1956 Dutch TT

{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report

| Grand Prix = Dutch

| GP_suffix = TT

| flag = Netherlands

| Location = Circuit van Drenthe, Assen

| Course_mi = 4.785

| Course_km = 7.700

| Course = Public roads

| Race_No = 2

| Season_No = 6

| Date = 30 June

| Year = 1956

| Fast_Rider_500 = John Surtees

| Fast_Rider_500_Country = UK

| Fast_Rider_500_Bike = MV Agusta

| Fast_Time_500 = 3:25.2

| First_Rider_500 = John Surtees

| First_Rider_500_Country = UK

| First_Rider_500_Bike = MV Agusta

| Second_Rider_500 = Walter Zeller

| Second_Rider_500_Country = Germany

| Second_Rider_500_Bike = BMW

| Third_Rider_500 = Eddie Grant

| Third_Rider_500_Country = South Africa

| Third_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix = 1928

| Third_Rider_500_Bike = Norton

| Fast_Rider_350 = Bill Lomas

| Fast_Rider_350_Country = UK

| Fast_Rider_350_Bike = Moto Guzzi

| Fast_Time_350 = 3:30.5

| First_Rider_350 = Bill Lomas

| First_Rider_350_Country = UK

| First_Rider_350_Bike = Moto Guzzi

| Second_Rider_350 = Gary Hocking

| Second_Rider_350_Country = UK

| Second_Rider_350_Bike = MV Agusta

| Third_Rider_350 = August Hobl

| Third_Rider_350_Country = Germany

| Third_Rider_350_Bike = DKW

| Fast_Rider_250 = Carlo Ubbiali

| Fast_Rider_250_Country = Italy

| Fast_Rider_250_Bike = MV Agusta

| Fast_Time_250 = 3:34.4

| First_Rider_250 = Carlo Ubbiali

| First_Rider_250_Country = Italy

| First_Rider_250_Bike = MV Agusta

| Second_Rider_250 = Luigi Taveri

| Second_Rider_250_Country = Switzerland

| Second_Rider_250_Bike = MV Agusta

| Third_Rider_250 = Enrico Lorenzetti

| Third_Rider_250_Country = Italy

| Third_Rider_250_Bike = Moto Guzzi

| Fast_Rider_125 = Carlo Ubbiali

| Fast_Rider_125_Country = Italy

| Fast_Rider_125_Bike = MV Agusta

| Fast_Time_125 = 3:45.6

| First_Rider_125 = Carlo Ubbiali

| First_Rider_125_Country = Italy

| First_Rider_125_Bike = MV Agusta

| Second_Rider_125 = Luigi Taveri

| Second_Rider_125_Country = Switzerland

| Second_Rider_125_Bike = MV Agusta

| Third_Rider_125 = August Hobl

| Third_Rider_125_Country = Germany

| Third_Rider_125_Bike = DKW

| Fast_Rider_Sidecar = Pip Harris

| Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country = UK

| Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = Norton

| Fast_Passenger_Sidecar = Ray Campbell

| Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = UK

| Fast_Time_Sidecar = 3:50.1

| First_Rider_Sidecar = Fritz Hillebrand

| First_Rider_Sidecar_Country = Germany

| First_Passenger_Sidecar = Manfred Grunwald

| First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = Germany

| First_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = BMW

| Second_Rider_Sidecar = Wilhelm Noll

| Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country = West Germany

| Second_Passenger_Sidecar = Fritz Cron

| Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = West Germany

| Second_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = BMW

| Third_Rider_Sidecar = Cyril Smith

| Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country = UK

| Third_Passenger_Sidecar = Stanley Dibben

| Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country = UK

| Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike = Norton

|}}

The 1956 Dutch TT was the second race of the 1956 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 30 June 1956 at the Assen circuit.

