1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix

1949 Swiss 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
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Ted Frend
Time	3:00.100
Fastest lap
Rider	Ted Frend
Time	3:00.800
Podium
First	Leslie Graham
Second	Arciso Artesiani
Third	Harold Daniell
350 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Reg Armstrong
Time	3:10.600
Fastest lap
Rider	Freddie Frith
Time	3:07.800
Podium
First	Freddie Frith
Second	Leslie Graham
Third	Bill Doran
250 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Ferdinando Balzarotti
Time	3:06.700
Fastest lap
Rider	Fergus Anderson
Time	3:12.900
Podium
First	Bruno Ruffo
Second	Dario Ambrosini
Third	Fergus Anderson
125 cc
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Renato Magi
Time	3:42.700
Fastest lap
Rider	Nello Pagani
Time	3:42.500
Podium
First	Nello Pagani
Second	Renato Magi
Third	Celest Cavaciuti
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Pole position
Rider	Eric Oliver
Time	3:32.900
Fastest lap
Rider	Eric Oliver
Time	3:35.700
Podium
First	Eric Oliver
Second	Ercole Frigerio
Third	Hans Haldemann

Last updated February 16, 2023

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.

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

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[bula500-1] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–500 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

[racingyear-2] 1 2 3 Davison, G. S., ed. (1950). The Racing Year. W. W. Curtis, Ltd. pp. 44–46.

[bula350-3] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–350 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

[bula250-4] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–250 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

[bula125-5] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–125 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

[bulasides-6] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. Championnat du monde de side-cars 1949. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

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