1967 Isle of Man TT
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The 1967 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Isle of Man TT
The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...

is generally acknowledged to be one of the most dramatic TT races of all time. Mike Hailwood
Mike Hailwood
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability...

, on the mighty but evil handling, four-cylinder Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...

, duelled with Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini
-Non-riding career:Like John Surtees and Mike Hailwood before him, Agostini raced in Formula One cars. He competed in non-championship Formula One races in 1978. He competed in the European Formula 2 series in a Chevron B42-BMW and British Aurora Formula 1 with his own team and a Williams FW06...

 on the slightly slower but easier to handle MV Agusta
MV Agusta
MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,...

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The Italian broke Hailwood's lap record on the first lap at a speed of 108.38 mph (174.4 km/h). Hailwood responded with a second lap at 108.77 mph (175 km/h) but Agostini still led by 8.6 seconds. At the half-way pit stop of the 6 lap race, Hailwood had cut Agostini's lead to a couple of seconds but he then lost time battering the twist grip back into place with a hammer. Agostini's lead was back up to 11.6 seconds. It was a battle royal as Hailwood, riding at or over the limit, mercilessly pursued the Italian rider. By the fifth lap, Hailwood had made up the difference and the riders appeared to be in a dead heat. The closest of finishes appeared to be in the cards.

Then disaster struck Agostini on the Mountain section when his chain broke at the Windy Corner
Windy Corner
The Windy Corner is a corner on the primary A18 road in the parish of Lonan in the Isle of Man.The Windy Corner is situated between the 32nd Milestone and 33rd Milestone on the Mountain Course on the primary A18 road. The Windy Corner is part of the Highland Course and Four Inch Course used for the...

. He was able to coast back to the pits but, the sprocket was too far gone to make replacement of the chain possible. Hailwood went on to win at a record 105.62 mph (170 km/h). His lap record stood for eight years and was only beaten on a much improved circuit by a bike with an engine one and a half times the size of his, a 750cc Kawasaki
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....

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1967 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings

10 June 1967 – 3 laps (113 miles (181.9 km)) Mountain Course.
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   John Hartle
John Hartle
John Hartle was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.Hartle began racing in 1954 and in 1956 he signed for Norton to ride for them in what would be the last year for the factory team. MV Agusta signed him in 1958 at the urging of John Surtees...

Triumph 97.1 mph (156.3 km/h) 1.09.56.8
2   Paul Smart Norton
Norton (motorcycle)
Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range...

94.6 mph (152.2 km/h) 1.11.48.0
3   Tony Smith BSA
Birmingham Small Arms Company
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89.73 mph (144.4 km/h) 1.15.42.0
4   Lance Weil Triumph 89.66 mph (144.3 km/h) 1.15.45.8
5   Paul Butler Triumph 88.83 mph (143 km/h) 1.16.28.0
6   Tony Godfrey Norton 87.89 mph (141.4 km/h) 1.17.22.0
7   Graham Bailey Triumph 84.47 mph (135.9 km/h) 1.20.11.8
8   Melvyn Rice BSA 80.93 mph (130.2 km/h) 1.23.55.8
9   Tony McGurk Triumph 80.6 mph (129.7 km/h) 1.24.16.6
10   Jan R Strijbis Triumph 80.51 mph (129.6 km/h) 1.24.22.2

1967 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings

10 June 1967 – 3 laps (113 miles (181.9 km)) Mountain Course.
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Neil Kelly Velocette
Velocette
Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns...

89.89 mph (144.7 km/h) 1.15.33.8
2   Keith Heckles Velocette 89.15 mph (143.5 km/h) 1.16.11.6
3   David Nixon Triumph 85.11 mph (137 km/h) 1.19.48.0

1967 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings

10 June 1967 – 3 laps (113 miles (181.9 km)) Mountain Course.
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Bill Smith
Bill Smith (motorcyclist)
Bill Smith was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His specialty was road circuits such as the Isle of Man TT, the North West 200 and the Ulster Grand Prix. His best season was in 1963 when he finished the year in 12th place in the 500cc world championship. Smith won the 350 class at the...

