1955 Isle of Man TT

  1955 Isle of Man TT
Race details
Race 3 of 8 races in the
1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date4–10 June 1955
Official nameIsle of Man Tourist Trophy
LocationSnaefell Mountain Course (Senior and Junior)
Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight, Sidecars, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior)
Course
  • Public roads;
    Mountain Course 60.72 km (37.73 mi);
    Clypse Course 17.63 km (10.95 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Geoff Duke Gilera
Time 22:39.0
Podium
First Geoff Duke Gilera
Second Reg Armstrong Gilera
Third Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi
350cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Time 24:03.2
Podium
First Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Second Bob McIntyre Norton
Third Cecil Sandford Moto Guzzi
250cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Bill Lomas MV Agusta
Time 8:52.0
Podium
First Bill Lomas MV Agusta
Second Cecil Sandford Moto Guzzi
Third Hermann Paul Müller NSU
125cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Time 9:02.2
Podium
First Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Second Luigi Taveri MV Agusta
Third Giuseppe Lattanzi Mondial
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Willhelm Noll BMW
Time 9:00.0
Podium
First Walter Schneider BMW
Second Bill Boddice Norton
Third Pip Harris Matchless

In the 1955 Isle of Man TT the Lightweight 250cc race moved to the 10.75 miles long Clypse Course, also used for the Lightweight 125cc TT race, and the Sidecar TT, and the course was used for these races until 1959. During this period the rest of the TT program remained on the Mountain Circuit.[1]

In the Junior TT, Norton rider Bob McIntyre led for four of the seven laps, but brake overheating and suspension problems forced him to slow, allowing Bill Lomas on a Moto Guzzi to pass, and go on to victory.

Senior TT (500 cc) classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Geoff Duke Gilera 7 2:41:49.8 8
2 Reg Armstrong Gilera 7 +1:59.2 6
3 Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi 7 +4:43.0 4
4 Jack Brett Norton 7 +5:49.8 3
5 Bob McIntyre Norton 7 +7:03.4 2
6 Derek Ennett Matchless 7 +9:24.6 1
7 Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 7 +12:05.0
8 Eric Jones Norton 7 +12:55.4
9 Derek Powell Matchless 7 +13:35.4
10 Peter Davey Norton 7 +14:25.2
47 finishers
[2]

Junior TT (350 cc) classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 7 2:51:38.2 8
2 Bob McIntyre Norton 7 +1:00.0 6
3 Cecil Sandford Moto Guzzi 7 +1:24.0 4
4 John Surtees Norton 7 +3:14.0 3
5 Maurice Quincey Norton 7 +4:03.8 2
6 John Hartle Norton 7 +5:16.8 1
7 Derek Ennett AJS 7 +7:00.2
8 Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi 7 +8:46.6
9 Peter Murphy AJS 7 +8:59.8
10 Jack Ahearn Norton 7 +10:23.0
52 finishers
[2]

Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Bill Lomas MV Agusta 9 1:21:38.2 8
2 Cecil Sandford Moto Guzzi 9 +51.2 6
3 Hermann Paul Müller NSU 9 +4:43.4 4
4 Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 9 +8:06.2 3
5 Dave Chadwick R.D. Special 9 +9:07.4 2
6 Bill Webster Velocette 9 +13:27.2 1
7 Phil Carter Norton 9 +15:27.6
8 Bill Maddrick Moto Guzzi 9 +16:16.8
8 finishers
[2]

Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 9 1:23:38.2 8
2 Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 9 +2.0 6
3 Giuseppe Lattanze Mondial 9 +2:14.8 4
4 Bill Lomas MV Agusta 9 +2:59.6 3
5 Bill Webster MV Agusta 9 +20:35.8 2
6 Ross Porter MV Agusta 9 +22:26.8 1
7 Frank Burman EMC-Puch 9 +22:33.8
8 Len Harfield LCH 9 +27:11.8
16 starters, 8 finishers
Source:[3][2]

Sidecar TT classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Walter Schneider Hans Strauss BMW 9 1:23:14.0 8
2 Bill Boddice William Storr Norton 9 +3:44.6 6
3 Pip Harris Ray Campbell Matchless 9 +5:08.0 4
4 Jackie Beeton Charles Billingham Norton 9 +5:40.0 3
5 Frank Taylor Ron Taylor Norton 9 +8:38.8 2
6 Ernie Walker Dun Roberts Norton 9 +8:42.4 1
7 Fred Hanks E. Donnan Matchless 9 +10:22.4
8 Derek Yorke R. Eden Norton 9 +14:48.0
9 A. H. Skein F. Westaway Norton 9 +18:27.0
10 Fritz Mühlemann K. Tuscher BSA 9 +26:54.0
10 finishers
[2]

Non-championship races

Clubmans Senior TT classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time
1 Eddie Dow BSA 9 1:22:23
2 I. M. Atkinson Triumph 9 +1:08
3 R. Kelly Triumph 9 +2:01
4 P. Ferbrache BSA 9 +2:39
5 D. Andrews BSA 9 +2:58
6 A. H. Mustard BSA 9 +3:01
7 F. Wallis BSA 9
8 G. W. Shekell Triumph 9
9 M. W. Gillingham Triumph 9
10 D. J. Hunt BSA 9
12 finishers
[4]

Clubmans Junior TT classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time
1 Jimmy Buchan BSA 9 1:25:24.0
2 D. Joubert BSA 9 +15.6
3 P. Ferbrache BSA 9 +2:30.8
4 R. Thompson BSA 9 +4:49.0
5 C. McLean BSA 9 +4:50.4
6 W. H. Hocking BSA 9 +4:57.8
7 K. W. James BSA 9
8 D. Jervis BSA 9
9 T. E. Hutchinson BSA 9
10 R. M. Harding BSA 9
12 finishers
[4]


References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 5 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine MCB.net The Isle of Man (Retrieved 18 December 2006)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 171–172.
  3. ^ Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 23. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
  4. ^ a b Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. p. 159.
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