Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix

The Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1949 to 1954.

Swiss Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
VenueCircuit Bremgarten (1949, 1951–1954)
Geneva (1950)
First race1949
Last race1954
Most wins (rider)Fergus Anderson, Leslie Graham (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)Moto Guzzi (5)

Official names and sponsors edit

  • 1949, 1951: Großer Preis der Schweiz für Motorräder un Seitenwagen (no official sponsor)[1]
  • 1950: G.d Prix Suisse (no official sponsor)[2]
  • 1952: Grosser Preis der Schweiz für Automobile, Motorräder un Seitenwagen (no official sponsor)[3]
  • 1953: Großer Preis der Schweiz für Automobile, Motorräder un Seitenwagen (no official sponsor)[4]
  • 1954: Grand Prix Bern (no official sponsor)[5]

Winners of the Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix edit

Multiple winners (riders) edit

# Wins Rider Wins
Category Years won
4   Leslie Graham 500cc 1949, 1950
350cc 1950, 1951
  Fergus Anderson 500cc 1951
350cc 1953, 1954
250cc 1952
3   Geoff Duke 500cc 1953, 1954
350cc 1952
2   Dario Ambrosini 250cc 1950, 1951

Multiple winners (manufacturers) edit

# Wins Manufacturer Wins
Category Years won
5   Moto Guzzi 500cc 1951
350cc 1953, 1954
250cc 1949, 1952
4   AJS 500cc 1949, 1950, 1952
350cc 1950
2   Velocette 350cc 1949, 1951
  Benelli 250cc 1950, 1951
  Gilera 500cc 1953, 1954
  NSU 250cc 1953, 1954

By year edit

A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.

Year Track 125cc 175cc 250cc 350cc 500cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1954 Bremgarten   Rupert Hollaus NSU   Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi   Geoff Duke Gilera Report
1953   Reg Armstrong NSU   Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi   Geoff Duke Gilera Report
1952   Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi   Geoff Duke Norton   Jack Brett AJS Report
1951   Dario Ambrosini Benelli   Leslie Graham Velocette   Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Report
1950 Geneva   Dario Ambrosini Benelli   Leslie Graham AJS   Leslie Graham AJS Report
1949 Bremgarten   Nello Pagani Mondial   Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi   Freddie Frith Velocette   Leslie Graham AJS Report
1948 Geneva   Dario Ambrosini Benelli   Artie Bell Norton   Harold Daniell Norton Report
1947 Bremgarten   Bruno Francisci Moto Guzzi   Fergus Anderson Velocette   Omobono Tenni Moto Guzzi Report
1946 Geneva   Celeste Cavaciuti Moto Guzzi   Walther Hess Velocette   Nello Pagani Gilera Report
1938   Ewald Kluge DKW   Harold Daniell Norton   Harold Daniell Norton Report
1937 Bremgarten   Omobono Tenni Moto Guzzi   Jimmie Guthrie Norton   Jimmie Guthrie Norton Report
1936   Omobono Tenni Moto Guzzi   Jimmie Guthrie Norton   Jimmie Guthrie Norton Report
1935   Walfried Winkler DKW   Walter Rusk Norton   Jimmie Guthrie Norton Report
1934   Amilcare Moretti Moto Guzzi   Jimmie Simpson Norton   Jimmie Simpson Norton Report
1933   Carlo Fumagalli Miller   Wal Handley Moto Guzzi   Tim Hunt Norton   Stanley Woods Norton Report
1932   H. Schorr Zehnder   Carlo Baschieri Benelli   Carlo Fumagalli Moto Guzzi   Stanley Woods Norton   Stanley Woods Norton Report
1931   A. Liechti Zehnder   Carlo Baschieri Benelli   Terzo Bandini Moto Guzzi   Tim Hunt Norton   Stanley Woods Norton Report
1930 Lugano   A. Liechti Zehnder   Raffaele Alberti Ancora/Villiers   Felice Nazzaro Moto Guzzi   Ernst Haenni Condor   "Gugoltz" Sunbeam Report
1929 Meyrin   "Crotti" Zehnder   Georges Trezza Allegro   Otto Zehnder Zehnder   François Gaussorgues Monet-Goyon   Emil Frey Radco Report
1928   Paul Lehmann Moser   Alfredo Panella Ladetto-Blatto   Cecil Ashby OK-Supreme   Wal Handley Motosacoche   Wal Handley Motosacoche Report
1927   O. Graf Zehnder   Alexandre Hommaire Monet-Goyon   Licinio Lasagni Moto Guzzi   Jimmie Simpson AJS   Stanley Woods Norton Report
Year Track 250cc 350cc 500cc 1000cc Report
Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer Rider Manufacturer
1924 Meyrin   Léon Divorne Condor   Tommy de la Haye Sunbeam   Graham Walker Sunbeam Report
1923   Paul Dinkel Condor   Isacco Mariani Garelli   Paul Péan Peugeot Report
1922 Lac de Joux   Georges Trezza Moser   Alfred Heusser Condor   "Lavanchy" Douglas   "Borsetti" Harley-Davidson Report

References edit

  1. ^ "1949 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  2. ^ "1950 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "1952 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "1953 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  5. ^ "1954 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

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