1970 Isle of Man TT
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1970 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings

5 Laps (188.56 Miles) Mountain Course.
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Malcolm Uphill
Malcolm Uphill
Malcolm Uphill was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1968 when he finished in ninth place in the 250cc world championship. In 1969, he teamed with Percy Tait to win the Thruxton 500 endurance race. At the 1969 and 1970 Isle of Man TT, Uphill won the 750 Production...

Triumph 97.71 mph 1:55.51.4
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...

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...

97.69 mph 1:55.52.6
3   Ray Pickrell Norton 95.86 mph 1:58.05.2
4   Tom Dickie Triumph 94.14 mph 2:00.15.0
5   Bob Heath BSA
Birmingham Small Arms Company
This article is not about Gamo subsidiary BSA Guns Limited of Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B11 2PP or BSA Company or its successors....

94.09 mph 2:00.19.0
6   Hans-Otto Butenuth BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...

93.54 mph 2:01.01.8
7   Steve Spencer Norton 93.18 mph 2:01.29.2
8   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...

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...

92.26 mph 2:02.42.0
9   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...

Honda 91.32 mph 2:03.57.6
10   Pat Mahoney Norton 89.77 mph 2:06.06.0

1970 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings

5 Laps (188.56 Miles) Mountain Course.
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Frank Whiteway 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...

89.94 mph 2:05.52.0
2   Gordon Pantall Triumph 88.90 mph 2:07.20.0
3   Ray Knight Triumph 88.89 mph 2:07.20.4
4   R.Baylie Triumph 87.58 mph 2:09.15.0
5   Graham Penny Triumph 86.70 mph 2:10.34.4
6   J.Wade Suzuki 85.31 mph 2:12.42.0
7   Brian Finch 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...

83.86 mph 2:14.59.0

1970 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings

5 Laps (188.56 Miles) Mountain Course.
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Chas Mortimer
Chas Mortimer
Charles 'Chas' Mortimer is an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed as a works Yamaha rider with 8 wins at the Isle of Man TT races in his career. In 1972 he gave Yamaha its first ever victory in the premier class at the Spanish Grand Prix, albeiit using an over-bored 350cc twin...

Ducati 84.87 mph 2:13.23.4
2   John Williams
John Williams (motorcyclist)
John Williams was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1975 when he finished in fifth place in the 500 cc world championship on a Yamaha motorcycle. Williams won his only world championship race in 1976 at the 500 cc Belgian Grand Prix...

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...

84.80 mph 2:13.29.0
3   Stan Woods 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...

84.06 mph 2:14.40.6
4   G.Hunter Ducati 83.94 mph 2:14.52.4
5   Roy Boughley Honda 82.26 mph 2:17.37.6
6   Raymond Ashcroft Suzuki 76.59 mph 2:27.48.8
7   Tom Loughridge Suzuki 76.32 mph 2:28.19.0
8   C.Luton Ducati 72.50 mph 2:36.08.0

1970 Isle of Man Sidecar 750cc TT final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.
Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Siegfried Schauzu/H Schneider BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...

90.21 mph 1.15.18.0
2   Peter Brown/Mick Casey BSA
Birmingham Small Arms Company
This article is not about Gamo subsidiary BSA Guns Limited of Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B11 2PP or BSA Company or its successors....

85.97 mph 1.19.00.4
3   E.H.Leece/John Molyneaux LWC 81.02 mph 1.23.50.2
4   Bill Cooper/D B Argent WEC 80.68 mph 1.24.11.8
5   Mick Horsepole/E MacPherson Triumph 80.64 mph 1.24.14.2
6   A.J.Sansum/Alex MacFadzean Triumph 79.58 mph 1.25.21.6
7   Mac Hobson/Geoff Atkinson BSA 79.44 mph 1.25.30.6
8   A.Swindells/D Bayer WEC 79.02 mph 1.25.57.0
9   Roy Woodhouse/Doug Woodhouse 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...

78.39 mph 1.26.38.6
10   Peter Krukowski/Alistair Lewis BSA 77.76 mph 1.27.21.0

1970 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course.
Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1   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....

Australia 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...

96.13 mph 2:21.19.2 15
2 Rod Gould
Rodney Gould
Rodney Gould is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.Gould began racing in 1961 and made his first Isle of Man TT appearance in 1967.He won the 1970 FIM 250cc World Championship on a Yamaha...

