The 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the inaugural F.I.M.Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of six Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 600cc. It began on 17 June, with Isle of Man TT and ended with Nations Grand Prix on 4 September.
Points were awarded to the top five finishers in each race with an extra point for the race finisher with the fastest lap. All rounds counted towards the championship in the 125cc, 250cc and Sidecar categories, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, only the best three results counted.
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winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Sidecars 600cc winner Report1 17 June Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain Manliff Barrington Freddie Frith Harold Daniell Report2 3 July Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten Nello Pagani Bruno Ruffo Freddie Frith Leslie Graham Oliver Jenkinson Report3 9 July Dutch TT Assen Nello Pagani Freddie Frith Nello Pagani Report4 17 July Belgian Grand Prix Spa Francorchamps Freddie Frith Bill Doran Oliver Jenkinson Report5 20 August Ulster Grand Prix Clady Maurice Cann Freddie Frith Leslie Graham Report6 4 September Nations Grand Prix Monza Gianni Leoni Dario Ambrosini Nello Pagani Frigerio Dobelli ReportStandings EditScoring system Edit Points were awarded to the top five finishers in each race with an extra point for the race finisher with the fastest lap All rounds counted towards the championship in the 125cc 250cc and Sidecar categories while in the 350cc and 500cc championships only the best three results counted Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Fastest lap Points 10 8 7 6 5 1500cc final standings Edit Pos Rider Machine MAN SUI HOL BEL ULS NAT Pts1 Leslie Graham AJS 10 1 2 Ret 1 Ret 30 31 2 Nello Pagani Gilera 4 1 5 3 1 29 40 3 Arciso Artesiani Gilera 2 3 2 Ret 2 25 32 4 Bill Doran AJS 8 Ret 1 4 3 235 Artie Bell Norton 4 Ret 4 4 2 20 26 6 Harold Daniell Norton 1 3 6 7 177 Johnny Lockett Norton 2 Ret 5 Ret Ret 138 Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi 10 3 79 Ernie Lyons Velocette 3 710 Gianni Leoni Moto Guzzi 6 Ret 6 4 611 Syd Jensen Triumph 5 Ret 9 512 Freddie Frith Velocette Ret 5 Ret Ret 513 Bruno Bertacchini Moto Guzzi Ret Ret 5 514 Jock West AJS 5 515 Ken Armstrong AJS 6 0 Cromie McCandless Norton 6 0 Fred Stevens Triumph 6 018 Ken Bills Velocette 7 Ret 10 019 Harry Turner Norton 18 7 020 Umberto Masetti Gilera 7 Ret 021 Reg Armstrong AJS 7 0 Felice Benasedo Moto Guzzi 7 023 Harry Hinton Norton 9 8 16 024 George Morrison Norton 31 Ret 8 Ret 025 Roger Richoz Norton 8 0 Ricardo Sabbadini Moto Guzzi 8 0 James Scott Triumph 8 028 Oscar Clemencich Gilera 9 Ret 15 029 Sante Geminiani Moto Guzzi 9 0 Hans Kaufmann Gilera 9 031 Dante Bianchi Moto Guzzi 10 0 Georges Cordey Norton 10 0 Ernie Callahan Triumph 10 034 Arthur Wheeler Triumph Ret Ret 11 035 Phil Heath Norton 11 Ret 036 Adelmo Mandolini Moto Guzzi 11 0 Benoit Musy Moto Guzzi 11 0 Drikus Veer Triumph 11 038 Oliver Scott Norton Ret 12 15 039 Bill Beevers Norton 16 12 Ret Ret Ret 040 Antonio Dalle Fusine Gilera 12 Ret 0 Bill Petch Triumph 12 Ret 042 Lodovico Facchinelli Gilera 12 043 Edward Nicholls Triumph 13 9 044 Guy Newman Norton 13 0 Nandor Puhony Gilera 13 0 Orlando Valdinoci Gilera 13 0 Albert Vertriest Triumph 13 048 Alfeo Maramotti Moto Guzzi 14 0 Eric McPherson AJS 14 0 Jacques Schot Norton 14 0 Laszlo Szabo Gilera 14 0 Jules Tacheny Triumph 14 053 Roy Evans Norton 15 0 Gerard Hoek BMW 15 055 Jack Bailey Triumph 17 Ret 056 Johnny Hodgkin Norton 19 057 Dick Addie Norton 20 058 Albert Moule Triumph 21 059 George Paterson Triumph 22 060 Bob Matthews Norton 23 061 George Hayden Norton 24 062 John Purnell Norton 25 063 Lesly Hill Norton 26 064 Arthur Fenn Norton 27 065 Harry Francis Norton 28 066 Eric Hardy Norton 29 067 Jack Brett Norton 30 068 Lennart Fenning Norton 32 069 Rob Weston Norton 33 070 Joe Glazebrook Triumph 34 071 Joe Dent Norton 35 0 Bob Foster Moto Guzzi Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 Carlo Bandirola Gilera Ret Ret Ret 0 Eric Briggs Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 Les