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.)
7 Laps (264.11 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | 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 |
10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | 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 |
10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | 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 | Horst Fügner | East Germany | MZ | 69.07 mph | 1:33.43.8 | 1 |
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 |
Friday 18 June 1958 – 7 Laps (274.11 miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | 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 |
The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May and June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907. The event begins on the UK Spring Bank Holiday at the end of May and runs for thirteen days. It is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world as many competitors have died.
The 1907 Isle of Man TT races were the inaugural International Tourist Trophy for motor-cycles held on the Isle of Man. The event was held on Tuesday 28 May 1907 over the St John's Short Course consisting of a Single Cylinder and a Twin-Cylinder class. The race was ten laps of the 15 mile 1,430 yards course, a total race distance of 158 miles 220 yards.
The 1967 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was a motorcycle road racing event held on the 37-mile Snaefell Mountain course on the Isle of Man. Five races, in different engine capacity classes of 50, 125, 250, 350 and the 500 cc Senior TT, made up the second round of the FIM World Grand Prix motorcycling championship season. Mike Hailwood, on the four-cylinder Honda RC181, duelled with Giacomo Agostini's MV Agusta 500 Three.
Stanley Woods was an Irish motorcycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins in the 1920s and 1930s, winning the Isle of Man TT races ten times in his career, plus wins at Assen and elsewhere. He was also a skilled trials rider, competing in the 1940s.
The 1911 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races took place for the first time over the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. The whole organisation of the races was given over to the Auto-Cycle Union (ACU), which announced the use of the longer mountain course with a four lap (150 mile) Junior race on Friday 30 June, and five laps (189 mile) for the Senior race on Monday 3 July. In only five years the TT races had matured and commercialism had set-in. Grandstands were built by the Douglas Corporation in what had been popular and free vantage points in Douglas, to the displeasure of the public.
The Isle of Man TT Mountain Course or TT Course or Snaefell Mountain Course or Elmo’s Mountain Course is a street and public rural road circuit located in the Isle of Man, used for motorcycle racing. The motorcycle TT Course is used principally for the Isle of Man TT Races and also the separate event of the Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling for the Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT Races held in September of each year. The start-line for the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course is located on Glencrutchery Road in the City of Douglas, Isle of Man.
The 1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy introduced a new race, within a race, for 250 cc motorcycles called the Lightweight TT, to be run concurrently with the already-established Junior 350 cc that took place on Tuesday 30 May, and Senior 500 cc race on Thursday 1 June.
The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event traditionally held over the last week in May and the first week in June. The Senior TT is the blue ribbon event of the festival that takes place on the Saturday of race week, with "The Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars trophy" awarded to the winner.
For the 1935 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, Stanley Woods provided another surprise by moving again, from Husqvarna to Moto Guzzi.
The 1957 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the Golden Jubilee event and the second race in the 1957 Motorcycle World Championships.
The Supertwin TT is a motorcycle road race that is a part of the Isle of Man TT festival - an annual motorcycle event traditionally held over the last week of May and first week of June. Prior to the 2022 edition of the TT, the race was known as the Lightweight TT.
The 1954 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the second race in the 1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and proved highly controversial for TT Course and race changes. The 1954 Junior TT was the first race where the official race distance was reduced from 7 laps to 5 laps. The 1954 Senior TT Race was stopped at half distance due to the weather conditions on the Mountain Section of the course.
The Ultra-Lightweight TT was a motorcycle road race that took place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1951 and 1974 this race was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season at world-level, representing the British round. The Ultra-Lightweight TT and the Lightweight TT races were both dropped from the 2005 Isle of Man TT race calendar due to lack of entries, but were later reinstated to the 2008 and 2009 TT race schedules held on the 4.25 mi (6.84 km) Billown Circuit.
The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle-with-sidecar road race competition held over two legs which takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1954 and 1976 this race was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship.
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.
The St John's Short Course was a road-racing street circuit used for the Isle of Man TT held between 1907 and 1910.
The 1972 Isle of Man TT motorcycle races were held between 5–9 June 1972. It was the fifth round of the FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship.
The 2010 Isle of Man TT Festival was held between Saturday 29 May and Friday 11 June on the 37.73-mile Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. The 2010 races again included a second 600 cc Supersport Junior TT race. The Lightweight TT and Ultra-Lightweight TT race class previously held on the 4.25-mile (6.84 km) Billown Circuit in the Isle of Man for the 2008 Isle of Man TT and 2009 Isle of Man TT were dropped from the 2010 race schedule. The 2010 Isle of Man TT Races included the one-lap TT Zero for racing motorcycles "to be powered without the use of carbon based fuels and have zero toxic/noxious emissions." which replaced the TTXGP and also a Suzuki 50th Anniversary Lap of Honour and the TT Classic Parade which were held before the main Senior TT race.
TT Zero was an electric motorsport event introduced for the 2010 Isle of Man TT races – replaced the similar TTXGP race as a 1-lap circuit of the Snaefell Mountain Course. The TT Zero event as an officially sanctioned Isle of Man TT race is for racing motorcycles where "The technical concept is for motorcycles to be powered without the use of carbon based fuels and have zero toxic/noxious emissions." The Isle of Man Government offered a prize of £10,000 for the first entrant to exceed the prestigious 100 mph average speed around the Mountain Course.