1951 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   1951 Swiss Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 8 races in the
1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Circuit Bremgarten.svg
Date27 May 1951
Location Circuit Bremgarten
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 7.280 km (4.524 mi)
500cc
RiderFlag placeholder.svg
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Duke Norton
Time 3:02.0
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi
Second Flag of Ireland.svg Reg Armstrong AJS
Third Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi
350cc
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Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Ireland.svg Reg Armstrong AJS
Time 3:11.9
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Graham Velocette
Second Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cecil Sandford Velocette
Third Flag of Ireland.svg Reg Armstrong AJS
250cc
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Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Dario Ambrosini Benelli
Time 3:29.9
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Dario Ambrosini Benelli
Second Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi
Third Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Leoni Moto Guzzi
Sidecar (B2A)
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Fastest lap
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eric Oliver Norton
Time 3:38.9
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Ercole Frigerio Gilera
Second Flag of Italy.svg Albino Milani Gilera
Third Flag of Italy.svg Ernesto Merlo Gilera

The 1951 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix was the second race of the 1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 27 May 1951 at the Bremgarten circuit.

Contents

500 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 281:34:44.28
2 Flag of Ireland.svg Reg Armstrong AJS 28+1:47.96
3 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi 28+2:07.54
4 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 3
5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Benoît Musy Moto Guzzi 2
6 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Willy Lips Norton 1
7 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Baltisberger Norton
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Max Forster Gilera
9 Flag of Finland.svg Väinö Hollming Moto Guzzi
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sid Mason Norton
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Wood Norton
12 Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Mayer Norton
[1]

350 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Graham Velocette 221:10:48.58
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cecil Sandford Velocette 22+1:18.66
3 Flag of Ireland.svg Reg Armstrong AJS 22+1:48.64
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Paul Fuhrer Velocette 3
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sid Mason Velocette 2
6 Flag of Austria.svg Leonhardt Faßl AJS 1
7 Flag of Germany.svg Hans Baltisberger AJS
8 Flag of Germany.svg Werner Mazanec AJS
9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Herbert Laederach AJS
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Edmund Laederach Norton
11 Flag of Finland.svg Väinö Hollming Velocette
12 Flag of Austria.svg Helmut Volzwinkler Norton
13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinrich Stamm Velocette
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Denis Jenkinson Norton
[1]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Dario Ambrosini Benelli 181:05:32.18
2 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi 18+1:10.86
3 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Leoni Moto Guzzi 18+3:00.34
4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Benoît Musy Moto Guzzi 3
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cecil Sandford Velocette 2
6 Flag of Italy.svg Nino Grieco Parilla1
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg H. SteffanParilla
8 Flag of Italy.svg Alano Montanari Moto Guzzi
9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hans Haldemann Parilla
10 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Bellotti Moto Guzzi
11Flag placeholder.svg R. Thiery Monet-Goyon
12 Flag of Germany.svg Heinrich Thorn-Prikker Moto Guzzi
[1]

Sidecar classification

PosRiderPassengerManufacturerLapsTimePoints
1 Flag of Italy.svg Ercole Frigerio Flag of Italy.svg Ezio Ricotti Gilera 161:01:27.68
2 Flag of Italy.svg Albino Milani Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Pizzocri Gilera 16+2:03.66
3 Flag of Italy.svg Ernesto Merlo Flag of Italy.svg Dino Magri Gilera 16+2:56.44
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marcel Masuy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Denis Jenkinson Norton 3
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eric Oliver Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Dobelli Norton 2
6 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Carru Flag of Italy.svg Carlo MussoCarru1
7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Keller Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gianfranco ZanziEigenbau
8 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Marcelli Flag placeholder.svg ? Gilera
9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Henri Meuwly Flag placeholder.svg ? Gilera
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinrich Stamm Flag placeholder.svg ? Norton
11 Flag of Italy.svg Renato Prati Flag of Italy.svg Marino Saguato Moto Guzzi
12 Flag of Germany.svg F. VaasenFlag placeholder.svg ? Norton
13 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Vittone Flag of Italy.svg  ?Carru
[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1952. Temple Press Ltd. p. 112.
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1951 Spanish Grand Prix
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