1953 Isle of Man TT explained

The 1953 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw Ray Amm (Rhodesia) win both Senior and Junior TT races. Bob McIntyre retired for his first TT, the Junior.

The event was marred by the death of five people, including the first ever 500cc motorcycle world champion, Leslie Graham, who was killed at Bray Hill during the Senior TT.^[1] Graham had won his first ever TT race, the Ultra Lightweight TT, the day before. As a sign of respect, his team, MV Agusta, withdrew from the rest of the event.^[2]

Senior TT (500cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Ray Amm	Norton	93.85 mph	2.48.51.8
2		Norton	93.74	2:49.03.8
3		Gilera	93.62	2:49.16.8
4	Rod Coleman	AJS	92.77	2:50.49.6
5		AJS	90.86	2:54.25.0
6	Peter Davey	Norton	86.97	3:02.13.0
7		Norton	86.72	3:02.44.6
8	Robin Sherry	AJS	86.5	3:03.13.4
9	Harry Pearce	Matchless	86.38	3:03.28.4
10	John Grace	Norton	85.54	3:05.15.8

^[3]

Junior TT (350cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Ray Amm	Norton	90.52 mph	2:55.05.0
2		Norton	90.44	2:55.14.6
3		Moto Guzzi	89.41	2:57.40.6
4	Jack Brett	Norton	88.7	2:58.40.4
5	Bill Doran	AJS	86.9	3:02.21.0
6	Derek Farrant	AJS	86.59	3:03.02.0
7		AJS	85.49	3:05.23.0
8	George Murphy	AJS	84.39	3:07.48.2
9	Phil Carter	AJS	84.28	3:08.02.6
10	Harold Clark	AJS	93.72	3:09.18.0

^[4]

Lightweight TT (250cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1	Fergus Anderson	Moto Guzzi	84.73 mph	1.46.53.0
2	Werner Haas	NSU	84.52	1:47.10.0	+ 17.0
3	Siegfried Wunsche	DKW	81.34	1:51.20.0	+ 4:27.0
4	Arthur Wheeler	Moto Guzzi	80.38	1:52.40.0	+ 5:47.0
5	Syd Willis		75.38	2:00.08.0	+ 13:15.0
6	Tommy Wood	Moto Guzzi	74.82	2:01.02.0	+ 14:09.0
7	Ray Petty	Norton	74.67	2:01.17.0	+ 14:24.0
8	Albert Jones	M&F Excelsior	72.26	2:05.20.0	+ 18:27.0
9	Bill Webster	Velocette	71.96	2:05.51.0	+ 18:58.0
10	Bob Geeson	REG	71.74	2:06.14.0	+ 19:21.0

^[5]

Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1		MV Agusta	77.79 mph	1.27.19.0
2	Werner Haas	NSU	77.18	1:28.00.0	+ 41.0
3	Cecil Sandford	MV Agusta	77.15	1:28.02.0	+ 43.0
4	Angelo Copeta	MV Agusta	73.44	1:32.29.0	+ 5:10.0
5	Albert Jones	MV Agusta	67.48	1:40.39.0	+ 13:20.0
6	Bill Webster	MV Agusta	67.07	1:41.16.0	+ 13:57.0
7	Archie Fenn	Mondial	67.03	1:41.20.0	+ 14:01.0
8	Norman Webb	MV Agusta	65.73	1:43.20.0	+ 16:01.0
9	James Thomson	MV Agusta	64.71	1:44.56.0	+ 17:37.0
10	Fron Purslow	MV	61.9	1:49.44.0	+ 22:25.0

^[6]

Clubmans 1000 TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	George Douglass	Vincent	81.54 mph	1.51.04.0
2	Geoffrey Clark	Vincent	79.39	1:54.04.0
3	Peter Peters	Vincent	74.24	2:01.59.0

^[7]

Clubmans Senior TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Bob Keeler	Norton	84.14 mph	1.20.43.4
2	Eddie Crooks	Norton	83.0	1.21.49.8
3	Alan Holmes	Norton	82.46	1.22.22.2

^[8]

Clubmans Junior TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Derek Powell	BSA	80.17 mph	1.52.57.8
2	Owen Greenwood	BSA	79.23	1:54.18.0
3	Jack Bottomley	Norton	79.09	1:54.21.6

^[9]

External links

• Detailed race results
• Isle of Man TT winners
• Results on IoM TT Races Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Motorsport Memorial - . 2023-11-25 . www.motorsportmemorial.org.
2. Web site: Insidebikes Rider Of The Week: Leslie Graham - Carole Nash . 2023-11-25 . Carole Nash UK . en.
3. http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT53&race_seq=7
4. http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT53&race_seq=4
5. http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT53&race_seq=5
6. http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT53&race_seq=6
7. http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT53&race_seq=1
8. http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT53&race_seq=2
9. http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT53&race_seq=3