1969 Isle of Man TT


The 1969 Isle of Man TT, the fourth round of the 1969 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, involved a number of races on the Mountain Course on the Isle of Man. For the second year running Giacomo Agostini won both the Junior and Senior races, completing the six laps of the latter race in 2:09.40.2 to win by almost nine minutes. There were three "production" categories; Malcolm Uphill won the 750 cc, Graham Penny the 500 cc and Mike Rogers the 250 cc. German pairs won both sidecar events; Klaus Enders and Ralf Engelhardt in the 500 cc and Siegfried Schauzu and H.Schneider in the 750 cc. Kel Carruthers won the Lightweight 250 cc race, while Dave Simmonds won the Lightweight 125 cc.

1969 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings

3 Laps Mountain Course.
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Malcolm UphillTriumph99.99 mph1.07.55.4
2 Paul SmartNorton99.37 mph1.08.21.2
3 Darryl PendleburyTriumph99.66 mph1.10.16.2
4 Mick AndrewNorton95.18 mph1.11.21.8
5 Steve JollyTriumph93.19 mph1.12.53.0
6 Tony JefferiesTriumph93.13 mph1.12.56.2
7 Martin CarneyTriumph93.00 mph1.13.02.0
8 Pat MohoneyBSA92.39 mph1.13.30.8
9 Paul ButlerTriumph91.09 mph1.14.34.0
10 Len PhelpsTriumph90.76 mph1.14.50.0

1969 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings

3 Laps Mountain Course.
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Graham PennyHonda88.18 mph1.17.01.6
2 Ray KnightTriumph87.64 mph1.17.30.4
3 Ron BaylieTriumph85.90 mph1.19.04.0
4 Adrian T CooperSuzuki85.17 mph1.19.45.4
5 Hugh EvansBSA85.17 mph1.19.45.6
6 Mick ChattertonTriumph83.97 mph1.20.53.6
7 Brian WarburtonTriumph82.21 mph1.22.37.8
8 A.AllenTriumph74.87 mph1.30.43.6

1969 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings

3 Laps Mountain Course.
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Mike RogersDucati88.79 mph1.21.03.8
2 Frank WhitewaySuzuki88.29 mph1.21.33.4
3 Chas MortimerDucati82.01 mph1.22.49.6
4 George E.LeighBultaco81.26 mph1.23.35.2
5 Clive ThompsettDucati80.18 mph1.24.43.2
6 Bill G BensonSuzuki79.21 mph1.24.45.4
7 T.HoldsworthSuzuki78.87 mph1.26.18.6
8 Tom LoughridgeSuzuki76.00 mph1.26.18.6
9 Charlie MatesYamaha75.40 mph1.30.14.6
10 John WilliamsHonda68.60 mph1.39.35.6

1969 Isle of Man Sidecar 500 cc TT final standings

3 Laps Mountain Course.
PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Klaus Enders/Ralf EngelhardtWest GermanyBMW92.48 mph1:13.27.015
2 Siegfried Schauzu/H.SchneiderWest GermanyBMW90.99 mph1:14.39.412
3 Helmut Fath/W.KalauchWest GermanyURS named after Fath's hometown Ursenbach90.56 mph1:15.0.010
4 Arseneus Butscher/J.HuberWest GermanyBMW83.55 mph1:21.18.08
5 F.Linnarz/P.KuehnmundWest GermanyBMW81.96 mph1:22.52.06
6 Dick Hawes/J.MannUnited KingdomSeeley81.73 mph1:23.06.65
7 Norman Hanks/Rose HanksUnited KingdomBSA81.00 mph1:23.51.44
8 Bill Copson/Dane RoweUnited KingdomBMW80.34 mph1:24.32.83
9 Dennis Keen/M.S.WotherspoonUnited KingdomTriumph78.31 mph1:26.44.02
10 T Harris/B.L.HarrisUnited KingdomTriumph78.31 mph1:26.44.01