United Kingdom Yamaha 93.75 mph 2:24.54.0 12
3   Günter Bartusch
Günter Bartusch
Günter Bartusch was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the former East Germany. His best year was in 1970 when he rode for the MZ factory racing team to finish the season in eighth place in the 350cc world championship. Bartusch was killed during practice for the 1971 East German Grand...

East Germany MZ 93.75 mph 2:26.58.0 10
4 Chas Mortimer
Chas Mortimer
Charles 'Chas' Mortimer is an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed as a works Yamaha rider with 8 wins at the Isle of Man TT races in his career. In 1972 he gave Yamaha its first ever victory in the premier class at the Spanish Grand Prix, albeiit using an over-bored 350cc twin...

United Kingdom Yamaha 91.95 mph 2:27.44.2 8
5 Peter Berwick United Kingdom 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...

91.93 mph 2:27.46.0 6
6 Alex George
Alex George (motorcyclist)
Alex George is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Scotland. His best year was in 1975 when he finished in seventh place in the 500cc Grand Prix world championship. He was tenth in the 500 class in 1973...

United Kingdom Yamaha 91.42 mph 2:28.35.8 5
7 Ian Richardson United Kingdom Yamaha 91.22 mph 2:28.53.6 4
8   Börje Jansson
Börje Jansson
Börje Jansson was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Sweden. His best years were in 1971 and 1972, when he finished third in the 125cc world championship riding for the Maico factory racing team. He won the 1972 125cc East German Grand Prix, marking the first Grand Prix road racing...

Sweden Yamaha 90.57 mph 2:29.59.6 3
9 Tony Smith United Kingdom Yamaha 90.44 mph 2:30.12.2 2
10 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...

United Kingdom Yamaha 90.20 mph 2:30.36.2 1

1970 Isle of Man Sidecar 500cc TT final standings

3 Laps (113.2 Miles) Mountain Course.
Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1   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...

/Wolfgang Kalauch
West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...

92.93 mph 1:13.05.6 15
2   Siegfried Schauzu/H.Schneider West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

BMW 90.64 mph 1:14.56.4 12
3   Hans Luthringhauser/H.Cusnik West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

BMW 88.25 mph 1:16.58.0 10
4   Jean Claude Castella/A.Castella Switzerland BMW 87.91 mph 1:17.16.0 8
5   Horst Owesle/J.Kremer West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

Munch URS 87.99 mph 1:17.22.0 6
6   Georg Auerbacher/Hermann Hahn West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

BMW 86.81 mph 1:18.14.6 5
7   Arseneus Butscher/Karl Lauterbach West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

BMW 83.25 mph 1:21.35.6 4
8 Charlie Freedman/Eddie Fletcher United Kingdom 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...

79.86 mph 1:25.02.8 3
9 L Currie/F Kay United Kingdom GSM 79.28 mph 1:25.40.6 2
10 Mick Horsepole/E MacPherson United Kingdom Triumph 77.64 mph 1:27.28.8 1

1970 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.
Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1   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...

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,...

101.77 mph 2:13.28.6 15
2 Alan Barnett
Alan Barnett (motorcyclist)
Alan Barnett was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed from 1969 to 1971 in the Grand Prix world championships. His best season was in 1969 when he finished the season in fifth place in the 500cc world championship.-References:*...

United Kingdom 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....

94.16 mph 2:18.23.8 12
3 Paul Smart United Kingdom Yamaha
Yamaha
Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...

93.93 mph 2:20.08.8 10
4   Malcolm Uphill
Malcolm Uphill
Malcolm Uphill was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1968 when he finished in ninth place in the 250cc world championship. In 1969, he teamed with Percy Tait to win the Thruxton 500 endurance race. At the 1969 and 1970 Isle of Man TT, Uphill won the 750 Production...

United Kingdom Yamaha 95.55 mph 2:22.10.0 8
5 Tony Rutter
Tony Rutter
Tony Rutter was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who won seven Isle of Man TT Races between 1973 and 1985. He also won four Formula Two World Championships, and was the British Motorcycle Champion in the 350cc class in 1971, on a Yamaha and the 250cc class in 1973 again on a Yamaha...

