1959 Isle of Man TT
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The 1959 Isle of Man TT, the second round of the 1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, involved races on both the Mountain Course and the Clypse Course on the Isle of Man. John Surtees won the Senior race with a time of 3:00.13.4, adding to his earlier victory in the Junior race. Tarquinio Provini won both the Lightweight and Ultra-Lightweight categories, while Walter Schneider and H.Strauss won the sidecar event.
1959 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings
7 Laps (264.11 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom John Surtees | Britain | MV Agusta | 95.38 mph | 2:46.08.0 | 8 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom John Hartle | Britain | MV Agusta | 93.65 mph | 2:49.12.2 | 6 | |
| 3 | United Kingdom Alistair King | Britain | Norton | 93.56 mph | 2:49.22.6 | 4 | |
| 4 | United Kingdom Geoff Duke | Britain | Norton | 93.10 mph | 2:50.12.4 | 3 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom Bob Anderson | Britain | Norton | 92.67 mph | 2:50.59.6 | 2 | |
| 6 | United Kingdom Dave Chadwick | Britain | Norton | 92.51 mph | 2:51.17.6 | 1 |
1959 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings
10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Tarquinio Provini | Italy | MV Agusta | 77.77 mph | 1:23.15.8 | 8 | |
| 2 | Italy Carlo Ubbiali | Italy | MV Agusta | 77.76 mph | 1:23.16.2 | 6 | |
| 3 | United Kingdom Dave Chadwick | Britain | MV Agusta | 74.52 mph | 1:26.52.4 | 4 | |
| 4 | United Kingdom Tommy Robb | Britain | GMS | 73.60 mph | 1:27.57.0 | 3 | |
| 5 | West Germany Horst Kassner | Germany | NSU | 72.18 mph | 1:29.43.0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Austria Rudi Thalhammer | Austria | NSU | 72.07 mph | 1:29.49.6 | 1 |
1959 Isle of Man Ultra-Lightweight TT 125cc final standings
10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Tarquinio Provini | Italy | MV Agusta | 74.06 mph | 1:27.52.2 | 8 | |
| 2 | Switzerland Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | MZ | 73.95 mph | 1:27.32.6 | 6 | |
| 3 | United Kingdom Mike Hailwood | Britain | Ducati | 72.15 mph | 1:29.44.0 | 4 | |
| 4 | East Germany Horst Fügner | Germany | MZ | 71.91 mph | 1:30.11.6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Italy Carlo Ubbiali | Italy | MV Agusta | 71.20 mph | 1:30.56.6 | 2 | |
| 6 | Japan Naomi Taniguchi | Japan | Honda | 68.29 mph | 1:34.48.0 | 1 |
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1959 Sidecar TT final standings
10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany Walter Schneider/H.Strauss | 3 | Germany | BMW | 72.69 mph | 1:29.03.8 | 8 |
| 2 | Switzerland Florian Camathias/H.Cecco | 9 | Switzerland | BMW | 71.05 mph | 1:31.06.8 | 6 |
| 3 | Switzerland Fritz Scheidegger/H.Burkhardt | 25 | Switzerland | BMW | 69.42 mph | 1:33.16.2 | 4 |
| 4 | West Germany Helmut Fath/A.Wohlgemuth | 5 | Germany | BMW | 68.95 mph | 1:33.51.0 | 3 |
| 5 | West Germany Edgar Strub/R Mick Woolett | 17 | Germany | BMW | 67.31 mph | 1:36.12.2 | 2 |
| 6 | United Kingdom Owen Greenwood/Terry Fairbrother | 28 | Britain | Norton | 66.56 mph | 1:37.15.8 | 1 |
1959 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings
7 Laps (274.11 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom John Surtees | Britain | MV Agusta | 87.94 mph | 3:00.13.4 | 8 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom Alistair King | Britain | Norton | 85.50 mph | 3:05.21.0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Australia Bob Brown | Australia | Norton | 83.00 mph | 3:10.56.4 | 4 | |
| 4 | United Kingdom Derek T.Powell | Britain | Matchless | 82.87 mph | 3:11.14.2 | 3 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom Bob McIntyre | Britain | Norton | 82.34 mph | 3:12.27.8 | 2 | |
| 6 | South Africa Paddy Driver | South Africa | Norton | 81.34 mph | 3:14.55.4 | 1 |
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