Bultaco
Bultaco
Bultaco was a Spanish manufacturer of two-stroke motorcycles from 1958 to 1983.-Origins:The origin of the Bultaco motorcycle company dates back to May 1958. Francisco "Paco" Bultó was a director of the Montesa motorcycle company founded in 1944. After several years of steady growth and road racing...

88.63 mph (142.6 km/h) 1.16.38.2
2   Tommy Robb
Tommy Robb
Tommy Robb is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Northern Ireland. Robb began his Grand Prix career in the 1957 season. He won his first world championship race 1962 in the 250 class at the Ulster Grand Prix. In the 1962 season, Robb became one of the first non-Japanese riders hired by...

Bultaco 88.62 mph (142.6 km/h) 1.16.38.6
3   Barry Smith
Barry Smith (motorcyclist)
Barry Smith was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Australia. He competed from 1965 to 1981 in the Grand Prix world championship. His best seasons were in 1968 and 1969 when he finished third in the 50cc world championship. He also won the 1968 Isle of Man 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT. Smith won...

Suzuki 86.29 mph (138.9 km/h) 1.18.43.2

1967 Isle of Man Sidecar TT final standings

12 June 1967 – 3 laps (113 miles (181.9 km)) Mountain Course.
Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1   Siegfried Schauzu/H.Schneider 12 Germany BMW 90.96 mph (146.4 km/h) 1:14.40.06 8
2   Klaus Enders
Klaus Enders
Klaus Enders is a retired German Sidecar racer. He was six-time FIM Sidecar World Champion and a four-time Isle of Man TT winner. Enders decided to retire at the end of the 1970 season and try car racing, only to return to sidecars a year later, winning three more world titles before retiring for...

/Ralf Engelhardt
8 Germany BMW 90.58 mph (145.8 km/h) 1:14.59.2 6
3 Colin Seeley
Colin Seeley
Colin Seeley is a former English motorcycle sidecar racer and, later became a successful motorcycle designer and constructor....

/R.Lindsay
4 Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

BMW 87.92 mph (141.5 km/h) 1:17.15.6 4
4 Pip Harris/J.Thornton 17 Britain BMW 86.83 mph (139.7 km/h) 1:18.13.6 3
5 Barry Dungworth/N.Caddow 1 Britain BMW 85.5 mph (137.6 km/h) 1:19.49.4 2
6 Terry Vinicombe/J.Flaxman 5 Britain Kirby – BSA
Birmingham Small Arms Company
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84.11 mph (135.4 km/h) 1:20.45.6 1

1967 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

12 June 1967 – 6 laps (226.38 miles (364.3 km)) Mountain Course.
Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Points
1 Mike Hailwood
Mike Hailwood
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability...

7 Britain Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...

103.07 mph (165.9 km/h) 8
2 Phil Read
Phil Read
Phillip William Read is an English former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer nicknamed "The Prince of Speed." Although he would often be overshadowed by his contemporary, Mike Hailwood, he would become the first man to win world championships in the 125cc, 250cc and 500cc classes.-Biography:In 1964,...

14 Britain Yamaha
Yamaha Motor Company
, is a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka. Along with expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized...

102.05 mph (164.2 km/h) 6
3 Ralph Bryans
Ralph Bryans
Ralph Bryans was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1965, he won the 50 cc World Championship aboard a factory-sponsored Honda.-Motorcycle Grand Prix results:...

1 Britain Honda 99.55 mph (160.2 km/h) 4
4 Dave Simmonds
Dave Simmonds
Dave Simmonds was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1969, he won the FIM 125 cc road racing World Championship. The victory marked the first world championship for Kawasaki...

