1950 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   1950 Swiss Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 6 races in the
1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Geneve track.jpg
Date23 July 1950
Location Geneva, Switzerland
Course
  • Public roads
  • 5.996 km (3.726 mi)
500 cc
RiderFlag placeholder.svg
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Bandirola Gilera
Time 2:42
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Graham AJS
Second Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Masetti Gilera
Third Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Bandirola Gilera
350 cc
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Fastest lap
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Foster Velocette
Time 2:39
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Graham AJS
Second Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Foster Velocette
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Duke Norton
250 cc
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Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Dario Ambrosini Benelli
Time 2:52.2
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Dario Ambrosini Benelli
Second Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dickie Dale Benelli
Sidecar (B2A)
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Fastest lap
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eric Oliver Norton
Time 3:04.2
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eric Oliver Norton
Second Flag of Italy.svg Ercole Frigerio Gilera
Third Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ferdinand Aubert Norton

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.

Contents

500 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Graham AJS 341:36:578
2 Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Masetti Gilera 34+1:146
3 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Bandirola Gilera 34+1:154
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Duke Norton 34+1:443
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harold Daniell Norton 2
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Lockett Norton 1
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Georges Cordey Norton
8 Flag of Ireland.svg Reg Armstrong Velocette
9 Flag of France.svg Georges Houel Gilera
10 Flag of Italy.svg Nello Pagani Gilera
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Albert Moule Norton
12 Flag of Italy.svg Arciso Artesiani MV Agusta
13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Benoît Musy Moto Guzzi
14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hans Haldemann Norton
15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Swarbrick Norton
16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Willy Lips Norton
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Denis Jenkinson Norton
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Heath Norton
[1]

350 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Graham AJS 251:11:258
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Foster Velocette 25+0:186
2 Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Masetti Gilera 34+1:146
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Duke Norton 25+0:474
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Reg Armstrong Velocette 25+1:043
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ted Frend AJS 25+1:122
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dickie Dale AJS 25+1:121
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hinton Norton 25+1:46
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Lomas Velocette 25+1:48
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harold Daniell Norton 25+1:49
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Lockett Norton
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Wood Velocette
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Syd Jensen AJS
13 Flag of Finland.svg Väinö Hollming AJS
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fergus Anderson AJS
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Heath Norton
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eric McPherson AJS
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernie Thomas Velocette
18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinrich Stamm Velocette
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Beevers Velocette
20Flag placeholder.svg J. Zuber Norton
21 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Willy Lips Norton
22 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Arthur Wick AJS
[1]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Dario Ambrosini Benelli 211:01:48.28
2 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi 21+47.46
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dickie Dale Benelli 21+57.84
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Benoît Musy Moto Guzzi 21+2:42.83
5 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Bellotti Moto Guzzi 2
6 Flag of Italy.svg Onorato Francone Moto Guzzi 1
7 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colombo Moto Guzzi
8 Flag of Italy.svg Elio Scopigno Moto Guzzi
9 Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Mastellari Moto Guzzi
[1]

Sidecar classification

PosRiderPassengerManufacturerLapsTimePoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eric Oliver Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Dobelli Norton 1752:59.88
2 Flag of Italy.svg Ercole Frigerio Flag of Italy.svg Ezio Ricotti Gilera 17+40.06
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ferdinand Aubert Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg René Aubert Norton 17+2:34.84
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Henri Meuwly Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Pierre Dévaud Gilera 3
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Willy Wirth Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fred Schürtenberger Gilera 2
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marcel Masuy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Denis Jenkinson BMW 1
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hans Haldemann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Josef Albisser Norton
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinrich Stamm Flag placeholder.svg ? Norton
9 Flag of France.svg Edouard Hordelalay Flag placeholder.svg ? Norton
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fritz Mühlemann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marie Mühlemann Norton
[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1951. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 116–117.
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