The 1949 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
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| Race 4 of 6 races in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 17 July 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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British rider Bill Doran won the 500cc race riding his AJS from Arciso Artesiani and Enrico Lorenzetti.
By winning their second race of the 600 cc Sidecar of the season British Norton rider Eric Oliver and his swinger Denis Jenkinson wrapped up the first Sidecar championship before the third and final round to be held at the Nations Grand Prix. In the same race, Belgian sidecar rider Edouard Bruylant and his British passenger known as "Hurst" were killed.
500 cc classification edit
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  Bill Doran
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AJS | 1:19:56.0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Arciso Artesiani
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Gilera | +0.2 | 9 |
| 3 | Enrico Lorenzetti
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Moto Guzzi | +1.3 | 7 |
| 4 | Artie Bell
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Norton | +50.0 | 6 |
| 5 | Nello Pagani
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Gilera | +1:08.0 | 5 |
| 6 | Guido Leoni
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Moto Guzzi | +1:14.0 | |
| 7 | Harold Daniell
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Norton | ||
| 8 |  George Morrison
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Norton | ||
| 9 |  Syd Jensen
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Triumph | ||
| 10 | Ken Bills
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Velocette | ||
| 16 finishers | ||||
| [1][2] | ||||
350 cc classification edit
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Freddie Frith
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Velocette | 1h 06m 14s | 10.5 |
| 2 | Bob Foster
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Velocette | +16s | 8.5 |
| 3 | Johnny Lockett
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Norton | +33s | 7 |
| 4 | David Whitworth
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Velocette | +1m 39s | 6 |
| 5 | Eric McPherson
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AJS | +2m 01s | 5 |
| 6 |  Reg Armstrong
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AJS | +2m 01s | |
| 7 | Eric Oliver
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Velocette | ||
| 8 | Enrico Lorenzetti
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Moto Guzzi | ||
| 9 |  Louis van Rijswijk
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Velocette | ||
| 10 | Tommy Wood
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Velocette | ||
| 22 finishers | ||||
| [2][3] | ||||
Sidecar Classification edit
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Eric Oliver
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Denis Jenkinson
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Norton | 50m 07s | 11 |
| 2 |  Frans Vanderschrick
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Martin Whitney
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Norton | +25s | 8 |
| 3 | Ernesto Merlo
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Dino Magri
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Gilera | +1m 33s | 7 |
| 4 |  Roland Benz
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Max Hirzel
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BMW | +1m 54s | 6 |
| 5 | Pip Harris
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Neil Smith
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Norton | +2m 31s | 5 |
| 6 | Raymond Rorsvort
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Louis van Leemput
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BMW | +4m 33s | |
| 7 | Alphonse Vervroegen
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FN | ||
| 8 | Jean Debotze
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Norton | ||
| 8 finishers | |||||
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References edit
- ^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–500 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
- ^ a b c Davison, G. S., ed. (1950). The Racing Year. W. W. Curtis, Ltd. pp. 52–57.
- ^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–350 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
- ^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. Championnat du monde de side-cars 1949. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
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