15
6	GBR Tony Rutter	Yamaha	5	+6.8	12
14	GBR Billy Guthrie	Yamaha	5	+3:01.6	10
10	GBR Martin Sharpe	Yamaha	5	+3:02.0	8
28	GBR John Weeden	Yamaha	5	+3:08.4	6
3	GBR Derek Chatterton	Yamaha	5	+3:56.4	5
16	GBR Neil Tuxworth	Yamaha	5	+4:05.4	4
2	AUS Jack Findlay	Yamaha	5	+4:28.4	3
12	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	5	+4:38.6	2
56	GBR 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
4	GBR Tom Herron	Yamaha	4	1:27:26.8	15
6	JPN Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	4	+25.4	12
1	GBR Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	4	+1:16.4	10
2	GBR Tony Rutter	Yamaha	4	+2:06.4	8
7	GBR Eddie Roberts	Yamaha	4	+2:59.0	6
3	GBR Alex George	Yamaha	4	+3:20.4	5
8	GBR John Weeden	Yamaha	4	+3:21.6	4
20	GBR Ian Richards	Yamaha	4	+4:15.6	3
32	GBR Denis Casement	Yamaha	4	+4:57.2	2
10	GBR 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
1	DEU Rolf Steinhausen	DEU Sepp Huber	Busch-König	3	1:10:26.0	15
10	GBR Dick Greasley	GBR Cliff Holland	Chell Yamaha	3	+33.8	12
8	GBR Mac Hobson	GBR Mick Burns	Ham Yamaha	3	+43.6	10
9	DEU Siegfried Schauzu	DEU Wolfgang Kalauch	Aro	3	+2:55.6	8
24	GBR Jeff Gawley	GBR Ken Birch	Yamaha	3	+3:13.8	6
28	GBR Graham Milton	GBR John Brushwood	British Magnum	3	+4:50.4	5
3	DEU Helmut Schilling	DEU Rainer Gundel	Aro	3	+4:52.8	4
26	AUS Alex Campbell	AUS Russell Campbell	Yamaha	3	+5:22.6	3
37	DEU Walter Ohrmann	DEU Bernd Grube	Yamaha	3	+5:23.0	5
34	GBR Tony Wakefield	GBR 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
1	GBR Mac Hobson	GBR Mick Burns	Ham Yamaha	3	1:09:27.8
2	DEU Siegfried Schauzu	DEU Wolfgang Kalauch	BMW	3	+44.6
3	GBR Dick Greasley	GBR Cliff Holland	Chell Yamaha	3	+1:22.8
5	DEU Rolf Steinhausen	DEU Sepp Huber	Busch-König	3	+1:33.0
18	DEU Otto Haller	DEU Erich Hasselbeck	BMW	3	+5:15.6
36	AUS Alex Campbell	AUS Russell Campbell	Yamaha	3	+5:43.6
37	GBR Bill Hodgkins	GBR John Parkins	Yamaha	3	+8:06.8
55	GBR Gordon Fox	GBR Hugh Sanderson	Yamaha	3	+8:31.2
10	DEU Gustav Pape	DEU Franz Kallenberg	König	3	+8:41.8
35	GBR Nigel Rollason	GBR 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
1	GBR John Williams	Suzuki	6	2:05:33.0
11	GBR Alex George	Yamaha	6	+1:24.8
8	GBR Tony Rutter	Yamaha	6	+2:46.6
14	GBR Charlie Williams	Yamaha	6	+3:09.4
16	GBR Tom Herron	Yamaha	6	+4:09.2
19	GBR Eddie Roberts	Yamaha	6	+4:22.4
23	GBR Ian Richards	Yamaha	6	+4:45.0
25	GBR Bill Smith	Yamaha	6	+7:15.4
34	GBR Gordon Pantall	Yamaha	6	+7:24.8
36	GBR 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
32	GBR Bill Simpson	GBR Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	10	4:05:09.8
39	GBR Tony Rutter	GBR Dave Hughes	Suzuki	10	+1:28.0
24	GBR Frank Rutter	GBR Mick Poxon	Honda	10	+3:05.6
34	GBR John Kidson	GBR Bill Henderson	Honda	10	+3:38.4
59	DEU Helmut Dähne	DEU Hans-Otto Butenuth	BMW	10	+3:41.0
37	GBR Keith Martin	GBR John Riley	Yamaha	10	+5:45.6
2	GBR Nigel Rollason	GBR Les Trotter	Suzuki	10	+6:28.4
50	GBR Doug Randall	GBR John Lavender	Yamaha	10	+6:40.0
45	GBR Dick Hunter	GBR Mal Kirwan	Suzuki	10	+6:41.0
21	GBR Keith Trubshaw	GBR Jack Higham	Honda	10	+7:02.4
75 starters in total, 41 finishers
Fastest lap : 21:57.0 (Steve Tonkin/Roger Nicholls)

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1975 Isle of Man TT | Next_year's_race = 1977 British Grand Prix Silverstone NOTE: The Isle of Man TT was removed from the international calendar and replaced by a proper British motorcycle Grand Prix.

References

"Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1976 - heden".
"1976 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
"Snaefell Mountain Circuit | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
(1999). "Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix". Hazleton Publishing Ltd.
(3 April 2018). "1976 Senior TT | Motor Sport Magazine Database".
"motogp.com · TOURIST TROPHY · 500cc Race Classification 1976".
"Motocourse 1976-1977". Hazleton Securities Ltd..

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