The 1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix was the second race of the 1949 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 3 July 1949 at the Bremgarten circuit.
British rider Leslie Graham won the 500cc race riding an AJS from Arciso Artesiani and Harold Daniell.
500 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Time Points 1 Leslie Graham AJS 1:26:14.9 11 2 Arciso Artesiani Gilera +1:21.9 8 3 Harold Daniell Norton +1:32.0 7 4 Nello Pagani Gilera +2:15.0 6 5 Freddie Frith Velocette 5 6 Guido Leoni Moto Guzzi 7 Ken Bills Velocette 7 finishers
350 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Time Points 1 Freddie Frith Velocette 1:07:06.0 11 2 Leslie Graham AJS +3.9 8 3 Bill Doran AJS +4.1 7 4 Reg Armstrong AJS +22.2 6 5 Tommy Wood Velocette +30.8 5 6 Artie Bell Norton +31.0 20 finishers
250 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Points 1 Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi 10 2 Dario Ambrosini Benelli 8 3 Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 8 4 Claudio Mastellari Moto Guzzi 6 5 Benoit Musy Moto Guzzi 5 6 Tommy Wood Moto Guzzi
125cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points 1 Nello Pagani FB-Mondial 14 53:12.4 11 2 Renato Magi Morini 14 +1:53.7 8 3 Celeste Cavaciuti FB-Mondial 14 +3:17.0 7 4 Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 14 +3:18.0 6 5 Umberto Masetti Morini 14 +3:18.6 5 6 Franco Bertoni MV Agusta 17 starters, 15 finishers Source:
Sidecar classification Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Time Points 1 Eric Oliver Denis Jenkinson Norton 58:54.0 11 2 Ercole Frigerio Ezio Ricotti Gilera +46.6 8 3 Hans Haldemann Herbert Läderach Norton +47.0 7 4 Jakob Keller Ernst Brutschi Gilera +2:17.5 6 5 Albino Milani Giuseppe Pizzocri Gilera +3:03.7 5 6 Roland Benz Max Hirzel BMW +3:04.7 7 Fritz Mühlemann Marie Mühlemann Norton 8 Hans Taveri Luigi Taveri Norton 9 Julius Beer ? Norton 10 Willy Wirth Gilera
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