# Ultra-Lightweight TT

The Ultra-Lightweight TT was a motorcycle road race that took place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1951 and 1974 this race was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season at world-level, representing the British round. The Ultra-Lightweight TT and the Lightweight TT races were both dropped from the 2005 Isle of Man TT race calendar due to lack of entries, but were later reinstated to the 2008 and 2009 TT race schedules held on the 4.25mi (6.84km) Billown Circuit.

## Engine Capacity

The 1924 Isle of Man TT was the first race for Ultra-Lightweight motorcycles not exceeding 175 cc engine capacity, won by Jack Porter, on a New Imperial at an average speed of 51.21 mph (82.41 km/h) for three laps of the Snaefell mountain course. The Ultra-Lightweight TT race was re-introduced for the 1951 Isle of Man TT race for motorcycles not exceeding 125 cc engine capacity until dropped from the TT race meeting in 1974. The Ultra-Lightweight race was re-introduced for the 1989 TT races, again for motorcycles not exceeding 125 cc engine capacity and was part of the TT Festival until 2004.
* 1924-1925 For motor-cycles not exceeding 175 cc engine capacity.
* 1951-1953 World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 125 cc engine capacity, held on the Snaefell mountain course.
* 1954-1959 World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 125 cc engine capacity, held on the Clypse Course.
* 1960-1974 World Championship event for motor-cycles not exceeding 125 cc engine capacity, held on the Mountain Course.
* 1989-2004 for motorcycles not exceeding 125 cc engine capacity, held on the Mountain Course.
* 2008-2009 for motorcycles not exceeding 125 cc engine capacity, held on the Billown Circuit.
* 1962-1968 Additional World Championship event for motorcycles not exceeding 50 cc engine capacity, held on the Mountain Course.

## Speed and Lap Records

The lap record for the Ultra-Lightweight TT is 19 minutes and 18.2 seconds at an average speed of 110.52 mph (177.86 km/h) set by Chris Palmer during the 2004 Ultra-Lightweight 125 cc TT Race.

## List of Ultra-Lightweight TT Winners

| Year | Rider | Manufacturer | Average Race Speed |
| 1924 | Jock Porter | New Gerrard | 51.21 mph |
| 1925 | Wal Handley | Rex-Acme | 53.45 mph |
| 1926-1950 | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1951 | Cromie McCandless | Mondial | 74.85 mph |
| 1952 | Cecil Sandford | MV Agusta | 75.54 mph |
| 1953 | Leslie Graham | MV Agusta | 77.79 mph |
| 1954 | Rupert Hollaus | NSU | 69.52 mph |
| 1955 | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 69.67 mph |
| 1956 | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 69.13 mph |
| 1957 | Tarquinio Provini | Mondial | 73.69 mph |
| 1958 | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 72.86 mph |
| 1959 | Tarquinio Provini | MV Agusta | 74.06 mph |
| 1960 | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 85.61 mph |
| 1961 | Mike Hailwood | Honda | 88.23 mph |
| 1962 | Luigi Taveri | Honda | 89.88 mph |
| 1963 | Hugh Anderson | Suzuki | 89.27 mph |
| 1964 | Luigi Taveri | Honda | 92.14 mph |
| 1965 | Phil Read | Yamaha | 94.28 mph |
| 1966 | Bill Ivy | Yamaha | 97.66 mph |
| 1967 | Phil Read | Yamaha | 97.48 mph |
| 1968 | Phil Read | Yamaha | 99.12 mph |
| 1969 | Dave Simmonds | Kawasaki | 91.08 mph |
| 1970 | Dieter Braun | Suzuki | 89.27 mph |
| 1971 | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | 83.96 mph |
| 1972 | Chas Mortimer | Yamaha | 87.49 mph |
| 1973 | Tommy Robb | Yamaha | 88.91 mph |
| 1974 | Clive Horton | Yamaha | 88.44 mph |
| 1975-1988 | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1989 | Robert Dunlop | Honda | 102.58 mph |
| 1990 | Robert Dunlop | Honda | 103.41 mph |
| 1991 | Robert Dunlop | Honda | 103.68 mph |
| 1992 | Joey Dunlop | Honda | 106.49 mph |
| 1993 | Joey Dunlop | Honda | 107.26 mph |
| 1994 | Joey Dunlop | Honda | 105.74 mph |
| 1995 | Mark Baldwin | Honda | 107.14 mph |
| 1996 | Joey Dunlop | Honda | 106.33 mph |
| 1997 | Ian Lougher | Honda | 107.89 mph |
| 1998 | Robert Dunlop | Honda | 106.38 mph |
| 1999 | Ian Lougher | Honda | 107.43 mph |
| 2000 | Joey Dunlop | Honda | 107.14 mph |
| 2001 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2002 | Ian Lougher | Honda | 108.65 mph |
| 2003 | Chris Palmer | Honda | 108.65 mph |
| 2004 | Chris Palmer | Honda | 108.93 mph |
| 2005-2007 | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 2008 | Chris Palmer | Honda | 94.042 mph |
| 2009 | Ian Lougher | Honda | 2 heats |

### 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT Winners

| Year | Rider | Motorcycle | Average Speed |
| 1962 | Ernst Degner | Suzuki | 75.12 mph |
| 1963 | Mitsuo Itoh | Suzuki | 78.81 mph |
| 1964 | Hugh Anderson | Suzuki | 80.64 mph |
| 1965 | Luigi Taveri | Honda | 79.66 mph |
| 1966 | Ralph Bryans | Honda | 85.66 mph |
| 1967 | Stuart Graham | Suzuki | 82.89 mph |
| 1968 | Barry Smith | Derbi | 72.90 mph |

### Ultra-Lightweight TT Race Winners

| Rider | Wins |
| Joey Dunlop, Ian Lougher Carlo Ubbiali | 4 |
| Robert Dunlop, Chris Palmer | 3 |
| Chas Mortimer, Phil Read, Tarquinio Provini*, Luigi Taveri | 2 |
| Hugh Anderson, M.Baldwin, Dieter Braun, Les Graham, Rupert Hollaus*, Wal Handley, C.Horton, Bill Ivy, Cromie McCandless, Mike Hailwood, Jack Porter, Tommy Robb, Cecil Sandford, Dave Simmonds | 1 |
* *Indicates Ultra-Lightweight TT wins on the Clypse Course.

### Ultra-Lightweight TT Race Winners by Marque

| Marque | Wins |
| Honda | 20 |
| Yamaha | 8 |
| MV Agusta | 7 |
| Mondial, Suzuki | 2 |
| Kawasaki, New Imperial, NSU, Rex-Acme | 1 |