1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 2 of 6 races in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 3 July 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuit Bremgarten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix was the second race of the 1949 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 3 July 1949 at the Bremgarten circuit.
British rider Leslie Graham won the 500cc race riding an AJS from Arciso Artesiani and Harold Daniell.
500 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie Graham | AJS | 1:26:14.9 | 11 |
| 2 | Arciso Artesiani | Gilera | +1:21.9 | 8 |
| 3 | Harold Daniell | Norton | +1:32.0 | 7 |
| 4 | Nello Pagani | Gilera | +2:15.0 | 6 |
| 5 | Freddie Frith | Velocette | 5 | |
| 6 | Guido Leoni | Moto Guzzi | ||
| 7 | Ken Bills | Velocette | ||
| 7 finishers | ||||
| [1][2] | ||||
350 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddie Frith | Velocette | 1:07:06.0 | 11 |
| 2 | Leslie Graham | AJS | +3.9 | 8 |
| 3 | Bill Doran | AJS | +4.1 | 7 |
| 4 | Reg Armstrong | AJS | +22.2 | 6 |
| 5 | Tommy Wood | Velocette | +30.8 | 5 |
| 6 | Artie Bell | Norton | +31.0 | |
| 20 finishers | ||||
| [2][3] | ||||
250 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | Bruno Ruffo | Moto Guzzi | 10 |
| 2 | Dario Ambrosini | Benelli | 8 |
| 3 | Fergus Anderson | Moto Guzzi | 8 |
| 4 | Claudio Mastellari | Moto Guzzi | 6 |
| 5 | Benoit Musy | Moto Guzzi | 5 |
| 6 | Tommy Wood | Moto Guzzi | |
| [4] | |||
125cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Points |
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| 1 | Nello Pagani | FB-Mondial | 14 | 53:12.4 | 11[a] |
| 2 | Renato Magi | Morini | 14 | +1:53.7 | 8 |
| 3 | Celeste Cavaciuti | FB-Mondial | 14 | +3:17.0 | 7 |
| 4 | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 14 | +3:18.0 | 6 |
| 5 | Umberto Masetti | Morini | 14 | +3:18.6 | 5 |
| 6 | Franco Bertoni | MV Agusta | |||
| 17 starters, 15 finishers | |||||
| Source:[5][6] | |||||
Sidecar classification
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Eric Oliver | Denis Jenkinson | Norton | 58:54.0 | 11 |
| 2 | Ercole Frigerio | Ezio Ricotti | Gilera | +46.6 | 8 |
| 3 | Hans Haldemann | Herbert Läderach | Norton | +47.0 | 7 |
| 4 | Jakob Keller | Ernst Brutschi | Gilera | +2:17.5 | 6 |
| 5 | Albino Milani | Giuseppe Pizzocri | Gilera | +3:03.7 | 5 |
| 6 | Roland Benz | Max Hirzel | BMW | +3:04.7 | |
| 7 | Fritz Mühlemann | Marie Mühlemann | Norton | ||
| 8 | Hans Taveri | Luigi Taveri | Norton | ||
| 9 | Julius Beer | ? | Norton | ||
| 10 | Willy Wirth | Gilera | |||
| [2][7] | |||||
Notes
- ^ Includes one point for fastest lap.
References
- ^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–500cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
- ^ a b c Davison, G. S., ed. (1950). The Racing Year. W. W. Curtis, Ltd. pp. 44–46.
- ^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–350cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
- ^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–250cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
- ^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–125cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
- ^ Haefliger, Werner. FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 4. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
- ^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. Championnat du monde de side-cars 1949. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.