1967 Isle of Man TT


The 1967 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was a motorcycle road racing event held on the 37-mile Snaefell Mountain course on the Isle of Man. Five races, in different engine capacity classes of 50, 125, 250, 350 and the 500 cc Senior TT, made up the second round of the FIM World Grand Prix motorcycling championship season. Mike Hailwood, on the four-cylinder Honda RC181, duelled with Giacomo Agostini's MV Agusta 500 Three.
The Italian broke Hailwood's lap record on the first lap at a speed of. Hailwood responded with a second lap at but Agostini still led by 8.6 seconds. At the halfway pit stop of the six-lap race, Hailwood had cut Agostini's lead to a couple of seconds, but he then lost time adjusting his twist grip back into place. Agostini's lead was back up to 11.6 seconds. It was a battle as Hailwood, riding near to his limit, pursued the Italian rider. By the fifth lap, Hailwood had made up the difference and the riders appeared close to a dead heat, with the closest of finishes appearing likely.
Then disaster struck Agostini on the mountain section when his chain broke at the Windy Corner. He was able to coast back to the pits, but he was disqualified for missing Governor's Dip before coasting down to the pits. In the heat of the moment Agostini threw his helmet to the ground. Hailwood went on to win at a record. His lap record stood for eight years, and was only beaten in 1975 by Mick Grant on an improved circuit riding a larger-engined Kawasaki KR750 cc. Hailwood's original Honda RC181 500 cc four-cylinder bike is owned by the Hailwood Trust and occasionally demonstrated at public events by his son David.

1967 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings

10 June 1967 – 3 laps Mountain Course.
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 John HartleTriumph1.09.56.8
2 Paul SmartNorton1.11.48.0
3 Tony SmithBSA1.15.42.0
4 Lance WeilTriumph1.15.45.8
5 Paul ButlerTriumph1.16.28.0
6 Tony GodfreyNorton1.17.22.0
7 Graham BaileyTriumph1.20.11.8
8 Melvyn RiceBSA1.23.55.8
9 Tony McGurkTriumph1.24.16.6
10 Jan R StrijbisTriumph1.24.22.2

1967 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings

10 June 1967 – 3 laps Mountain Course.
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Neil KellyVelocette1.15.33.8
2 Keith HecklesVelocette1.16.11.6
3 David NixonTriumph1.19.48.0

1967 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings

10 June 1967 – 3 laps Mountain Course.
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Bill SmithBultaco1.16.38.2
2 Tommy RobbBultaco1.16.38.6
3 Barry SmithSuzuki1.18.43.2

1967 Isle of Man Sidecar TT final standings

12 June 1967 – 3 laps Mountain Course.
PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Siegfried Schauzu/H.Schneider12GermanyBMW1:14.40.068
2 Klaus Enders/Ralf Engelhardt8GermanyBMW1:14.59.26
3 Colin Seeley/R.Lindsay4BritainBMW1:17.15.64
4 Pip Harris/J.Thornton17BritainBMW1:18.13.63
5 Barry Dungworth/N.Caddow1BritainBMW1:19.49.42
6 Terry Vinicombe/J.Flaxman5BritainKirby – BSA1:20.45.61

1967 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

12 June 1967 – 6 laps Mountain Course.
PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedPoints
1 Mike Hailwood7BritainHonda8
2 Phil Read14BritainYamaha6
3 Ralph Bryans1BritainHonda4
4 Dave Simmonds12BritainKawasaki3
5 Bill Smith9BritainKawasaki2
6 Mick Chatterton50BritainYamaha1

1967 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

14 June 1967 – 3 laps Mountain Course.
PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedPoints
1 Phil Read10BritainYamaha8
2 Stuart Graham2BritainSuzuki6
3 Akiyasu Motohashi12JapanYamaha4
4 Dave Simmonds8BritainKawasaki3
5 Kel Carruthers16AustraliaHonda2
6 Jim Curry19BritainHonda1

1967 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

14 June 1967 – 6 laps Mountain Course.
PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedPoints
1 Mike Hailwood3BritainHonda8
2 Giacomo Agostini6ItalyMV Agusta6
3 Derek Woodman4BritainMZ4
4 Alberto Pagani32ItalyAermacchi3
5 Chris Conn2BritainAermacchi2
6 Gilberto Milani33ItalyAermacchi1

1967 Isle of Man TT 50cc final standings

16 June 1967 – 3 laps Mountain Course.
PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedPoints
1 Stuart Graham2BritainSuzuki8
2 Hans-Georg Anscheidt1GermanySuzuki6
3 Tommy RobbBritainSuzuki4
4 Chris Walpole27BritainHonda3
5 Ernie L Griffiths19BritainHonda2
6 Stan G W Lawley20BritainHonda1

1967 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

16 June 1967 – 6 laps TT Mountain Course.
PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedPoints
1 Mike Hailwood4BritainHonda8
2 Peter Williams8BritainMatchless6
3 Steve Spencer32BritainLancefield Norton4
4 John Cooper11BritainNorton3
5 Fred Stevens26BritainPaton2
6 John Hartle14BritainMatchless1