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. Due to the circuit's 37.7 mile length, it usually takes competitors two or three attempts before they learn its nuances.

1970 Isle of Man Production 750 cc TT final standings

5 Laps (188.56 Miles) Mountain Course.

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	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	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

External links

• Detailed race results
• Mountain Course map