Motorcycle World Championship 1949

Motorcycle World Championship 1949

500 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Leslie Graham
Constructor:	AJS
350 cm³ world champion
Driver:	Freddie Frith
Constructor:	Velocette
250 cc world champion
Driver:	Bruno Ruffo
Constructor:	Moto Guzzi
125 cc world champion
Driver:	Nello Pagani
Constructor:	FB Mondial
Team (600 cm³) world champion
Driver:	Eric Oliver Denis Jenkinson
Constructor:	Norton
	1950 season>

The 1949 motorcycle world championship season was the first in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .

Were in the 500 cc class six cm³ in the class to 350 cm³ five, in the class up to 250 cc and four in the class up to 125 as well as in the trailer combinations discharged three races.

Distribution of points

Scoring
space	1	2	3	4th	5
Points	10	8th	7th	6th	5

The three best results achieved were included in the evaluation, and a World Championship point was awarded for each fastest race lap .

500 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	17.06.	31. Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Harold Daniell	Johnny Lockett	Ernie Lyons	Leslie Graham
2	03.07.	19th GP of Switzerland	Bremgarten	Leslie Graham	Arciso Artesiani	Harold Daniell	Leslie Graham
3	09.07.	19th Dutch TT	Aces	Nello Pagani	Leslie Graham	Arciso Artesiani	Nello Pagani
4th	07/17	22nd Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	William Doran	Arciso Artesiani	Enrico Lorenzetti	Arciso Artesiani
5	08/20	21st Ulster GP	Clady	Leslie Graham	Artie Bell	Nello Pagani	Leslie Graham
6th	04.09.	27th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Nello Pagani	Arciso Artesiani	William Doran	Nello Pagani

Race reports

Isle of Man TT

space	driver	motorcycle	time
1	Harold Daniell	Norton	3: 02: 18.6
2	Johnny Lockett	Norton	+1: 33.8
3	Ernie Lyons	Velocette	+ 3: 03.4
4th	Artie Bell	Norton	+ 6: 44.4
5	Sid Jensen	triumph	+ 8: 14.4
SR	Leslie Graham	AJS	25: 31.0

The 31st Isle of Man TT took place on June 17, 1949 and went over a distance of 7 laps of 60.721 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 425.047 km.

Swiss Grand Prix

space	driver	motorcycle	time
1	Leslie Graham	AJS	1: 26: 14.9
2	Arciso Artesiani	Gilera	+1: 21.9
3	Harold Daniell	Norton	+1: 32.0
4th	Nello Pagani	Gilera	+ 2: 15.0
5	Freddie Frith	Velocette	+ 1 lap
SR	Leslie Graham	AJS	3: 00.8

The 19th Swiss Grand Prix took place on July 3, 1949 and covered a distance of 28 laps of 7.280 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 203.840 km.

Dutch TT

space	driver	motorcycle	time
1	Nello Pagani	Gilera	1: 47: 42.7
2	Leslie Graham	AJS	+ 3.1
3	Arciso Artesiani	Gilera	+ 53.9
4th	Artie Bell	Norton	+ 2: 28.7
5	Johnny Lockett	Norton	+ 4: 37.9
SR	Nello Pagani	Gilera	6: 34.5

The 19th Dutch TT took place on July 9, 1949 and covered a distance of 16 laps of 16.536 km each, which corresponds to a total distance of 264.576 km.

Belgian Grand Prix

space	driver	motorcycle	time
1	William Doran	AJS	1: 19: 56.0
2	Arciso Artesiani	Gilera	+ 0.2
3	Enrico Lorenzetti	Moto Guzzi	+ 1.3
4th	Artie Bell	Norton	+ 50.0
5	Nello Pagani	Gilera	+1: 08.0
SR	Arciso Artesiani	Gilera	5: 36.7

The 22nd Belgian Grand Prix took place on July 17, 1949 and covered a distance of 14 laps of 14,500 km each, which corresponds to a total distance of 203,000 km.

Ulster Grand Prix

space	driver	motorcycle	time
1	Leslie Graham	AJS	2: 34: 05.4
2	Artie Bell	Norton	+1: 39.0
3	Nello Pagani	Gilera	+1: 48.6
4th	William Doran	AJS	+1: 58.6
5	Jock West	AJS	+ 2: 56.1
SR	Leslie Graham	AJS	10: 06.0

The 21st Ulster Grand Prix took place on August 20, 1949 and covered a distance of 15 laps of 26.554 km each, which corresponds to a total distance of 398.310 km.

Grand Prix of Nations

space	driver	motorcycle	time
1	Nello Pagani	Gilera	1: 16: 36.8
2	Arciso Artesiani	Gilera	+ 0.8
3	William Doran	AJS	+ 15.8
4th	Guido Leoni	Moto Guzzi	+ 18.2
5	Bruno Bertacchini	Moto Guzzi	+ 31.2
SR	Nello Pagani	Gilera	2: 19.2

The 27th Grand Prix of Nations took place on September 4, 1949 and covered a distance of 32 laps of 6.300 km, which corresponds to a total distance of 201.600 km.

