1972 Isle of Man TT

The 1972 Isle of Man TT motorcycle races were held between 5–9 June 1972.[1] It was the fifth round of the FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship (now MotoGP).

A fatal accident this year led, some years later, to the end of the Isle of Man TT as a FIM championship race. The Ultra-Lightweight race was held on the last day of the event in heavy rain, and Gilberto Parlotti crashed fatally at the Verandah section of the circuit 29 miles into his second lap; the Italian rider was 31 years old. After the death of Parlotti, his friend, Giacomo Agostini, an Italian MV Agusta rider, 9-time TT winner and a ten time 350cc and 500cc world champion, announced that he would never return to the Isle of Man to race. He considered the course too dangerous for international competition. As the years went on more top riders joined Agostini's boycott and in 1976 it was announced that the TT would be removed from the championship calendar. The British round of the FIM championship was held at Silverstone Circuit on the mainland from 1977 onwards.

In the last race of the 1972 event, Agostini won his 10th TT - the most for a non-British rider.

1972 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

Monday 5 June 1972 – 5 Laps (188.65 Miles) Mountain Course.[2][3]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Giacomo Agostini	3	Italy	MV Agusta	102.03 mph	1:50.56.8	15
2	Tony Rutter	16	United Kingdom	Yamaha	98.13 mph	1:55.21.4	12
3	Mick Grant	27	United Kingdom	Yamaha	97.57 mph	1:56.01.0	10
4	Jack Findlay	4	Australia	Yamaha	97.41 mph	1:53.13.0	8
5	Derek Chatterton	6	United Kingdom	Yamaha	95.65 mph	1:58.21.4	6
6	Selwyn Griffiths	49	United Kingdom	Yamaha	94.16 mph	2:00.13.8	5
7	Mick Chatterton	17	United Kingdom	Yamaha	92.98 mph	2:01.45.2	4
8	László Szabó	23	Hungary	Yamaha	90.52 mph	2:05.03.80	3
9	Bill Rae	85	United Kingdom	Yamaha	90.51 mph	2:05.04.80	2
10	B.Lee	53	United Kingdom	Yamaha	89.85 mph	2:05.59.6	1

1972 Isle of Man Sidecar 500cc TT final standings

Monday 5 June 1972 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.[2][4]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Siegfried Schauzu [de; it]/Wolfgang Kalauch	5	West Germany	BMW	91.85 mph	1:13.57.2	15
2	Heinz Luthringshauser [de; it; nl]/J.Cusnik	7	West Germany	BMW	91.70 mph	1:14.04.6	12
3	Gerry Boret/Nick Boret	29	United Kingdom	Konig	84.43 mph	1:20.27.4	10
4	W.Klenk/N.Scheerer	20	West Germany	BMW	83.62 mph	1:21.31.8	8
5	Barry Dungworth/R.W.Turrington	10	United Kingdom	BMW	82.32 mph	1:22.30.6	6
6	Roy Hanks/J.P.Mann	6	United Kingdom	BSA	80.07 mph	1:24.49.6	5
7	R.Woodhouse/D.Woodhouse	45	United Kingdom	BSA	79.83 mph	1.25.05.40	4
8	Roger Dutton/Tony Wright	26	United Kingdom	BMW	79.63 mph	1.25.18.0	3
9	George O'Dell/Bill Boldison	32	United Kingdom	BSA	79.60 mph	1.25.20.2	2
10	J.Barker/A.Macfadzean	27	United Kingdom	BSA	79.52 mph	1.25.28.2	1

1972 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

Wednesday 7 June 1972 – 4 Laps (150.92 Miles) Mountain Course.[2][5]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Phil Read	9	United Kingdom	Yamaha	99.68 mph	1:30.51.2	15
2	Rod Gould	4	United Kingdom	Yamaha	98.09 mph	1:32.19.6	12
3	John Williams		United Kingdom	Yamaha	97.09 mph	1:33.16.4	10
4	Charlie Williams	25	United Kingdom	Yamaha	95.98 mph	1:34.24.1	8
5	Werner Pfirter	20	Switzerland	Yamaha	95.93 mph	1:34.24.2	6
6	Bill Henderson	35	United Kingdom	Yamaha	95.26 mph	1:35.04.4	5
7	Derek Chatterton	1	United Kingdom	Yamaha	95.13 mph	1:35.12.20	4
8	Dudley P.Robinson	18	United Kingdom	Yamaha	94.88 mph	1:35.27.4	3
9	Barry Randle	10	United Kingdom	Yamaha	94.84 mph	1:35.29.8	2
10	B.Rae	54	United Kingdom	Yamaha	92.86 mph	1:37.31.8	1

