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1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix

Switzerland  1949 Swiss Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 6 races in the
1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Circuit Bremgarten.png
Date 3 July 1949
Location Circuit Bremgarten
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 7.280 km (4.524 mi)
500 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Ted Frend AJS
Time 90 mph (140 km/h)
Podium
First United Kingdom Leslie Graham AJS
Second Italy Arciso Artesiani Gilera
Third United Kingdom Harold Daniell Norton
350 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Freddie Frith Velocette
Podium
First United Kingdom Freddie Frith Velocette
Second United Kingdom Leslie Graham AJS
Third United Kingdom Bill Doran AJS
250 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi
Time 84.4 mph (135.8 km/h)
Podium
First Italy Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi
Second Italy Dario Ambrosini Benelli
Third United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi
125 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Nello Pagani FB-Mondial
Time 71.38 mph (114.87 km/h)
Podium
First Italy Nello Pagani FB-Mondial
Second Italy Renato Magi Morini
Third Italy Celest Cavaciuti FB-Mondial
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Eric Oliver Norton
Time 75.5 mph (121.5 km/h)
Podium
First United Kingdom Eric Oliver Norton
Second Italy Ercole Frigerio Gilera
Third Switzerland Hans Haldemann Norton
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Ted Frend AJS
Time 90 mph (140 km/h)
Podium
First United Kingdom Leslie Graham AJS
Second Italy Arciso Artesiani Gilera
Third United Kingdom Harold Daniell Norton
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Freddie Frith Velocette
Podium
First United Kingdom Freddie Frith Velocette
Second United Kingdom Leslie Graham AJS
Third United Kingdom Bill Doran AJS
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi
Time 84.4 mph (135.8 km/h)
Podium
First Italy Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi
Second Italy Dario Ambrosini Benelli
Third United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Nello Pagani FB-Mondial
Time 71.38 mph (114.87 km/h)
Podium
First Italy Nello Pagani FB-Mondial
Second Italy Renato Magi Morini
Third Italy Celest Cavaciuti FB-Mondial
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Eric Oliver Norton
Time 75.5 mph (121.5 km/h)
Podium
First United Kingdom Eric Oliver Norton
Second Italy Ercole Frigerio Gilera
Third Switzerland Hans Haldemann Norton

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.



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