The 250cc Lightweight TT race was a first time winner for Ted Mellors and the Benelli marque. The Senior TT race was won by the German competitor Georg Meier on a supercharged  500CC BMW Type 255  motor-cycle.
For the first time, Ted Mellors took the checkered flag in the 250cc Lightweight TT race aboard a Benelli machine.  Georg Meier secured victory in the Senior TT race on a supercharged 500CC BMW Type 255 motorcycle.