1972 Isle of Man Ultra-Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

Friday 9 June 1972 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.[2][6]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Chas Mortimer	1	United Kingdom	Yamaha	87.49 mph	1:17.38.2	15
2	Charlie Williams	28	United Kingdom	Yamaha	80.49 mph	1:24.23.0	12
3	Billy Rae	15	United Kingdom	Maico	79.29 mph	1:25.39.8	10
4	Lindsay Porter	9	United Kingdom	Honda	78.63 mph	1:26.30.0	8
5	Ron Hackett	17	United Kingdom	Honda	76.55 mph	1:28.44.0	6
6	Ralph Watts	18	United Kingdom	Honda	76.40 mph	1:28.54.0	5
7	Fred Launchbury	19	United Kingdom	Maico	75.75 mph	1:29.40.60	4
8	Leigh Notman	44	United Kingdom	Yamaha	75.74 mph	1:29.41.40	3
9	A.Morris	45	United Kingdom	Yamaha	75.70 mph	1:29.43.60	2
10	M.Evans	43	United Kingdom	Yamaha	75.23 mph	1:30.17.40	1

1972 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

Friday 9 June 1972 – 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.[2][7]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Giacomo Agostini	8	Italy	MV Agusta	104.02 mph	2:10.34.4	15
2	Alberto Pagani	3	Italy	MV Agusta	98.13 mph	2:18.25.8	12
3	Mick Grant	14	United Kingdom	Kawasaki	97.03 mph	2:20.00.0	10
4	Kevin Cowley	81	United Kingdom	Seeley	96.10 mph	2:21.21.6	8
5	Derek Chatterton	16	United Kingdom	Yamaha	95.80 mph	2:21.48.2	6
6	Charlie Williams	49	United Kingdom	Yamaha	94.52 mph	2:23.43.8	5
7	Selwyn Griffiths	21	United Kingdom	Matchless	93.66 mph	2:25.02.0	4
8	Clive Brown		United Kingdom	Suzuki	93.58 mph	2:25.09.04	3
9	Paul Cott	34	United Kingdom	Seeley	93.58 mph	2:25.09.40	2
10	Charlie Sanby	12	United Kingdom	Suzuki	93.33 mph	2:26.41.2	1

Non-championship races

1972 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings

Saturday 3 June 1972 – 4 Laps (150.92 Miles) Mountain Course.[2][8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Ray Pickrell	Triumph	100.01 mph	1.30.34.0
2	Peter Williams	Norton	96.53 mph	1.33.48.8
3	David Nixon	Triumph	94.04 mph	1.36.18.4
4	Helmut Dahne	BMW	92.3 mph	1.38.07.2
5	Martyn Ashwood	Norton	92.08 mph	1.38.21.0
6	Alistair Copeland	Triumph	90.99 mph	1.39.32.0
7	Walter Baxter	Norton	89.31 mph	1.41.24.2
8	Doug Lunn	Honda	88.82 mph	1.41.57.6
9	T Waterer	Norton	88.21 mph	1.42.40.0
10	R Baylie	Honda	87.78 mph	1.43.10.2

1972 Isle of Man Production 500 cc TT final standings

Saturday 3 June 1972 – 4 Laps (150.92 Miles) Mountain Course.[2][9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Stan Woods	Suzuki	92.2 mph	1.38.13.8
2	Roger Bowler	Triumph	92.09 mph	1.38.20.6
3	Barry Smith	Honda	91.16 mph	1.39.20.6
4	Ray Knight	Triumph	89.91 mph	1.40.43.8
5	Hugh Evans	Kawasaki	89.63 mph	1.41.02.8
6	Graham Penny	Honda	88.29 mph	1.42.34.6
7	Bill Milne	Kawasaki	88 mph	1.42.54.6
8	Tom Loughridge	Suzuki	87.25 mph	1.43.48.2
9	Roy Boughey	Honda	85.07 mph	1.46.27.0
10	Raymond Ashcroft	Honda	84.58 mph	1.47.05.4

