1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season is the first competitive motorcycle season races, with six Grand Prix and 4 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc.
Contents |
[edit] 500cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Harold Daniell |
Norton | Report |
| 2 |  Swiss Grand Prix |
Bremgarten | Leslie Graham |
AJS | Report |
| 3 |  Dutch TT |
Assen |  Nello Pagani |
Gilera | Report |
| 4 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | William Doran |
AJS | Report |
| 5 |  Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Leslie Graham |
AJS | Report |
| 6 | Italian Grand Prix |
Monza | Nello Pagani |
Gilera | Report |
[edit] 1949 500cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie Graham |
Britain | AJS | 30 | 2 | |
| 2 | Nello Pagani |
Italy | Gilera | 28 | 2 | |
| 3 | Arciso Artesiani |
Italy | Gilera | 25 | 0 | |
| 4 | William Doran |
Britain | AJS | 23 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Artie Bell |
Ireland | Norton | 20 | 0 | |
| 6 | Harold Daniell |
Britain | Norton | 17 | 1 | |
| 7 | Johnny Lockett |
Britain | Norton | 13 | 0 | |
| 8 | Enrico Lorenzetti |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 7 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ernie Lyons |
Ireland | Velocette | 7 | 0 | |
| 10 | Gianni Leoni |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 6 | 0 |
[edit] 350cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Freddie Frith |
Velocette | Report |
| 2 | Swiss Grand Prix |
Bremgarten | Freddie Frith |
Velocette | Report |
| 3 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Freddie Frith |
Velocette | Report |
| 4 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Freddie Frith |
Velocette | Report |
| 5 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Freddie Frith |
Velocette | Report |
[edit] 1949 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddie Frith |
Britain | Velocette | 33 | 5 | |
| 2 | Reg Armstrong |
Ireland | AJS | 18 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bob Foster |
Britain | Velocette | 16 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Eric McPherson |
Australia | AJS | 16 | 0 | |
| 5 | Johnny Lockett |
Britain | Norton | 14 | 0 | |
| 6 | David Whitworth |
Britain | Velocette | 12 | 0 | |
| 7 | Leslie Graham |
Britain | AJS | 8 | 0 | |
| 8 | Ernie Lyons |
Ireland | Velocette | 8 | 0 | |
| 9 | Charlie Salt |
Britain | Velocette | 8 | 0 | |
| 10 | William Doran |
Britain | AJS | 7 | 0 |
[edit] 250cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Manliefe Barrington |
Moto Guzzi | Report |
| 2 | Swiss Grand Prix |
Bremgarten | Bruno Ruffo |
Moto Guzzi | Report |
| 3 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Maurice Cann |
Moto Guzzi | Report |
| 4 | Italian Grand Prix |
Monza | Dario Ambrosini |
Benelli | Report |
[edit] 1949 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Ruffo |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 24 | 1 | |
| 2 | Dario Ambrosini |
Italy | Benelli | 19 | 1 | |
| 3 | Ronald Mead |
Britain | Norton | 13 | 0 | |
| 4 | Maurice Cann |
Great Britain | Moto Guzzi | 11 | 1 | |
| 5 | Claudio Mastellari |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 11 | 0 | |
| 6 | Manliefe Barrington |
Ireland | Moto Guzzi | 10 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Russel Wood |
South Africa | Moto Guzzi | 9 | 0 | |
| 8 | Fergus Anderson |
Britain | Moto Guzzi | 8 | 0 | |
| 9 | Gianni Leoni |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 8 | 0 | |
| 10 | Umberto Masetti |
Italy | Benelli | 7 | 0 |
[edit] 125cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swiss Grand Prix |
Bremgarten | Nello Pagani |
Mondial | Report |
| 2 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Nello Pagani |
Mondial | Report |
| 3 | Italian Grand Prix |
Monza | Gianni Leoni |
Mondial | Report |
[edit] 1949 125cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nello Pagani |
Italy | Mondial | 27 | 2 | |
| 2 | Renato Magi |
Italy | Morini | 14 | 0 | |
| 3 | Umberto Masetti |
Italy | Morini | 13 | 0 | |
| 4 | Carlo Ubbiali |
Italy | Mondial | 13 | 0 | |
| 5 | Gianni Leoni |
Italy | Mondial | 11 | 1 | |
| 6 | Oscar Clemengich |
Italy | Mondial | 8 | 0 | |
| 7 | Umberto Praga |
Italy | Mondial | 7 | 0 | |
| 8 | Celeste Cavaciuti |
Italy | Mondial | 7 | 0 | |
| 9 | Franco Bertoni |
Italy | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | Guiseppe Matucci |
Italy | MV Agusta | 5 | 0 |
