1976 International Races

May 15 North West 200 The Triangle, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland
17.69 km road course
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Percy Tait 750 Suzuki GT Percy Tait 8 46:20.40
2 Tony Rutter 750 Yamaha TZ Bob Priest
3 Mick Grant 750 Kawasaki KR Boyer Team Kawasaki
4 Steve Parrish 750 Yamaha TZ Dave More Team Castrol
5 Stan Woods 750 Suzuki GT Stan Woods
6 Billie Guthrie 354 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Billie Guthrie
7 Joey Dunlop 750 Yamaha TZ Rea Racing
8 Eddie Roberts 354 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Bill Smith Motors
9 Noel Hudson Yamaha TZ
10 George Fogarty Yamaha TZ
Distance 8 laps = 129.3 km Speed 167.4 km/h
FL Tony Rutter 5:40.40 - 170.9 km/h
Sources Vincent Glon, Rusty Bikes Racing, PRM
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Martin Sharpe 500 Sparton Barton Motors 7 42:18.40
2 Frank Kennedy 500 Sparton
3 Percy Tait 500 Suzuki RG Percy Tait
4 George Fogarty 500 Yamaha TZ
5 Eddie Roberts 500 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Bill Smith Motors
6 Bill Smith 500 Yamaha TZ Bill Smith Motors
7 Jim Heath 352 Yamaha TZ Bill Smith Motors
8 Gerry Mateer 352 Yamaha TZ
9 Mick Chatterton 351 Fowler-Yamaha TZ C.J. Trollope
10 John McDowell 352 Yamsel
Distance 7 laps = 113.1 km Speed 160.4 km/h
FL Frank Kennedy 5:55.60 - 163.6 km/h
Sources Vincent Glon, Rusty Bikes Racing, PRM
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Ray McCullough 350 Yamaha TZ 7 42:54.60
2 Tony Rutter 350 Yamaha TZ Bob Priest
3 Sam McClements 350 Yamaha TZ
4 Lee Heeson 350 Yamaha TZ
5 Geoff Barry 350 Yamaha TZ Sid Griffiths Racing
6 Graham Waring 350 Yamaha TZ
7 Derek Huxley 350 Yamaha TZ
8 Stuart Jones 350 Yamaha TZ
9 Roger Nott 350 Yamaha TZ
10 Billie Guthrie 350 Maxton-Yamaha TZ Billie Guthrie
Distance 7 laps = 113.1 km Speed 158.1 km/h
FL Tony Rutter 5:53.60 - 164.5 km/h
Sources Vincent Glon, Rusty Bikes Racing, PRM
P Rider # Bike Entrant Tires Race Result Grid
1 Ian Richards 250 Yamaha TZ Dorothy Whitehouse 7 44:59.80
2 Tony Rutter 250 Yamaha TZ Bob Priest
3 Joey Dunlop 250 Yamaha TZ Rea Racing
4 Gerry Mateer 250 Yamaha TZ
5 Billy Redmond 250 Yamaha TZ
6 Stuart Jones 250 Yamaha TZ
7 Roger Nott 250 Yamaha TZ
8 John Hughes 250 Yamaha TZ
9 James Scott 250 Yamaha TZ
10 Gerhard Vogt 250 Yamaha TZ Team Valvoline Deutschland
Distance 7 laps = 113.1 km Speed 150.8 km/h
FL Ian Richards 6:15.40 - 155.0 km/h
Sources Vincent Glon, Rusty Bikes Racing, PRM