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1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix


FieldValue
Grand PrixSwiss
flagSwitzerland
LocationCircuit Bremgarten
Course_mi4.524
Course_km7.280
Race_No2
Season_No6
Date3 July
Year1949
ImageCircuit Bremgarten.svg
Pole_Rider_500Ted Frend
Pole_Rider_500_CountryUnited Kingdom
Pole_Rider_500_BikeAJS
Pole_Time_5003:00.100
Fast_Rider_500Ted Frend
Fast_Rider_500_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_Rider_500_BikeAJS
Fast_Time_5003:00.800
First_Rider_500Leslie Graham
First_Rider_500_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_Rider_500_BikeAJS
Second_Rider_500Arciso Artesiani
Second_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_500_BikeGilera
Third_Rider_500Harold Daniell
Third_Rider_500_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_Rider_500_BikeNorton
Pole_Rider_350Reg Armstrong
Pole_Rider_350_CountryIRL
Pole_Rider_350_BikeAJS
Pole_Time_3503:10.600
Fast_Rider_350Freddie Frith
Fast_Rider_350_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_Rider_350_BikeVelocette
Fast_Time_3503:07.800
First_Rider_350Freddie Frith
First_Rider_350_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_Rider_350_BikeVelocette
Second_Rider_350Leslie Graham
Second_Rider_350_CountryUnited Kingdom
Second_Rider_350_BikeAJS
Third_Rider_350Bill Doran
Third_Rider_350_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_Rider_350_BikeAJS
Pole_Rider_250Ferdinando Balzarotti
Pole_Rider_250_CountryITA
Pole_Rider_250_BikeMoto Guzzi
Pole_Time_2503:06.700
Fast_Rider_250Fergus Anderson
Fast_Rider_250_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_Rider_250_BikeMoto Guzzi
Fast_Time_2503:12.900
First_Rider_250Bruno Ruffo
First_Rider_250_CountryItaly
First_Rider_250_BikeMoto Guzzi
Second_Rider_250Dario Ambrosini
Second_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_250_BikeBenelli
Third_Rider_250Fergus Anderson
Third_Rider_250_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_Rider_250_BikeMoto Guzzi
Pole_Rider_125Renato Magi
Pole_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Pole_Rider_125_BikeMorini
Pole_Time_1253:42.700
Fast_Rider_125Nello Pagani
Fast_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Fast_Rider_125_BikeFB-Mondial
Fast_Time_1253:42.500
First_Rider_125Nello Pagani
First_Rider_125_CountryItaly
First_Rider_125_BikeFB-Mondial
Second_Rider_125Renato Magi
Second_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_125_BikeMorini
Third_Rider_125Celest Cavaciuti
Third_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Third_Rider_125_BikeFB-Mondial
Pole_Rider_SidecarEric Oliver
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_CountryUK
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_BikeNorton
Pole_Time_Sidecar3:32.900
Fast_Rider_SidecarEric Oliver
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_CountryUK
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_BikeNorton
Fast_Time_Sidecar3:35.700
Fast_Passenger_SidecarDenis Jenkinson
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryUK
First_Rider_SidecarEric Oliver
First_Rider_Sidecar_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_Passenger_SidecarDenis Jenkinson
First_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_Rider_Sidecar_BikeNorton
Second_Rider_SidecarErcole Frigerio
Second_Rider_Sidecar_CountryItaly
Second_Passenger_SidecarEzio Ricotti
Second_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_Sidecar_BikeGilera
Third_Rider_SidecarHans Haldemann
Third_Rider_Sidecar_CountrySwitzerland
Third_Passenger_SidecarHerbert Läderach
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_CountrySwitzerland
Third_Rider_Sidecar_BikeNorton

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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

PosRiderManufacturerTimePoints1234567
GBR **Leslie Graham****AJS**1:26:14.9**11**
ITA **Arciso Artesiani****Gilera**+1:21.9**8**
GBR **Harold Daniell****Norton**+1:32.0**7**
ITA **Nello Pagani****Gilera**+2:15.0**6**
GBR **Freddie Frith****Velocette****5**
ITA Guido LeoniMoto Guzzi
GBR Ken BillsVelocette
7 finishers

350 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTimePoints123456
GBR **Freddie Frith****Velocette**1:07:06.0**11**
GBR **Leslie Graham****AJS**+3.9**8**
GBR **Bill Doran****AJS**+4.1**7**
IRL **Reg Armstrong****AJS**+22.2**6**
GBR **Tommy Wood****Velocette**+30.8**5**
GBR Artie BellNorton+31.0
20 finishers

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerPoints123456
ITA **Bruno Ruffo****Moto Guzzi****10**
ITA **Dario Ambrosini****Benelli****8**
GBR **Fergus Anderson****Moto Guzzi****8**
ITA **Claudio Mastellari****Moto Guzzi****6**
CHE **Benoit Musy****Moto Guzzi****5**
GBR Tommy WoodMoto Guzzi

125cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredPoints123456**Source**:
ITA **Nello Pagani****FB-Mondial**1453:12.4**11**
ITA **Renato Magi****Morini**14+1:53.7**8**
ITA **Celeste Cavaciuti****FB-Mondial**14+3:17.0**7**
ITA **Carlo Ubbiali****MV Agusta**14+3:18.0**6**
ITA **Umberto Masetti****Morini**14+3:18.6**5**
ITA Franco BertoniMV Agusta
17 starters, 15 finishers

Sidecar classification

PosRiderPassengerManufacturerTimePoints12345678910
GBR **Eric Oliver**GBR **Denis Jenkinson****Norton**58:54.0**11**
ITA **Ercole Frigerio**ITA **Ezio Ricotti****Gilera**+46.6**8**
CHE **Hans Haldemann**CHE **Herbert Läderach****Norton**+47.0**7**
CHE **Jakob Keller**CHE **Ernst Brutschi****Gilera**+2:17.5**6**
ITA **Albino Milani**ITA **Giuseppe Pizzocri****Gilera**+3:03.7**5**
CHE Roland BenzCHE Max HirzelBMW+3:04.7
CHE Fritz MühlemannCHE Marie MühlemannNorton
CHE Hans TaveriCHE Luigi TaveriNorton
AUT Julius Beer?Norton
CHE Willy WirthGilera

Notes

References

| Previous_year's_race = None | Next_year's_race = 1950 Swiss Grand Prix

References

  1. Bula, Maurice. "Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World". Haynes Publications Inc..
  2. (1950). "The Racing Year". W. W. Curtis, Ltd..
  3. Bula, Maurice. "Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World". Haynes Publications Inc..
  4. Bula, Maurice. "Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World". Haynes Publications Inc..
  5. Bula, Maurice. "Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World". Haynes Publications Inc..
  6. Haefliger, Werner. "FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide".
  7. Bula, Maurice. "Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World". Haynes Publications Inc..
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