1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Umberto Masetti won his first 500cc World Championship title in 1950.

The 1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the second 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 10 June, with Isle of Man TT and ended with Nations Grand Prix on 10 September.

1950 Grand Prix season calendar[]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	125cc winner	250cc winner	350cc winner	500cc winner	Sidecars 600cc winner	Report
1	10 June	Isle of Man TT	Snaefell Mountain		Dario Ambrosini	Artie Bell	Geoff Duke		Report
2	2 July	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps			Bob Foster	Umberto Masetti	Oliver /	Report
3	8 July	Dutch TT	Assen	Bruno Ruffo		Bob Foster	Umberto Masetti		Report
4	23 July	Swiss Grand Prix	Geneva		Dario Ambrosini	Leslie Graham	Leslie Graham	Oliver /	Report
5	18 August	Ulster Grand Prix	Clady	Carlo Ubbiali	Maurice Cann	Bob Foster	Geoff Duke		Report
6	10 September	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Gianni Leoni	Dario Ambrosini	Geoff Duke	Geoff Duke	Oliver /	Report

Standings[]

Scoring system[]

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. All rounds counted towards the championship in the 125cc and Sidecars, the best three races counted in the 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, only the best four results counted.

500cc final standings[]

Pos Rider Machine MAN BEL HOL SUI ULS NAC Pts 1 Umberto Masetti Gilera 1 1 2 6 2 28 (29) 2 Geoff Duke Norton 1 Ret Ret 4 1 1 27 3 Leslie Graham AJS Porcupine 4 Ret Ret 1 2 7 17 4 Nello Pagani Gilera 2 2 10 7 Ret 12 5 Carlo Bandirola Gilera 4 4 3 Ret 5 12 6 Johnny Lockett Norton 3 Ret Ret 6 3 8 9 7 Artie Bell Norton 2 Ret 6 8 Arciso Artesiani MV Agusta 5 Ret 12 3 6 9 Harry Hinton Norton 10 6 3 Ret DNS 5 10 Ted Frend AJS 15 3 Ret Ret Ret 11 4 11 Dickie Dale Norton 7 9 Ret 4 6 4 12 Harold Daniell Norton 5 Ret Ret 5 DNS 10 4 13 Alfredo Milani Gilera Ret 4 3 14 AJS / Norton 14 Ret 5 2 15 Jock West AJS 5 2 16 Syd Jensen Triumph / AJS Ret 12 6 Ret 1 17 Reg Armstrong Velocette 6 8 Ret 1 18 Norton 34 13 7 Ret 8 0 19 Bob Foster Moto Guzzi / AJS / Velocette Ret 7 Ret Ret 15 0 20 Norton / Velocette 7 Ret 0 21 Ken Armstrong MV Agusta / Velocette 9 8 0 22 Norton 17 Ret 8 11 Ret 0 23 Cromie McCandless Norton 8 0 24 Jack Brett Norton 9 11 0 25 Gilera Ret 9 0 = Norton Ret 9 0 26 Giuseppe Colnago Gilera 9 0 27 Norton 18 11 10 15 0 28 Felice Benasedo Moto Guzzi 10 Ret Ret 0 29 Norton Ret 10 0 30 Norton 11 Ret DNS 0 31 Norton Ret 11 0 = Triumph Ret 11 0 33 Arthur Wheeler Norton 26 14 12 DNS 0 34 Vincent Grey Flash 51 12 0 35 Vincent Grey Flash 12 0 = Guido Leoni MV Agusta 12 0 37 Norton 46 Ret 14 13 0 38 Triumph 16 13 0 39 Benoit Musy Moto Guzzi 13 18 0 40 Triumph 13 0 = Gilera 13 0 42 Moto Guzzi 14 0 = Norton 14 0 44 Norton 15 17 0 45 Sidney Mason Norton Ret 15 0 46 Norton 19 16 0 47 Norton 16 0 = Norton 16 0 49 Triumph Ret 17 Ret Ret 0 50 Triumph 17 0 51 Norton / Velocette 18 Ret Ret Ret 0 52 Moto Guzzi 19 0 = David Whitworth Triumph 19 0 54 AJS / Rudge 20 DNS 0 55 Moto Guzzi 20 0 56 Gilera 21 0 = Norton 21 0 58 Libero Liberati Moto Guzzi 22 0 = Norton 22 0 60 Norton 23 0 61 Triumph 24 0 62 Norton 25 Ret Ret 0 63 Les Archer Norton 27 0 64 Charlie Brett Velocette 28 0 65 Norton 29 0 66 AJS 30 0 67 AJS 31 0 68 Norton 32 0 69 Norton 33 0 70 Norton 35 Ret 0 71 AJS 36 0 72 Norton 37 0 73 AJS 38 0 74 Norton 39 0 75 Norton 40 0 76 AJS 41 0 77 Triumph 42 0 78 Velocette 43 Ret Ret Ret 0 79 Leslie Harris Velocette 44 0 80 Triumph 45 0 81 Syl Anderton Triumph 47 0 82 AJS 48 0 83 Norton 49 0 84 Velocette 50 0 85 AJS 52 0 - Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 - Triumph Ret Ret 0 - Bill Lomas Velocette Ret Ret 0 - Bob Matthews Velocette Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret 0 - Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - Manliff Barrington Vincent Grey Flash Ret 0 - Bruno Bertacchini Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - Gilera Ret 0 - Triumph Ret 0 - Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - Triumph Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Ret 0 - AJS Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - BSA Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Sante Geminiani Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - Triumph Ret 0 - Vincent Grey Flash Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Denis Jenkinson Norton Ret 0 - BMW R51/2 Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Velocette Ret 0 - Léon Martin Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - BMW R51/2 Ret 0 - Cecil Sandford Velocette Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Moto Guzzi Ret 0 - Vincent Ret 0 - Triumph Ret 0 - Triumph Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike MAN BEL HOL SUI ULS NAC Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-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 – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

