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1950 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Swiss |
| flag | Switzerland |
| Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Course_mi | 3.726 |
| Course_km | 5.996 |
| Course | Public roads |
| Race_No | 4 |
| Season_No | 6 |
| Date | 23 July |
| Year | 1950 |
| Image | Geneve track.jpg |
| Fast_Rider_500 | Carlo Bandirola |
| Fast_Rider_500_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Rider_500_Bike | Gilera |
| Fast_Time_500 | 2:42 |
| First_Rider_500 | Leslie Graham |
| First_Rider_500_Country | United Kingdom |
| First_Rider_500_Bike | AJS |
| Second_Rider_500 | Umberto Masetti |
| Second_Rider_500_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_500_Bike | Gilera |
| Third_Rider_500 | Carlo Bandirola |
| Third_Rider_500_Country | Italy |
| Third_Rider_500_Bike | Gilera |
| Fast_Rider_350 | Bob Foster |
| Fast_Rider_350_Country | United Kingdom |
| Fast_Rider_350_Bike | Velocette |
| Fast_Time_350 | 2:39 |
| First_Rider_350 | Leslie Graham |
| First_Rider_350_Country | United Kingdom |
| First_Rider_350_Bike | AJS |
| Second_Rider_350 | Bob Foster |
| Second_Rider_350_Country | United Kingdom |
| Second_Rider_350_Bike | Velocette |
| Third_Rider_350 | Geoff Duke |
| Third_Rider_350_Country | United Kingdom |
| Third_Rider_350_Bike | Norton |
| Fast_Rider_250 | Dario Ambrosini |
| Fast_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Rider_250_Bike | Benelli |
| Fast_Time_250 | 2:52.2 |
| First_Rider_250 | Dario Ambrosini |
| First_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| First_Rider_250_Bike | Benelli |
| Second_Rider_250 | Bruno Ruffo |
| Second_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_250_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Third_Rider_250 | Dickie Dale |
| Third_Rider_250_Country | United Kingdom |
| Third_Rider_250_Bike | Benelli |
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar | Eric Oliver |
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Norton |
| Fast_Passenger_Sidecar | Lorenzo Dobelli |
| Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Time_Sidecar | 3:04.2 |
| First_Rider_Sidecar | Eric Oliver |
| First_Rider_Sidecar_Country | United Kingdom |
| First_Passenger_Sidecar | Lorenzo Dobelli |
| First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | Italy |
| First_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Norton |
| Second_Rider_Sidecar | Ercole Frigerio |
| Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country | Italy |
| Second_Passenger_Sidecar | Ezio Ricotti |
| Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Gilera |
| Third_Rider_Sidecar | Ferdinand Aubert |
| Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country | Switzerland |
| Third_Passenger_Sidecar | René Aubert |
| Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | Switzerland |
| Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Norton |
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The 1950 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 23 July 1950 in Geneva.
500 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR **Leslie Graham** | **AJS** | 34 | 1:36:57 | **8** | |||||||||||||||||||
| ITA **Umberto Masetti** | **Gilera** | 34 | +1:14 | **6** | |||||||||||||||||||
| ITA **Carlo Bandirola** | **Gilera** | 34 | +1:15 | **4** | |||||||||||||||||||
| GBR **Geoff Duke** | **Norton** | 34 | +1:44 | **3** | |||||||||||||||||||
| GBR **Harold Daniell** | **Norton** | **2** | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR **Johnny Lockett** | **Norton** | **1** | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Georges Cordey | Norton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRL Reg Armstrong | Velocette | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Georges Houel | Gilera | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Nello Pagani | Gilera | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Albert Moule | Norton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Arciso Artesiani | MV Agusta | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Benoît Musy | Moto Guzzi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Hans Haldemann | Norton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Jim Swarbrick | Norton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Willy Lips | Norton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Denis Jenkinson | Norton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Phil Heath | Norton |
350 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR **Leslie Graham** | **AJS** | 25 | 1:11:25 | **8** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR **Bob Foster** | **Velocette** | 25 | +0:18 | **6** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA **Umberto Masetti** | **Gilera** | 34 | +1:14 | **6** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR **Geoff Duke** | **Norton** | 25 | +0:47 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRL **Reg Armstrong** | **Velocette** | 25 | +1:04 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR **Ted Frend** | **AJS** | 25 | +1:12 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR **Dickie Dale** | **AJS** | 25 | +1:12 | **1** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Harry Hinton | Norton | 25 | +1:46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Bill Lomas | Velocette | 25 | +1:48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Harold Daniell | Norton | 25 | +1:49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Johnny Lockett | Norton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Tommy Wood | Velocette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Syd Jensen | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIN Väinö Hollming | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Fergus Anderson | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Phil Heath | Norton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Eric McPherson | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Ernie Thomas | Velocette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Heinrich Stamm | Velocette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Bill Beevers | Velocette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Zuber | Norton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Willy Lips | Norton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Arthur Wick | AJS |
250 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA **Dario Ambrosini** | **Benelli** | 21 | 1:01:48.2 | **8** | ||||||||||
| ITA **Bruno Ruffo** | **Moto Guzzi** | 21 | +47.4 | **6** | ||||||||||
| GBR **Dickie Dale** | **Benelli** | 21 | +57.8 | **4** | ||||||||||
| CHE **Benoît Musy** | **Moto Guzzi** | 21 | +2:42.8 | **3** | ||||||||||
| ITA **Carlo Bellotti** | **Moto Guzzi** | **2** | ||||||||||||
| ITA **Onorato Francone** | **Moto Guzzi** | **1** | ||||||||||||
| ITA Roberto Colombo | Moto Guzzi | |||||||||||||
| ITA Elio Scopigno | Moto Guzzi | |||||||||||||
| ITA Claudio Mastellari | Moto Guzzi |
Sidecar classification
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR **Eric Oliver** | ITA **Lorenzo Dobelli** | **Norton** | 17 | 52:59.8 | **8** | |||||||||||
| ITA **Ercole Frigerio** | ITA **Ezio Ricotti** | **Gilera** | 17 | +40.0 | **6** | |||||||||||
| CHE **Ferdinand Aubert** | CHE **René Aubert** | **Norton** | 17 | +2:34.8 | **4** | |||||||||||
| CHE **Henri Meuwly** | CHE **Pierre Dévaud** | **Gilera** | **3** | |||||||||||||
| CHE **Willy Wirth** | CHE **Fred Schürtenberger** | **Gilera** | **2** | |||||||||||||
| BEL **Marcel Masuy** | GBR **Denis Jenkinson** | **BMW** | **1** | |||||||||||||
| CHE Hans Haldemann | CHE Josef Albisser | Norton | ||||||||||||||
| CHE Heinrich Stamm | ? | Norton | ||||||||||||||
| FRA Edouard Hordelalay | ? | Norton | ||||||||||||||
| CHE Fritz Mühlemann | CHE Marie Mühlemann | Norton |
References
| Previous_year's_race = 1949 Swiss Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1951 Swiss Grand Prix
References
- "Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1951". Temple Press Ltd.
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