Circuit des Nations

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Route diagram of the Circuit des Nations used for the motorcycle world championship run in 1950

The Circuit des Nations is a former motorsport racetrack in the Swiss city ​​of Geneva .

In the 1950 season , the Swiss Grand Prix was held here as part of the motorcycle world championship.

The route traveled had a length of 6.325  km and used u. a. the rue de Lausanne , which was divided by barriers and traveled in two directions via a hairpin bend .

Winner of the motorcycle world championship races

year 250 cc 350 cc 500 cc Teams
1950 ItalyItaly Dario Ambrosini ( Benelli ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Leslie Graham ( AJS ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Leslie Graham ( AJS ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Eric Oliver / Lorenzo Dobelli ( Norton ) ItalyItaly

Web links

Commons : Circuit des Nations  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Vincent Glon: Les Championnats du Monde de Courses sur Route - L'année 1950. racingmemo.free.fr, accessed on February 9, 2010 (French).
  2. 1950 Suiza - III Grand Prix des Nations. www.jmfangio.org, accessed February 9, 2010 (Spanish).