# 1963 Isle of Man TT

The 1963 Isle of Man TT motorcycle races were contested in six categories over the Snaefell Mountain Course. The Senior TT was won by Mike Hailwood on an MV Agusta.

## 1963 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
| 1 | Hugh Anderson | Suzuki | 89.27 mph | 1:16.05.0 | 8 |
| 2 | Frank Perris | Suzuki | 87.74 mph | 1:17.25.0 | 6 |
| 3 | Ernst Degner | Suzuki | 87.61 mph | 1:17.31.6 | 4 |
| 4 | Luigi Taveri | Honda | 86.99 mph | 1:18.05.0 | 3 |
| 5 | Bert Schneider | Suzuki | 86.30 mph | 1:18.42.8 | 2 |
| 6 | Jim Redman | Honda | 86.26 mph | 1:18.44.6 | 1 |

## 1963 Sidecar TT final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Passenger | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
| 1 | Florian Camathias | Alfred Herzig | BMW | 88.38 mph | 1:16.15.0 | 8 |
| 2 | Fritz Scheidegger | John Robinson | BMW | 87.66 mph | 1:17.29.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Tony Baitup | Peter Birch | Triumph | 86.52 mph | 1:17.17.6 | 4 |
| 4 | Otto Kolle | Dieter Hess | BMW | 81.55 mph | 1:23.17.6 | 3 |
| 5 | Georg Auerbacher | Eduard Dein | BMW | 82.56 mph | 1:22.16.0 | 2 |
| 6 | Colin Seeley | Willy Rawlings | Matchless | 81.52 mph | 1:23.19.8 | 1 |

## 1963 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
| 1 | Jim Redman | Honda | 94.85 mph | 2:23.12.2 | 8 |
| 2 | Fumio Ito | Yamaha | 94.55 mph | 2:23.40.4 | 6 |
| 3 | Bill Smith | Honda | 91.12 mph | 2:29.05.2 | 4 |
| 4 | Hiroshi Hasegawa | Yamaha | 88.39 mph | 2:33.41.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Tommy Robb | Honda | 82.75 mph | 2:44.10.2 | 2 |
| 6 | John Kidson | Moto Guzzi | 82.74 mph | 2:44.10.6 | 1 |

## 1963 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
| 1 | Jim Redman | Honda | 94.91 mph | 2:23.08.2 | 8 |
| 2 | John Hartle | Gilera | 90.58 mph | 2:29.58.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Franta Stastny | Jawa | 89.76 mph | 2:31.20.6 | 4 |
| 4 | Syd Mizen | AJS | 89.65 mph | 2:31.31.8 | 3 |
| 5 | Jack Ahearn | Norton | 89.35 mph | 2:31.01.8 | 2 |
| 6 | Mike Duff | AJS | 87.59 mph | 2:35.05.4 | 1 |

## 1963 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
| 1 | Mitsuo Itoh | Suzuki | 78.81 mph | 1:26.10.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Hugh Anderson | Suzuki | 78.40 mph | 1:26.37.4 | 6 |
| 3 | Hans-Georg Anscheidt | Kreidler | 78.33 mph | 1:26.42.0 | 4 |
| 4 | Isao Morishita | Suzuki | 77.82 mph | 1:27.16.2 | 3 |
| 5 | Michio Ichino | Suzuki | 76.20 mph | 1:29.07.6 | 2 |
| 6 | Ian Plumridge | Honda | 64.82 mph | 1:44.46.4 | 1 |
* Fastest Lap; Ernst Degner 28 minutes 37.2 seconds, 79.10 mph.

## 1963 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
| 1 | Mike Hailwood | MV Agusta | 104.64 mph | 2:09.48.8 | 8 |
| 2 | John Hartle | Gilera | 103.67 mph | 2:11.01.8 | 6 |
| 3 | Phil Read | Gilera | 100.01 mph | 2:15.42.2 | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Duff | Matchless | 99.29 mph | 2:16.48.8 | 3 |
| 5 | Joe Dunphy | Norton | 99.63 mph | 2:20.09.0 | 2 |
| 6 | Fred Stevens | Norton | 96.99 mph | 2:20.11.2 | 1 |

## Sources

* ↑ Motocourse History of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races 1907–1989 by Nick Harris (1990)(1st Edition) Hazelton Publishing ISBN 0-905138-71-6