United Kingdom Yamaha 94.60 mph 2:23.36.0 6
6 Peter Berwick United Kingdom Aermacchi 93.32 mph 2:25.34.2 5
7 Ray Pickrell United Kingdom Aermacchi 91.47 mph 2:28.30.6 4
8 Robin Duffty United Kingdom Aermacchi 91.40 mph 2:28.37.8 3
9   Tommy Robb United Kingdom Yamaha 90.92 mph 2:29.24.6 2
10   Jack Findlay Australia Norton 90.82 mph 2:29.34.0 1

1970 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.
Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1   Dieter Braun
Dieter Braun
Dieter Braun is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He won the 1970 FIM 125cc World Championship for Suzuki. In 1973, he rode a Yamaha TZ250 to the 250cc FIM world championship....

West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

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...

89.27 mph 1:16.05.0 15
2   Börje Jansson
Börje Jansson
Börje Jansson was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Sweden. His best years were in 1971 and 1972, when he finished third in the 125cc world championship riding for the Maico factory racing team. He won the 1972 125cc East German Grand Prix, marking the first Grand Prix road racing...

Sweden Maico
Maico
For the manga series, see Maico 2010.Maicowerk A.G. was founded in 1926, originally assembling 98 and 123 cc Ilo two stroke motors. After World War II the West German motorcycle manufacturer began producing its own unit construction two stroke engines, selling engines and complete motorcycles...

86.56 mph 1:18.24.4 12
3   Gunter Bartusch
Günter Bartusch
Günter Bartusch was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the former East Germany. His best year was in 1970 when he rode for the MZ factory racing team to finish the season in eighth place in the 350cc world championship. Bartusch was killed during practice for the 1971 East German Grand...

East Germany MZ 85.93 mph 1:19.02.8 10
4 Steve Murray United Kingdom 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...

84.65 mph 1:20.14.6 8
5 Fred Launchbury United Kingdom 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...

84.25 mph 1:20.37.8 6
6 J.Curry United Kingdom Honda 83.99 mph 1:20.52.0 5
7   Tommy Robb United Kingdom Maico
Maico
For the manga series, see Maico 2010.Maicowerk A.G. was founded in 1926, originally assembling 98 and 123 cc Ilo two stroke motors. After World War II the West German motorcycle manufacturer began producing its own unit construction two stroke engines, selling engines and complete motorcycles...

81.70 mph 1.23.08.8 4
8   John Kiddie United Kingdom Honda 81.27 mph 1.23.34.8 3
9   Barrie Dickinson United Kingdom Honda 80.43 mph 1.24.27.0 2
10   Ken Armstrong United Kingdom Honda 79.21 mph 1.25.45.2 1

1970 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.
Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1   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...

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,...

101.52 mph 2:13.47.6 15
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...

United Kingdom 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...

97.76 mph 2:18.57.0 12
3 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...

United Kingdom 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....

96.26 mph 2:21.07.6 10
4   Jack Findlay
Jack Findlay
Cyril John Findlay was an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is noted for having one of the longest racing careers in Grand Prix history spanning 20 years...

Australia Seeley
Colin Seeley
Colin Seeley is a former English motorcycle sidecar racer and, later became a successful motorcycle designer and constructor....

95.99 mph 2:21.31.4 8
5 John Williams
John Williams (motorcyclist)
John Williams was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1975 when he finished in fifth place in the 500 cc world championship on a Yamaha motorcycle. Williams won his only world championship race in 1976 at the 500 cc Belgian Grand Prix...

United Kingdom Matchless 94.19 mph 2:24.13.6 6
6 Tony Jefferies
Tony Jefferies
Tony Jefferies was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He won the 1971 Isle of Man TT 350cc Junior TT. He won two more times at the TT in the 750cc Production class. His son David Jefferies was also an Isle of Man TT victor....

United Kingdom 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...

93.80 mph 2:24.49.2 5
7   Selwyn Griffiths United Kingdom Matchless 93.54 mph 2:25.13.6 4
8 Brian Adams United Kingdom Norton 93.53 mph 2:25.14.0 3
9 Vin Duckett United Kingdom Matchless 92.80 mph 2:26.23.6 2
10 Steve Spencer United Kingdom Norton 92.61 mph 2:26.41.2 1

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