1972 Isle of Man Production 250 cc TT final standings

Saturday 3 June 1972 – 4 Laps (150.92 Miles) Mountain Course.[2][10]

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	John Williams	Honda	85.32 mph	1.46.08.8
2	Charlie Williams	Yamaha	84.06 mph	1.47.50.2
3	Eddie Roberts	Suzuki	83.34 mph	1.48.56.4
4	Dave Arnold	Ducati	82.75 mph	1.49.26.8
5	Neil Tuxworth	Suzuki	82.72 mph	1.49.29.2
6	Jim Evans	Yamaha	79.6 mph	1.53.46.2
7	Victor Soussan	Suzuki	79.23 mph	1.54.18.6
8	John Kiddie	Honda	78.34 mph	1.55.36.2
9	Charles Garner	Honda	76.58 mph	1.58.15.8
10	Leigh Notman	Yamaha	76.34 mph	1.58.38.0

1972 Isle of Man Sidecar 750cc TT final standings

Saturday 3 June 1972 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.[2][11]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time
1	Siegfried Schauzu [de; it]/Wolfgang Kalauch	4	West Germany	BMW	90.97 mph	1.14.40.0
2	A J Sansum/Chris Emmins	10	United Kingdom	Triumph	87.76 mph	1.17.24.0
3	J.Barker/A.Macfadzean	31	United Kingdom	BSA	86.32 mph	1.18.41.6
4	John Brandon & Cliff Holland	28	United Kingdom	Honda	84.99 mph	1.19.55.2
5	Richard Wegener & A Heinrichs	5	West Germany	BMW	84.88 mph	1.20.24.0
6	Roy Hanks/J.P.Mann	2	United Kingdom	BSA	84.36 mph	1.20.31.2
7	Mick Horsepole/G J Horspole	21	United Kingdom	BSA	84.22 mph	1.20.39.2
8	R.Woodhouse/D.Woodhouse	12	United Kingdom	Honda	81.93 mph	1.22.54.2
9	Robin Williamson/Dave Smith	9	United Kingdom	Triumph	81.65 mph	1.23.11.8
10	Trevor Ireson/M B Smith	27	United Kingdom	Triumph	81.31 mph	1.23.32.6

1972 Isle of Man Formula 750 cc TT final standings

Monday 5 June 1972 – 5 Laps (188.65 Miles) Mountain Course.[2][12]

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Ray Pickrell	Triumph	104.23 mph	1.48.36.0
2	Tony Jefferies	Triumph	103.46 mph	1.49.24.8
3	Jack Findlay	Suzuki	98.33 mph	1.55.07.4
4	David Nixon	Triumph	96.12 mph	1.57.46.4
5	Charlie Williams	Yamaha	95.99 mph	1.57.56.8
6	Bob Steele	Norton	95.31 mph	1.58.46.2
7	John Williams	Honda	95.1  mph	1.59.02.0
8	Roger Nicholls	Suzuki	94.85 mph	1.59.21.0
9	Dennis Trollope	Triumph	93.53 mph	2.01.02.6
10	Clive Brown	Suzuki	93.11 mph	2.01.35.2

Sources

1. Daily Express page 21 Saturday 10 June 1972
2. "International Tourist Trophy Races and Production Manchine Race Isle of Man. Official Programme and Guide 1972" (PDF). Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via daveriley.weebly.com.
3. "TT 1972 Junior TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
4. "TT 1972 Sidecar 500cc TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
5. "TT 1972 Lightweight 250 TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
6. "TT 1972 Lightweight 125cc TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
7. "TT 1972 Senior TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
8. "TT 1972 Production 750cc Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
9. "TT 1972 Production 500cc Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
10. "TT 1972 Production 250cc Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
11. "TT 1972 Sidecar 750cc TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
12. "TT 1972 Formula 750cc TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

External links

• Detailed race results