500 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos ! Rider ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Time ! Points
1 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Surtees \| MV Agusta \| 27 \| 1:34:05.1 \| 8
2 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Walter Zeller \| BMW \| 27 \| +25.5 \| 6
3 \| {{flagicon\|ZAF\|1928}} Eddie Grant \| Norton \| 26 \| +1 lap \| 4
4 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Keith Bryen \| Norton \| 26 \| +1 lap \| 3
5 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Paul Fahey \| Matchless \| 26 \| +1 lap \| 2
6 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Ernst Hiller \| BMW \| 26 \| +1 lap \| 1
7 \| {{flagicon\|CAN\|1921}} Gerald Robarts \| Norton \| 26 \| +1 lap \|
8 \| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Piet Bakker \| Norton \| 26 \| +1 lap \|
9 \| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Priem Rozenberg \| BMW \| 26 \| +1 lap \|
10 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Fred Cook \| Matchless \| 25 \| +2 laps \|
11 \| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Casper Swart \| Norton \| 24 \| +3 laps \|
colspan=6\| {{cite book \| title=Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957 \| publisher=Temple Press Ltd \| editor-last = Cook \| editor-first = R. A. B. \| page = 158}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time

! Points

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Surtees

| MV Agusta

| 27

| 1:34:05.1

| 8

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Walter Zeller

| BMW

| 27

| +25.5

| 6

| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Eddie Grant

| Norton

| 26

| +1 lap

| 4

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Keith Bryen

| Norton

| 26

| +1 lap

| 3

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Paul Fahey

| Matchless

| 26

| +1 lap

| 2

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Ernst Hiller

| BMW

| 26

| +1 lap

| 1

| {{flagicon|CAN|1921}} Gerald Robarts

| Norton

| 26

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Piet Bakker

| Norton

| 26

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Priem Rozenberg

| BMW

| 26

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Fred Cook

| Matchless

| 25

| +2 laps

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Casper Swart

| Norton

| 24

| +3 laps

colspan=6| {{cite book | title=Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1957 | publisher=Temple Press Ltd | editor-last = Cook | editor-first = R. A. B. | page = 158}}

350 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos ! Rider ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Time ! Points
1 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bill Lomas \| Moto Guzzi \| 20 \| 1:11:21.8 \| 8
2 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Surtees \| MV Agusta \| 20 \| +13.6 \| 6
3 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} August Hobl \| DKW \| 20 \| +18.5 \| 4
4 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Cecil Sandford \| DKW \| 20 \| \| 3
5 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ken Kavanagh \| Moto Guzzi \| 20 \| \| 2
6 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Dickie Dale \| Moto Guzzi \| 20 \| \| 1
7 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Duilio Agostini \| Moto Guzzi \| 20 \| \|
8 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Karl Hofmann \| DKW \| 20 \| \|
9 \| {{flagicon\|ZAF\|1928}} Eddie Grant \| Norton \| 20 \| \|
10 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Paul Fahey \| AJS \| 20 \| \|
11 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Barry Hodgkinson \| Norton \| 19 \| +1 lap \|
12 \| {{flagicon\|CSK}} Gustav Havel \| Jawa \| 19 \| +1 lap \|
13 \| {{flagicon\|CAN\|1921}} Gerald Robarts \| AJS \| 19 \| +1 lap \|
14 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Keith Bryen \| Norton \| 19 \| +1 lap \|
15 \| {{flagicon

