1970 Isle of Man TT

The 1970 Isle of Man TT, the fourth round of the 1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, involved a number of races on the Mountain Course on the Isle of Man. For the third consecutive year, Giacomo Agostini won both the Junior and Senior races, completing the six laps of the latter race in 2:13.47.6 to win by over five minutes. There were three "production" categories; Malcolm Uphill won the 750 cc, Frank Whiteway the 500 cc and Chas Mortimer the 250 cc. German pairs won both sidecar events; Klaus Enders and Wolfgang Kalauch in the 500 cc and Siegfried Schauzu and H. Schneider in the 750 cc. Kel Carruthers won the Lightweight 250 cc race, while Dieter Braun won the Lightweight 125 cc. Braun's victory was notable because he was one of only seven riders to have won an Isle of Man TT race in their first attempt.^[1] Due to the circuit's 37.7 mile length, it usually takes competitors two or three attempts before they learn its nuances.

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	Triumph	97.71 mph	1:55.51.4
2	Peter Williams	Norton	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	94.09 mph	2:00.19.0
6	Hans-Otto Butenuth	BMW	93.54 mph	2:01.01.8
7	Steve Spencer	Norton	93.18 mph	2:01.29.2
8	Tommy Robb	Honda	92.26 mph	2:02.42.0
9	John Cooper	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	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	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	Ducati	84.87 mph	2:13.23.4
2	John Williams	Honda	84.80 mph	2:13.29.0
3	Stan Woods	Suzuki	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	90.21 mph	1.15.18.0
2	Peter Brown/Mick Casey	BSA	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	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	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Kel Carruthers	Australia	Yamaha	96.13 mph	2:21.19.2	15
2	Rod Gould	United Kingdom	Yamaha	93.75 mph	2:24.54.0	12
3	Günter Bartusch	East Germany	MZ	93.75 mph	2:26.58.0	10
4	Chas Mortimer	United Kingdom	Yamaha	91.95 mph	2:27.44.2	8
5	Peter Berwick	United Kingdom	Suzuki	91.93 mph	2:27.46.0	6
6	Alex George	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	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	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	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Klaus Enders/Wolfgang Kalauch	West Germany	BMW	92.93 mph	1:13.05.6	15
2	Siegfried Schauzu/H.Schneider	West Germany	BMW	90.64 mph	1:14.56.4	12
3	Hans Luthringhauser/H.Cusnik	West Germany	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	Munch URS	87.99 mph	1:17.22.0	6
6	Georg Auerbacher/Hermann Hahn	West Germany	BMW	86.81 mph	1:18.14.6	5
7	Arseneus Butscher/Karl Lauterbach	West Germany	BMW	83.25 mph	1:21.35.6	4
8	Charlie Freedman/Eddie Fletcher	United Kingdom	Norton	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	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Giacomo Agostini	Italy	MV Agusta	101.77 mph	2:13.28.6	15
2	Alan Barnett	United Kingdom	Aermacchi	94.16 mph	2:18.23.8	12
3	Paul Smart	United Kingdom	Yamaha	93.93 mph	2:20.08.8	10
4	Malcolm Uphill	United Kingdom	Yamaha	95.55 mph	2:22.10.0	8
5	Tony Rutter	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	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Dieter Braun	West Germany	Suzuki	89.27 mph	1:16.05.0	15
2	Börje Jansson	Sweden	Maico	86.56 mph	1:18.24.4	12
3	Gunter Bartusch	East Germany	MZ	85.93 mph	1:19.02.8	10
4	Steve Murray	United Kingdom	Honda	84.65 mph	1:20.14.6	8
5	Fred Launchbury	United Kingdom	Bultaco	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	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	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Giacomo Agostini	Italy	MV Agusta	101.52 mph	2:13.47.6	15
2	Peter Williams	United Kingdom	Matchless	97.76 mph	2:18.57.0	12
3	Bill Smith	United Kingdom	Kawasaki	96.26 mph	2:21.07.6	10
4	Jack Findlay	Australia	Seeley	95.99 mph	2:21.31.4	8
5	John Williams	United Kingdom	Matchless	94.19 mph	2:24.13.6	6
6	Tony Jefferies	United Kingdom	Matchless	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

References

↑ Procter, Guy (2015), "Bitesize", Classic Bike, Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, ISSN 0142-890X

External links

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