Driver ranking

1  Leslie Graham AJS 30 (31) 2  Nello Pagani Gilera 29 (40) 3  Arciso Artesiani Gilera 25 (32) 4th  William Doran AJS 23 5  Artie Bell Norton 20 (26) 6th  Harold Daniell Norton 17th 7th  Johnny Lockett Norton 13

8th  Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi 7th  Ernie Lyons Velocette 7th 10  Guido Leoni Moto Guzzi 6th 11  Bruno Bertacchini Moto Guzzi 5  Freddie Frith Velocette 5  Sid Jensen triumph 5  Jock West AJS 5

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	AJS	32 (48)
2	Gilera	31 (46)
3	Norton	25 (37)
4th	Velocette	12
5	Moto Guzzi	6th
6th	triumph	5

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

350 cm³ class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	12.06.	31. Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Freddie Frith	Ernie Lyons	Artie Bell	Freddie Frith
2	03.07.	19th GP of Switzerland	Bremgarten	Freddie Frith	Leslie Graham	William Doran	Freddie Frith
3	09.07.	19th Dutch TT	Aces	Freddie Frith	Bob Foster	Johnny Lockett	Freddie Frith
4th	07/17	22nd Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Freddie Frith	Bob Foster	Johnny Lockett	Freddie Frith and Bob Foster
5	08/20	21st Ulster GP	Clady	Freddie Frith	Charlie Salt	Reg Armstrong	Freddie Frith

Driver ranking

1  Freddie Frith Velocette 33 (54.5) 2  Reg Armstrong AJS 18th 3  Bob Foster Velocette 16.5 4th  Eric McPherson AJS 16 5  Johnny Lockett Norton 14th 6th  David Whitworth Velocette 12 7th  Leslie Graham AJS 8th

Ernie Lyons Velocette 8th  Charlie Salt Velocette 8th 10  William Doran AJS 7th  Artie Bell Norton 7th 12  Harold Daniell Norton 6th 13  Tommy Wood Velocette 5  Frank Fry Velocette 5

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

Constructors' championship

1	Velocette	33 (55)
2	AJS	30th
3	Norton	21st

(Points in brackets including deletion results )

250 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	17.06.	31. Isle of Man TT	Mountain Course	Manliff Barrington	Tommy Wood	Roland Pike	Tommy Wood
2	03.07.	19th GP of Switzerland	Bremgarten	Bruno Ruffo	Dario Ambrosini	Fergus Anderson	Fergus Anderson
3	08/20	21st Ulster GP	Clady	Maurice Cann	Bruno Ruffo	Ronald Mead	Maurice Cann
4th	04.09.	27th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Dario Ambrosini	Gianni Leoni	Umberto Masetti	Dario Ambrosini

Driver ranking

1  Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi 24 2  Dario Ambrosini Benelli 19th 3  Ronald Mead Norton 13 4th  Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi 11 5  Claudio Mastellari Moto Guzzi 11 6th  Manliff Barrington Moto Guzzi 10 7th  Tommy Wood Moto Guzzi 9 8th  Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 8th

Gianni Leoni Moto Guzzi 8th 10  Umberto Masetti Benelli 7th  Roland Pike Rudge 7th 12  George A. Reeve Rudge 6th 13  Doug Beasley Excelsior 5  Benoît Musy Moto Guzzi 5 15th  Sven A. Sørensen Excelsior 5

Constructors' championship

1	Moto Guzzi	33 (41)
2	Benelli	19th
3	Rudge	13
	Norton	13
5	Excelsior	10

125 cc class

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	03.07.	19th GP of Switzerland	Bremgarten	Nello Pagani	Renato Magi	Celeste Cavaciuti	Nello Pagani
2	09.07.	19th Dutch TT	Aces	Nello Pagani	Oscar Clemencigh	Carlo Ubbiali	Nello Pagani
3	04.09.	27th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Gianni Leoni	Umberto Masetti	Umberto Braga	Gianni Leoni

Driver ranking

1  Nello Pagani FB Mondial 27 2  Renato Magi Morini 14th 3  Umberto Masetti Morini 13  Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 13 5  Gianni Leoni FB Mondial 11

6th  Oscar Clemencigh FB Mondial 8th 7th  Umberto Braga FB Mondial 7th  Celeste Cavaciuti FB Mondial 7th 9  Franco Bertoni MV Agusta 6th 10  Giuseppe Matucci MV Agusta 5

Constructors' championship

1	FB Mondial	33
2	Morini	16
3	MV Agusta	13

Carriages (600 cm³)

Race results

	date	run	route	1st place	place 2	place 3	Nice Race lap
1	03.07.	19th GP of Switzerland	Bremgarten	Eric Oliver / Denis Jenkinson	Ercole Frigerio / Lorenzo Dobelli	Hans Haldemann / Herbert Läderach	Eric Oliver / Denis Jenkinson
2	07/17	22nd Belgian GP	Spa Francorchamps	Eric Oliver / Denis Jenkinson	Frans Vanderschrick / Martin Whitney	Ernesto Merlo / Aldo Veglio	Hans Haldemann / Herbert Läderach
3	04.09.	27th Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Ercole Frigerio / Lorenzo Dobelli	Frans Vanderschrick / Martin Whitney	Albino Milani / Ezio Ricotti	Eric Oliver / Denis Jenkinson

Driver ranking

1	Eric Oliver	Denis Jenkinson	Norton	28
2	Ercole Frigerio	Lorenzo Dobelli	Gilera	18th
3	Frans Vanderschrick	Martin Whitney	Norton	16
4th	Ernesto Merlo	Aldo Veglio	Gilera	13
5	Albino Milani	Ezio Ricotti	Gilera	12
6th	Hans Haldemann	Herbert Läderach	Norton	7th
7th	Jakob Keller	Ernst Brutschi	Gilera	6th
	Roland Benz	Max Hirzel	BMW	6th
9	Pip Harris	Neil Smith	Norton	5

Constructors' championship

1	Norton	31
2	Gilera	25th
3	BMW	6th

literature

• Werner Haefliger: FIM MotoGP Results 1949-2015 Guide . ISBN 978-2-9701086-0-3 .

Web links

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship
• Detailed statistics for the 1949 season at racingmemo.free.fr (French)