1976 Isle of Man TT

  1976 Isle of Man TT

Race details
Race 5 of 12 races in the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	7–12 June 1976
Official name	Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Location	Snaefell Mountain Course
Course	Public roads 60.72 km (37.73 mi)
500 cc
Fastest lap
Rider	John Williams	Suzuki
Time	20:09.8
Podium
First	Tom Herron	Yamaha
Second	Ian Richards	Yamaha
Third	Billy Guthrie	Yamaha
350 cc
Fastest lap
Rider	Tony Rutter	Yamaha
Time	20:49.6
Podium
First	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha
Second	Tony Rutter	Yamaha
Third	Billy Guthrie	Yamaha
250 cc
Fastest lap
Rider	Tom Herron	Yamaha
Time	21:27.8
Podium
First	Tom Herron	Yamaha
Second	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha
Third	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha
Sidecars
Fastest lap
Rider	Siegfried Schauzu	Aro
Passenger	Wolfgang Kalauch
Time	23:13.0
Podium
First	Rolf Steinhausen	Busch König
	Sepp Huber
Second	Dick Greasley	Chell Yamaha
	Cliff Holland
Third	Mac Hobson	Ham Yamaha
	Mick Burns

The 1976 Isle of Man TT was the fifth round of the 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place between 7 June and 12 June 1976 at the Snaefell Mountain Course. 1976 marked the end of an era as it would be the last time the Isle of Man TT would appear on the Grand Prix calendar.^[1] Once the most prestigious race of the year, the event had been increasingly boycotted by the top riders, and finally succumbed to pressure for increased safety in racing events.^[1] The Grand Prix was moved to England in 1977 with the British Grand Prix being held at the Silverstone Circuit.

Senior TT (500 cc) classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	15	Tom Herron	Yamaha	6	2:09:10.0	15
2	25	Ian Richards	Yamaha	6	+3.4	12
3	4	Billy Guthrie	Yamaha	6	+23.0	10
4	17	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	6	+28.2	8
5	23	Roger Nicholls	Yamaha	6	+1:05.6	6
6	26	Jon Ekerold	Yamaha	6	+2:02.4	5
7	2	John Williams	Suzuki	6	+2:26.8	4
8	41	Gordon Pantall	Yamaha	6	+2:46.8	3
9	22	John Weeden	Yamaha	6	+3:45.2	2
10	30	Bill Smith	Yamaha	6	+4:19.6	1
74 starters in total, 36 finishers
[2]

Junior TT (350 cc) classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	5	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	5	1:46:00.2	15
2	6	Tony Rutter	Yamaha	5	+6.8	12
3	14	Billy Guthrie	Yamaha	5	+3:01.6	10
4	10	Martin Sharpe	Yamaha	5	+3:02.0	8
5	28	John Weeden	Yamaha	5	+3:08.4	6
6	3	Derek Chatterton	Yamaha	5	+3:56.4	5
7	16	Neil Tuxworth	Yamaha	5	+4:05.4	4
8	2	Jack Findlay	Yamaha	5	+4:28.4	3
9	12	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	5	+4:38.6	2
10	56	Sam McClements	Yamaha	5	+5:36.4	1
76 starters in total, 44 finishers
[2]

Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	4	Tom Herron	Yamaha	4	1:27:26.8	15
2	6	Takazumi Katayama	Yamaha	4	+25.4	12
3	1	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	4	+1:16.4	10
4	2	Tony Rutter	Yamaha	4	+2:06.4	8
5	7	Eddie Roberts	Yamaha	4	+2:59.0	6
6	3	Alex George	Yamaha	4	+3:20.4	5
7	8	John Weeden	Yamaha	4	+3:21.6	4
8	20	Ian Richards	Yamaha	4	+4:15.6	3
9	32	Denis Casement	Yamaha	4	+4:57.2	2
10	10	Neil Tuxworth	Yamaha	4	+4:59.2	1
55 starters in total, 44 finishers
[2]

