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.
There were six fatalities among the competitors, including world championship contender Santiago Herrero, making this the deadliest year in the history of the Isle of Man TT.[2][3]
1970 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings
5 Laps (188.56 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | Number | 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 | Number | 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 | Number | 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 | Number | 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
- "World's fastest way to die: The most dangerous race on the planet". news.com.au. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- "Two more deaths take Isle of Man TT Festival toll to five". express.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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