# 1976 Isle of Man TT

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 | Points |
| 1 | 15 | Tom Herron | | Yamaha | 2:09'10.000 | 15 |
| 2 | 25 | Ian Richards | | Yamaha | +3.400 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Billy Guthrie | Danfay | Yamaha | +23.000 | 10 |
| 4 | 17 | Takazumi Katayama | Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team | Yamaha | +28.200 | 8 |
| 5 | 23 | Roger Nicholls | | Yamaha | +1'05.600 | 6 |
| 6 | 26 | Jon Ekerold | Padgett's Motorcycles | Yamaha | +2'02.400 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | John Williams | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +2'26.800 | 4 |
| 8 | 41 | Gordon Pantall | | Yamaha | +2'46.800 | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | John Weeden | | Yamaha | +3'45.200 | 2 |
| 10 | 30 | Bill Smith | | Yamaha | +4'19.600 | 1 |
| 11 | ?? | Paul Cott | | Yamaha | +4'36.800 | |
| 12 | ?? | Alan Jackson | | Sparton | +4'58.200 | |
| 13 | ?? | Denis Casement | | Yamaha | +5'59.600 | |
| 14 | ?? | Gerry Mateer | | Yamaha | +7'20.000 | |
| 15 | ?? | Donal Cormican | | Yamaha | +7'15.800 | |
| 16 | ?? | James Scott | | Yamaha | +7'18.400 | |
| 17 | ?? | Bill Simpson | | Yamaha | +7'52.200 | |
| 18 | ?? | Joey Dunlop | | Yamaha | +8'39.000 | |
| 19 | ?? | Roger Nott | | Yamaha | +9'15.600 | |
| 20 | ?? | Ernie Coates | | Yamaha | +9'51.800 | |
| 21 | ?? | Mal Kirwan | | Yamaha | +10'01.600 | |
| 22 | ?? | Dave Danks | | Yamaha | +10'48.000 | |
| 23 | ?? | Bernie Toleman | | Suzuki | +11'25.400 | |
| 24 | ?? | Stuart Jones | | Yamaha | +11'45.000 | |
| 25 | ?? | Malcolm Lucas | | Norton | +13'09.200 | |
| 26 | ?? | Bill Ingham | | Yamaha | +13'51.000 | |
| 27 | ?? | Roy Jeffreys | | Yamaha | +14'44.800 | |
| 28 | ?? | Richard Pipes | | Yamaha | +15'31.400 | |
| 29 | ?? | Trevor Steele | | Yamaha | +15'33.600 | |
| 30 | ?? | Bill Bowman | | Yamaha | +15'46.600 | |
| 31 | ?? | Gerhard Vogt | | Yamaha | +21'46.400 | |
| 32 | ?? | John Lavender | | Norton | +22'14.600 | |
| 33 | ?? | Walter Dawson | | Seeley | +22'49.000 | |
| 34 | ?? | Tom Robinson | | Yamaha | +23'10.800 | |
| 35 | ?? | Chris Neve | | Yamaha | +26'22.400 | |
| 36 | ?? | Chris Hart | | Yamaha | +29'01.000 | |
| Ret | 10 | Jack Findlay | Jack Findlay Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Steve Tonkin | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Mick Chatterton | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Bert Kleimaier | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Malcolm Moffat | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Keith Martin | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Brian Warburton | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | David Hughes | | Arter Matchless | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Mick Grant | | Kawasaki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Derek Mortimer | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Alan Lawton | | Norton | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Martyn Sharpe | | Sparton | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Mick Poxon | | Sparton | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Stan Woods | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Tom Loughridge | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Roger Bowler | | Suzuki | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Eddie Roberts | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Geoff Barry | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Graham Waring | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Sam McClements | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Henry McEwan | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Tony Rutter | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Bill Fulton | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Brendan Ryan | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Alex George | Hermetite Racing International | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Les Kenny | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Noel Clegg | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Chas Mortimer | Takazumi Katayama Sarome Team | Yamaha | Injury | |
| Ret | ?? | Hans-Otto Butenuth | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Limer McCabe | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Charlie Williams | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Derek Chatterton | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | David Nixon | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Neil Tuxworth | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Brian Peters | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Bill Henderson | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Bernard Murray | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| Ret | ?? | Kevin Cowley | | Yamaha | Retired | |
| DNS | ?? | Percy Tait | | Suzuki | Did not start | |
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## 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 |||||||

## 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 |||||||

## 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 ||||||||

## 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) |||||||

### 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) ||||||

### Production TT

| Pos | No. | Riders | 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) |||||||