Swiss Grand Prix (motorcycle)

Bremgarten circuit

The Swiss Grand Prix for motorcycles was a motorcycle race that was held a total of 25 times between 1922 and 1959 and was part of the motorcycle world championship between 1949 and 1954 .

history

The Grand Prix was held for the first time in 1922 and took place as part of the motorcycle world championship in 1949 and from 1951 until circuit racing in Switzerland was banned in 1954 in Bremgarten in Bern and in 1950 on the Circuit des Nations in Geneva .

The Swiss Grand Prix was planned for 1939 on a new route in Schwamendingen . However, the race was canceled due to the outbreak of World War II .

Statistics of the Swiss Grand Prix

From 1922 to 1948

(colored background = held as a European championship run )

Edition	year	route	class	winner
1	1922	Joux	250 cc	G. Trezza ( Moser )
			350 cc	Heusser (Condor)
			500 cc	Lavanchy ( Douglas )
			1000 cc	Jean Borsetti ( Harley-Davidson )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Félix Pélissier / unknown ( Motosacoche )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Edouard Gex / unknown ( Motosacoche )
2	1923	Geneva	250 cc	Paul Dinkel (Condor)
			350 cc	Isacco Mariani ( Garelli )
			500 cc	Paul Péan ( Peugeot )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Souvairan / unknown ( Motosacoche )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Alfredo Carmine / unknown ( Harley-Davidson )
3	1924	Geneva	250 cc	Léon Divorne (Condor)
			350 cc	Tommy de la Hay ( Sunbeam )
			500 cc	Graham Walker ( Sunbeam )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Jean Borsetti / unknown ( Sunbeam )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Verdy / unknown ( Motosacoche )
4th	1927	Geneva	125 cc	O. Graf ( Zehnder )
			175 cc	Alexandre Hommaire ( Monet-Goyon )
			250 cc	Licinio Lasagni ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Jimmie Simpson ( AJS )
			500 cc	Stanley Woods ( Norton )
			Carriages (350 cm³)	Alexandre Hommaire / unknown ( Monet-Goyon )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Edgar d'Eternod / unknown ( Sunbeam )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Claude Cérésole / unknown ( Harley-Davidson )
5	1928	Geneva	125 cc	Paul Lehmann ( Moser )
			175 cc	Alfredo Panella ( Ladetto-Blatto )
			250 cc	Cecil Ashby ( OK-Supreme )
			350 cc	Whale Handley ( Motosacoche )
			500 cc	Whale Handley ( Motosacoche )
			Carriages (350 cm³)	Syd Crabtree / unknown ( Excelsior )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Edgar d'Eternod / unknown ( Sunbeam )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	no starter reached the finish
6th	1929	Geneva	125 cc	Crotti ( Zehnder )
			175 cc	G. Trezza (Allegro)
			250 cc	Otto Zehnder ( Zehnder )
			350 cc	François Gaussorgues ( Monet-Goyon )
			500 cc	Emil Frey ( Radco )
7th	1930	Lugano	125 cc	A. Liechti ( Zehnder )
			175 cc	Raffaele Alberti (Ancora-Villiers)
			250 cc	Felice Nazzaro ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Ernst Hänni (Condor)
			500 cc	Gugoltz ( Sunbeam )
8th	1931	Bremgarten	125 cc	A. Liechti ( Zehnder )
			175 cc	Carlo Baschieri ( Moto Guzzi )
			250 cc	Terzo Bandini ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Percy Hunt ( Norton )
			500 cc	Stanley Woods ( Norton )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Hans Starke / Cilly Starke ( NSU )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Paul Weyres / unknown ( Harley-Davidson )
9	1932	Bremgarten	125 cc	H. Schorr ( Zehnder )
			175 cc	Carlo Baschieri ( Benelli )
			250 cc	Carlo Fumagalli ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Stanley Woods ( Norton )
			500 cc	Stanley Woods ( Norton )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Hans Starke / Cilly Starke ( NSU )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Paul Weyres / without passenger ( Harley-Davidson )
10	1933	Bremgarten	175 cc	Carlo Fumagalli ( Miller Balsamo )
			250 cc	Whale Handley ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Percy Hunt ( Norton )
			500 cc	Stanley Woods ( Norton )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Hans Starke / Cilly Starke ( NSU )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Paul Weyres / without passenger ( Harley-Davidson )
11	1934	Bremgarten	250 cc	Amilcare Moretti ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Jimmie Simpson ( Norton )
			500 cc	Jimmie Simpson ( Norton )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Hans Starke / Cilly Starke ( NSU )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Josef Möritz / unknown ( Victoria )
12	1935	Bremgarten	250 cc	Walfried Winkler ( DKW )
			350 cc	Walter Rusk ( Norton )
			500 cc	Jimmie Guthrie ( Norton )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Hans Starke / Cilly Starke ( NSU )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Ernst Starke / Starke ( BMW )
13	1936	Bremgarten	250 cc	Omobono Tenni ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Jimmie Guthrie ( Norton )
			500 cc	Jimmie Guthrie ( Norton )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Toni Babl / Julius Beer ( DKW )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Paul Weyres / Barths ( Harley-Davidson )
14th	1937	Bremgarten	250 cc	Omobono Tenni ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Jimmie Guthrie ( Norton )
			500 cc	Jimmie Guthrie ( Norton )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Karl Braun / Ernst Badsching ( DKW )
			Carriages (1000 cm³)	Hans Schumann / Julius Beer ( DKW )
15th	1938	Geneva	250 cc	Ewald Kluge ( DKW )
			350 cc	Harold Daniell ( Norton )
			500 cc	Harold Daniell ( Norton )
			Carriages (600 cm³)	Arthur Horton / Les Seals ( Norton )
16	1946	Geneva	250 cc	Celeste Cavaciuti ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	W. Hess ( Velocette )
			500 cc	Nello Pagani ( Gilera )
			Teams	Ferdinand Aubert / Rudi Grob ( Norton )
17th	1947	Bremgarten	250 cc	Bruno Francisci ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Fergus Anderson ( Velocette )
			500 cc	Omobono Tenni ( Moto Guzzi )
			Teams	Luigi Cavanna / Cavanna ( Moto Guzzi )
18th	1948	Geneva	250 cc	Dario Ambrosini ( Benelli )
			350 cc	Artie Bell ( Norton )
			500 cc	Harold Daniell ( Norton )
			Teams	Hans Haldemann /? ( Norton )

