# 1952 Isle of Man TT

The 1952 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the start of Bob McIntyre's association with the Isle of Man, when he came second in the Junior Clubman TT that year. Irishman Reg Armstrong won his first Senior TT event as well as coming in second in the Junior TT race on a Norton. Armstrong, as a Norton works rider, was back-up to Geoff Duke who came first in the Junior race.

## Senior TT (500 cc) classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
| 1 | Reg Armstrong | Norton | 7 | 2:50:28.4 | 8 |
| 2 | Leslie Graham | MV Agusta | 7 | +26.6 | 6 |
| 3 | Ray Amm | Norton | 7 | +1:02.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Rod Coleman | AJS | 7 | +6:10.6 | 3 |
| 5 | Bill Lomas | AJS | 7 | +8:10.6 | 2 |
| 6 | Cromie McCandless | Norton | 7 | +8:22.8 | 1 |
| 7 | George Brown | Norton | 7 | +10:07.4 | |
| 8 | Ken Mudford | Norton | 7 | +10:10.6 | |
| 9 | Albert Moule | Norton | 7 | +12:13.2 | |
| 10 | Phil Carter | Norton | 7 | +13:03.4 | |
| 41 finishers ||||||

## Junior TT (350 cc) classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
| 1 | Geoff Duke | Norton | 7 | 2:55:30.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Reg Armstrong | Norton | 7 | +1:27.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Rod Coleman | AJS | 7 | +2:41.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Bill Lomas | AJS | 7 | +5:03.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Syd Lawton | AJS | 7 | +11:34.4 | 2 |
| 6 | George Brown | AJS | 7 | +12:02.8 | 1 |
| 7 | Cromie McCandless | Norton | 7 | +12:59.8 | |
| 8 | Ernie Ring | AJS | 7 | +13:12.2 | |
| 9 | Cecil Sandford | Velocette | 7 | +14:49.6 | |
| 10 | Phil Carter | Norton | 7 | +16:46.0 | |
| 51 finishers ||||||

## Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
| 1 | Fergus Anderson | Moto Guzzi | 4 | 1:48:08.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Enrico Lorenzetti | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +32.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Syd Lawton | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +1:34.6 | 4 |
| 4 | Leslie Graham | Velocette | 4 | +2:13.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Maurice Cann | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +2:43.0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bruno Ruffo | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +3:17.4 | 1 |
| 7 | Ron Mead | Velocette | 4 | +9:39.8 | |
| 8 | Ray Petty | Norton | 4 | +10:52.4 | |
| 9 | Arthur Wheeler | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +11:51.8 | |
| 10 | Charlie Salt | Pike-Rudge | 4 | +12:30.0 | |
| 22 finishers ||||||

## Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification

| Pos. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | Cecil Sandford | MV Agusta | 3 | 1:29:54.8 | 8 |
| 2 | Carlo Ubbiali | Mondial | 3 | +1:40.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Len Parry | Mondial | 3 | +4:07.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Cromie McCandless | Mondial | 3 | +7:18.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Angelo Copeta | MV Agusta | 3 | +8:38.6 | 2 |
| 6 | Frank Burman | EMC-Puch | 3 | +17:39.2 | 1 |
| 7 | Harvey Williams | BSA | 3 | +27:07.6 | |
| 8 | Howard Grindley | DMW-Royal Enfield | 3 | +27:47.2 | |
| 9 | Noel Mavrogordato | EMC-Puch | 3 | +28:52.2 | |
| 10 | Eric Hardy | Dot | 3 | +29:08.2 | |
| 16 starters, 12 finishers ||||||
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## Non-championship races
### Clubmans Senior TT classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
| 1 | Bernard Hargreaves | Triumph | 4 | 1:49:50.0 |
| 2 | Ken James | Norton | 4 | +38.6 |
| 3 | John Clark | Norton | 4 | +42.6 |
| 4 | Derek Farrant | Norton | 4 | |
| 5 | Jack Bottomley | Triumph | 4 | |
| 6 | Robert Kerr | Triumph | 4 | |
| 7 | Bob Ritchie | Norton | 4 | |
| 8 | D. K. Tyndale-Powell | BSA | 4 | |
| 9 | A. M. Cook | Triumph | 4 | |
| 10 | Bill Dobbs | Norton | 4 | |

### Clubmans Junior TT classification

| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
| 1 | Eric Houseley | BSA | 4 | 1:54:45.2 |
| 2 | Bob McIntyre | BSA | 4 | +32.2 |
| 3 | Ken James | Norton | 4 | +39.4 |
| 4 | C. E. Staley | BSA | 4 | |
| 5 | Derek Powell | BSA | 4 | |
| 6 | Harry Plews | Norton | 4 | |
| 7 | Harry Brown | BSA | 4 | |
| 8 | R. Jones | BSA | 4 | |
| 9 | Bob Ritchie | Norton | 4 | |
| 10 | Eric Jones | BSA | 4 | |

## Sources

* ↑ "Bob McIntyre profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
* ↑ "Reg Armstrong profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
* 1 2 3 4 Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 117–119.
* ↑ Haefliger, Werner. FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 12. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
* 1 2 Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 69.