Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix

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Swiss Grand Prix
Circuit Bremgarten.svg
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue Circuit Bremgarten (1949, 19511954)
Geneva (1950)
First race1949
Last race1954
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.

Contents

Official names and sponsors

Winners of the Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix

Multiple winners (riders)

# WinsRiderWins
CategoryYears won
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Graham 500cc1949, 1950
350cc1950, 1951
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fergus Anderson 500cc1951
350cc1953, 1954
250cc1952
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Duke 500cc1953, 1954
350cc1952
2 Flag of Italy.svg Dario Ambrosini 250cc1950, 1951

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# WinsManufacturerWins
CategoryYears won
5 Flag of Italy.svg Moto Guzzi 500cc1951
350cc1953, 1954
250cc1949, 1952
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg AJS 500cc1949, 1950, 1952
350cc1950
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Velocette 350cc1949, 1951
Flag of Italy.svg Benelli 250cc1950, 1951
Flag of Italy.svg Gilera 500cc1953, 1954
Flag of Germany.svg NSU 250cc1953, 1954

By year

A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.

YearTrack125cc175cc250cc350cc500ccReport
RiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer
1954 Bremgarten Flag of Austria.svg Rupert Hollaus NSU Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Duke Gilera Report
1953 Flag of Ireland.svg Reg Armstrong NSU Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Duke Gilera Report
1952 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Duke Norton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Brett AJS Report
1951 Flag of Italy.svg Dario Ambrosini Benelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Graham Velocette Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Report
1950 Geneva Flag of Italy.svg Dario Ambrosini Benelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Graham AJS Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Graham AJS Report
1949 Bremgarten Flag of Italy.svg Nello Pagani Mondial Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Freddie Frith Velocette Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Graham AJS Report
1948 Geneva Flag of Italy.svg Dario Ambrosini Benelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Artie Bell Norton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harold Daniell Norton Report
1947 Bremgarten Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Bruno Francisci Moto Guzzi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fergus Anderson Velocette Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Omobono Tenni Moto Guzzi Report
1946 Geneva Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Celeste Cavaciuti Moto Guzzi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Walther Hess Velocette Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Nello Pagani Gilera Report
1938 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Ewald Kluge DKW Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harold Daniell Norton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harold Daniell Norton Report
1937 Bremgarten Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Omobono Tenni Moto Guzzi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmie Guthrie Norton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmie Guthrie Norton Report
1936 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Omobono Tenni Moto Guzzi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmie Guthrie Norton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmie Guthrie Norton Report
1935 Flag of the German Empire.svg Walfried Winkler DKW Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Walter Rusk Norton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmie Guthrie Norton Report
1934 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Amilcare Moretti Moto Guzzi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmie Simpson Norton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmie Simpson Norton Report
1933 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Carlo Fumagalli Miller Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wal Handley Moto Guzzi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Hunt Norton Flag of Ireland.svg Stanley Woods Norton Report
1932 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg H. SchorrZehnder Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Carlo Baschieri Benelli Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Carlo Fumagalli Moto Guzzi Flag of Ireland.svg Stanley Woods Norton Flag of Ireland.svg Stanley Woods Norton Report
1931 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg A. LiechtiZehnder Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Carlo Baschieri Benelli Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Terzo Bandini Moto Guzzi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Hunt Norton Flag of Ireland.svg Stanley Woods Norton Report
1930 Lugano Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg A. LiechtiZehnder Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Raffaele Alberti Ancora/Villiers Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Felice Nazzaro Moto Guzzi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ernst Haenni Condor Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg "Gugoltz" Sunbeam Report
1929 Meyrin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg "Crotti"Zehnder Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Georges Trezza Allegro Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Otto Zehnder Zehnder Flag of France.svg François Gaussorgues Monet-Goyon Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emil Frey Radco Report
1928 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Paul Lehmann Moser Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Alfredo Panella Ladetto-Blatto Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cecil Ashby OK-Supreme Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wal Handley Motosacoche Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wal Handley Motosacoche Report
1927 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg O. GrafZehnder Flag of France.svg Alexandre Hommaire Monet-Goyon Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Licinio Lasagni Moto Guzzi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmie Simpson AJS Flag of Ireland.svg Stanley Woods Norton Report
YearTrack250cc350cc500cc1000ccReport
RiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer
1924 Meyrin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Léon Divorne Condor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy de la Haye Sunbeam Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Walker Sunbeam Report
1923 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Paul Dinkel Condor Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Isacco Mariani Garelli Flag of France.svg Paul Péan Peugeot Report
1922 Lac de Joux Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Georges Trezza Moser Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alfred Heusser Condor Flag of France.svg "Lavanchy" Douglas Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg "Borsetti" Harley-Davidson Report

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