1956 Senior MGP
Course name: Mountain (post 1914)
Course length: 226.38 miles (6 laps)
Competitors
| Position | Competitor(s) | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buchan, Jimmy | 2:29:32.00 | 90.83 | Norton |
| 2 | Anderson, Bob | 2:29:35.00 | 90.8 | Norton |
| 3 | Holmes, Alan | 2:30:49.00 | 90.06 | Norton |
| 4 | Boyce, Ellis | 2:33:12.00 | 88.66 | Norton |
| 5 | Crooks, Eddie | 2:33:56.00 | 88.24 | Norton |
| 6 | Dowty, Robert | 2:34:01.00 | 88.19 | Norton |
| 7 | Haldane, Ewen | 2:34:03.00 | 88.17 | Norton |
| 8 | Washer, Ernie | 2:35:06.00 | 87.57 | Norton |
| 9 | Drysdale, Jimmy | 2:36:23.00 | 86.86 | Norton |
| 10 | Shepherd, Alan | 2:38:22.00 | 85.77 | Norton |
| 11 | Patrick, Ken | 2:38:45.00 | 85.56 | BSA |
| 12 | Sawford, Bill | 2:38:47.00 | 85.54 | Matchless |
| 13 | Eckhart, John | 2:40:35.00 | 84.58 | Norton |
| 14 | Jenkins, Tony | 2:41:23.00 | 84.16 | Norton |
| 15 | Lilley, Ron | 2:42:46.00 | 83.45 | Norton |
| 16 | Kershaw, B. | 2:42:56.00 | 83.36 | Norton |
| 17 | Bullock, Jack | 2:43:03.00 | 83.3 | Triumph |
| 18 | Carman, Richard | 2:44:40.00 | 82.49 | Norton |
| 19 | Davies, Eugene | 2:45:56.00 | 81.86 | Norton |
| 20 | Unwin, Eric | 2:46:39.00 | 81.5 | BSA |
| 21 | Mizen, Syd | 2:46:45.00 | 81.46 | AJS |
| 22 | Lund, Bernie | 2:47:38.00 | 81.03 | BSA |
| 23 | Thorp, Tom | 2:50:13.00 | 79.8 | AJS |
| 24 | Craven, Alan | 2:50:31.00 | 79.66 | BSA |
| 25 | Watson, Charles | 2:50:52.00 | 79.49 | WRS Special |
| 26 | Arnold, M.D. | 2:52:20.00 | 78.82 | BSA |
| 27 | Stephenson, S.R. | 2:52:20.00 | 78.81 | Matchless |
| 28 | Morris, A.R. | 2:53:13.00 | 78.41 | Norton |
| 29 | Whitehouse, Ralph | 2:53:14.00 | 78.4 | Norton |
| 30 | Dakin, D.L. | 2:54:00.00 | 78.06 | AJS |
| 31 | Clarke, Ian | 2:54:21.00 | 77.91 | Norton |
| 32 | Alcock, Geoff | 2:54:58.00 | 77.63 | BSA |
| 33 | Butler, G.R. | 2:55:15.00 | 77.51 | Norton |
| 34 | Packer, C.E. | 2:55:37.00 | 77.34 | Matchless |
| 35 | Morris, T. | 2:55:45.00 | 77.29 | BSA |
| 36 | Downes, Graham | 2:56:52.00 | 76.8 | AJS |
| 37 | Povey, Lawrence | 2:57:14.00 | 76.64 | BSA |
| 38 | Phillipson, T.H. | 2:57:42.00 | 76.44 | AJS |
| 39 | McGuinness, B. | 2:58:55.00 | 75.92 | BSA |
| 40 | Walker, George W. | 2:59:01.00 | 75.88 | Norton |
| 41 | Stretch, Ron | 2:59:25.00 | 75.71 | AJS |
| 42 | Wroe, Ramon | 2:59:35.00 | 75.61 | Velocette |
| 43 | Watson, T.F. | 3:00:02.00 | 75.45 | BSA |
| 44 | Legge, D.P. | 3:00:20.00 | 75.32 | BSA |
| 45 | Thurston, Jack | 3:00:47.00 | 75.13 | BSA |
| 46 | Snell, R.S. | 3:01:08.00 | 75 | Matchless |
| 47 | Naintre, Victor | 3:01:57.00 | 74.65 | BSA |
| 48 | Southam, R.S. | 3:01:48.00 | 74.64 | Norton |
| 49 | Young, Lewis | 3:04:14.00 | 73.73 | AJS |
| 50 | Sheene, Frank | 3:05:52.00 | 73.08 | AJS |
| 51 | Taubman, Ken | 3:06:09.00 | 72.97 | Matchless |
| 52 | Wilson, G. | 3:12:14.00 | 70.66 | Norton |
| 53 | Denniss, Brian | 3:15:57.00 | 69.32 | BSA |
| 54 | McIvor, A. | 3:24:32.00 | 66.41 | Velocette |
| 55 | Gobbett, J. | 3:25:30.00 | 66.1 | Norton |
| 56 | Dawson, Robin | 3:27:39.00 | 65.42 | Vincent |
| 57 | Newall, J. | 3:38:14.00 | 62.25 | BSA |
| R | Murphy, George C.A. | AJS | ||
| R | Appleyard, Colin | 0 | Triumph | |
| R | Broughton, Colin | 0 | BSA | |
| R | Codd, Bernard | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Coombs, G.C. | 0 | BSA | |
| R | Cortvriend, Barry | 0 | BSA | |
| R | Duerden, T. | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Fitzsimmons, W.N. | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Gaunt, A.J. | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Graham, Tom | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Greenwood, Owen | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Hegbourne, A.V. | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Hill, S.R. | 0 | BSA | |
| R | Hurlstone, John | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Jackson, J.F. | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Jarman, Den | 0 | AJS | |
| R | Jealous, G.R. | 0 | BSA | |
| R | Jervis, R. | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Little, G. | 0 | Moto Guzzi | |
| R | McStay, Michael | 0 | BSA | |
| R | Morgan, P.E. | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Peacock, E. | 0 | BSA | |
| R | Ratcliffe, Ken | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Rutherford, Frank | 0 | BSA | |
| R | Rutherford, Len | 0 | AJS | |
| R | Stuart, Ian | 0 | Norton | |
| R | Sutherland, A.R. | 0 | BSA | |
| R | Swetman, R.J. | 0 | AJS | |
| R | Thurston, C.A. | 0 | BSA | |
| R | Trustham, Jack | 0 | AJS | |
| R | Willerton, A.E. | 0 | BSA | |
| R | Buckmaster, Ken | Triumph | ||
| R | Flury, Lawrence | AJS | ||
| R | Evans, A.E. | Norton | ||
| R | Godfrey, Tony | Velocette | ||
| R | Walsh, Pat | BSA | ||
| R | Palmer, S. | Norton | ||
| R | Fulton, Bill | BSA | ||
| R | King, Alistair | Norton | ||
| R | Burgess, F. | Norton | ||
| R | Candy, Maurice | Norton |