The 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the inaugural 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 17 June, with Isle of Man TT and ended with Nations Grand Prix on 4 September.
1949 Grand Prix season calendar
editRound | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 600cc winner | Report |
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1 | 17 June | Isle of Man TT | Snaefell Mountain | Manliff Barrington | Freddie Frith | Harold Daniell | Report | ||
2 | 3 July | Swiss Grand Prix | Bremgarten | Nello Pagani | Bruno Ruffo | Freddie Frith | Leslie Graham | Oliver / Jenkinson | Report |
3 | 9 July | Dutch TT | Assen | Nello Pagani | Freddie Frith | Nello Pagani | Report | ||
4 | 17 July | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | Freddie Frith | Bill Doran | Oliver / Jenkinson | Report | ||
5 | 20 August | Ulster Grand Prix | Clady | Maurice Cann | Freddie Frith | Leslie Graham | Report | ||
6 | 4 September | Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Gianni Leoni | Dario Ambrosini | Nello Pagani | Frigerio / Dobelli | Report |
Standings
editScoring system
editPoints were awarded to the top five finishers in each race with an extra point for the race finisher with the fastest lap. All rounds counted towards the championship in the 125cc, 250cc and Sidecar categories, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, only the best three results counted.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Fastest lap |
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Points | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
500cc final standings
editConstructors' 500cc World Championship
editPos | Constructor | Pts | ||||||
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1 | AJS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 32 (48) |
2 | Gilera | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 31 (46) |
3 | Norton | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 25 (37) |
4 | Moto Guzzi | Ret | 6 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 13 |
5 | Velocette | 3 | 5 | Ret | 10 | – | – | 12 |
6 | Triumph | 5 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 5 |
– | BMW | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | 0 |
350cc final standings
editPlace | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | Freddie Frith | United Kingdom | Velocette | 33 | 5 | |
2 | Reg Armstrong | Ireland | AJS | 18 | 0 | |
3 | Bob Foster | United Kingdom | Velocette | 16 | 0 | |
4 | Eric McPherson | Australia | AJS | 16 | 0 | |
5 | Johnny Lockett | United Kingdom | Norton | 14 | 0 | |
6 | David Whitworth | United Kingdom | Velocette | 12 | 0 | |
7 | Leslie Graham | United Kingdom | AJS | 8 | 0 | |
8 | Ernie Lyons | Ireland | Velocette | 8 | 0 | |
9 | Charlie Salt | United Kingdom | Velocette | 8 | 0 | |
10 | Bill Doran | United Kingdom | AJS | 7 | 0 |
250cc final standings
editPlace | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | Bruno Ruffo | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 24 | 1 | |
2 | Dario Ambrosini | Italy | Benelli | 19 | 1 | |
3 | Ronald Mead | United Kingdom | Norton | 13 | 0 | |
4 | Maurice Cann | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 11 | 1 | |
5 | Claudio Mastellari | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 11 | 0 | |
6 | Manliff Barrington | Ireland | Moto Guzzi | 10 | 1 | |
7 | Tommy Wood | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 9 | 0 | |
8 | Fergus Anderson | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 8 | 0 | |
9 | Gianni Leoni | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 8 | 0 | |
10 | Umberto Masetti | Italy | Benelli | 7 | 0 |
125cc
editRiders' standings
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Constructors' standings
editEach constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Pos. | Constructor | SUI |
NED |
NAT |
Pts |
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1 | Mondial | 1F | 1F | 1F | 33 |
2 | Morini | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
3 | MV Agusta | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
Pos. | Constructor | SUI |
NED |
NAT |
Pts |
Sidecar final standings
editPlace | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | Eric Oliver / Denis Jenkinson | UK | Norton | 27 | 2 | |
2 | Ercole Frigerio / Lorenzo Dobelli | Italy | Gilera | 18 | 1 | |
3 | Frans Vanderschrick / Martin Whitney | United Kingdom | Norton | 16 | 0 | |
4 | Ernesto Merlo / Aldo Veglio | Italy | Gilera | 13 | 0 | |
5 | Albino Milani / Ezio Ricotti | Italy | Gilera | 12 | 1 | |
6 | Hans Haldemann / Herbert Läderach | Switzerland | Norton | 8 | 0 | |
7 | Roland Benz / Max Hirzel | Switzerland | BMW | 6 | 0 | |
8 | Jakob Keller / Ernst Brutschi | Switzerland | Gilera | 6 | 0 | |
9 | Pip Harris / Neil Smith | United Kingdom | Norton | 5 | 0 |
References
edit- Haefliger, Werner. FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2010-07-06.