1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 6 races in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||
 | |||
| Date | 3 July 1949 | ||
| Location | Circuit Bremgarten | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 7.280 km (4.524 mi) | ||
| 500 cc | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |  Ted Frend |
AJS | |
| Time | 90 mph (140 km/h) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Leslie Graham |
AJS | |
| Second |  Arciso Artesiani |
Gilera | |
| Third | Harold Daniell |
Norton | |
| 350 cc | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Freddie Frith |
Velocette | |
| Podium | |||
| First | Freddie Frith |
Velocette | |
| Second | Leslie Graham |
AJS | |
| Third | Bill Doran |
AJS | |
| 250 cc | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Fergus Anderson |
Moto Guzzi | |
| Time | 84.4 mph (135.8 km/h) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Bruno Ruffo |
Moto Guzzi | |
| Second | Dario Ambrosini |
Benelli | |
| Third | Fergus Anderson |
Moto Guzzi | |
| 125 cc | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Nello Pagani |
FB-Mondial | |
| Time | 71.38 mph (114.87 km/h) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Nello Pagani |
FB-Mondial | |
| Second | Renato Magi |
Morini | |
| Third | Celest Cavaciuti |
FB-Mondial | |
| Sidecars | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Eric Oliver |
Norton | |
| Passenger | Denis Jenkinson | ||
| Time | 75.5 mph (121.5 km/h) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Eric Oliver |
Norton | |
| Denis Jenkinson | |||
| Second | Ercole Frigerio |
Gilera | |
| Ezio Ricotti | |||
| Third |  Hans Haldemann |
Norton | |
| Herbert Läderach | |||
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 500 cc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |||
125 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nello Pagani |
FB-Mondial | 11 |
| 2 | Renato Magi |
Morini | 8 |
| 3 | Celeste Cavaciuti |
FB-Mondial | 7 |
| 4 | Carlo Ubbiali |
MV Agusta | 6 |
| 5 | Umberto Masetti |
Morini | 5 |
| 6 | Franco Bertoni |
MV Agusta | |
| [5] | |||
Sidecar classification
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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][6] | |||||
References
- ↑ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–500 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
- 1 2 3 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. 1949–350 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
- ↑ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–250 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
- ↑ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–125 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
- ↑ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. Championnat du monde de side-cars 1949. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
| Previous race: 1949 Isle of Man TT |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1949 season |
Next race: 1949 Dutch TT |
| Previous race: None |
Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix | Next race: 1950 Swiss Grand Prix |
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