1958 Isle of Man TT

The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races have a long (hundred-year plus) history thanks in part to the demanding 37 mile high-speed track plus Mountain Course (with a seemingly never-ending series of bends, bumps, jumps, stone walls, manhole covers and telegraph poles) which - needless to say - requires high levels of skill and concentration. Held annually in the last week of May for practice and the first week of June for racing week with many supporting attractions, gatherings and other events taking place.

For many years regarded as the most prestigious and oldest motorcycle race in the world, it has been reported as the most dangerous motorcycle road-race in the world. (From 1949–1976 the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was part of the FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship prior to transfer to UK mainland over safety concerns.)

1958 in Summary

1958 was marked by MV's total domination of all four solo classes, a classic Junior and Senior double by John Surtees and the first appearance in the TT of Mike Hailwood; the Lightweight race was an all-Italian contest between Tarquinio Provini and Carlo Ubbiali, riding MV four-strokes that included a neck-and-neck round the demanding Clypse Course, with Ubbiali leading in the early stages. At the end of the fourth lap they were side by side as they crossed the line, but Provini slowly pulled away to win by 8.2 seconds, establishing new race and lap records.

Mike Hailwood finished third, followed by NSU teammate Bob Brown .

In the Ultra-Lightweight race. Luigi Taveri, riding one of the Italian Ducati's, harried the MV team and led at the end of the second lap before Provini snatched the initiative but crashed at the Nursery on lap four. When Taveri retired with engine trouble at Creg-ny-Baa, Ubbiali took the flag.

Mike Hailwood on a Paton was seventh, completing a memorable debut and finished 12th in the Junior, 13th in the Senior, and third in the Lightweight.

BMW dominated the Sidecar class with Walter Schneider winning comfortably, followed by teammate Florian Camathias with British driver Jack Beeton in third, but former World Champion Eric Oliver coaxed a standard Norton Dominator, fitted with the standard Watsonian Monaco sports sidecar into tenth place. With Mrs Pat Wise in the car they averaged 59.95 mph and gained a bronze replica.^[1]

1958 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

7 Laps (264.11 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	John Surtees	Britain	MV Agusta	93.97 mph	2:48.38.4	8
2	Dave Chadwick	Britain	Norton	91.68 mph	2:52.50.6	6
3	Geoff Tanner	Britain	Norton	91.54 mph	2:53.06.4	4
4	Terry Shepherd	Britain	Norton	91.54 mph	2:53.06.6	3
5	George Catlin	Britain	Norton	90.86 mph	2:54.24.8	2
6	Alistair King	Britain	Norton	90.83 mph	2:54.24.4	1

1958 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Tarquinio Provini	Italy	MV Agusta	76.89 mph	1:24.12.0	8
2	Carlo Ubbiali	Italy	MV Agusta	76.77 mph	1:24.20.2	6
3	Mike Hailwood	Britain	NSU	74.30 mph	1:27.07.08	4
4	Bob Brown	Australia	NSU	73.72 mph	1:27.48.8	3
5	Dieter Falk	West Germany	Adler	73.70 mph	1:27.50.04	2
6	Sammy Miller	Britain	CZ	72.63 mph	1:29.08.8	1

1958 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Carlo Ubbiali	Italy	MV Agusta	72.86 mph	1:28.51.2	8
2	Romolo Ferri	Italy	Ducati	72.68 mph	1:29.04.0	6
3	Dave Chadwick	Britain	Ducati	71.56 mph	1:30.27.8	4
4	Sammy Miller	Britain	Ducati	70.43 mph	1:35.55.2	3
5	Ernst Degner	East Germany	MZ	69.28 mph	1:33.27.0	2
6	Heinz Rosner	East Germany	MZ	69.07 mph	1:33.43.8	1

1958 Sidecar TT final standings

10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Walter Schneider/H.Strauss	1	West Germany	BMW	73.01 mph	1:28.40.0	8
2	Florian Camathias/H.Ceeco	23	Switzerland	BMW	72.11 mph	1:29.47.2	6
3	Jackie Beaton/E.Bulgin	24	Britain	Norton	67.63 mph	1:35.34.8	4
4	Alwyn Ritter/E.Blauth	5	West Germany	BMW	67.23 mph	1:36.17.8	3
5	E.Walker/D.G.Roberts	11	Britain	Norton	64.56 mph	1:30.15.2	2
6	P.Woollett/G.H.Loft	9	Britain	Norton	63.06 mph	1:34.24.2	1

1958 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

Friday 18 June 1958 – 7 Laps (274.11 miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	John Surtees	Britain	MV Agusta	98.63 mph	2:38.49.8	8
2	Bob Anderson	Britain	Norton	95.40 mph	2:46.06.0	6
3	Bob Brown	Australia	Norton	95.24 mph	2:46.22.2	4
4	Derek Minter	Britain	Norton	94.86 mph	2:47.03.2	3
5	Dave Chadwick	Britain	Norton	94.74 mph	2:47.15.4	2
6	John Anderson	Britain	Norton	94.34 mph	2:47.58.8	1

References

↑ Meetings 1951 - 1970, TT 1958 IoM TT.com Retrieved 2 April 2016

External links

Isle of Man TT Race Results

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