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.

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1959 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

7 Laps (264.11 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Britain MV Agusta 95.38 mph2:46.08.08
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hartle Britain MV Agusta93.65 mph2:49.12.26
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alistair King Britain Norton 93.56 mph2:49.22.64
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Duke Britain Norton93.10 mph2:50.12.43
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson Britain Norton92.67 mph2:50.59.62
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Chadwick Britain Norton92.51 mph2:51.17.61

1959 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Tarquinio Provini Italy MV Agusta 77.77 mph1:23.15.88
2 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta77.76 mph1:23.16.26
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Chadwick Britain MV Agusta74.52 mph1:26.52.44
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Robb Britain GMS 73.60 mph1:27.57.03
5 Flag of Germany.svg Horst Kassner Germany NSU 72.18 mph1:29.43.02
6 Flag of Austria.svg Rudi Thalhammer Austria NSU72.07 mph1:29.49.61

1959 Isle of Man Ultra-Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Tarquinio Provini Italy MV Agusta 74.06 mph1:27.52.28
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luigi Taveri Switzerland MZ 73.95 mph1:27.32.66
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Britain Ducati 72.15 mph1:29.44.04
4 Flag of East Germany.svg Horst Fügner Germany MZ71.91 mph1:30.11.63
5 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 71.20 mph1:30.56.62
6 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Taniguchi Japan Honda 68.29 mph1:34.48.01

1959 Sidecar TT final standings

10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Flag of Germany.svg Walter Schneider/H.Strauss3 Germany BMW 72.69 mph1:29.03.88
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Florian Camathias/H.Cecco9 Switzerland BMW71.05 mph1:31.06.86
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fritz Scheidegger/H.Burkhardt25 Switzerland BMW69.42 mph1:33.16.24
4 Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Fath/A.Wohlgemuth5 Germany BMW68.95 mph1:33.51.03
5 Flag of Germany.svg Edgar Strub/R Mick Woolett17 Germany BMW67.31 mph1:36.12.22
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Owen Greenwood/Terry Fairbrother28 Britain Norton66.56 mph1:37.15.81

1959 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

7 Laps (274.11 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Britain MV Agusta 87.94 mph3:00.13.48
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alistair King Britain Norton 85.50 mph3:05.21.06
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Brown Australia Norton 83.00 mph3:10.56.44
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek T.Powell Britain Matchless 82.87 mph3:11.14.23
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob McIntyre Britain Norton82.34 mph3:12.27.82
6 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Paddy Driver South Africa Norton81.34 mph3:14.55.41