Stanley Woods riding for Moto Guzzi went straight through the TT Grandstand area without stopping on the last lap and set a new overall lap record of 26 minutes and 10 seconds at an average speed of 86.53 mph. Despite the Norton team telephoning the signal-station at Ramsey on the last lap to indicate to Guthrie to speed up the pace, Stanley Woods won the race by 4 seconds from Guthrie in 3 hours, 7 minutes and 10 seconds at an average speed of 84.68 mph. After the race Guthrie said "I went as quick as I could but Stanley went quicker.
Stanley Woods won the TT race by a narrow margin over Guthrie, despite Guthrie's efforts to close the gap. Woods set a new lap record with a time of 26 minutes and 10 seconds at an average speed of 86.53 mph. Despite the Norton team urging Guthrie to increase his pace on the last lap, Woods still managed to win by a small margin.