Grand Prix motorcycle racing | |
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Venue | Circuit Bremgarten (1949, 1951–1954) Geneva (1950) |
First race | 1949 |
Last race | 1954 |
Most wins (rider) | Fergus Anderson, Leslie Graham (4) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Moto Guzzi (5) |
The Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1949 to 1954.
# Wins | Rider | Wins | |
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Category | Years won | ||
4 | Leslie Graham | 500cc | 1949, 1950 |
350cc | 1950, 1951 | ||
Fergus Anderson | 500cc | 1951 | |
350cc | 1953, 1954 | ||
250cc | 1952 | ||
3 | Geoff Duke | 500cc | 1953, 1954 |
350cc | 1952 | ||
2 | Dario Ambrosini | 250cc | 1950, 1951 |
# Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | |
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Category | Years won | ||
5 | Moto Guzzi | 500cc | 1951 |
350cc | 1953, 1954 | ||
250cc | 1949, 1952 | ||
4 | AJS | 500cc | 1949, 1950, 1952 |
350cc | 1950 | ||
2 | Velocette | 350cc | 1949, 1951 |
Benelli | 250cc | 1950, 1951 | |
Gilera | 500cc | 1953, 1954 | |
NSU | 250cc | 1953, 1954 |
A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
Year | Track | 250cc | 350cc | 500cc | 1000cc | Report | ||||
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Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
1924 | Meyrin | Léon Divorne | Condor | Tommy de la Haye | Sunbeam | Graham Walker | Sunbeam | Report | ||
1923 | Paul Dinkel | Condor | Isacco Mariani | Garelli | Paul Péan | Peugeot | Report | |||
1922 | Lac de Joux | Georges Trezza | Moser | Alfred Heusser | Condor | "Lavanchy" | Douglas | "Borsetti" | Harley-Davidson | Report |
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