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.

  1976 Isle of Man TT
Race details
Race 5 of 12 races in the
1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date7–12 June 1976
Official nameIsle of Man Tourist Trophy
LocationSnaefell Mountain Course
Course
  • Public roads
  • 60.725 km (37.733 mi)
500 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider John Williams Suzuki
Time 20:09.800
Podium
First Tom Herron Yamaha
Second Ian Richards Yamaha
Third Billy Guthrie Yamaha
350 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Tony Rutter Yamaha
Time 20:49.600
Podium
First Chas Mortimer Yamaha
Second Tony Rutter Yamaha
Third Billy Guthrie Yamaha
250 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Tom Herron Yamaha
Time 21:27.800
Podium
First Tom Herron Yamaha
Second Takazumi Katayama Yamaha
Third Chas Mortimer Yamaha
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Siegfried Schauzu Aro
Time 23:13.000
Podium
First Rolf Steinhausen Busch König
Second Dick Greasley Chell Yamaha
Third Mac Hobson Ham Yamaha

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.

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