1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix

1949 Swiss Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 6 races in the; 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	3 July 1949
Location	Circuit Bremgarten
Course	Permanent racing facility; 7.280 km (4.524 mi);
500 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Ted Frend
Time	90 mph (140 km/h)
Podium
First	Leslie Graham
Second	Arciso Artesiani
Third	Harold Daniell
350 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Freddie Frith
Podium
First	Freddie Frith
Second	Leslie Graham
Third	Bill Doran
250 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Fergus Anderson
Time	84.4 mph (135.8 km/h)
Podium
First	Bruno Ruffo
Second	Dario Ambrosini
Third	Fergus Anderson
125 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Nello Pagani
Time	71.38 mph (114.87 km/h)
Podium
First	Nello Pagani
Second
Third
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Eric Oliver
Time	75.5 mph (121.5 km/h)
Podium
First	Eric Oliver
Second
Third

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.

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

500 cc classification[]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time	Points
1	Leslie Graham	AJS	1:26:14.9	11
2	Arciso Artesiani	Gilera	+1:21.9	8
3	Harold Daniell	Norton	+1:32.0	7
4	Nello Pagani	Gilera	+2:15.0	6
5	Freddie Frith	Velocette		5
6	Guido Leoni	Moto Guzzi
7		Velocette
7 finishers
^[1]^[2]

350 cc classification[]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time	Points
1	Freddie Frith	Velocette	1:07:06.0	11
2	Leslie Graham	AJS	+3.9	8
3	Bill Doran	AJS	+4.1	7
4	Reg Armstrong	AJS	+22.2	6
5	Tommy Wood	Velocette	+30.8	5
6	Artie Bell	Norton	+31.0
20 finishers
^[2]^[3]

250 cc classification[]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Points
1	Bruno Ruffo	Moto Guzzi	10
2	Dario Ambrosini	Benelli	8
3	Fergus Anderson	Moto Guzzi	8
4		Moto Guzzi	6
5	Benoit Musy	Moto Guzzi	5
6	Tommy Wood	Moto Guzzi
^[4]

125 cc classification[]

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Points
1	Nello Pagani	FB-Mondial	11
2		Morini	8
3			7
4	Carlo Ubbiali	MV Agusta	6
5	Umberto Masetti	Morini	5
6		MV Agusta
^[5]

Sidecar classification[]

Pos	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Time	Points
1	Eric Oliver	Denis Jenkinson	Norton	58:54.0	11
2		Ezio Ricotti	Gilera	+46.6	8
3		Herbert Läderach	Norton	+47.0	7
4		Ernst Brutschi	Gilera	+2:17.5	6
5		Giuseppe Pizzocri	Gilera	+3:03.7	5
6		Max Hirzel	BMW	+3:04.7
7		Marie Mühlemann	Norton
8		Luigi Taveri	Norton
9	Julius Beer	?	Norton
10			Gilera
^[2]^[6]

References[]

^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–500 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
^ ^a ^b ^c Davison, G. S., ed. (1950). The Racing Year. W. W. Curtis, Ltd. pp. 44–46.
^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–350 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–250 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–125 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. Championnat du monde de side-cars 1949. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

Previous race: 1949 Isle of Man TT	FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1949 season	Next race: 1949 Dutch TT
Previous race: None	Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix	Next race: 1950 Swiss Grand Prix

[bula500-1] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–500 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

[racingyear-2] Davison, G. S., ed. (1950). The Racing Year. W. W. Curtis, Ltd. pp. 44–46.

[bula350-3] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–350 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

[bula250-4] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–250 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

[bula125-5] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–125 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

[bulasides-6] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. Championnat du monde de side-cars 1949. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

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