500 cc Sidecar TT classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	1	Rolf Steinhausen	Sepp Huber	Busch-König	3	1:10:26.0	15
2	10	Dick Greasley	Cliff Holland	Chell Yamaha	3	+33.8	12
3	8	Mac Hobson	Mick Burns	Ham Yamaha	3	+43.6	10
4	9	Siegfried Schauzu	Wolfgang Kalauch	Aro	3	+2:55.6	8
5	24	Jeff Gawley	Ken Birch	Yamaha	3	+3:13.8	6
6	28	Graham Milton	John Brushwood	British Magnum	3	+4:50.4	5
7	3	Helmut Schilling	Rainer Gundel	Aro	3	+4:52.8	4
8	26	Alex Campbell	Russell Campbell	Yamaha	3	+5:22.6	3
9	37	Walter Ohrmann	Bernd Grube	Yamaha	3	+5:23.0	5
10	34	Tony Wakefield	Colin Newbold	British Magnum	3	+5:26.6	1
64 starters in total, 36 finishers
[2]

Non-championship races

1000 cc Sidecar TT

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	1	Mac Hobson	Mick Burns	Ham Yamaha	3	1:09:27.8
2	2	Siegfried Schauzu	Wolfgang Kalauch	BMW	3	+44.6
3	3	Dick Greasley	Cliff Holland	Chell Yamaha	3	+1:22.8
4	5	Rolf Steinhausen	Sepp Huber	Busch-König	3	+1:33.0
5	18	Otto Haller	Erich Hasselbeck	BMW	3	+5:15.6
6	36	Alex Campbell	Russell Campbell	Yamaha	3	+5:43.6
7	37	Bill Hodgkins	John Parkins	Yamaha	3	+8:06.8
8	55	Gordon Fox	Hugh Sanderson	Yamaha	3	+8:31.2
9	10	Gustav Pape	Franz Kallenberg	König	3	+8:41.8
10	35	Nigel Rollason	Michael Coomber	Devimead BSA	3	+9:10.8
65 starters in total, 29 finishers
Fastest lap : 22:38.8 (Hobson/Burns)
[2]

1000 cc Open Classic TT

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	1	John Williams	Suzuki	6	2:05:33.0
2	11	Alex George	Yamaha	6	+1:24.8
3	8	Tony Rutter	Yamaha	6	+2:46.6
4	14	Charlie Williams	Yamaha	6	+3:09.4
5	16	Tom Herron	Yamaha	6	+4:09.2
6	19	Eddie Roberts	Yamaha	6	+4:22.4
7	23	Ian Richards	Yamaha	6	+4:45.0
8	25	Bill Smith	Yamaha	6	+7:15.4
9	34	Gordon Pantall	Yamaha	6	+7:24.8
10	36	Gerry Mateer	Yamaha	6	+7:41.4
61 starters in total, 34 finishers
Fastest lap : 20:32.4 (John Williams)
[2]

Production TT

Pos	No.	Riders		Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	32	Bill Simpson	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	10	4:05:09.8
2	39	Tony Rutter	Dave Hughes	Suzuki	10	+1:28.0
3	24	Frank Rutter	Mick Poxon	Honda	10	+3:05.6
4	34	John Kidson	Bill Henderson	Honda	10	+3:38.4
5	59	Helmut Dähne	Hans-Otto Butenuth	BMW	10	+3:41.0
6	37	Keith Martin	John Riley	Yamaha	10	+5:45.6
7	2	Nigel Rollason	Les Trotter	Suzuki	10	+6:28.4
8	50	Doug Randall	John Lavender	Yamaha	10	+6:40.0
9	45	Dick Hunter	Mal Kirwan	Suzuki	10	+6:41.0
10	21	Keith Trubshaw	Jack Higham	Honda	10	+7:02.4
75 starters in total, 41 finishers
Fastest lap : 21:57.0 (Steve Tonkin/Roger Nicholls)
[2]

References

1. Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
2. Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1976-1977. Hazleton Securities Ltd. pp. 84–85. ISBN 0-905138-02-3.

NOTE: The Isle of Man TT was removed from the international calendar and replaced by a proper British motorcycle Grand Prix.