1949 Ulster Grand Prix

  1949 Ulster Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 6 races in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	20 August 1949
Location	Clady Circuit
Course	Public roads 26.5 km (16.5 mi)
500 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Leslie Graham AJS Time 10:06.0 Podium First Leslie Graham AJS Second Artie Bell Norton Third Nello Pagani Gilera
350 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Freddie Frith Velocette Time 10:56.0 Podium First Freddie Frith Velocette Second Charlie Salt Velocette Third Reg Armstrong AJS
250 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi Time 12:01.6 Podium First Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi Second Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi Third Ronald Mead Norton

Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Leslie Graham	AJS
Time	10:06.0
Podium
First	Leslie Graham	AJS
Second	Artie Bell	Norton
Third	Nello Pagani	Gilera

Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Freddie Frith	Velocette
Time	10:56.0
Podium
First	Freddie Frith	Velocette
Second	Charlie Salt	Velocette
Third	Reg Armstrong	AJS

Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Maurice Cann	Moto Guzzi
Time	12:01.6
Podium
First	Maurice Cann	Moto Guzzi
Second	Bruno Ruffo	Moto Guzzi
Third	Ronald Mead	Norton

The 1949 Ulster Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place at the Clady Circuit.

British rider Leslie Graham riding an AJS won the 500 cc race from Artie Bell and Nello Pagani. The race victory for Graham, with Pagani only in third place, wrapped up the first world championship for Graham. Similarly AJS secured the constructor's title.

It was also the final race of the 350 cc title. British Velocette rider Freddie Frith was already world champion having achieved a perfect score and in winning the Ulster Grand Prix he completed a remarkable clean sweep, winning all five races of the championship.

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