1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix
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1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 2 of 6 races in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | July 3, 1949 | ||
| Location | Circuit Bremgarten | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 7.280 km (4.524 mi) |
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| 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 |
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| Time | 75.5 mph (121.5 km/h) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Eric Oliver |
Norton | |
| Denis Jenkinson |
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| Second | Ercole Frigerio |
Gilera | |
| Ezio Ricotti |
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| Third |  Hans Haldemann |
Norton | |
| Herbert Läderach |
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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 July 3, 1949 at the Bremgarten circuit.
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Contents
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500 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time | Points |
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| 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 |
MV Agusta | 7 |
| 4 | Carlo Ubbiali |
FB-Mondial | 6 |
| 5 | Umberto Masetti |
Morini | 5 |
| 6 | Franco Bertoni |
MV Agusta | |
| [5] | |||
Sidecar classification
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Time | Points |
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| 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 |
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Norton | ||
| 10 | Willy Wirth |
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Gilera | ||
| [2][6] | |||||
References
- ^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc.. 1949–500 cc.. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
- ^ a b c 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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