1953 Isle of Man TT

The 1953 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw Ray Amm (Rhodesia) win both Senior and Junior TT races. Bob McIntyre retired for his first TT, the Junior.

Senior TT (500cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Ray Amm	Norton	93.85 mph	2.48.51.8
2	Jack Brett	Norton	93.74	2:49.03.8
3	Reg Armstrong	Gilera	93.62	2:49.16.8
4	Rod Coleman	AJS	92.77	2:50.49.6
5	Bill Doran	AJS	90.86	2:54.25.0
6	Peter Davey	Norton	86.97	3:02.13.0
7	Ted Frend	Norton	86.72	3:02.44.6
8	Robin H Sherry	AJS	86.5	3:03.13.4
9	Harry A Pearce	Matchless	86.38	3:03.28.4
10	John Grace	Norton	85.54	3:05.15.8

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Junior TT (350cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Ray Amm	Norton	90.52 mph	2:55.05.0
2	Ken Kavanagh	Norton	90.44	2:55.14.6
3	Fergus Anderson	Moto Guzzi	89.41	2:57.40.6
4	Jack Brett	Norton	88.7	2:58.40.4
5	Bill Doran	AJS	86.9	3:02.21.0
6	Derek Farrant	AJS	86.59	3:03.02.0
7	Ken Mudford	AJS	85.49	3:05.23.0
8	G C A (Peter) Murphy	AJS	84.39	3:07.48.2
9	Phil H Carter	AJS	84.28	3:08.02.6
10	Harold Clark	AJS	93.72	3:09.18.0

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Lightweight TT (250cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1	Fergus Anderson	Moto Guzzi	84.73 mph	1.46.53.0
2	Werner Haas	NSU	84.52	1:47.10.0	+ 17.0
3	Siegfried Wunsche	DKW	81.34	1:51.20.0	+ 4:27.0
4	Arthur Wheeler	Moto Guzzi	80.38	1:52.40.0	+ 5:47.0
5	S Willis	Velocette	75.38	2:00.08.0	+ 13:15.0
6	Tommy Wood	Moto Guzzi	74.82	2:01.02.0	+ 14:09.0
7	Ray J A Petty	Norton	74.67	2:01.17.0	+ 14:24.0
8	Arnold W Jones	M&F Excelsior	72.26	2:05.20.0	+ 18:27.0
9	Bill Webster	Velocette	71.96	2:05.51.0	+ 18:58.0
10	Bob E Geeson	REG	71.74	2:06.14.0	+ 19:21.0

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Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1	Leslie Graham	MV Agusta	77.79 mph	1.27.19.0
2	Werner Haas	NSU	77.18	1:28.00.0	+ 41.0
3	Cecil Sandford	MV Agusta	77.15	1:28.02.0	+ 43.0
4	Angelo Copeta	MV Agusta	73.44	1:32.29.0	+ 5:10.0
5	Arnold W Jones	MV Agusta	67.48	1:40.39.0	+ 13:20.0
6	Bill Webster	MV Agusta	67.07	1:41.16.0	+ 13:57.0
7	Archie A Fenn	Mondial	67.03	1:41.20.0	+ 14:01.0
8	W Norman Webb	MV Agusta	65.73	1:43.20.0	+ 16:01.0
9	J A Thomson	MV Agusta	64.71	1:44.56.0	+ 17:37.0
10	Fron Purslow	MV	61.9	1:49.44.0	+ 22:25.0

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Clubmans 1000 TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	George P Douglass	Vincent	81.54 mph	1.51.04.0
2	G P Clark	Vincent	79.39	1:54.04.0
3	P L Peters	Vincent	74.24	2:01.59.0

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Clubmans Senior TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Bob Keeler	Norton	84.14 mph	1.20.43.4
2	Eddie Crooks	Norton	83.0	1.21.49.8
3	W Alan Holmes	Norton	82.46	1.22.22.2

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Clubmans Junior TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Derek T Powell	BSA	80.17 mph	1.52.57.8
2	Owen Greenwood	BSA	79.23	1:54.18.0
3	Jack Bottomley	Norton	79.09	1:54.21.6

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Sources

1. [1]^{[permanent dead link]} IoMtt.com 1953 Senior TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
2. [2]^{[permanent dead link]} IoMtt.com 1953 Junior TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
3. [3]^{[permanent dead link]} IoMtt.com 1953 Lightweight 250 TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
4. [4]^{[permanent dead link]} IoMtt.com 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
5. [5]^{[permanent dead link]} IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans 1000 TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
6. [6]^{[permanent dead link]} IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans Senior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
7. [7]^{[permanent dead link]} IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans Junior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)

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