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1949 Dutch TT
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Dutch |
| GP_suffix | TT |
| flag | Netherlands |
| Location | TT Circuit Assen |
| Course_mi | 10.275 |
| Course_km | 16.536 |
| Race_No | 3 |
| Season_No | 6 |
| Date | 9 July |
| Year | 1949 |
| Image | Assen van drenthe - old circuit map.jpg |
| Fast_Rider_500 | Nello Pagani |
| Fast_Rider_500_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Rider_500_Bike | Gilera |
| First_Rider_500 | Nello Pagani |
| First_Rider_500_Country | Italy |
| First_Rider_500_Bike | Gilera |
| Second_Rider_500 | Leslie Graham |
| Second_Rider_500_Country | United Kingdom |
| Second_Rider_500_Bike | AJS |
| Third_Rider_500 | Arciso Artesiani |
| Third_Rider_500_Country | Italy |
| Third_Rider_500_Bike | Gilera |
| Fast_Rider_350 | Freddie Frith |
| Fast_Rider_350_Country | United Kingdom |
| Fast_Rider_350_Bike | Velocette |
| First_Rider_350 | Freddie Frith |
| First_Rider_350_Country | United Kingdom |
| First_Rider_350_Bike | Velocette |
| Second_Rider_350 | Bob Foster |
| Second_Rider_350_Country | United Kingdom |
| Second_Rider_350_Bike | Velocette |
| Third_Rider_350 | Johnny Lockett |
| Third_Rider_350_Country | United Kingdom |
| Third_Rider_350_Bike | Norton |
| Fast_Rider_125 | Nello Pagani |
| Fast_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Rider_125_Bike | FB-Mondial |
| Fast_Time_125 | 8:45.8 |
| First_Rider_125 | Nello Pagani |
| First_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| First_Rider_125_Bike | FB-Mondial |
| Second_Rider_125 | Oscar Clemencich |
| Second_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_125_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Third_Rider_125 | Carlo Ubbiali |
| Third_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Third_Rider_125_Bike | FB-Mondial |
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The 1949 Dutch motorcycle Grand Prix was the third race of the 1949 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 9 July 1949 at the Assen circuit.
Italian rider Nello Pagani won the 500 cc race riding a Gilera from Leslie Graham and Arciso Artesiani. Pagani also won the 125 cc race on his smaller Gilera which saw him wrap up the first 125 cc World Championship having won the first two 125 cc races with only one race remaining.
Similarly, in winning the 350 cc race British Velocette rider Freddie Frith, having achieved a perfect score of 33 points from the first three races became the first 350 cc Motorcycle World Champion.
500 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Nello Pagani | Gilera | 1:47:32.7 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| GBR Leslie Graham | AJS | +13.1 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| ITA Arciso Artesiani | Gilera | +1:03.9 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| GBR Artie Bell | Norton | +2:38.7 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| GBR Johnny Lockett | Norton | +4:47.9 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| GBR Harold Daniell | Norton | +6:48.2 | ||||||||||||||
| ITA Umberto Masetti | Gilera | |||||||||||||||
| AUS Harry Hinton | Norton | |||||||||||||||
| ITA Oscar Clemencich | Gilera | |||||||||||||||
| ITA Enrico Lorenzetti | Moto Guzzi | |||||||||||||||
| NLD Drikus Veer | Triumph | |||||||||||||||
| GBR Oliver Scott | Norton | |||||||||||||||
| 20 finishers |
350 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Freddie Frith | Velocette | 1:47:52.0 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| GBR Bob Foster | Velocette | +1.9 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| GBR Johnny Lockett | Norton | +1:56.9 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| GBR David Whitworth | Velocette | +2:05.1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| AUS Eric McPherson | Velocette | +2:50.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| GBR Ted Frend | AJS | +3:10.3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| GBR Artie Bell | Norton | |||||||||||||||
| IRL Reg Armstrong | AJS | |||||||||||||||
| GBR Frank Fry | Velocette | |||||||||||||||
| AUS Harry Hinton | Norton | |||||||||||||||
| GBR Wilf Sleightholme | AJS | |||||||||||||||
| GBR Bill Petch | AJS | |||||||||||||||
| 25 finishers |
125cc classification
| Pos. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DSQ | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Nello Pagani | FB-Mondial | 7 | 1:02:38.8 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| ITA Oscar Clemencich | FB-Mondial | 7 | +48.3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| ITA Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 7 | +1:02.0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| ITA Franco Bertoni | MV Agusta | 7 | +1:42.3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| ITA Giuseppe Matucci | MV Agusta | 7 | +5:09.0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| NLD Toon van Zutphen | Eysink | ||||||||||||||||||
| NLD Jan Rietveld | DMF | ||||||||||||||||||
| NLD Kees Huybregts | Eysink | ||||||||||||||||||
| NLD N. C. Luybregts | CZ | ||||||||||||||||||
| NLD Gijs Lagerweij | Sparta | ||||||||||||||||||
| H. Verhagen | Eysink | ||||||||||||||||||
| ESP José Maria Llobet | Montesa | ||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Umberto Masetti | Moto Morini | Disqualified | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 starters, 17 finishers |
| Previous_year's_race = None | Next_year's_race = 1950 Dutch TT
Notes
References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A.
- "Dutch Grand Prix", The Motor Cycle, 14 July 1949, pp. 36–38.
References
- Haefliger, Werner. "FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide".
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