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Date | 4–14 June 1956 |
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Official name | Isle of Man Tourist Trophy |
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Location | Snaefell Mountain Course (Senior, Junior, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior) Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight and Sidecars) |
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Course | - Public roads;
Mountain Course 60.72 km (37.73 mi); Clypse Course 17.63 km (10.95 mi)
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The 1956 Isle of Man TT was the first round of the 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place between 4 June and 8 June 1956 at the Snaefell Mountain Course for the Senior and Junior TTs and the Clypse Course for the Lightweight, Ultra Lightweight and Sidecar TTs.
Senior TT (500 cc) classification
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Junior TT (350 cc) classification
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Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification
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Ultra Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification
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Sidecar TT classification
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Non-championship races
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Clubmans Senior TT classification
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Pos
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Rider
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Manufacturer
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Laps
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Time
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1
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Bernard Codd
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BSA
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3
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1:18:40.6
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2
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Ron Jerrard
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BSA
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3
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+1:06.2
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3
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Tony Jenkins
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BSA
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3
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+2:41.8
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4
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Fred Wallis
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BSA
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3
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+2:43.6
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5
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Dennis Smart
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BSA
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3
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+4:34.4
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6
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Geoffrey Coombes
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BSA
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3
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+5:24.2
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7
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John Hurlstone
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Triumph
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3
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8
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W. J. Hill
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BSA
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3
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9
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Brian Newman
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BSA
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3
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10
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David Andrews
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BSA
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3
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28 finishers
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Clubmans Junior TT classification
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Pos
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Rider
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Manufacturer
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Laps
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Time
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1
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Bernard Codd
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BSA
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3
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1:22:48.4
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2
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John Eckhart
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BSA
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3
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+41.6
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3
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Alan Shepherd
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Norton
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3
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+2:54.8
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4
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Eric Unwin
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BSA
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3
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+3:19.6
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5
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Derrick Jervis
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BSA
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3
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+3:20.4
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6
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Jimmy Morton
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BSA
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3
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+3:32.8
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7
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James Coates
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BSA
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3
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8
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Norman Robertson
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BSA
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3
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9
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Ken James
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BSA
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3
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10
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Denis Pratt
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BSA
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3
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50 finishers
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- ^ a b c d e Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 156–157.
- ^ a b Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 148–149.