1949 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 6 of 6 races in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | 4 September 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rider |  |
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| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
 Nello Pagani
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Gilera | |
| Podium | |||
| First |
Nello Pagani
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Gilera | |
| Second |
Arciso Artesiani
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Gilera | |
| Third |
 Bill Doran
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AJS | |
| Rider | |
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| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Dario Ambrosini
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Benelli | |
| Podium | |||
| First |
Dario Ambrosini
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Benelli | |
| Second |
Gianni Leoni
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Moto Guzzi | |
| Third |
Umberto Masetti
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Benelli | |
| Rider | |
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| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Gianni Leoni
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FB-Mondial | |
| Podium | |||
| First |
Gianni Leoni
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FB-Mondial | |
| Second |
Umberto Masetti
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Moto Morini | |
| Third |
Umberto Braga
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FB-Mondial | |
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| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Eric Oliver
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Norton | |
| Time | 86.7 mph (139.5 km/h) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Ercole Frigerio
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Gilera | |
| Second |
 Frans Vanderschrick
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Norton | |
| Third |
Albino Milani
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Gilera | |
The 1949 Nations Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
Italian rider Nello Pagani won the 500 cc race riding a Gilera from Arciso Artesiani and Bill Doran.
Despite Dario Ambrosini winning the 250 cc race, a fourth-place finish for Italian Moto Guzzi rider Bruno Ruffo was enough for him to win the 250 cc championship, the only championship in the first season with results close enough to be still in doubt at the final race.
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