The 1996 Isle of Man TT was the year where Phillip McCallen of Honda achieved 4 wins in a week – a record not beaten until 2010. He won all of the main races with Jim Moodie and Joey Dunlop picking up the smaller bike wins.

Dave Molyneux managed to hold off Rob Fisher to win both sidecar races.

John McGuinness and David Jefferies, two of the most successful competitors in the event's history, made their debut that year. Jefferies scored a best of tenth place at the Production TT, while McGuinness finished in fifteenth place in the Lightweight TT, his only start of the week.

The event was marred by the death of four competitors: Aaron Kennedy, Rob Holden and Mick Lofthouse during practice, and Steve Tannock during the Formula One TT. Holden and Lofthouse were both former TT podium finishers.

Results Race 1 – TT Formula One Race (6 laps – 226.38 miles) Rank Rider Team Time Gap 1 Phillip McCallen Honda Britain RC45 1.56.54.1 2 Nick Jefferies Honda Britain RC45 1.57.44.7 + 50.6 3 Michael Rutter McCullough Ducati 1.58.12.2 + 1:18.1 4 Iain Duffus V&M Honda RC45 1.58.20.8 + 1:26.7 5 Jason Griffiths Morris Honda Britain 1.59.27.2 + 2:33.1 6 Mark Flynn Manton Kawasaki 1.59.47.8 + 2:53.7

Race 2 – Sidecar Race A (3 laps – 113.19miles) Rank RiderPassenger Team Time Gap 1 Dave MolyneuxPete Hill DMR 1.01.50.6 2 Rob FisherBoyd Hutchinson Baker Yamaha 1.03.07.4 + 1:16.8 3 Kenny HowlesSteve Pointer Ireson Mist Yamaha 1.04.03.8 + 2:13.2 4 Geoff BellCraig Hallam Windle Yamaha 1.04.15.2 + 2:24.6 5 Mick BoddiceDave Wells Ireson Honda 1.04.43.9 + 2:53.3 6 Graham HayneMichael Craig DMR 1:05.24.3 + 3:33.7

Race 3 – Lightweight 250 TT Race (3 laps – 226.38 miles) Rank Rider Team Time Gap 1 Joey Dunlop Honda Britain RC250 1.18.31.5 2 Jim Moodie Honda 1.18.37.2 + 5.7 3 Jason Griffiths Morris Honda Britain 1.20.11.4 + 1:39.9 4 Phillip McCallen Padgett Honda 1.20.20.8 + 1:49.3 5 Nigel Davies Padgett Yamaha 1.20.22.0 + 1:50.5 6 Denis McCullough AW Honda 1.20.23.1 + 1:51.6

Race 4 – Sidecar Race B (3 laps – 113.19 miles) Rank RiderPassenger Team Time Gap 1 Dave MolyneuxPete Hill DMR 1.01.34.8 2 Rob FisherBoyd Hutchinson Baker Yamaha 1.03.15.8 + 1:41.0 3 Kenny HowlesSteve Pointer Ireson Mist Yamaha 1.03.57.5 + 2:22.7 4 Geoff BellCraig Hallam Windle Yamaha 1.04.12.1 + 2:37.3 5 Richard CrossleyRick Long Windle Yamaha 1.04.20.1 + 2:45.3 6 John ChildsSadie Childs Honda 1.05.14.5 + 3:39.7

Race 5 – Ultra Lightweight 125 TT(2 laps – ? miles) Rank Rider Team Time Gap 1 Joey Dunlop Honda 42.34.6 2 Gavin Lee Honda 42.38.4 + 3.8 3 Glen English Beale Honda 42.47.3 + 12.7 4 Ian Lougher JWS 43.09.1 + 34.5 5 Bob Heath Appleyard Honda 43.17.1 + 42.5 6 Gary Dynes Honda 44.07.9 + 1:33.3

Race 6 – Singles TT (2 laps – ? miles) Rank Rider Team Time Gap 1 Jim Moodie Bird Yamaha 684 41.50.7 2 Dave Morris Chrysalis BMW 42.00.7 + 10.0 3 Bob Jackson BRS 800 43.13.4 + 1:22.7 4 Johannes Kehrer MUZ 660 43.45.6 + 1:54.9 5 Craig McLean Ducati 43.54.3 + 2:03.6 6Alan Bushell Suzuki 800 44.11.1 + 2:20.4

Race 7 – Junior TT 600cc (3 laps – ? miles) Rank Rider Team Time Gap 1 Phillip McCallen Honda 57.43.4 2 Iain Duffus V&M Honda 58.01.3 + 17.9 3 Ian Simpson V&M Honda 58.22.1 + 38.7 4 Colin Gable Honda 58.54.8 + 1:11.4 5 Jason Griffiths Morris Honda Britain 59.06.2 + 1:22.8 6 Nigel Davies Kawasaki 59.08.4 + 1:25.0

Race 8 – Production TT Rank Rider Team Time Gap 1 Phillip McCallen Honda CBR900RR 57.53.1 2 Iain Duffus V&M Honda CBR900RR 57.59.2 + 6.1 3 Michael Rutter V&M Yamaha R1 58.18.2 + 25.1 4 Colin Gable Honda CBR900RR 58.32.4 + 39.3 5 Lee Pullan Yamaha 58.53.5 + 1:00.4 6 Derek Young Total Honda Fireblade 59.03.2 + 1:10.1

Race 9 – Senior TT Race (6 laps – 226.38 miles) Rank Rider Team Time Gap 1 Phillip McCallen Honda Britain RC45 1.53.24.8 2 Joey Dunlop Honda Britain RC45 1.54.37.2 + 1:12.4 3 Nick Jefferies Honda Britain RC45 1.54.39.1 + 1:14.3 4 Bob Jackson McAdoo Kawasaki 1.54.49.3 + 1:24.5 5 Lee Pullan Yamaha 1.54.58.7 + 1:33.9 6 Derek Young Tillston Honda 1.55.55.2 + 2:30.4

References

External links 1996 Isle of Man TT at iomtt.com