From 1949 to 1954

Edition	year	route	class	winner	Second	Third	Nice Race lap
19th	1949	Bremgarten	125 cc	Nello Pagani ( FB-Mondial )	Renato Magi ( Moto Morini )	Celeste Cavaciuti ( FB-Mondial )	Nello Pagani ( FB-Mondial )
			250 cc	Bruno Ruffo ( Moto Guzzi )	Dario Ambrosini ( Benelli )	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Freddie Frith ( Velocette )	Leslie Graham ( AJS )	William Doran ( AJS )	Freddie Frith ( Velocette )
			500 cc	Leslie Graham ( AJS )	Arciso Artesiani ( Gilera )	Harold Daniell ( Norton )	Ted Frend ( AJS )
			Teams	Oliver / Jenkinson ( Norton )	Frigerio / Dobelli ( Gilera )	Haldemann / Läderach ( Norton )	Oliver / Jenkinson ( Norton )
20th	1950	Geneva	250 cc	Dario Ambrosini ( Benelli )	Bruno Ruffo ( Moto Guzzi )	Dickie Dale ( Benelli )	Dario Ambrosini ( Benelli )
			350 cc	Leslie Graham ( AJS )	Bob Foster ( Velocette )	Geoff Duke ( Norton )	Bob Foster ( Velocette )
			500 cc	Leslie Graham ( AJS )	Umberto Masetti ( Gilera )	Carlo Bandirola ( Gilera )	Carlo Bandirola ( Gilera )
			Teams	Oliver / Dobelli ( Norton )	Frigerio / Ricotti ( Gilera )	Aubert / Aubert ( Norton )	Oliver / Dobelli ( Norton )
21st	1951	Bremgarten	250 cc	Dario Ambrosini ( Benelli )	Bruno Ruffo ( Moto Guzzi )	Gianni Leoni ( Moto Guzzi )	Dario Ambrosini ( Benelli )
			350 cc	Leslie Graham ( Velocette )	Cecil Sandford ( Velocette )	Reg Armstrong ( AJS )	Reg Armstrong ( AJS )
			500 cc	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )	Reg Armstrong ( AJS )	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )
			Teams	Frigerio / Ricotti ( Gilera )	Milani / Pizzocri ( Gilera )	Merlo / Magri ( Gilera )	Oliver / Dobelli ( Norton )
22nd	1952	Bremgarten	250 cc	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )	Leslie Graham ( Benelli )	Enrico Lorenzetti ( Moto Guzzi )
			350 cc	Geoff Duke ( Norton )	Rod Coleman ( AJS )	Reg Armstrong ( Norton )	Geoff Duke ( Norton )
			500 cc	Jack Brett ( AJS )	William Doran ( AJS )	Carlo Bandirola ( MV Agusta )	Jack Brett ( AJS )
			Teams	Milani / Pizzocri ( Gilera )	Smith / Clements ( Norton )	Drion / Onslow ( Norton )	Frigerio / Ricotti ( Gilera )
23	1953	Bremgarten	250 cc	Reg Armstrong ( NSU )	Alano Montanari ( Moto Guzzi )	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )	Reg Armstrong ( NSU )
			350 cc	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )	Ken Kavanagh ( Norton )	Rod Coleman ( AJS )	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )
			500 cc	Geoff Duke ( Gilera )	Alfredo Milani ( Gilera )	Reg Armstrong ( Gilera )	Rod Coleman ( AJS )
			Teams	Oliver / Dibben ( Norton )	Smith / Nutt ( Norton )	Noll / Cron ( BMW )	Oliver / Dibben ( Norton )
24	1954	Bremgarten	250 cc	Rupert Hollaus ( NSU )	Georg Braun ( NSU )	Hermann Paul Müller ( NSU )	Rupert Hollaus ( NSU )
			350 cc	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )	Ken Kavanagh ( Moto Guzzi )	Ray Amm ( Norton )	Fergus Anderson ( Moto Guzzi )
			500 cc	Geoff Duke ( Gilera )	Ray Amm ( Norton )	Reg Armstrong ( Gilera )	Geoff Duke ( Gilera )
			Teams	Noll / Cron ( BMW )	Smith / Dibben ( Norton )	Faust / Remmert ( BMW )	Noll / Cron ( BMW )

1959

year	route	class	winner
1959	Locarno	125 cc	Luigi Taveri ( MZ )
		175 cc	Francesco Villa ( Ducati )
		250 cc	Geoff Duke ( Benelli )
		350 cc	Geoff Duke ( Norton )
		500 cc	Geoff Duke ( Norton )

References

Web links

• Official website of the Motorcycle World Championship (multilingual)
• Detailed statistics on the Swiss Grand Prix at racingmemo.free.fr (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Schwamendingen. (No longer available online.) Theracingline.net, April 23, 2004, archived from the original on August 26, 2012 ; accessed on November 2, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.