1969 Isle of Man Sidecar 750 cc TT final standings

3 Laps Mountain Course.
RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Siegfried Schauzu/H.SchneiderBMW89.83 mph1.15.36.8
2 Peter Brown/Mick CaseyBSA85.65 mph1.19.18.2
3 Bill Currie/F.KayLWC81.72 mph1.23.07.4
4 Mick Boddice/Clive PollingtonBSA81.02 mph1.23.50.4
5 Derek Plummer/Malcolm BrettTriumph80.06 mph1.24.16.2
6 Mick Horsepole/G.J.HorsepoleTriumph80.53 mph1.24.32.2
7 Gordon Fox/H.SandersonTriumph76.89 mph1.25.01.2
8 Bill Cooper/D B ArgentWEC79.58 mph1.25.21.0
9 Bob Kewley/D.TuckerBSA78.61 mph1.26.24.0
10 Denis Kneen/M.E.WotherspoonTriumph78.48 mph1.26.33.0

1969 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250 cc final standings

6 Laps Mountain Course.
PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Kel CarruthersAustraliaBenelli95.95 mph2:21.35.215
2 Frank PerrisUnited KingdomSuzuki93.69 mph2:24.59.412
3 Santiago HerreroSpainOssa92.82 mph2:26.21.010
4 Mick ChattertonUnited KingdomYamaha91.96 mph2:29.01.08
5 Frank WhitewayUnited KingdomSuzuki90.13 mph2:30.41.46
6 Derek ChattertonUnited KingdomYamaha89.51 mph2:31.46.05
7 Stan WoodsUnited KingdomYamaha89.22 mph2:32.15.24
8 František ŠťastnýCzechoslovakiaJawa89.11 mph2:32.25.23
9 Ian RichardsUnited KingdomYamaha88.08 mph2:34.13.02
10 Gordon KeithUnited KingdomYamaha88.00 mph2:34.22.01

1969 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125 cc final standings

3 Laps Mountain Course.
PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Dave SimmondsUnited KingdomKawasaki91.08 mph1:14.34.615
2 Kel CarruthersAustraliaAermacchi84.43 mph1:20.27.212
3 Garry DickinsonUnited KingdomHonda83.67 mph1:21.10.610
4 Steve MurrayUnited KingdomHonda83.24 mph1:21.36.28
5 John KiddieUnited KingdomHonda81.05 mph1:23.48.06
6 Carl WardUnited KingdomBultaco80.58 mph1:24.17.85
7 John ShackladyUnited KingdomBultaco80.27 mph1:24.37.04
8 Charles GarnerUnited KingdomBultaco70.14 mph1:25.49.63
9 J PasquietFranceBultaco78.39 mph1:26.39.22
10 Tom LoughridgeUnited KingdomBultaco77.88 mph1:27.12.81

1969 Isle of Man Junior TT 350 cc final standings

6 Laps Mountain Course.
PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Giacomo AgostiniItalyMV Agusta101.81 mph2:13.25.415
2 Brian SteensonUnited KingdomAermacchi94.60 mph2:23.36.412
3 Jack FindlayAustraliaAermacchi93.89 mph2:24.41.210
4 Tom DickieUnited KingdomSeeley92.90 mph2:26.13.08
5 Terry GrotefeldUnited KingdomSeeley92.58 mph2:26.44.06
6 Selwyn GriffithsUnited KingdomAJS90.89 mph2:29.27.65
7 John FindlayUnited KingdomNorton90.87 mph2:29.29.44
8 Billy GuthrieUnited KingdomYamaha90.65 mph2:29.51.83
9 M.HatherallUnited KingdomAermacchi90.63 mph2:29.53.62
10 R.GrahamUnited KingdomAermacchi90.03 mph2:30.53.01

1969 Isle of Man Senior TT 500 cc final standings

6 Laps Mountain Course.
PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1 Giacomo AgostiniItalyMV Agusta104.75 mph2:09.40.215
2 Alan BarnettUnited KingdomMetisse98.28 mph2:18.12.612
3 Tom DickieUnited KingdomSeeley97.92 mph2:18.44.210
4 Derek WoodmanUnited KingdomSeeley97.69 mph2:19.03.48
5 John FindlayUnited KingdomNorton96.17 mph2:21.15.66
6 Ron ChandlerUnited KingdomSeeley95.87 mph2:21.42.85
7 Steve JollyUnited KingdomSeeley93.78 mph2:24.51.84
8 Selwyn GriffithsUnited KingdomMatchless93.30 mph2:25.36.83
9 Peter DarvillUnited KingdomNorton93.29 mph2:25.37.62
10 Steve SpencerUnited KingdomMetisse92.98 mph2:26.06.01