Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix

Swiss Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue	Circuit Bremgarten (1949, 1951–1954) ; Geneva (1950)
First race	1949
Last race	1954
Most wins (rider)	Fergus Anderson, Leslie Graham (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Moto Guzzi (5)

The Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1949 to 1954.

Official names and sponsors[]

1949, 1951: Großer Preis der Schweiz für Motorräder un Seitenwagen (no official sponsor)^[1]^[2]
1950: G.d Prix Suisse (no official sponsor)^[3]
1952: Grosser Preis der Schweiz für Automobile, Motorräder un Seitenwagen (no official sponsor)^[4]
1953: Großer Preis der Schweiz für Automobile, Motorräder un Seitenwagen (no official sponsor)^[5]
1954: Grand Prix Bern (no official sponsor)^[6]

Winners of the Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix[]

Multiple winners (riders)[]

# Wins	Rider	Wins
# Wins	Rider	Category	Years won
4	Leslie Graham	500 cc	1949, 1950
	Leslie Graham	350 cc	1950, 1951
	Fergus Anderson	500 cc	1951
		350 cc	1953, 1954
		250 cc	1952
3	Geoff Duke	500 cc	1953, 1954
3	Geoff Duke	350 cc	1952
2	Dario Ambrosini	250 cc	1950, 1951

Multiple winners (manufacturers)[]

# Wins	Manufacturer	Wins
# Wins	Manufacturer	Category	Years won
5	Moto Guzzi	500 cc	1951
		350 cc	1953, 1954
		250 cc	1949, 1952
4	AJS	500 cc	1949, 1950, 1952
4	AJS	350 cc	1950
2	Velocette	350 cc	1949, 1951
	Benelli	250 cc	1950, 1951
	Gilera	500 cc	1953, 1954
	NSU	250 cc	1953, 1954

By year[]

A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.

Year	Track	125 cc		175 cc		250 cc		350 cc		500 cc		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
1954	Bremgarten					Rupert Hollaus	NSU	Fergus Anderson	Moto Guzzi	Geoff Duke	Gilera
1953	Bremgarten					Reg Armstrong	NSU	Fergus Anderson	Moto Guzzi	Geoff Duke	Gilera
1952	Bremgarten					Fergus Anderson	Moto Guzzi	Geoff Duke	Norton	Jack Brett	AJS	Report
1951	Bremgarten					Dario Ambrosini	Benelli	Leslie Graham	Velocette	Fergus Anderson	Moto Guzzi	Report
1950	Geneva					Dario Ambrosini	Benelli	Leslie Graham	AJS	Leslie Graham	AJS	Report
1949	Bremgarten	Nello Pagani	Mondial			Bruno Ruffo	Moto Guzzi	Freddie Frith	Velocette	Leslie Graham	AJS	Report
1948	Geneva					Dario Ambrosini	Benelli	Artie Bell	Norton	Harold Daniell	Norton
1947	Bremgarten						Moto Guzzi	Fergus Anderson	Velocette	Omobono Tenni	Moto Guzzi
1946	Geneva						Moto Guzzi	Walther Hess	Velocette	Nello Pagani	Gilera
1938	Geneva					Ewald Kluge	DKW	Harold Daniell	Norton	Harold Daniell	Norton
1937	Bremgarten					Omobono Tenni	Moto Guzzi	Jimmie Guthrie	Norton	Jimmie Guthrie	Norton
1936	Bremgarten					Omobono Tenni	Moto Guzzi	Jimmie Guthrie	Norton	Jimmie Guthrie	Norton
1935	Bremgarten						DKW		Norton	Jimmie Guthrie	Norton
1934	Bremgarten						Moto Guzzi	Jimmie Simpson	Norton	Jimmie Simpson	Norton
1933	Bremgarten			Carlo Fumagalli	Miller	Wal Handley	Moto Guzzi		Norton	Stanley Woods	Norton
1932	Bremgarten	H. Schorr	Zehnder		Benelli	Carlo Fumagalli	Moto Guzzi	Stanley Woods	Norton	Stanley Woods	Norton
1931	Bremgarten	A. Liechti	Zehnder		Benelli		Moto Guzzi		Norton	Stanley Woods	Norton
1930	Lugano	A. Liechti	Zehnder		Ancora/Villiers	Felice Nazzaro	Moto Guzzi		Condor	"Gugoltz"	Sunbeam
1929	Meyrin	"Crotti"	Zehnder		Allegro		Zehnder		Monet-Goyon		Radco
1928	Meyrin		Moser		Ladetto-Blatto	Cecil Ashby	OK-Supreme	Wal Handley	Motosacoche	Wal Handley	Motosacoche
1927	Meyrin	O. Graf	Zehnder		Monet-Goyon		Moto Guzzi	Jimmie Simpson	AJS	Stanley Woods	Norton

Year	Track	250 cc		350 cc		500 cc		1000 cc		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
1924	Meyrin		Condor		Sunbeam	Graham Walker	Sunbeam
1923	Meyrin		Condor		Garelli		Peugeot
1922	Lac de Joux		Moser		Condor	"Lavanchy"	Douglas	"Borsetti"	Harley-Davidson

References[]

^ "1949 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ "1951 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ "1950 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ "1952 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ "1953 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ "1954 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

"Grand Prix of Switzerland" (in French). Racing Memory. Retrieved 2008-05-02.

Coordinates: 46°57′32″N 7°24′07″E / 46.95889°N 7.40194°E / 46.95889; 7.40194

[1] "1949 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[2] "1951 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[3] "1950 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[4] "1952 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[5] "1953 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[6] "1954 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Venue	Circuit Bremgarten (1949, 1951–1954) Geneva (1950)
First race	1949
Last race	1954
Most wins (rider)	Fergus Anderson, Leslie Graham (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Moto Guzzi (5)