1963 Isle of Man TT

The 1963 Isle of Man TT motorcycle races were contested in six categories over the Snaefell Mountain Course. The Senior TT was won by Mike Hailwood on an MV Agusta.

1963 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Hugh Anderson		Suzuki	89.27 mph	1:16.05.0	8
2	Frank Perris		Suzuki	87.74 mph	1:17.25.0	6
3	Ernst Degner		Suzuki	87.61 mph	1:17.31.6	4
4	Luigi Taveri		Honda	86.99 mph	1:18.05.0	3
5	Bert Schneider		Suzuki	86.30 mph	1:18.42.8	2
6	Jim Redman		Honda	86.26 mph	1:18.44.6	1

1963 Sidecar TT final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Passenger	Number	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Florian Camathias	Alfred Herzig		BMW	88.38 mph	1:16.15.0	8
2	Fritz Scheidegger	John Robinson		BMW	87.66 mph	1:17.29.2	6
3	Tony Baitup	Peter Birch		Triumph	86.52 mph	1:17.17.6	4
4	Otto Kolle	Dieter Hess		BMW	81.55 mph	1:23.17.6	3
5	Georg Auerbacher	Eduard Dein		BMW	82.56 mph	1:22.16.0	2
6	Colin Seeley	Willy Rawlings		Matchless	81.52 mph	1:23.19.8	1

1963 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Jim Redman		Honda	94.85 mph	2:23.12.2	8
2	Fumio Ito		Yamaha	94.55 mph	2:23.40.4	6
3	Bill Smith		Honda	91.12 mph	2:29.05.2	4
4	Hiroshi Hasegawa		Yamaha	88.39 mph	2:33.41.4	3
5	Tommy Robb		Honda	82.75 mph	2:44.10.2	2
6	John Kidson		Moto Guzzi	82.74 mph	2:44.10.6	1

1963 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Jim Redman		Honda	94.91 mph	2:23.08.2	8
2	John Hartle		Gilera	90.58 mph	2:29.58.2	6
3	Franta Stastny		Jawa	89.76 mph	2:31.20.6	4
4	Syd Mizen		AJS	89.65 mph	2:31.31.8	3
5	Jack Ahearn		Norton	89.35 mph	2:31.01.8	2
6	Mike Duff		AJS	87.59 mph	2:35.05.4	1

1963 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Mitsuo Itoh		Suzuki	78.81 mph	1:26.10.6	8
2	Hugh Anderson		Suzuki	78.40 mph	1:26.37.4	6
3	Hans-Georg Anscheidt		Kreidler	78.33 mph	1:26.42.0	4
4	Isao Morishita		Suzuki	77.82 mph	1:27.16.2	3
5	Michio Ichino		Suzuki	76.20 mph	1:29.07.6	2
6	Ian Plumridge		Honda	64.82 mph	1:44.46.4	1

• Fastest Lap; Ernst Degner 28 minutes 37.2 seconds, 79.10 mph.^[1]

1963 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Mike Hailwood		MV Agusta	104.64 mph	2:09.48.8	8
2	John Hartle		Gilera	103.67 mph	2:11.01.8	6
3	Phil Read		Gilera	100.01 mph	2:15.42.2	4
4	Mike Duff		Matchless	99.29 mph	2:16.48.8	3
5	Joe Dunphy		Norton	99.63 mph	2:20.09.0	2
6	Fred Stevens		Norton	96.99 mph	2:20.11.2	1

Sources

1. Motocourse History of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races 1907–1989 by Nick Harris (1990)(1st Edition) Hazelton Publishing ISBN 0-905138-71-6

External links

• Detailed race results
• Mountain Course map