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Constructors' 500cc World Championship[]

Pos	Constructor							Pts
1	Norton	1	6	3	4	1	1	28 (32)
2	Gilera	–	1	1	2	6	2	28 (29)
3	AJS	4	3	5	1	2		21
4	MV Agusta	–	5	9	8	–	3	6
5	Triumph	13	12	6	Ret	Ret	–	1
	Velocette	6	7	9	7	Ret	15	1
–		–	–	–	–	Ret	–	0
–	BMW	–	–	Ret	–	–	–	0
–	BSA	Ret	–	–	–	–	–	0
–	Moto Guzzi	Ret	7	Ret	13	–	14	0
–	Rudge-Whitworth	20	–	–	–	–	–	0
–	Vincent	12	–	–	–	12	–	0

1950 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Bob Foster		United Kingdom	Velocette	30	3
2	Geoff Duke		United Kingdom	Norton	24	1
3	Leslie Graham		United Kingdom	AJS	17	1
4	Artie Bell		United Kingdom	Norton	14	1
5	Reg Armstrong		United Kingdom	Velocette	11	0
6			Australia	Norton	9	0
7	Bill Lomas		United Kingdom	Velocette	9	0
8	Harold Daniell		United Kingdom	Norton	6	0
9	John Lockett		United Kingdom	Norton	4	0
9	Dickie Dale		United Kingdom	AJS	4	0
11	Ted Frend		United Kingdom	AJS	4	0
12			Australia	AJS	3	0
13	Cecil Sandford		United Kingdom	AJS	3	0

1950 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Dario Ambrosini		Italy	Benelli	24	3
2	Maurice Cann		United Kingdom	Moto Guzzi	14	1
3	Fergus Anderson		United Kingdom	Moto Guzzi	6	0
3	Bruno Ruffo		Italy	Moto Guzzi	6	0
5	Dickie Dale		United Kingdom	Benelli	4	0
5			Ireland	Moto Guzzi	4	0
5			Italy	Benelli	4	0
5			United Kingdom	Velocette	4	0
9			United Kingdom	Excelsior	3	0
9			Italy	Moto Guzzi	3	0
9	Benoit Musy		Switzerland	Moto Guzzi	3	0
9			United Kingdom	Rudge	3	0
13			United Kingdom	Excelsior	2	0

1950 125cc Roadracing World Championship final standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Bruno Ruffo		Italy	Mondial	17	1
2	Gianni Leoni		Italy	Mondial	14	1
2	Carlo Ubbiali		Italy	Mondial	14	1
4			Italy	Morini	4	0
4			Italy	Morini	4	0
6			Italy	Mondial	3	0
7			Italy	Mondial	2	0
7	Felice Benasedo		Italy	MV Agusta	2	0
9			Netherlands	Sparta	1	0
9			Italy	Morini	1	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.