1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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.
1949 Grand Prix season calendar[]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 600cc winner | Report |
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1 | 17 June | ![]() |
Snaefell Mountain | ![]() |
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2 | 3 July | ![]() |
Bremgarten | ![]() |
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3 | 9 July | ![]() |
Assen | ![]() |
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4 | 17 July | ![]() |
Spa-Francorchamps | ![]() |
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5 | 20 August | ![]() |
Clady | ![]() |
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6 | 4 September | ![]() |
Monza | ![]() |
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Standings[]
Scoring system[]
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 |
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Points | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
500cc final standings[]
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Bold – Pole |
Constructors' 500cc World Championship[]
Pos | Constructor | ![]() |
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Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 32 (48) |
2 | ![]() |
– | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 31 (46) |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 25 (37) |
4 | ![]() |
Ret | 6 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 13 |
5 | ![]() |
3 | 5 | Ret | 10 | – | – | 12 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 5 |
– | ![]() |
– | – | 15 | – | – | – | 0 |
350cc final standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Velocette | 33 | 5 | |
2 | ![]() |
Ireland | AJS | 18 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Velocette | 16 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Australia | AJS | 16 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 14 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Velocette | 12 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | AJS | 8 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Ireland | Velocette | 8 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Velocette | 8 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | AJS | 7 | 0 |
250cc final standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 24 | 1 | |
2 | ![]() |
Italy | Benelli | 19 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 13 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 11 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 11 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Ireland | Moto Guzzi | 10 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 9 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 8 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 8 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
Italy | Benelli | 7 | 0 |
125cc final standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Italy | Mondial | 27 | 2 | |
2 | ![]() |
Italy | Morini | 14 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
Italy | Morini | 13 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 13 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
Italy | Mondial | 11 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() |
Italy | Mondial | 8 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
Italy | Mondial | 7 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Italy | Mondial | 7 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 5 | 0 |
Sidecar final standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
UK | Norton | 27 | 2 | |
2 | ![]() |
Italy | Gilera | 18 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
Belgium/United Kingdom | Norton | 16 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Italy | Gilera | 13 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
Italy | Gilera | 12 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() |
Switzerland | Norton | 8 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
Switzerland | BMW | 6 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Switzerland | Gilera | 6 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 5 | 0 |
References[]
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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