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1949 Ulster Grand Prix

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Ulster  1949 Ulster Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 6 races in the
1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
DateAugust 20 1949
LocationClady Circuit
Course
  • Public roads
  • 26.5 km (16.5 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Leslie Graham AJS
Podium
First United Kingdom Leslie Graham AJS
Second United Kingdom Artie Bell Norton
Third Italy Nello Pagani Gilera
350cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Freddie Frith Velocette
Podium
First United Kingdom Freddie Frith Velocette
Second United Kingdom Charlie Salt Velocette
Third Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong AJS
250cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi
Podium
First United Kingdom Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi
Second Italy Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi
Third United Kingdom Ronald Mead Norton

The 1949 Ulster Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place at the Clady Circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Points
1 United Kingdom Leslie Graham AJS 11
2 United Kingdom Artie Bell Norton 8
3 Italy Nello Pagani Gilera 7
4 United Kingdom Bill Doran AJS 6
5 United Kingdom Jock West AJS 5
6 Republic of Ireland Cromie McCandless Norton
[1]

350 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Points
1 United Kingdom Freddie Frith Velocette 11
2 United Kingdom Charlie Salt Velocette 8
3 Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong AJS 7
4 Australia Eric McPherson AJS 6
5 United Kingdom Frank Fry Velocette 5
6 New Zealand Jim Swarbrick AJS
[2]

250 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Points
1 United Kingdom Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi 11
2 Italy Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi 8
3 United Kingdom Ronald Mead Norton 7
4 United Kingdom George Reeve Rudge 6
5 United Kingdom Douglas Beasley Excelsior 5
6 United Kingdom Roland Pike Rudge
[3]


Previous race:
1949 Belgian Grand Prix
FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1949 season
Next race:
1949 Nations Grand Prix
Previous race:
1948 Ulster Grand Prix
Ulster Grand Prix Next race:
1950 Ulster Grand Prix

References

  1. ^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949 - 500 cc. ISBN 085429208X. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |nopp= ignored (|no-pp= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949 - 350 cc. ISBN 085429208X. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |nopp= ignored (|no-pp= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949 - 250 cc. ISBN 085429208X. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |nopp= ignored (|no-pp= suggested) (help)