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1949 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event

Annual motorcycle racing event

FieldValue
Grand PrixIsle of Man
GP_suffixTT
flagUK
LocationSnaefell Mountain Course
Course_mi37.73
Course_km60.72
CoursePublic roads
Race_No1
Season_No6
Official_NameInternational Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Date6–17 June
Year1949
ImageIsle of Man TT Course (OpenStreetMap).svg
Fast_Rider_500Bob Foster
Fast_Rider_500_CountryUK
Fast_Rider_500_BikeMoto Guzzi
Fast_Time_50025m 14s
First_Rider_500Harold Daniell
First_Rider_500_CountryUK
First_Rider_500_BikeNorton
Second_Rider_500Johnny Lockett
Second_Rider_500_CountryUK
Second_Rider_500_BikeNorton
Third_Rider_500Ernie Lyons
Third_Rider_500_CountryIreland
Third_Rider_500_BikeVelocette
Fast_Rider_350Freddie Frith
Fast_Rider_350_CountryUK
Fast_Rider_350_BikeVelocette
Fast_Time_35026m 53s
First_Rider_350Freddie Frith
First_Rider_350_CountryUK
First_Rider_350_BikeVelocette
Second_Rider_350Ernie Lyons
Second_Rider_350_CountryIreland
Second_Rider_350_BikeVelocette
Third_Rider_350Artie Bell
Third_Rider_350_CountryUK
Third_Rider_350_BikeNorton
Fast_Rider_250Tommy Wood
UK Dickie Dale
Fast_Rider_250_CountryUK
Fast_Rider_250_BikeMoto Guzzi
Moto Guzzi
Fast_Time_25028m 09s
First_Rider_250Manliff Barrington
First_Rider_250_CountryIreland
First_Rider_250_BikeMoto Guzzi
Second_Rider_250Tommy Wood
Second_Rider_250_CountryUK
Second_Rider_250_BikeMoto Guzzi
Third_Rider_250Roland Pike
Third_Rider_250_CountryUK
Third_Rider_250_BikeRudge

UK Dickie Dale Moto Guzzi |}}

The 1949 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the first round of the Grand Prix World Championship that was held in the Isle of Man.

At the FICM (later known as FIM) meeting in London near the end of 1948, it was decided there would be a motorcycle World Championship along Grand Prix lines. It would be a six-race annual series with points being awarded for a placing and a point for the fastest lap of each race. There would be five classes: 500 cc, 350 cc, 250 cc, 125 cc and 600 cc sidecar. The historic Isle of Man TT would be one of those races, and this toughest and most dangerous of Grand Prix motorcycle races would be a mainstay on the GP calendar until 1976.

Harold Daniell, on a Norton, won the 500 cc Senior TT event at an average speed of 86.93 mph. Les Graham, on an AJS Porcupine 500 cc twin, led the Senior race until the last lap when his magneto drive sheared. He pushed the bike past the finish line in tenth place. As he had finished the race he gained one championship point for recording the fastest lap.

Four clubman races were included; the Clubmans Senior, Clubmans Junior, Clubmans Lightweight, and the new Clubmans 1,000 cc.

British 350 cc rider Ben Drinkwater was killed in the Junior TT race at the 11th Milestone.

Race results

Junior TT (350cc)

PlaceRiderNumberMachineSpeedTimePoints
1United Kingdom Freddie FrithVelocette83.15 mph3:10:26.010
2Ireland Ernie LyonsVelocette82.92 mph3:11:08.08
3United Kingdom Artie BellNorton82.62 mph3:11:49.07
4United Kingdom Harold DaniellNorton82.59 mph3:11:52.26
5Ireland Reg ArmstrongAJS82.34 mph3:12:28.05

Fastest Lap and New Lap Record: Freddie Frith Velocette – 84.23 mph; 26 minutes 52.71 seconds (1 championship point for fastest lap).

