1956 Senior TT
Course name: Mountain (post 1914)
Course length: 264.25 miles (7 laps)
Competitors
| Position | Competitor(s) | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surtees, John | 2:44:05.80 | 96.57 | MV |
| 2 | Hartle, John | 2:45:36.60 | 95.69 | Norton |
| 3 | Brett, Jack | 2:46:54.20 | 94.96 | Norton |
| 4 | Zeller, Walter | 2:47:22.20 | 94.69 | BMW |
| 5 | Lomas, Bill | 2:47:28.60 | 94.63 | Guzzi |
| 6 | Ennett, Derek | 2:50:40.40 | 92.86 | Matchless |
| 7 | Trow, Alan | 2:53:27.80 | 91.36 | Norton |
| 8 | Dunlop, Gavin | 2:54:03.60 | 91.05 | Matchless |
| 9 | Salt, George | 2:54:19.20 | 90.92 | Norton |
| 10 | Chapman, Don | 2:54:43.20 | 90.71 | Norton |
| 11 | Rensen, Ralph | 2:56:28.80 | 89.8 | Norton |
| 12 | O'Rourke, Mike | 2:56:38.20 | 89.72 | Norton |
| 13 | Costain, George | 2:57:20.20 | 89.37 | Norton |
| 14 | Perris, Frank | 2:57:30.20 | 89.29 | Matchless |
| 15 | Robarts, Gerald | 2:57:54.20 | 89.08 | Norton |
| 16 | Fox, Frank M. | 2:58:11.00 | 88.94 | Norton |
| 17 | Plews, Harry | 2:58:41.20 | 88.69 | Norton |
| 18 | Cook, Fred | 2:59:02.40 | 88.52 | Matchless |
| 19 | Carter, Phil | 2:59:26.00 | 88.32 | Norton |
| 20 | Christian, Dennis | 3:00:09.20 | 87.97 | Matchless |
| 21 | Tostevin, Ken | 3:00:35.80 | 87.75 | Matchless |
| 22 | Hodgkinson, Barry | 3:00:47.20 | 87.66 | Norton |
| 23 | Chadwick, Dave | 3:02:22.60 | 86.9 | Norton |
| 24 | Wood, Jack | 3:02:39.80 | 86.76 | Velocette |
| 25 | Tully, Kevan | 3:04:01.00 | 85.97 | Norton |
| 26 | Ferguson, Bob | 3:04:57.00 | 85.69 | Matchless |
| 27 | Carr, Louis | 3:05:43.20 | 85.34 | Matchless |
| 28 | Duffy, Brian | 3:06:11.60 | 85.11 | Norton |
| 29 | Moule, Albert E. | 3:08:52.00 | 83.91 | Norton |
| 30 | Thomson, Dick | 3:10:11.80 | 83.32 | Matchless |
| 31 | Ranson, Llewellyn | 3:11:53.40 | 82.52 | Norton |
| 32 | Preston, Vic | 3:12:05.00 | 82.51 | Norton |
| 33 | Beevers, Bill | 3:12:42.80 | 82.24 | Norton |
| 34 | Willis, Ken | 3:12:53.20 | 82.16 | Norton |
| 35 | Edwards, James | 3:15:27.80 | 81.08 | Norton |
| 36 | Begg, George | 3:15:47.00 | 80.95 | AJS |
| 37 | Grant, Errol | 3:16:57.20 | 80.47 | Norton |
| 38 | Glazebrook, Joe | 3:17:04.40 | 80.4 | Norton |
| 39 | Barona, Edgar | 3:22:06.80 | 78.41 | Norton |
| 40 | Hancock, Walter | 2:32:08.60 | 78.01 | BSA |
| 41 | Lowe, Harry | 2:32:13.00 | 77.99 | BSA |
| 42 | Cameron, Stan | 3:24:26.00 | 77.52 | AJS |
| 43 | Wijesinghe, Ralph | 3:27:09.60 | 76.5 | BSA |
| 44 | Capner, Roy | 3:29:03.20 | 75.81 | BSA |
| 45 | Denton, Ben | 3:32:39.40 | 74.53 | Norton |
| R | Setchell, Brian | AJS | ||
| R | Fay, Ray | BSA | ||
| R | Ingram, Roy | BSA | ||
| R | Salt, Charlie | BSA | ||
| R | Turner, Gerry | BSA | ||
| R | Wilks, J.B. | BSA | ||
| R | Dale, Dickie | Guzzi | ||
| R | Kavanagh, Ken | Guzzi | ||
| R | Fahey, Paul | Matchless | ||
| R | Jones, Albert | Matchless | ||
| R= | Norris, Frank | Norton | ||
| R | Nygren, Olle | Matchless | ||
| R | Powell, Derek | Matchless | ||
| R | Bryen, Keith | Norton | ||
| R | Catlin, George | Norton | ||
| R | Cousins, Ronald | Norton | ||
| R | Freestone, Brian | Norton | ||
| R | Gonzalez, Francesco | Norton | ||
| R | Leigh, George | Norton | ||
| R | Lloyd, Ivor | Norton | ||
| R | Pizzey, Maurice | Norton | ||
| R | Shepherd, Terry | Norton | ||
| R | Tanner, Geoff | Norton | ||
| R | Waring, J.R. | Norton | ||
| R | Williams, Victor | Norton | ||
| R | Cook, Robert | BSA | ||
| R | Martin, Angus | Matchless | ||
| R | McIntyre, Bob | Norton | ||
| R | Grace, John | Norton |