1977 Isle of Man TT

The 1977 Isle of Man TT took place between 11 June – 17 June 1977, at the Snaefell Mountain Course. 1977 marked the beginning of an era as it was the first time the Isle of Man TT did not appear on the Grand Prix calendar.^[1] The event saw the return of Phil Read, who competed in his last TT races in 1972.

Senior TT (500 cc) classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	9	Phil Read	Suzuki	5	1:45:48.4
2	6	Tom Herron	Yamaha	5	+1:18.2
3	10	Eddie Roberts	Yamaha	5	+2:46.0
4	30	Joey Dunlop	Yamsel	5	+3:58.6
5	16	Pat Hennen	Suzuki	5	+4:09.2
6	42	Joe Lindsay	Yamsel	5	+4:28.6
7	4	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	5	+4:38.6
8	32	Bill Smith	Suzuki	5	+5:09.4
9	11	Billy Guthrie	Yamaha	5	+5:48.6
10	29	James Scott	Yamaha	5	+6:05.4
73 starters in total, 36 finishers
Fastest lap : 20:34.6 (Phil Read)
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Junior TT (250 cc) classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	3	Charlie Williams	Yamaha	3	1:08:10.0
2	7	Ian Richards	Yamaha	3	+8.8
3	8	Tom Herron	Yamaha	3	+1:13.0
4	12	Alex George	Yamaha	3	+1:48.0
5	15	Stan Woods	Yamaha	3	+2:05.4
6	6	Eddie Roberts	Yamaha	3	+2:23.4
7	10	Mick Grant	Kawasaki	3	+2:25.6
8	34	Clive Horton	Yamaha	3	+3:05.0
9	26	Joe Lindsay	Yamsel	3	+3:17.4
10	33	Joey Dunlop	Yamaha	3	+3:22.2
67 starters in total, 51 finishers
Fastest lap : 22:18.8 (Ian Richards)
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1000 cc Classic TT classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	6	Mick Grant	Kawasaki	6	2:02:37.4
2	12	Charlie Williams	Yamaha	6	+3:26.8
3	4	Eddie Roberts	Yamaha	6	+5:25.6
4	3	Chas Mortimer	Yamaha	6	+5:58.0
5	11	Bill Smith	Yamaha	6	+6:13.0
6	26	Stan Woods	Suzuki	6	+6:22.6
7	37	Joey Dunlop	Yamaha	6	+6:34.4
8	44	Steve Tonkin	Yamaha	6	+8:02.4
9	1	Steve Parrish	Suzuki	6	+8:10.8
10	10	Alex George	Yamaha	6	+8:26.0
71 starters in total, 30 finishers
Fastest lap : 20:04.4 (Mick Grant)
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Jubilee 1000 cc TT classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	6	Joey Dunlop	Yamaha	4	1:23:10.6
2	16	George Fogarty	Suzuki	4	+51.6
3	10	Steve Tonkin	Yamaha	4	+1:20.4
4	11	Bill Smith	Suzuki	4	+1:37.4
5	24	Derek Huxley	Yamaha	4	+2:48.8
6	17	John Findlay	Yamaha	4	+3:24.6
7	2	Derek Chatterton	Suzuki	4	+3:26.8
8	23	Denis Casement	Yamaha	4	+3:51.2
9	5	Neil Tuxworth	Yamaha	4	+4:21.8
10	22	James Scott	Yamaha	4	+4:27.2
80 starters in total, 45 finishers
Fastest lap : 20:24.4 (Joey Dunlop)
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Formula One TT classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	11	Phil Read	Honda	4	1:33:19.6
2	2	Roger Nicholls	Ducati	4	+38.4
3	3	Ian Richards	Honda	4	+3:26.4
4	12	Stan Woods	Honda	4	+3:49.4
5	16	Malcolm Lucas	BSA	4	+5:01.8
6	29	Michael Hunt	Laverda	4	+5:49.4
7	43	Roger Corbett	Triumph	4	+6:32.6
8	46	Ian Tomkinson	BSA	4	+8:21.6
9	31	John Kirkby	Laverda	4	+9:53.6
10	59	John Wilkinson	Suzuki	4	+9:59.6
49 starters in total, 32 finishers
