The 1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the second 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 10 June, with Isle of Man TT and ended with Nations Grand Prix on 10 September.

1950 Grand Prix season calendar Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 125cc winner 250cc winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Sidecars 600cc winner Report 1 10 June Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain Dario Ambrosini Artie Bell Geoff Duke Report 2 2 July Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps Bob Foster Umberto Masetti Oliver / Dobelli Report3 8 July Dutch TT Assen Bruno Ruffo Bob Foster Umberto Masetti Report4 23 July Swiss Grand Prix Geneva Dario Ambrosini Leslie Graham Leslie Graham Oliver / Dobelli Report5 18 August Ulster Grand Prix Clady Carlo Ubbiali Maurice Cann Bob Foster Geoff Duke Report6 10 September Nations Grand Prix Monza Gianni Leoni Dario Ambrosini Geoff Duke Geoff Duke Oliver / Dobelli Report

Standings

Scoring system Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. All rounds counted towards the championship in the 125cc and Sidecars, the best three races counted in the 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, only the best four results counted.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

500cc final standings

Pos Rider Machine MAN BEL HOL SUI ULS NAC Pts 1 Umberto Masetti Gilera 1 1 2 6 2 28 (29) 2 Geoff Duke Norton 1 Ret Ret 4 1 1 27 3 Leslie Graham AJS Porcupine 4 Ret Ret 1 2 7 17 4 Nello Pagani Gilera 2 2 10 7 Ret 12 5 Carlo Bandirola Gilera 4 4 3 Ret 5 12 6 Johnny Lockett Norton 3 Ret Ret 6 3 8 9 7 Artie Bell Norton 2 Ret 6 8 Arciso Artesiani MV Agusta 5 Ret 12 3 6 9 Harry Hinton Norton 10 6 3 RetDNS 5 10 Ted Frend AJS 15 3 Ret Ret Ret 11 4 11 Dickie Dale Norton 7 9 Ret 4 6 4 12 Harold Daniell Norton 5 Ret Ret 5DNS 10 4 13 Alfredo Milani Gilera Ret 4 3 14 Eric McPherson AJS / Norton 14 Ret 5 2 15 Jock West AJS 5 2 16 Syd Jensen Triumph / AJS Ret 12 6 Ret 1 17 Reg Armstrong Velocette 6 8 Ret 1 18 Phil Heath Norton 34 13 7 Ret 8 0 19 Bob Foster Moto Guzzi / AJS / Velocette Ret 7 Ret Ret 15 0 20 Georges Cordey Norton / Velocette 7 Ret 0 21 Ken Armstrong MV Agusta / Velocette 9 8 022 Albert Moule Norton 17 Ret 8 11 Ret 0 23 Cromie McCandless Norton 8 0 24 Jack Brett Norton 9 11 0 25 Georges Houel Gilera Ret 9 0 = Harry Turner Norton Ret 9 0 26 Giuseppe Colnago Gilera 9 0 27 Jim Swarbrick Norton 18 11 10 15 0 28 Felice Benasedo Moto Guzzi 10 Ret Ret 0 29 Ernie Barrett Norton Ret 10 0 30 George Morrison Norton 11 RetDNS 0 31 Jim Kentish Norton Ret 11 0 = Louis van Rijswijk Triumph Ret 11 0 33 Arthur Wheeler Norton 26 14 12DNS 0 34 Freddie Fairbairn Vincent Grey Flash 51 12 0 35 Ken Bills Vincent Grey Flash 12 0 = Guido Leoni MV Agusta 12 037 Ernie Braine Norton 46 Ret 14 13 038 Albert Vertriest Triumph 16 13 039 Benoit Musy Moto Guzzi 13 18 040 Tommy McEwans Triumph 13 0 = Armando Miele Gilera 13 042 Dante Bianchi Moto Guzzi 14 0= Hans Haldemann Norton 14 044 Auguste Goffin Norton 15 17 045 Sidney Mason Norton Ret 15 046 Evert Carlsson Norton 19 16 047 Roy Evans Norton 16 0= Georges Monneret Norton 16 049 Ernie Thomas Triumph Ret 17 Ret Ret 050 Jaak Delsing Triumph 17 051 Väinö Hollming Norton / Velocette 18 Ret Ret Ret 052 Adelmo Mandolini Moto Guzzi 19 0= David Whitworth Triumph 19 054 Sid Lawton AJS / Rudge 20DNS 055 Lodovico Facchinelli Moto Guzzi 20 056 Dario Basso Gilera 21 0= Ashley Len Parry Norton 21 058 Libero Liberati Moto Guzzi 22 0= Stan Miller Norton 22 060 Bill Beevers Norton 23 061 John Simister Triumph 24 062 Vic Willoughby Norton 25 Ret Ret 063 Les Archer Norton 27 064 Charlie Brett Velocette 28 065 Guy Newman Norton 29 066 Charlie Gray AJS 30 067 George Paterson AJS 31 068 Roy Walker Norton 32 069 Jack Varlow Norton 33 070 Jack Harding Norton 35 Ret 071 Syd Barnett AJS 36 072 Eric Hardy Norton 37 073 Humphrey Ranson AJS 38 074 John Fisher Norton 39 075 Ernest Walker Norton 40 076 Reg Lee AJS 41 077 Jack Bailey Triumph 42 078 Charlie Salt Velocette 43 Ret Ret Ret 079 Leslie Harris Velocette 44 080 Joe Glazebrook Triumph 45 081 Syl Anderton Triumph 47 082 Llewelyn Ranson AJS 48 083 John Dale Norton 49 084 Reg McDonald Velocette 50 085 Bob McDonald AJS 52 0- Eric Briggs Norton Ret Ret Ret 0- Oliver Scott Norton Ret Ret Ret 0- Bill Hall Triumph Ret Ret 0- Bill Lomas Velocette Ret Ret 0- Bob Matthews Velocette Ret Ret 0- Bert Meyers Norton Ret Ret 0- Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Ret 0- Manliff Barrington Vincent Grey Flash Ret 0- Bruno Bertacchini Moto Guzzi Ret 0- Aldo Brini Gilera Ret 0- Thomas Byrne Triumph Ret 0- Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi Ret 0- Gerard Carter Norton Ret 0- Luigi Ciai Moto Guzzi Ret 0- Eugéne Cordang Triumph Ret 0- Les Dear Norton Ret 0- Wilmot Evans Bitza Ret 0- Mike Featherstone AJS Ret 0- Lennart Fenning Norton Ret 0- Jack Fletcher BSA Ret 0- Cees Fokke-Bosch Norton Ret 0- Sante Geminiani Moto Guzzi Ret 0- Rob Harrison Triumph Ret 0- Johnny Hodgkin Vincent Grey Flash Ret 0- Chris Horn Norton Ret 0- Eddie Iffland Norton Ret 0- Denis Jenkinson Norton Ret 0- Piet Knijnenburg BMW R51/2 Ret 0- Max Klein Norton Ret 0- Willy Lips Norton Ret 0- Bill Maddrick Velocette Ret 0- Léon Martin Norton Ret 0- Robert Müller Norton Ret 0- Bill Petch Norton Ret 0- Hub Pellikaan BMW R51/2 Ret 0- Cecil Sandford Velocette Ret 0- Jacques Schot Norton Ret 0- Elio Scopingo Moto Guzzi Ret 0- Cyril Stevens Vincent Ret 0- Drikus Veer Triumph Ret 0- Jan Veer Triumph Ret 0- Robert Weston Norton Ret 0- Henri Widonne Norton Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike MAN BEL HOL SUI ULS NAC PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap 1950 Isle of Man TT results at www.autosport.com1950 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix results at www.autosport.com