Lightweight TT (250cc)

PlaceRiderNumberMachineSpeedTimePoints
1Ireland Manliff BarringtonMoto Guzzi77.99 mph3:23.13.210
2United Kingdom Tommy WoodMoto Guzzi77.91 mph3:23.25.88
3United Kingdom Roland PikeRudge72.79 mph3:37.42.67
4United Kingdom Ronald MeadMead-Norton72.68 mph3:41.06.66
5Denmark Svend Aage SørensenExcelsior71.00 mph3:43.12.05

Fastest Lap and New Lap Record: Dickie Dale – Moto Guzzi – 80.43 mph; 28 minutes 8.9 seconds.

1949 Isle of Man [[Senior TT]] (500cc)

7 Laps (264.25 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberMachineSpeedTimePoints
1United Kingdom Harold L Daniell14Norton86.93 mph3:02:18.610
2United Kingdom Johnny Lockett42Norton86.19 mph3:03:52.48
3Ireland Ernie LyonsVelocette85.50 mph3:05:22.07
4United Kingdom Artie Bell1Norton83.83 mph3:09:03.06
5New Zealand Syd JensenTriumph83.17 mph3:10:33.05

Fastest Lap and New Lap Record: Bob Foster Moto Guzzi – 89.75 mph (25 minutes 14 seconds) on lap 2. Retired lap 5 at Sulby with failed clutch.

Non-championship races

Clubmans 1000 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime12345RetRetRetRetRet
Dennis LashmarVincent1:29:01.8
James WrightVincent+4:25.8
Pat WilsonVincent+5:04.8
Charlie HowkinsAriel+14:31.6
George BrownVincent+47:43.2
Chris HornVincent
Alex PhillipVincent
Jack HardingVincent
Geoff ManningVincent
Jack NethertonVincent

Clubmans Senior TT classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime12345678910
Geoff DukeNorton1:21:53.0
Allan JefferiesTriumph+2:11.0
Leo StarrTriumph+7:20.2
Phil CarterNorton+7:50.2
Tom CrebbinTriumph+7:53.2
Edwin AndrewNorton+8:42.0
Jack CarrVincent-HRD+9:08.4
Robin SherryTriumph+9:12.0
A. JohnstoneTriumph+9:39.2
David WilkinsTriumph+12:33.4
31 finishers

Clubmans Junior TT classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime12345678910
Harold ClarkBSA1:30:21.6
John SimisterNorton+49.4
Alan TaylorNorton+1:03.0
Ray HalletBSA+1:30.0
Cecil SandfordVelocette+2:01.8
Ted PinkNorton+2:11.2
Fred CollinsVelocette+2:38.8
Walter ReedNorton+2:56.0
Arthur BrassingtonNorton+4:14.0
R. D. BriscoeNorton+4:33.8
57 finishers

Clubmans Lightweight TT classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime12345678910
Cyril TaftExcelsior1:06:30.2
Dennis RitchieVelocette+40.0
Bernard HargreavesVelocette+1:15.0
George WakefieldTriumph+4:00.6
Len BolshawTriumph+4:02.4
Arthur BartonTriumph+4:59.4
Frank CopeExcelsior+5:40.8
Jack McVeighTriumph+6:35.6
George NorthwoodVelocette+7:36.8
John DulsonVelocette+9:12.6
13 finishers

| Previous_year's_race = 1948 Isle of Man TT | Next_year's_race = 1950 Isle of Man TT

References

References

  1. ''Isle of Man Examiner'' 1949 TT Races page 4 Friday 20 August 1948 "As a result of representations made by various insular authorities, the Auto-Cycle Union is to reconsider its requests the 1949 TT Races be held on the {{not a typo. 6th, 8th and 10th June 1949."
  2. ''Isle of Man Examiner'' page 4 17 June 1949
  3. "TT Database: TT 1949 Clubmans 1000cc Results". Duke Marketing Ltd.
  4. (1950). "The Racing Year". W. W. Curtis, Ltd..
  5. "TT Database: TT 1949 Clubmans Senior Results". Duke Marketing Ltd.
  6. (1950). "The Racing Year". W. W. Curtis, Ltd..
  7. "TT Database: TT 1949 Clubmans Junior Results". Duke Marketing Ltd.
  8. (1950). "The Racing Year". W. W. Curtis, Ltd..
  9. "TT Database: TT 1949 Clubmans Lightweight Results". Duke Marketing Ltd.
  10. (1950). "The Racing Year". W. W. Curtis, Ltd..
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