Dear Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 Ted Frend AJS Ret Ret Ret 0 Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Ret Ret 0 Wilf Billington Norton Ret Ret 0 Norman Croft Triumph Ret Ret 0 Frank Fry Norton Ret Ret 0 Eric Oliver Norton Ret Ret 0 Ernie Thomas Triumph Ret Ret 0 David Whitworth Triumph Ret Ret 0 Dario Ambrosini Gilera Ret 0 Syl Anderton Triumph Ret 0 Syd Barnett Norton Ret 0 Jean Behra Moto Guzzi Ret 0 Aldo Bernardoni Gilera Ret 0 Ernie Braine Norton Ret 0 Charlie Brett Velocette Ret 0 Aldo Brini Gilera Ret 0 Gerard Carter Norton Ret 0 Javier de Ortueta Norton Ret 0 Roland Dumond Moto Guzzi Ret 0 Juhan Franta Moto Guzzi Ret 0 Auguste Goffin Triumph Ret 0 Arthur Good Norton Ret 0 Hans Haldemann Moto Guzzi Ret 0 Piet Knijnenburg BMW Ret 0 Roger Laurent Moto Guzzi Ret 0 Sid Lawton Triumph Ret 0 Reg Lee Norton Ret 0 Leon Martin Gilera Ret 0 Reginald MacDonald Triumph Ret 0 Tommy McEwans Triumph Ret 0 Armando Miele Gilera Ret 0 Stan Miller Norton Ret 0 Bert Myers Triumph Ret 0 Billy Graham Norton Ret 0 Ashley Len Parry Norton Ret 0 Hub Pellikaan BMW Ret 0 Henry Pinnington Norton Ret 0 Charlie Salt Norton Ret 0 Emilio Soprani Gilera Ret 0 Jan Veer Triumph Ret 0 Roy Walker Norton Ret 0 Tom Wycherley Norton Ret 0Pos Rider Bike MAN SUI HOL BEL ULS NAT Pts Colour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Points finishBlue Non points finishNon classified finish NC Purple Retired Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Did not pre qualify DNPQ Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Withdrew WD Race cancelled C Blank Did not practice DNP Did not arrive DNA Excluded EX Bold PoleItalics Fastest LapConstructors 500cc World Championship Edit Pos Constructor Pts1 AJS 6 1 2 1 1 3 32 48 2 Gilera 2 1 2 3 1 31 46 3 Norton 1 3 4 4 2 Ret 25 37 4 Moto Guzzi Ret 6 10 3 Ret 4 135 Velocette 3 5 Ret 10 126 Triumph 5 Ret 11 9 8 Ret 5 BMW 15 0350cc final standings Edit Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 Freddie Frith United Kingdom Velocette 33 52 Reg Armstrong Ireland AJS 18 03 Bob Foster United Kingdom Velocette 16 04 Eric McPherson Australia AJS 16 05 Johnny Lockett United Kingdom Norton 14 06 David Whitworth United Kingdom Velocette 12 07 Leslie Graham United Kingdom AJS 8 08 Ernie Lyons Ireland Velocette 8 09 Charlie Salt United Kingdom Velocette 8 010 Bill Doran United Kingdom AJS 7 0250cc final standings Edit Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 Bruno Ruffo Italy Moto Guzzi 24 12 Dario Ambrosini Italy Benelli 19 13 Ronald Mead United Kingdom Norton 13 04 Maurice Cann United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 11 15 Claudio Mastellari Italy Moto Guzzi 11 06 Manliff Barrington Ireland Moto Guzzi 10 17 Tommy Wood United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 9 08 Fergus Anderson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 8 09 Gianni Leoni Italy Moto Guzzi 8 010 Umberto Masetti Italy Benelli 7 0125cc final standings Edit Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 Nello Pagani Italy Mondial 27 22 Renato Magi Italy Morini 14 03 Umberto Masetti Italy Morini 13 04 Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 13 05 Gianni Leoni Italy Mondial 11 16 Oscar Clemencich Italy Mondial 8 07 Umberto Braga Italy Mondial 7 08 Celeste Cavaciuti Italy Mondial 7 09 Franco Bertoni Italy MV Agusta 6 010 Giuseppe Matucci Italy MV Agusta 5 0Sidecar final standings Edit Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 Eric Oliver Denis Jenkinson UK Norton 27 22 Ercole Frigerio Lorenzo Dobelli Italy Gilera 18 13 Frans Vanderschrick Martin Whitney Belgium United Kingdom Norton 16 04 Ernesto Merlo Aldo Veglio Italy Gilera 13 05 Albino Milani Ezio Ricotti Italy Gilera 12 16 Hans Haldemann Herbert Laderach Switzerland Norton 8 07 Roland Benz Max Hirzel Switzerland BMW 6 08 Jakob Keller Ernst Brutschi Switzerland Gilera 6 09 Pip Harris Neil Smith United Kingdom Norton 5 0References EditBula Maurice amp Schertenleib Jean Claude 2001 Continental Circus 1949 2000 Chronosports S A ISBN 2 940125 32 5 The Official MotoGP website Retrieved 2010 07 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season amp oldid 1089315109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
