Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix
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Grand Prix motorcycle racing | |
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Venue | Circuit Bremgarten (1949, 1951–1954) Geneva (1950) |
First race | 1949 |
Last race | 1954 |
Most wins (rider) | Fergus Anderson, Leslie Graham (4) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Moto Guzzi (5) |
The Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1949 to 1954.
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 | |
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Category | Years won | ||
4 | ![]() | 500cc | 1949, 1950 |
350cc | 1950, 1951 | ||
![]() | 500cc | 1951 | |
350cc | 1953, 1954 | ||
250cc | 1952 | ||
3 | ![]() | 500cc | 1953, 1954 |
350cc | 1952 | ||
2 | ![]() | 250cc | 1950, 1951 |
Multiple winners (manufacturers)
[edit]# Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | |
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Category | Years won | ||
5 | ![]() | 500cc | 1951 |
350cc | 1953, 1954 | ||
250cc | 1949, 1952 | ||
4 | ![]() | 500cc | 1949, 1950, 1952 |
350cc | 1950 | ||
2 | ![]() | 350cc | 1949, 1951 |
![]() | 250cc | 1950, 1951 | |
![]() | 500cc | 1953, 1954 | |
![]() | 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 | 250cc | 350cc | 500cc | 1000cc | Report | ||||
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Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
1924 | Meyrin | ![]() | Condor | ![]() | Sunbeam | ![]() | Sunbeam | Report | ||
1923 | ![]() | Condor | ![]() | Garelli | ![]() | Peugeot | Report | |||
1922 | Lac de Joux | ![]() | Moser | ![]() | Condor | ![]() | Douglas | ![]() | Harley-Davidson | Report |
References
[edit]- ^ "1949 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1950 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1952 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1953 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1954 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- "Grand Prix of Switzerland" (in French). Racing Memory. Retrieved 2008-05-02.