1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix was the second race of the 1949 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 3 July 1949 at the Bremgarten circuit.

  1949 Swiss Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 6 races in the
1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date3 July 1949
LocationCircuit Bremgarten
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 7.280 km (4.524 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Ted Frend AJS
Time 3:00.100
Fastest lap
Rider Ted Frend AJS
Time 3:00.800
Podium
First Leslie Graham AJS
Second Arciso Artesiani Gilera
Third Harold Daniell Norton
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Reg Armstrong AJS
Time 3:10.600
Fastest lap
Rider Freddie Frith Velocette
Time 3:07.800
Podium
First Freddie Frith Velocette
Second Leslie Graham AJS
Third Bill Doran AJS
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Ferdinando Balzarotti Moto Guzzi
Time 3:06.700
Fastest lap
Rider Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi
Time 3:12.900
Podium
First Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi
Second Dario Ambrosini Benelli
Third Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Renato Magi Morini
Time 3:42.700
Fastest lap
Rider Nello Pagani FB-Mondial
Time 3:42.500
Podium
First Nello Pagani FB-Mondial
Second Renato Magi Morini
Third Celest Cavaciuti FB-Mondial
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Eric Oliver Norton
Time 3:32.900
Fastest lap
Rider Eric Oliver Norton
Time 3:35.700
Podium
First Eric Oliver Norton
Second Ercole Frigerio Gilera
Third Hans Haldemann Norton

British rider Leslie Graham won the 500 cc race riding an AJS from Arciso Artesiani and Harold Daniell.

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