1953 Isle of Man TT

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.

Senior TT (500cc)

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Ray Amm Norton 93.85 mph 2.48.51.8
2 United Kingdom Jack Brett Norton 93.74 2:49.03.8
3 Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Gilera 93.62 2:49.16.8
4 New Zealand Rod Coleman AJS 92.77 2:50.49.6
5 United Kingdom Bill Doran AJS 90.86 2:54.25.0
6 United Kingdom Peter Davey Norton 86.97 3:02.13.0
7 United Kingdom Ted Frend Norton 86.72 3:02.44.6
8 United Kingdom Robin H Sherry AJS 86.5 3:03.13.4
9 United Kingdom Harry A Pearce Matchless 86.38 3:03.28.4
10 United Kingdom John Grace Norton 85.54 3:05.15.8

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Junior TT (350cc)

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Ray Amm Norton 90.52 mph 2:55.05.0
2 Australia Ken Kavanagh Norton 90.44 2:55.14.6
3 United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 89.41 2:57.40.6
4 United Kingdom Jack Brett Norton 88.7 2:58.40.4
5 United Kingdom Bill Doran AJS 86.9 3:02.21.0
6 United Kingdom Derek Farrant AJS 86.59 3:03.02.0
7 New Zealand Ken Mudford AJS 85.49 3:05.23.0
8 United Kingdom G C A (Peter) Murphy AJS 84.39 3:07.48.2
9 United Kingdom Phil H Carter AJS 84.28 3:08.02.6
10 United Kingdom Harold Clark AJS 93.72 3:09.18.0

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Lightweight TT (250cc)

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

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Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc)

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

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Clubmans 1000 TT

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 United Kingdom George P Douglass Vincent 81.54 mph 1.51.04.0
2 United Kingdom G P Clark Vincent 79.39 1:54.04.0
3 United Kingdom P L Peters Vincent 74.24 2:01.59.0

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Clubmans Senior TT

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

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Clubmans Junior TT

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

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Sources

  1. IoMtt.com 1953 Senior TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  2. IoMtt.com 1953 Junior TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  3. IoMtt.com 1953 Lightweight 250 TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  4. IoMtt.com 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  5. IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans 1000 TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  6. IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans Senior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  7. IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans Junior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
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