The 1968 Isle of Man TT, the third round of the

1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 20th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of ten Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 21 Ap ...

, involved six championship races on the Mountain Course on the

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during 8–14 June 1968. Giacomo Agostini won both the Junior and Senior races, completing the six laps of the latter race in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 39.4 seconds to win by almost nine minutes''Daily Express'' page 15 AGOSTINI COLLECTS SENIOR Saturday 15 June 1968 The Ultra-Lightweight 50cc race was won by Barry Smith, the Lightweight 125cc race by

Phil Read Phillip William Read, (1 January 1939 – 6 October 2022) was an English professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1961 to 1976. Read is notable for being the first competitor to win world championships ...

and the Lightweight 250cc by

Bill Ivy William David Ivy (27 August 1942 – 12 July 1969) was an English professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Maidstone, Kent. He died during practice for a race in East Germany. The Early Years Ivy started racing motorbikes at Brands Hat ...

FIM Championship races

Ultra-Lightweight TT 50cc final standings

10 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

14 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

10 June 1968 – 6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Junior TT 350cc final standings

12 June 1968 – 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Sidecar TT 500cc final standings

8 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.2 Miles) Mountain Course.

Senior TT 500cc final standings

14 June 1968 – 6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Non-championship races

Sidecar 750cc TT final standings

8 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Production TT 750 cc final standings

12 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Production TT 500 cc final standings

12 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Production TT 250 cc final standings

12 June 1968 – 3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

References

External links

Detailed race results

Mountain Course map
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Isle of Man Tt The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907. The event is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world ...

Tourist Trophy

Isle of Man TT The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907. The event is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world ...

Isle of Man TT