1968 Isle of Man TT explained

The 1968 Isle of Man TT, the third round of the 1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, involved six championship races on the Mountain Course on the Isle of Man during 8–14 June 1968. Giacomo Agostini won both the Junior and Senior races, completing the six laps of the latter race in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 39.4 seconds to win by almost nine minutes[1] The Ultra-Lightweight 50cc race was won by Barry Smith, the Lightweight 125cc race by Phil Read and the Lightweight 250cc by Bill Ivy.

FIM Championship races

Ultra-Lightweight TT 50cc final standings

10 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Barry Smith1Derbi72.90 mph1:33.10.48
2 Chris M. Walpole9Honda67.26 mph1:40.59.66
3 Les Griffiths14Honda66.12 mph1:42.36.04
4 David Lock12Honda65.66 mph1:43.27.83
5 Jim Pink29Honda64.14 mph1:45.54.22
6 R.M. Udall7Honda67.70 mph1:40.03.81
DNF Angel Nieto9Derbi

Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

14 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Phil Read2Yamaha99.12 mph1:08.31.48
2 Bill Ivy9Yamaha97.78 mph1:09.27.86
3 Kel Carruthers12Suzuki86.69 mph1:18.21.24
4 Tommy Robb11Bultaco85.80 mph1:19.10.43
5 Gordon Keith7Brown Special84.88 mph1:20.06.42
6 Steve Murray16Honda83.19 mph1:21.09.41

Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

10 June 1968 – 6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Bill Ivy21Yamaha99.58 mph2:16.24.88
2 Renzo Pasolini5Benelli98.00 mph2:18.36.86
3 Heinz Rosner12MZ95.04 mph2:22.56.44
4 Malcolm Uphill1Suzuki93.86 mph2:24.44.43
5 Rod Gould32Yamaha93.61 mph2:25.07.02
6 Bill Smith3Yamaha92.26 mph2:27.14.81

Junior TT 350cc final standings

12 June 1968 – 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Giacomo Agostini6MV Agusta104.78 mph2:09.38.68
2 Renzo Pasolini17Benelli102.65 mph2:12.19.66
3 Bill Smith7Honda95.02 mph2:22.58.64
4 Derek Woodman15Aermacchi93.46 mph2:25.21.43
5 John Cooper16Seeley93.35 mph2:25.32.02
6 Jack Findlay1Aermacchi93.04 mph2:26.00.01

Sidecar TT 500cc final standings

8 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.2 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Siegfried Schauzu/H. Schneider7BMW91.09 mph1:14.34.28
2 Johann Attenburger/J. Schillinger2BMW89.47 mph1:15.55.26
3 Hans Luthringhauser/G. Hughes5BMW87.60 mph1:17.32.64
4 Helmut Fath/W. Kalauch4BMW87.28 mph1:17.49.03
5 John Brandon/C. Holland23BMW82.43 mph1:22.24.42
6 Maurice Tombs/T. Tombs14BMW82.20 mph1:22.30.81

Senior TT 500cc final standings

14 June 1968 – 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Giacomo Agostini7MV Agusta103.63 mph2:13.39.48
2 Brian Ball30Seeley-Matchless95.97 mph2:22.08.46
3 Barry Randle39Petty Norton95.57 mph2:22.26.84
4 Bill Smith14Matchless95.02 mph2:22.58.03
5 Bernie LundMatchless94.96 mph2:22.34.22
6 Kel Carruthers3Norton94.23 mph2:23.06.41

Non-championship races

Sidecar 750cc TT final standings

8 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Terry Vinicombe/J. FlaxmanBSA85.85 mph1.19.07.4
2 Norman Hanks/Rose ArnoldBSA83.71 mph1.21.44.0
3 Peter Brown/D. BeanBSA83.03 mph 1.21.48.0
4 Mick Horsepole/G. HorspoleTriumph79.53 mph 1.25.24.0
5 John B. Crick/D. SeniorTriumph78.96 mph 1.21.01.2
6 Ken Graham/G. SewellTriumph78.45 mph 1.26.35.4
7 Ernie H. Leece/John MolyneuxLMS78.35 mph 1.26.41.6
8 Derek Plummer/Malcolm BrettTriumph76.98 mph 1.28.13.8
9 Terry Windle/R. HinchcliffeTriumph76.49 mph 1.28.48.8
10 Dave Saville/E. FletcherSabre76.26 mph 1.29.04.0

Production TT 750 cc final standings

12 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Ray PickrellDunstall Norton 750 Dominator98.13 mph1.09.13.2
2 Billie NelsonNorton94.62 mph1.11.47.2
3 Tony SmithBSA93.82 mph 1.12.23.8
4 Graham BaileyTriumph89.66 mph 1.13.12.6
5 Malcolm UphillTriumph80.08 mph 1.17.07.0
6 Tony GodfreyDunstall Norton 750 Dominator85.92 mph 1.19.03.2

Production TT 500 cc final standings

12 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Ray KnightTriumph90.09 mph1.15.23.6
2 John BlanchardVelocette88.58 mph1.16.41.2
3 David NixonTriumph88.52 mph1.16.44.4
4 Neil KellyVelocette86.47 mph 1.18.33.0
5 Graham RobinsonHonda85.54 mph 1.19.24.2
6 George BarnacleTriumph84.23 mph 1.20.36.8
7 Hugh EvansBSA84.47 mph 1.23.08.6
8 Chas MortimerDucati77.96 mph 1.27.07.6
9 T. WalkerTriumph75.26 mph 1.30.15.0

Production TT 250 cc final standings

12 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Tervor BurgessOssa87.21 mph1.17.53.4
2 George E. LeighBultaco85.23 mph1.19.41.8
3 Barry SmithSuzuki85.17 mph 1.19.45.0
4 Brian RichardsBultaco83.61 mph 1.21.14.0
5 Gordon KeithSuzuki83.26 mph 1.21.35.2
6 Tommy RobbSuzuki83.03 mph 1.21.48.0
7 Kel CarruthersSuzuki82.10 mph 1.23.43.8
8 Mike RogersDucati80.31 mph 1.24.38.8
9 Adrian T CooperSuzuki79.40 mph 1.25.32.6
10 Ernie JohnsonSuzuki79.38 mph 1.25.33.6

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Notes and References

  1. Daily Express page 15 AGOSTINI COLLECTS SENIOR Saturday 15 June 1968