12 Britain Kawasaki
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....

92.53 mph (148.9 km/h) 3
5 Bill Smith
Bill Smith (motorcyclist)
Bill Smith was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His specialty was road circuits such as the Isle of Man TT, the North West 200 and the Ulster Grand Prix. His best season was in 1963 when he finished the year in 12th place in the 500cc world championship. Smith won the 350 class at the...

9 Britain Kawasaki
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....

89.28 mph (143.7 km/h) 2
6 Mick Chatterton
Mick Chatterton
Mick Chatterton was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1969 when he finished the year in 16th place in the 250cc world championship.-References:*...

50 Britain Yamaha 89.13 mph (143.4 km/h) 1

1967 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

14 June 1967 – 3 laps (113 miles (181.9 km)) Mountain Course.
Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Points
1 Phil Read
Phil Read
Phillip William Read is an English former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer nicknamed "The Prince of Speed." Although he would often be overshadowed by his contemporary, Mike Hailwood, he would become the first man to win world championships in the 125cc, 250cc and 500cc classes.-Biography:In 1964,...

10 Britain Yamaha 97.48 mph (156.9 km/h) 8
2 Stuart Graham
Stuart Graham
Stuart Graham was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the son of the 1949 500cc world champion, Leslie Graham. His best season was in 1967 when he won two Grand Prix races and finished the year in third place in both the 50cc and the 125cc world championships.-References:*...

2 Britain Suzuki
Suzuki
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...

97.4 mph (156.8 km/h) 6
3   Akiyasu Motohashi
Akiyasu Motohashi
Akiyasu Motohashi is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan. Motohashi began his Grand Prix career in 1964 with Yamaha. He enjoyed his best season in 1966 when he finished the season in eighth place in the 125cc world championship.- References :...

12 Japan Yamaha 94.56 mph (152.2 km/h) 4
4 Dave Simmonds
Dave Simmonds
Dave Simmonds was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1969, he won the FIM 125 cc road racing World Championship. The victory marked the first world championship for Kawasaki...

8 Britain Kawasaki
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa....

92.08 mph (148.2 km/h) 3
5   Kel Carruthers
Kel Carruthers
Kelvin "Kel" Carruthers is an Australian former world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He went on to become a successful race team manager....

16 Australia Honda 87.4 mph (140.7 km/h) 2
6 Jim Curry 19 Britain Honda 86.97 mph (140 km/h) 1

1967 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

14 June 1967 – 6 laps (226.38 miles (364.3 km)) Mountain Course.
Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Points
1 Mike Hailwood
Mike Hailwood
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability...

3 Britain Honda 104.68 mph (168.5 km/h) 8
2   Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini
-Non-riding career:Like John Surtees and Mike Hailwood before him, Agostini raced in Formula One cars. He competed in non-championship Formula One races in 1978. He competed in the European Formula 2 series in a Chevron B42-BMW and British Aurora Formula 1 with his own team and a Williams FW06...

6 Italy MV Agusta
MV Agusta
MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,...

102.28 mph (164.6 km/h) 6
3 Derek Woodman
Derek Woodman
Derek Woodman was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in when he rode an MZ to finish the year in third place in the 125cc world championship, behind Hugh Anderson and Frank Perris...

4 Britain MZ
MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk
MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk GmbH is a motorcycle manufacturer located in Zschopau, Germany. MZ an acronym, stands for Motorradwerk Zschopau in the Erzgebirge region of Saxony...

96.41 mph (155.2 km/h) 4
4   Alberto Pagani
Alberto Pagani
Alberto Pagani was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1972 when he finished second in the 500cc world championship, behind his MV Agusta team-mate, Giacomo Agostini.- Motorcycle Grand Prix results :...

32 Italy Aermacchi
Aermacchi
Alenia Aermacchi is an Italian company designing and producing trainer aircraft for military pilots.-Profile:Alenia Aermacchi has sold about 2,000 trainers to more than 40 countries and has collaborated in major international military programs....

