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1950 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix


FieldValue
Grand PrixSwiss
flagSwitzerland
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
Course_mi3.726
Course_km5.996
CoursePublic roads
Race_No4
Season_No6
Date23 July
Year1950
ImageGeneve track.jpg
Fast_Rider_500Carlo Bandirola
Fast_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Fast_Rider_500_BikeGilera
Fast_Time_5002:42
First_Rider_500Leslie Graham
First_Rider_500_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_Rider_500_BikeAJS
Second_Rider_500Umberto Masetti
Second_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_500_BikeGilera
Third_Rider_500Carlo Bandirola
Third_Rider_500_CountryItaly
Third_Rider_500_BikeGilera
Fast_Rider_350Bob Foster
Fast_Rider_350_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_Rider_350_BikeVelocette
Fast_Time_3502:39
First_Rider_350Leslie Graham
First_Rider_350_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_Rider_350_BikeAJS
Second_Rider_350Bob Foster
Second_Rider_350_CountryUnited Kingdom
Second_Rider_350_BikeVelocette
Third_Rider_350Geoff Duke
Third_Rider_350_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_Rider_350_BikeNorton
Fast_Rider_250Dario Ambrosini
Fast_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Fast_Rider_250_BikeBenelli
Fast_Time_2502:52.2
First_Rider_250Dario Ambrosini
First_Rider_250_CountryItaly
First_Rider_250_BikeBenelli
Second_Rider_250Bruno Ruffo
Second_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_250_BikeMoto Guzzi
Third_Rider_250Dickie Dale
Third_Rider_250_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_Rider_250_BikeBenelli
Fast_Rider_SidecarEric Oliver
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_CountryUK
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_BikeNorton
Fast_Passenger_SidecarLorenzo Dobelli
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryItaly
Fast_Time_Sidecar3:04.2
First_Rider_SidecarEric Oliver
First_Rider_Sidecar_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_Passenger_SidecarLorenzo Dobelli
First_Passenger_Sidecar_CountryItaly
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_SidecarFerdinand Aubert
Third_Rider_Sidecar_CountrySwitzerland
Third_Passenger_SidecarRené Aubert
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_CountrySwitzerland
Third_Rider_Sidecar_BikeNorton

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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

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints123456789101112131415161718
GBR **Leslie Graham****AJS**341:36:57**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 CordeyNorton
IRL Reg ArmstrongVelocette
FRA Georges HouelGilera
ITA Nello PaganiGilera
GBR Albert MouleNorton
ITA Arciso ArtesianiMV Agusta
CHE Benoît MusyMoto Guzzi
CHE Hans HaldemannNorton
NZL Jim SwarbrickNorton
CHE Willy LipsNorton
GBR Denis JenkinsonNorton
GBR Phil HeathNorton

350 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints122345678910111213141516171819202122
GBR **Leslie Graham****AJS**251:11:25**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 HintonNorton25+1:46
GBR Bill LomasVelocette25+1:48
GBR Harold DaniellNorton25+1:49
GBR Johnny LockettNorton
GBR Tommy WoodVelocette
NZL Syd JensenAJS
FIN Väinö HollmingAJS
GBR Fergus AndersonAJS
GBR Phil HeathNorton
AUS Eric McPhersonAJS
GBR Ernie ThomasVelocette
CHE Heinrich StammVelocette
GBR Bill BeeversVelocette
J. ZuberNorton
CHE Willy LipsNorton
CHE Arthur WickAJS

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints123456789
ITA **Dario Ambrosini****Benelli**211:01:48.2**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 ColomboMoto Guzzi
ITA Elio ScopignoMoto Guzzi
ITA Claudio MastellariMoto Guzzi

Sidecar classification

PosRiderPassengerManufacturerLapsTimePoints12345678910
GBR **Eric Oliver**ITA **Lorenzo Dobelli****Norton**1752:59.8**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 HaldemannCHE Josef AlbisserNorton
CHE Heinrich Stamm?Norton
FRA Edouard Hordelalay?Norton
CHE Fritz MühlemannCHE Marie MühlemannNorton

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1949 Swiss Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1951 Swiss Grand Prix

References

  1. "Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1951". Temple Press Ltd.
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