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time

! Points

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill Lomas

| Moto Guzzi

| 20

| 1:11:21.8

| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Surtees

| MV Agusta

| 20

| +13.6

| 6

| {{flagicon|FRG}} August Hobl

| DKW

| 20

| +18.5

| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cecil Sandford

| DKW

| 20

| 3

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Kavanagh

| Moto Guzzi

| 20

| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dickie Dale

| Moto Guzzi

| 20

| 1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Duilio Agostini

| Moto Guzzi

| 20

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Hofmann

| DKW

| 20

| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Eddie Grant

| Norton

| 20

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Paul Fahey

| AJS

| 20

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Barry Hodgkinson

| Norton

| 19

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|CSK}} Gustav Havel

| Jawa

| 19

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|CAN|1921}} Gerald Robarts

| AJS

| 19

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Keith Bryen

| Norton

| 19

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon

} H. Wieland

| Norton

| 19

| +1 lap

! 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ken Tostevin

| Norton

| 19

| +1 lap

! 17

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Adelmo Mandolini

| Moto Guzzi

| 19

| +1 lap

! 18

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Leen Rehorst

| AJS

| 18

| +2 laps

! 19

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Lo Simons

| Norton

| 18

| +2 laps

!colspan=6|

250 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos ! Rider ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Time ! Points
1 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Carlo Ubbiali \| MV Agusta \| 17 \| 1:02:26.5 \| 8
2 \| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Luigi Taveri \| MV Agusta \| 17 \| +22.6 \| 6
3 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Enrico Lorenzetti \| Moto Guzzi \| 17 \| +1:59.0 \| 4
4 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Roberto Colombo \| MV Agusta \| 17 \| \| 3
5 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Horst Kassner \| NSU \| 16 \| +1 lap \| 2
6 \| {{flagicon\|CSK}} Jiří Koštíř \| ČZ \| 16 \| +1 lap \| 1
7 \| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Lo Simons \| NSU \| 16 \| +1 lap \|
8 \| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Kees Koster \| NSU \| 16 \| +1 lap \|
9 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Hubert Attenberger \| Adler \| 16 \| +1 lap \|
10 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Karl-Julius Holthaus \| NSU \| 16 \| +1 lap \|
11 \| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Florian Camathias \| NSU \| 16 \| +1 lap \|
12 \| {{flagicon

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time

! Points

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Ubbiali

| MV Agusta

| 17

| 1:02:26.5

| 8

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Luigi Taveri

| MV Agusta

| 17

| +22.6

| 6

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Enrico Lorenzetti

| Moto Guzzi

| 17

| +1:59.0

| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Colombo

| MV Agusta

| 17

| 3

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Horst Kassner

| NSU

| 16

| +1 lap

| 2

| {{flagicon|CSK}} Jiří Koštíř

| ČZ

| 16

| +1 lap

| 1

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Lo Simons

| NSU

| 16

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Kees Koster

| NSU

| 16

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hubert Attenberger

| Adler

| 16

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl-Julius Holthaus

| NSU

| 16

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Florian Camathias

| NSU

| 16

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon

} B. Giannini

| Moto Guzzi

| 16

| +1 lap

! 13

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Jasper Kaspers

| ČZ

| 15

| +2 laps

!colspan=6|

125cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos ! Rider ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Time/Retired ! Points
1 \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Carlo Ubbiali \| MV Agusta \| 14 \| 53:40.2 \| 8
2 \| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Luigi Taveri \| MV Agusta \| 14 \| +16.1 \| 6
3 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} August Hobl \| DKW \| 14 \| +54.5 \| 4
4 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Cecil Sandford \| Mondial \| 14 \| +1:10.2 \| 3
5 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Karl Hofmann \| DKW \| 14 \| +2:14.1 \| 2
6 \| {{flagicon\|CSK}} František Bartoš \| ČZ \| 14 \| +3:06.0 \| 1
7 \| {{flagicon\|ESP\|1945}} Francisco González \| Montesa \| 14 \| \|
8 \| {{flagicon\|GIB}} John Grace \| Montesa \| 14 \| \|
9 \| {{flagicon\|ESP\|1945}} Marcelo Cama \| Montesa \| 13 \| +1 lap \|
10 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bill Webster \| MV Agusta \| 13 \| +1 lap \|
11 \| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Lo Simons \| Mondial \| 13 \| +1 lap \|
12 \| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Florian Camathias \| MV Agusta \| 12 \| +2 laps \|
13 \| {{flagicon\|CSK}} Václav Parus \| ČZ \| 12 \| +2 laps \|
14 \| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Jasper Kaspers \| Sparta \| 12 \| +2 laps \|
15 \| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Gerrit Dupont \| NSU \| 11 \| +3 laps \|
colspan=6 align=center\| 22 starters, 15 finishers
colspan=6\| Source:{{cite book \|last=Haefliger \|first=Werner \|title=FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide \|section=Lightweight class \|pages=26 \|isbn=978-2-9701086-8-9 \|edition=2024}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Points