94.91 mph (152.7 km/h) 3
5 Chris Conn
Chris Conn
Chris Conn is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1966 when he finished the year in tenth place in the 500cc world championship.-References:*...

2 Britain Aermacchi 94.77 mph (152.5 km/h) 2
6   Gilberto Milani
Gilberto Milani
Gilberto Milani was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1969 when he finished ninth in the 500cc world championship. After his riding career had ended, Milani took on the role of racing team manager for the Aermacchi factory, which was then bought by Harley Davidson...

33 Italy Aermacchi 94.19 mph (151.6 km/h) 1

1967 Isle of Man TT 50cc final standings

16 June 1967 – 3 laps (113 miles (181.9 km)) Mountain Course.
Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Points
1 Stuart Graham
Stuart Graham
Stuart Graham was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the son of the 1949 500cc world champion, Leslie Graham. His best season was in 1967 when he won two Grand Prix races and finished the year in third place in both the 50cc and the 125cc world championships.-References:*...

2 Britain Suzuki 82.89 mph (133.4 km/h) 8
2   Hans-Georg Anscheidt 1 Germany Suzuki 81.86 mph (131.7 km/h) 6
3 Tommy Robb
Tommy Robb
Tommy Robb is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Northern Ireland. Robb began his Grand Prix career in the 1957 season. He won his first world championship race 1962 in the 250 class at the Ulster Grand Prix. In the 1962 season, Robb became one of the first non-Japanese riders hired by...

Britain Suzuki 69.28 mph (111.5 km/h) 4
4 Chris Walpole 27 Britain Honda 66.57 mph (107.1 km/h) 3
5 Ernie L Griffiths 19 Britain Honda 66.5 mph (107 km/h) 2
6 Stan G W Lawley 20 Britain Honda 65.37 mph (105.2 km/h) 1

1967 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

16 June 1967 – 6 laps (226.38 miles (364.3 km)) Mountain Course.
Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Points
1 Mike Hailwood
Mike Hailwood
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability...

4 Britain Honda 105.62 mph (170 km/h) 8
2 Peter Williams
Peter Williams (motorcyclist)
Peter Williams is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His father was Jack Williams who ran the Associated Motor Cycles race department. Peter trained in mechanical engineering and introduced many innovations that are commonplace on today's road bikes, such as alloy wheels and disk brakes...

8 Britain Matchless
Matchless
Matchless is one of the oldest marques of British motorcycles, manufactured in Plumstead, London, between 1899 and 1966. A wide range of models was produced under the Matchless name, ranging from small two-strokes to 750 cc four-stroke twins...

99.64 mph (160.4 km/h) 6
3 Steve Spencer 32 Britain Lancefield Norton 98.59 mph (158.7 km/h) 4
4 John Cooper
John Cooper (motorcyclist)
John Cooper was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1967 when he finished the year in seventh place in the 500cc world championship. Cooper was a two-time winner of the North West 200 race held in Northern Ireland...

11 Britain Norton 98.2 mph (158 km/h) 3
5 Fred Stevens
Fred Stevens
Fred Stevens was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1965 when he finished the year in fourth place in the 500cc world championship. In 1967, Stevens won the 350cc and 500cc races at the North West 200 race in Northern Ireland.-References:* *...

26 Britain Paton
Paton (motorcycles)
Paton is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. In 1957 after FB Mondial pulled out of Grand Prix racing, Paton was set up by Giuseppi Pattoni and designer Lino Tonti....

97.32 mph (156.6 km/h) 2
6 John Hartle
John Hartle
John Hartle was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.Hartle began racing in 1954 and in 1956 he signed for Norton to ride for them in what would be the last year for the factory team. MV Agusta signed him in 1958 at the urging of John Surtees...

14 Britain Matchless 97.14 mph (156.3 km/h) 1

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