1956 Dutch TT explained

Grand Prix:	Dutch
Gp Suffix:	TT
Flag:	Netherlands
Location:	Circuit van Drenthe, Assen
Course Mi:	4.785
Course Km:	7.700
Course:	Public roads
Race No:	2
Season No:	6
Date:	30 June
Year:	1956
Fast Rider 500:	John Surtees
Fast Rider 500 Country:	UK
Fast Rider 500 Bike:	MV Agusta
Fast Time 500:	3:25.2
First Rider 500:	John Surtees
First Rider 500 Country:	UK
First Rider 500 Bike:	MV Agusta
Second Rider 500:	Walter Zeller
Second Rider 500 Country:	Germany
Second Rider 500 Bike:	BMW
Third Rider 500:	Eddie Grant
Third Rider 500 Country:	South Africa
Third Rider 500 Country Flag Suffix:	1928
Third Rider 500 Bike:	Norton
Fast Rider 350:	Bill Lomas
Fast Rider 350 Country:	UK
Fast Rider 350 Bike:	Moto Guzzi
Fast Time 350:	3:30.5
First Rider 350:	Bill Lomas
First Rider 350 Country:	UK
First Rider 350 Bike:	Moto Guzzi
Second Rider 350:	Gary Hocking
Second Rider 350 Country:	UK
Second Rider 350 Bike:	MV Agusta
Third Rider 350:	August Hobl
Third Rider 350 Country:	Germany
Third Rider 350 Bike:	DKW
Fast Rider 250:	Carlo Ubbiali
Fast Rider 250 Country:	Italy
Fast Rider 250 Bike:	MV Agusta
Fast Time 250:	3:34.4
First Rider 250:	Carlo Ubbiali
First Rider 250 Country:	Italy
First Rider 250 Bike:	MV Agusta
Second Rider 250:	Luigi Taveri
Second Rider 250 Country:	Switzerland
Second Rider 250 Bike:	MV Agusta
Third Rider 250:	Enrico Lorenzetti
Third Rider 250 Country:	Italy
Third Rider 250 Bike:	Moto Guzzi
Fast Rider 125:	Carlo Ubbiali
Fast Rider 125 Country:	Italy
Fast Rider 125 Bike:	MV Agusta
Fast Time 125:	3:45.6
First Rider 125:	Carlo Ubbiali
First Rider 125 Country:	Italy
First Rider 125 Bike:	MV Agusta
Second Rider 125:	Luigi Taveri
Second Rider 125 Country:	Switzerland
Second Rider 125 Bike:	MV Agusta
Third Rider 125:	August Hobl
Third Rider 125 Country:	Germany
Third Rider 125 Bike:	DKW
Fast Rider Sidecar:	Pip Harris
Fast Rider Sidecar Country:	UK
Fast Rider Sidecar Bike:	Norton
Fast Passenger Sidecar:	Ray Campbell
Fast Passenger Sidecar Country:	UK
Fast Time Sidecar:	3:50.1
First Rider Sidecar:	Fritz Hillebrand
First Rider Sidecar Country:	Germany
First Passenger Sidecar:	Manfred Grunwald
First Passenger Sidecar Country:	Germany
First Rider Sidecar Bike:	BMW
Second Rider Sidecar:	Wilhelm Noll
Second Rider Sidecar Country:	West Germany
Second Passenger Sidecar:	Fritz Cron
Second Passenger Sidecar Country:	West Germany
Second Rider Sidecar Bike:	BMW
Third Rider Sidecar:	Cyril Smith
Third Rider Sidecar Country:	UK
Third Passenger Sidecar:	Stanley Dibben
Third Passenger Sidecar Country:	UK
Third Rider Sidecar Bike:	Norton

The 1956 Dutch TT was the second race of the 1956 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 30 June 1956 at the Assen circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	John Surtees	MV Agusta	27	1:34:05.1	8
2	Walter Zeller	BMW	27	+25.5	6
3	Eddie Grant	Norton	26	+1 lap	4
4	Keith Bryen	Norton	26	+1 lap	3
5	Paul Fahey	Matchless	26	+1 lap	2
6	Ernst Hiller	BMW	26	+1 lap	1
7	Gerald Robarts	Norton	26	+1 lap
8	Piet Bakker	Norton	26	+1 lap
9	Priem Rozenberg	BMW	26	+1 lap
10	Fred Cook	Matchless	25	+2 laps
11	Casper Swart	Norton	24	+3 laps
^[1]