Constructors' 500cc World Championship Pos Constructor Pts 1 Norton 1 6 3 4 1 1 28 (32) 2 Gilera – 1 1 2 6 2 28 (29) 3 AJS 4 3 5 1 2 21 4 MV Agusta – 5 9 8 – 3 6 5 Triumph 13 12 6 Ret Ret – 1 6 Velocette 6 7 9 7 Ret 15 1 – Bitza – – – – Ret – 0 – BMW – – Ret – – – 0 – BSA Ret – – – – – 0 – Moto Guzzi Ret 7 Ret 13 – 14 0 – Rudge-Whitworth 20 – – – – – 0 – Vincent 12 – – – 12 – 0

1950 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 Bob Foster United Kingdom Velocette3032 Geoff Duke United Kingdom Norton2413 Leslie Graham United Kingdom AJS1714 Artie Bell United Kingdom Norton1415 Reg Armstrong United Kingdom Velocette1106 Eric Hinton Australia Norton907 Bill Lomas United Kingdom Velocette908 Harold Daniell United Kingdom Norton609 John Lockett United Kingdom Norton409 Dickie Dale United Kingdom AJS4011 Ted Frend United Kingdom AJS4012 Eric McPherson Australia AJS3013 Cecil Sandford United Kingdom AJS30

1950 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 Dario Ambrosini Italy Benelli2432 Maurice Cann United Kingdom Moto Guzzi1413 Fergus Anderson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi603 Bruno Ruffo Italy Moto Guzzi605 Dickie Dale United Kingdom Benelli405 Wilf Billington Ireland Moto Guzzi405 Bruno Francisci Italy Benelli405 Ronald Mead United Kingdom Velocette409 Arthur Burton United Kingdom Excelsior309 Claudio Mastellari Italy Moto Guzzi309 Benoit Musy Switzerland Moto Guzzi309 Roland Pike United Kingdom Rudge3013 David Andrews United Kingdom Excelsior20

125cc Riders' standings Pos. Rider Bike NED ULS NAT Pts 1 Bruno Ruffo Mondial 1F 2 4 17 2 Gianni Leoni Mondial 2 1 14 2 Carlo Ubbiali Mondial 1F 2F 14 4 Giuseppe Matucci Morini 3 4 4 Luigi Zinzani Morini 3 4 6 Umberto Braga Mondial 4 3 7 Raffaele Alberti Mondial 5 2 7 Felice Benasedo MV Agusta 5 2 9 Gijs Lagervey Sparta 6 210 Emilio Soprani Morini 6 1 Pos. Rider Bike SUI NED NAT Pts

Constructors' standings Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. Pos. Constructor NED ULS NAT Pts 1 Mondial 1 1 1 24 2 Morini 3 3 8 3 MV Agusta 5 2 4 Sparta 6 1 Pos. Constructor NED ULS NAT Pts

References

Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A.