1956 Ulster Grand Prix
Race details | |||
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Race 4 of 6 races in the 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||
Date | 9–11 August 1956 | ||
Location | Dundrod Circuit | ||
Course | Public roads 11.934 km (7.416 mi) | ||
500 cc | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Geoff Duke | Gilera | |
Time | 4:42.6 | ||
Podium | |||
First | John Hartle | Norton | |
Second | Bob Brown | Matchless | |
Third | Peter Murphy | Matchless | |
350 cc | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Bill Lomas | Moto Guzzi | |
Time | 4:51.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Bill Lomas | Moto Guzzi | |
Second | Dickie Dale | Moto Guzzi | |
Third | John Hartle | Norton | |
250 cc | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | |
Time | 4:58.6 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Luigi Taveri | MV Agusta | |
Second | Sammy Miller | NSU | |
Third | Arthur Wheeler | Moto Guzzi | |
125 cc | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | |
Time | 5:24.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | |
Second | Romolo Ferri | Gilera | |
Third | Bill Webster | MV Agusta | |
Sidecars | |||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Wilhelm Noll | BMW | |
Passenger | Fritz Cron | ||
Time | 5:29.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Wilhelm Noll | BMW | |
Fritz Cron | |||
Second | Pip Harris | Norton | |
Ray Campbell | |||
Third | Florian Camathias | BMW | |
Maurice Büla |
The 1956 Ulster Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 9–11, August 1956 at the Dundrod Circuit.
500 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | John Hartle | Norton | 27 | 2:20:14.6 | 8 |
2 | Bob Brown | Matchless | 27 | +2:47.4 | 6 |
3 | Peter Murphy | Matchless | 27 | +2:48.4 | 4 |
4 | Geoff Tanner | Norton | 27 | 3 | |
5 | Wilfred Herron | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | Jack Brett | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | Austin Carson | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | |
8 | Dave Chadwick | Norton | 26 | +1 lap | |
9 | Alan Trow | Norton | 25 | +2 laps | |
10 | A. Martin | Matchless | 25 | +2 laps | |
11 | D. G. Chapman | Norton | 24 | +3 laps | |
12 | S. Murray | Norton | 24 | +3 laps | |
13 | Ralph Rensen | Norton | 24 | +3 laps | |
14 | Tom Turner | Norton | 24 | +3 laps | |
15 | T. D. Sloan | Norton | 23 | +4 laps | |
16 | W. Robertson | Matchless | 23 | +4 laps | |
17 | M. Brosnan | BSA | 23 | +4 laps | |
18 | H. B. Lowe | BSA | 23 | +4 laps | |
19 | S. Williamson | Norton | 23 | +4 laps | |
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350 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Bill Lomas | Moto Guzzi | 25 | 2:03:14.4 | 8 |
2 | Dickie Dale | Moto Guzzi | 25 | +54.0 | 6 |
3 | John Hartle | Norton | 25 | +1:11.8 | 4 |
4 | Jack Brett | Norton | 25 | 3 | |
5 | Peter Murphy | AJS | 25 | 2 | |
6 | Bob Brown | AJS | 25 | 1 | |
7 | August Hobl | DKW | 25 | ||
8 | Alan Trow | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
9 | Dave Chadwick | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
10 | Frank Perris | AJS | 24 | +1 lap | |
11 | Ralph Rensen | Norton | 24 | +1 lap | |
12 | Bob Coleman | AJS | 24 | +1 lap | |
13 | H. Grant | BSA | 23 | +2 laps | |
14 | Tom Turner | Norton | 23 | +2 laps | |
15 | S. Murray | Norton | 23 | +2 laps | |
16 | G. N. Begg | AJS | 22 | +3 laps | |
17 | G. J. Canning | BSA | 22 | +3 laps | |
18 | K. W. Swallow | AJS | 22 | +3 laps | |
19 | S. Williamson | Norton | 22 | +3 laps | |
20 | S. R. Farlow | BSA | 22 | +3 laps | |
21 | J. W. Dixon | Velocette | 22 | +3 laps | |
22 | H. Plews | AJS | 22 | +3 laps | |
23 | J. Jones | BSA | 21 | +4 laps | |
24 | S. R. Cameron | AJS | 21 | +4 laps | |
25 | L. Rice | AJS | 20 | +5 laps | |
26 | J. A. Artt | Norton | 20 | +5 laps | |
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250 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Luigi Taveri | MV Agusta | 13 | 1:07:02.4 | 8 |
2 | Sammy Miller | NSU | 13 | +13.6 | 6 |
3 | Arthur Wheeler | Moto Guzzi | 13 | +3:31.0 | 4 |
4 | Bob Coleman | NSU | 13 | 3 | |
5 | Bill Maddrick | Moto Guzzi | 12 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | Maurice Büla | NSU | 11 | +2 laps | 1 |
7 | Frank Cope | Norton | 11 | +2 laps | |
8 | William Dehaney | Velocette | 11 | +2 laps | |
[1] |
125 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 12 | 1:05:55.0 | 8 |
2 | Romolo Ferri | Gilera | 12 | +1:29.4 | 6 |
3 | Bill Webster | MV Agusta | 10 | +2 laps | 4 |
4 | Bill Maddrick | MV Agusta | 10 | +2 laps | 3 |
5 | Frank Cope | MV Agusta | 10 | +2 laps | 2 |
No other finishers | |||||
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Sidecar classification
Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Wilhelm Noll | Fritz Cron | BMW | 10 | 56:24.0 | 8 |
2 | Pip Harris | Ray Campbell | Norton | 10 | +1:01.4 | 6 |
3 | Florian Camathias | Maurice Büla | BMW | 10 | +1:15.6 | 4 |
4 | Frank Taylor | Ron Taylor | Norton | 10 | 3 | |
5 | Bill Beevers | Jeff Mundy | Norton | 10 | 2 | |
6 | Jack Wijns | Mick Woollett | BMW | 9 | +1 lap | 1 |
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References
Previous race: 1956 German Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1956 season |
Next race: 1956 Nations Grand Prix |
Previous race: 1955 Ulster Grand Prix |
Ulster Grand Prix | Next race: 1957 Ulster Grand Prix |
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