Fastest lap : 22:15.0 (Phil Read)
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Formula Two TT classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	8	Alan Jackson	Honda	4	1:31:08.0
2	3	Neil Tuxworth	Honda	4	+1:24.6
3	6	Denis Casement	Honda	4	+3:50.4
4	18	John Crick	Honda	4	+11:23.2
5	12	Dennis McMillan	Triumph	4	+12:29.4
6	14	Terry McKane	Honda	4	+15:45.0
7	19	Alistair Copland	Benelli	4	+16:44.8
8	21	Richard Arian	Honda	4	+22:41.0
14 starters in total, 8 finishers
Fastest lap : 22:22.8 (Alan Jackson)
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Formula Three TT classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	45	John Kidson	Honda	4	1:37:04.4
2	64	Brian Peters	Suzuki	4	+5:15.0
3	66	Alan Walsh	Honda	4	+5:23.6
4	46	Graham Bentman	Honda	4	+6:04.8
5	49	Fred Launchbury	Maico	4	+7:12.2
6	40	Mal Kirwan	Honda	4	+7:53.0
7	48	Neville Watts	Honda	4	+10:34.6
8	55	Richard Stevens	Yamaha	4	+11:27.6
9	44	John Riley	Yamaha	4	+12:06.6
10	62	Paul Feist	Yamaha	4	+12:26.6
20 starters in total, 13 finishers
Fastest lap : 23:52.6 (John Kidson)
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1000 cc Sidecar TT Race One classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	16	George O'Dell	Kenny Arthur	Windle-Yamaha	4	1:30:31.2
2	2	Dick Greasley	Mick Skeels	Chell-Yamaha	4	+50.0
3	3	Rolf Steinhausen	Wolfgang Kalauch	Busch-König	4	+1:46.2
4	5	Graham Milton	John Brushwood	British Magnum	4	+2:45.0
5	9	Mick Boddice	Chas Birks	Yamaha	4	+5:15.6
6	18	Bill Hodgkins	John Parkins	Francis-Yamaha	4	+7:45.6
7	33	George Oates	John Molyneux	Kawasaki	4	+7:48.4
8	24	Malcolm Aldrick	Paul Beasley	Revett-Yamaha	4	+11:55.6
9	59	Brian Mee	Alan Widdowson	Kawasaki	4	+12:18.4
10	53	Bill Hall	Peter Minion	Russell-Kawasaki	4	+12:53.6
68 starters in total, 36 finishers
Fastest lap : 22:01.2 (O'Dell/Arthur)
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1000 cc Sidecar TT Race Two classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	1	Mac Hobson	Stu Collins	Yamaha	4	1:30:47.0
2	15	Rolf Biland	Kenny Williams	Schmid-Yamaha	4	+59.8
3	3	Rolf Steinhausen	Wolfgang Kalauch	Busch-König	4	+1:03.0
4	2	Dick Greasley	Mick Skeels	Chell-Yamaha	4	+4:28.4
5	9	Mick Boddice	Chas Birks	Yamaha	4	+4:31.0
6	37	Graham Hilditch	Vince Biggs	Yamaha	4	+6:28.0
7	14	Steve Sinnott	Jim Williamson	Yamaha	4	+6:57.0
8	53	Bill Hall	Peter Minion	Kawasaki	4	+10:44.0
9	31	Reg Spooncer	Denis Smith	König	4	+12:05.6
10	67	Robert Philpott	Michael Buxton	Laverda	4	+12:11.4
61 starters in total, 25 finishers
Fastest lap : (Hobson/Collins)
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References

^ Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.

[Motocourse:_50_Years_Of_Moto_Grand_Prix-1] Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7

[motocourse-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Carter, Chris (ed.). Motocourse 1977-1978. Hazleton Securities Ltd. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0-905138-04-X.

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