350 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Bill Lomas	Moto Guzzi	20	1:11:21.8	8
2	John Surtees	MV Agusta	20	+13.6	6
3	August Hobl	DKW	20	+18.5	4
4	Cecil Sandford	DKW	20		3
5	Ken Kavanagh	Moto Guzzi	20		2
6	Dickie Dale	Moto Guzzi	20		1
7	Duilio Agostini	Moto Guzzi	20
8	Karl Hofmann	DKW	20
9	Eddie Grant	Norton	20
10	Paul Fahey	AJS	20
11	Barry Hodgkinson	Norton	19	+1 lap
12	Gustav Havel	Jawa	19	+1 lap
13	Gerald Robarts	AJS	19	+1 lap
14	Keith Bryen	Norton	19	+1 lap
15	H. Wieland	Norton	19	+1 lap
16	Ken Tostevin	Norton	19	+1 lap
17	Adelmo Mandolini	Moto Guzzi	19	+1 lap
18	Leen Rehorst	AJS	18	+2 laps
19	Lo Simons	Norton	18	+2 laps

250 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	17	1:02:26.5	8
2	Luigi Taveri	MV Agusta	17	+22.6	6
3	Enrico Lorenzetti	Moto Guzzi	17	+1:59.0	4
4	Roberto Colombo	MV Agusta	17		3
5	Horst Kassner	NSU	16	+1 lap	2
6	Jiří Koštíř	ČZ	16	+1 lap	1
7	Lo Simons	NSU	16	+1 lap
8	Kees Koster	NSU	16	+1 lap
9	Hubert Attenberger	Adler	16	+1 lap
10	Karl-Julius Holthaus	NSU	16	+1 lap
11	Florian Camathias	NSU	16	+1 lap
12	B. Giannini	Moto Guzzi	16	+1 lap
13	Jasper Kaspers	ČZ	15	+2 laps

125cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	14	53:40.2	8
2	Luigi Taveri	MV Agusta	14	+16.1	6
3	August Hobl	DKW	14	+54.5	4
4	Cecil Sandford	Mondial	14	+1:10.2	3
5	Karl Hofmann	DKW	14	+2:14.1	2
6	František Bartoš	ČZ	14	+3:06.0	1
7	Francisco González	Montesa	14
8	John Grace	Montesa	14
9	Marcelo Cama	Montesa	13	+1 lap
10	Bill Webster	MV Agusta	13	+1 lap
11	Lo Simons	Mondial	13	+1 lap
12	Florian Camathias	MV Agusta	12	+2 laps
13	Václav Parus	ČZ	12	+2 laps
14	Jasper Kaspers	Sparta	12	+2 laps
15	Gerrit Dupont	NSU	11	+3 laps
22 starters, 15 finishers
Source:^[2]

Sidecar classification

Pos	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Fritz Hillebrand	Manfred Grunwald	BMW	14	54:46.5	8
2	Wilhelm Noll	Fritz Cron	BMW	14	+6.4	6
3	Cyril Smith	Stanley Dibben	Norton	14	+27.9	4
4	Bob Mitchell	Eric Bliss	Norton	14		3
5	Florian Camathias	Maurice Büla	BMW	14		2
6	Jacques Drion	Inge Stoll	BMW	14		1
7	Helmut Fath	Emil Ohr	BMW	14
8	Loni Neussner	Dieter Hess	BMW	14
9	Fritz Seeber	Franz Heiß	BMW	13	+1 lap
10	Arthur Lang	Donald Maxwell	Norton	13	+1 lap
11	Harmen van der Wal	?	Norton	12	+2 laps

Notes and References

1. Book: Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957 . Temple Press Ltd . Cook . R. A. B. . 158.
2. Book: Haefliger, Werner . FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide . Lightweight class . 26 . 978-2-9701086-8-9 . 2024.