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1950 Ulster Grand Prix
Motorcycle race in Northern Ireland
Motorcycle race in Northern Ireland
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Ulster |
| flag | Ulster |
| Location | Clady Circuit |
| Course_mi | 16.5 |
| Course_km | 26.5 |
| Course | Public roads |
| Race_No | 5 |
| Season_No | 6 |
| Date | 19 August |
| Year | 1950 |
| Image | Clady_Circuit_1946-1952.svg |
| Fast_Rider_500 | Geoff Duke |
| Fast_Rider_500_Country | UK |
| Fast_Rider_500_Bike | Norton |
| Fast_Time_500 | 9:44 |
| First_Rider_500 | Geoff Duke |
| First_Rider_500_Country | UK |
| First_Rider_500_Bike | Norton |
| Second_Rider_500 | Leslie Graham |
| Second_Rider_500_Country | UK |
| Second_Rider_500_Bike | AJS |
| Third_Rider_500 | Johnny Lockett |
| Third_Rider_500_Country | UK |
| Third_Rider_500_Bike | Norton |
| Fast_Rider_350 | Bob Foster |
| Fast_Rider_350_Country | UK |
| Fast_Rider_350_Bike | Velocette |
| Fast_Time_350 | 10:40 |
| First_Rider_350 | Bob Foster |
| First_Rider_350_Country | UK |
| First_Rider_350_Bike | Velocette |
| Second_Rider_350 | Reg Armstrong |
| Second_Rider_350_Country | Ireland |
| Second_Rider_350_Bike | Velocette |
| Third_Rider_350 | Harry Hinton |
| Third_Rider_350_Country | Australia |
| Third_Rider_350_Bike | Norton |
| Fast_Rider_250 | Maurice Cann |
| Fast_Rider_250_Country | UK |
| Fast_Rider_250_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Fast_Time_250 | 11:46 |
| First_Rider_250 | Maurice Cann |
| First_Rider_250_Country | UK |
| First_Rider_250_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Second_Rider_250 | Dario Ambrosini |
| Second_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_250_Bike | Benelli |
| Third_Rider_250 | Wilf Billington |
| Third_Rider_250_Country | UK |
| Third_Rider_250_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Fast_Rider_125 | Carlo Ubbiali |
| Fast_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Rider_125_Bike | Mondial |
| Fast_Time_125 | 12:33.0 |
| First_Rider_125 | Carlo Ubbiali |
| First_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| First_Rider_125_Bike | Mondial |
| Second_Rider_125 | Bruno Ruffo |
| Second_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_125_Bike | Mondial |
| Third_Rider_125 | No third place finisher. |
|}}
The 1950 Ulster Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 August 1950 at the Clady Circuit. The races for all four classes were run concurrently with each other, with each class being dispatched with a mass start at one-minute intervals (starting with the 500cc class and ending with the 125cc class).
500 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Geoff Duke | Norton | 15 | 2:29:15 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| GBR Leslie Graham | AJS | 15 | +57.6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| GBR Johnny Lockett | Norton | 15 | +1:39.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| GBR Dickie Dale | Norton | 15 | +3:55 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| GBR Jock West | AJS | 15 | +9:31 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| ITA Umberto Masetti | Gilera | 15 | +13:25 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| ITA Nello Pagani | Gilera | 15 | +13:34 | |||||||||||||||
| GBR Phil Heath | Norton | |||||||||||||||||
| GBR Tom Turner | Norton | |||||||||||||||||
| GBR E. A. Barrett | Norton | |||||||||||||||||
| J. F. Kentish | Norton | |||||||||||||||||
| F. Fairbairn | Vincent | |||||||||||||||||
| E. Braine | Norton |
350 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Bob Foster | Velocette | 14 | 2:20:55.6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRL Reg Armstrong | Velocette | 14 | +12.4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Harry Hinton | Norton | 14 | +1:15.4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Eric McPherson | AJS | 14 | +2:00.8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Cecil Sandford | AJS | 14 | +3:23.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Harold Daniell | Norton | 14 | +3:24.4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRL Louis Carter | Gilera | 15 | +5:58.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Charlie Gray | AJS | 15 | +7:20.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Les Dear | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Arthur Wheeler | Velocette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. J. Glazebrook | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. W. McGaffin | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G. H. Morgan | Velocette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. S. Slater | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E. R. Evans | BSA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syl Anderton | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR John Simister | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Klein | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Macdonald | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E. V. C. Hardy | Norton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Dennis Lashmar | Velocette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Bob Browne | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. B. Carr | Velocette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. D. McConnell | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Towers | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W. J. Spratt | Norton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G. Brockerton | Norton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W. G. Job | AJS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. B. Gifford | Velocette |
250 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Maurice Cann | Moto Guzzi | 12 | 2:23:41 | 8 | ||||||||||
| ITA Dario Ambrosini | Benelli | 12 | +8:22 | 6 | ||||||||||
| GBR Wilf Billington | Moto Guzzi | 12 | +9:25 | 4 | ||||||||||
| GBR Arthur Burton | Excelsior | 12 | +11:34 | 3 | ||||||||||
| G. Andrews | Excelsior | 2 | ||||||||||||
| GBR William Campbell | Excelsior | 1 | ||||||||||||
| GBR Chris Tattersall | CTS | |||||||||||||
| GBR Norman Webb | Excelsior | |||||||||||||
| GBR Frank Cope | AJS |
125cc classification
| Pos. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Points | 1 | 2 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Carlo Ubbiali | Mondial | 10 | 2:07:53.0 | 8 | ||||
| ITA Bruno Ruffo | Mondial | 10 | +1:05.0 | 6 | ||||
| 3 starters, 2 finishers |
References
| Previous_year's_race = 1949 Ulster Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1951 Ulster Grand Prix
References
- "Motor Cycling Yearbook 1951". Temple Press Ltd.
- Haefliger, Werner. "FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide".
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