1959 Isle of Man TT
Place Rider Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Tarquinio Provini Italy MV Agusta 77.77 mph 1:23.15.8 8
2 Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 77.76 mph 1:23.16.2 6
3 Dave Chadwick Britain MV Agusta 74.52 mph 1:26.52.4 4
4 Tommy Robb Britain GMS 73.60 mph 1:27.57.0 3
5 Horst Kassner Germany NSU 72.18 mph 1:29.43.0 2
6 Rudi Thalhammer Austria NSU 72.07 mph 1:29.49.6 1
1959 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings
10 Laps ( 107.90 miles ) Clypse Course .
The 1959 Isle of Man TT, the second round of the 1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, involved races on both the Mountain Course and the Clypse Course on the Isle of Man. John Surtees won the Senior race with a time of 3:00.13.4, adding to his earlier victory in the Junior race. Tarquinio Provini won both the Lightweight and Ultra-Lightweight categories, while Walter Schneider and H.Strauss won the sidecar event.