1956 Dutch TT

The 1956 Dutch TT was the second race of the 1956 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 30 June 1956 at the Assen circuit.

  1956 Dutch TT
Race details
Race 2 of 6 races in the
1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date30 June 1956
LocationCircuit van Drenthe, Assen
Course
  • Public roads
  • 7.700 km (4.785 mi)
500 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider John Surtees MV Agusta
Time 3:25.2
Podium
First John Surtees MV Agusta
Second Walter Zeller BMW
Third Eddie Grant Norton
350 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Time 3:30.5
Podium
First Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Second Gary Hocking MV Agusta
Third August Hobl DKW
250 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Time 3:34.4
Podium
First Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Second Luigi Taveri MV Agusta
Third Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi
125 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Time 3:45.6
Podium
First Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Second Luigi Taveri MV Agusta
Third August Hobl DKW
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Pip Harris Norton
Time 3:50.1
Podium
First Fritz Hillebrand BMW
Second Wilhelm Noll BMW
Third Cyril Smith Norton

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 John Surtees MV Agusta 27 1:34:05.1 8
2 Walter Zeller BMW 27 +25.5 6
3 Eddie Grant Norton 26 +1 lap 4
4 Keith Bryen Norton 26 +1 lap 3
5 Paul Fahey Matchless 26 +1 lap 2
6 Ernst Hiller BMW 26 +1 lap 1
7 Gerald Robarts Norton 26 +1 lap
8 Piet Bakker Norton 26 +1 lap
9 Priem Rozenberg BMW 26 +1 lap
10 Fred Cook Matchless 25 +2 laps
11 Casper Swart Norton 24 +3 laps
[1]

350 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi 20 1:11:21.8 8
2 John Surtees MV Agusta 20 +13.6 6
3 August Hobl DKW 20 +18.5 4
4 Cecil Sandford DKW 20 3
5 Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi 20 2
6 Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi 20 1
7 Duilio Agostini Moto Guzzi 20
8 Karl Hofmann DKW 20
9 Eddie Grant Norton 20
10 Paul Fahey AJS 20
11 Barry Hodgkinson Norton 19 +1 lap
12 Gustav Havel Jawa 19 +1 lap
13 Gerald Robarts AJS 19 +1 lap
14 Keith Bryen Norton 19 +1 lap
15 H. Wieland Norton 19 +1 lap
16 Ken Tostevin Norton 19 +1 lap
17 Adelmo Mandolini Moto Guzzi 19 +1 lap
18 Leen Rehorst AJS 18 +2 laps
19 Lo Simons Norton 18 +2 laps
[1]

250 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 17 1:02:26.5 8
2 Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 17 +22.6 6
3 Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi 17 +1:59.0 4
4 Roberto Colombo MV Agusta 17 3
5 Horst Kassner NSU 16 +1 lap 2
6 Jiří Koštíř ČZ 16 +1 lap 1
7 Lo Simons NSU 16 +1 lap
8 Kees Koster NSU 16 +1 lap
9 Hubert Attenberger Adler 16 +1 lap
10 Karl-Julius Holthaus NSU 16 +1 lap
11 Florian Camathias NSU 16 +1 lap
12 B. Giannini Moto Guzzi 16 +1 lap
13 Jasper Kaspers ČZ 15 +2 laps
[1]

125 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 14 53:40.2 8
2 Luigi Taveri MV Agusta 14 +16.1 6
3 August Hobl DKW 14 +54.5 4
4 Cecil Sandford Mondial 14 3
5 Karl Hofmann DKW 14 2
6 František Bartoš ČZ 14 1
7 Francisco González Montesa 14
8 John Grace Montesa 14
9 Marcelo Cama Montesa 13 +1 lap
10 Bill Webster MV Agusta 13 +1 lap
11 Lo Simons Mondial 13 +1 lap
12 Florian Camathias MV Agusta 12 +2 laps
13 Václav Parus ČZ 12 +2 laps
14 Jasper Kaspers Sparta 12 +2 laps
15 Gerrit Dupont NSU 11 +3 laps
[1]

Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Fritz Hillebrand Manfred Grunwald BMW 14 54:46.5 8
2 Wilhelm Noll Fritz Cron BMW 14 +6.4 6
3 Cyril Smith Stanley Dibben Norton 14 +27.9 4
4 Bob Mitchell Eric Bliss Norton 14 3
5 Florian Camathias Maurice Büla BMW 14 2
6 Jacques Drion Inge Stoll BMW 14 1
7 Helmut Fath Emil Ohr BMW 14
8 Loni Neussner Dieter Hess BMW 14
9 Fritz Seeber Franz Heiß BMW 13 +1 lap
10 Arthur Lang Donald Maxwell Norton 13 +1 lap
11 Harmen van der Wal ? Norton 12 +2 laps
[1]

References

  1. Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957. Temple Press Ltd. p. 158.
Previous race:
1956 Isle of Man TT
FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1956 season
Next race:
1956 Belgian Grand Prix
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1955 Dutch TT
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