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Ubbiali

| MV Agusta

| 14

| 53:40.2

| 8

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Luigi Taveri

| MV Agusta

| 14

| +16.1

| 6

| {{flagicon|FRG}} August Hobl

| DKW

| 14

| +54.5

| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cecil Sandford

| Mondial

| 14

| +1:10.2

| 3

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Hofmann

| DKW

| 14

| +2:14.1

| 2

| {{flagicon|CSK}} František Bartoš

| ČZ

| 14

| +3:06.0

| 1

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Francisco González

| Montesa

| 14

| {{flagicon|GIB}} John Grace

| Montesa

| 14

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Marcelo Cama

| Montesa

| 13

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill Webster

| MV Agusta

| 13

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Lo Simons

| Mondial

| 13

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Florian Camathias

| MV Agusta

| 12

| +2 laps

| {{flagicon|CSK}} Václav Parus

| ČZ

| 12

| +2 laps

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Jasper Kaspers

| Sparta

| 12

| +2 laps

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Gerrit Dupont

| NSU

| 11

| +3 laps

colspan=6 align=center| 22 starters, 15 finishers

colspan=6| Source:{{cite book |last=Haefliger |first=Werner |title=FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide |section=Lightweight class |pages=26 |isbn=978-2-9701086-8-9 |edition=2024}}

Sidecar classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos ! Rider ! Passenger ! Manufacturer ! Laps ! Time ! Points
1 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Fritz Hillebrand \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Manfred Grunwald \| BMW \| 14 \| 54:46.5 \| 8
2 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Wilhelm Noll \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Fritz Cron \| BMW \| 14 \| +6.4 \| 6
3 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Cyril Smith \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Stanley Dibben \| Norton \| 14 \| +27.9 \| 4
4 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Bob Mitchell \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Eric Bliss \| Norton \| 14 \| \| 3
5 \| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Florian Camathias \| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Maurice Büla \| BMW \| 14 \| \| 2
6 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Jacques Drion \| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Inge Stoll \| BMW \| 14 \| \| 1
7 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Helmut Fath \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Emil Ohr \| BMW \| 14 \| \|
8 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Loni Neussner \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Dieter Hess \| BMW \| 14 \| \|
9 \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Fritz Seeber \| {{flagicon\|FRG}} Franz Heiß \| BMW \| 13 \| +1 lap \|
10 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Arthur Lang \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Donald Maxwell \| Norton \| 13 \| +1 lap \|
11 \| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Harmen van der Wal \| {{flagicon

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos

! Rider

! Passenger

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time

! Points

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Fritz Hillebrand

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Manfred Grunwald

| BMW

| 14

| 54:46.5

| 8

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Wilhelm Noll

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Fritz Cron

| BMW

| 14

| +6.4

| 6

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cyril Smith

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stanley Dibben

| Norton

| 14

| +27.9

| 4

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Mitchell

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Eric Bliss

| Norton

| 14

| 3

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Florian Camathias

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Maurice Büla

| BMW

| 14

| 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Drion

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Inge Stoll

| BMW

| 14

| 1

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Helmut Fath

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Emil Ohr

| BMW

| 14

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Loni Neussner

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Dieter Hess

| BMW

| 14

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Fritz Seeber

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Franz Heiß

| BMW

| 13

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Arthur Lang

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Donald Maxwell

| Norton

| 13

| +1 lap

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Harmen van der Wal

| {{flagicon

} ?

| Norton

| 12

| +2 laps

!colspan=7|

References

{{MotoGP_race_report

| Name_of_race = Dutch TT

| Year_of_race = 1956

| Previous_race_in_season = 1956 Isle of Man TT

| Next_race_in_season = 1956 Belgian Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1955 Dutch TT

| Next_year's_race = 1957 Dutch TT

}}

Category:Dutch TT

Dutch

Tourist Trophy

1956 Dutch TT

500&nbsp;cc classification

350&nbsp;cc classification

250&nbsp;cc classification

125cc classification

Sidecar classification

References

500 cc classification

350 cc classification

250 cc classification