1950 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |
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The 1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 2nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of six Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 600cc. It began on June 10, with Isle of Man TT and ended with Nations Grand Prix on September 10.
Contents |
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 600cc winner | Report |
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1 | June 10 | Isle of Man TT | Snaefell mountain course | Dario Ambrosini | Artie Bell | Geoff Duke | Report | ||
2 | July 2 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Bob Foster | Umberto Masetti | Oliver / Dobelli | Report | ||
3 | July 8 | Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | Bruno Ruffo | Bob Foster | Umberto Masetti | Report | ||
4 | July 23 | Swiss Grand Prix | Circuit des Nations | Dario Ambrosini | Leslie Graham | Leslie Graham | Oliver / Dobelli | Report | |
5 | August 18 | Ulster Grand Prix | Clady Circuit | Carlo Ubbiali | Maurice Cann | Bob Foster | Geoff Duke | Report | |
6 | September 10 | Nations Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Gianni Leoni | Dario Ambrosini | Geoff Duke | Geoff Duke | Oliver / Dobelli | Report |
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. All rounds counted towards the championship in the 125cc and Sidecars, the best three races counted in the 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, only the best four results counted.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
Pos | Constructor | Pts | ||||||
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1 | Norton | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 (32) |
2 | Gilera | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 28 (29) |
3 | AJS | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | |
4 | MV Agusta | - | 5 | 9 | 8 | - | 3 | 6 |
5 | Triumph | 13 | 12 | 6 | Ret | Ret | - | 1 |
Velocette | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 15 | 1 | |
- | Bitza | - | - | - | - | Ret | - | 0 |
- | BMW | - | - | Ret | - | - | - | 0 |
- | BSA | Ret | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
- | Moto Guzzi | Ret | 7 | Ret | 13 | - | 14 | 0 |
- | Rudge-Whitworth | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
- | Vincent | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | - | 0 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | Bob Foster | United Kingdom | Velocette | 30 | 3 | |
2 | Geoff Duke | United Kingdom | Norton | 24 | 1 | |
3 | Leslie Graham | United Kingdom | AJS | 17 | 1 | |
4 | Artie Bell | United Kingdom | Norton | 14 | 1 | |
5 | Reg Armstrong | United Kingdom | Velocette | 11 | 0 | |
6 | Eric Hinton | Australia | Norton | 9 | 0 | |
7 | Bill Lomas | United Kingdom | Velocette | 9 | 0 | |
8 | Harold Daniell | United Kingdom | Norton | 6 | 0 | |
9 | John Lockett | United Kingdom | Norton | 4 | 0 | |
9 | Dickie Dale | United Kingdom | AJS | 4 | 0 | |
11 | Ted Frend | United Kingdom | AJS | 4 | 0 | |
12 | Eric McPherson | Australia | AJS | 3 | 0 | |
13 | Cecil Sandford | United Kingdom | AJS | 3 | 0 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | Dario Ambrosini | Italy | Benelli | 24 | 3 | |
2 | Maurice Cann | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 14 | 1 | |
3 | Fergus Anderson | United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 6 | 0 | |
3 | Bruno Ruffo | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 6 | 0 | |
5 | Dickie Dale | United Kingdom | Benelli | 4 | 0 | |
5 | Wilf Billington | Ireland | Moto Guzzi | 4 | 0 | |
5 | Bruno Francisci | Italy | Benelli | 4 | 0 | |
5 | Ronald Mead | United Kingdom | Velocette | 4 | 0 | |
9 | Arthur Burton | United Kingdom | Excelsior | 3 | 0 | |
9 | Claudio Mastellari | Italy | Moto Guzzi | 3 | 0 | |
9 | Benoit Musy | Switzerland | Moto Guzzi | 3 | 0 | |
9 | Roland Pike | United Kingdom | Rudge | 3 | 0 | |
13 | David Andrews | United Kingdom | Excelsior | 2 | 0 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | Bruno Ruffo | Italy | Mondial | 17 | 1 | |
2 | Gianni Leoni | Italy | Mondial | 14 | 1 | |
2 | Carlo Ubbiali | Italy | Mondial | 14 | 1 | |
4 | Giuseppe Matucci | Italy | Morini | 4 | 0 | |
4 | Luigi Zinzani | Italy | Morini | 4 | 0 | |
6 | Umberto Braga | Italy | Mondial | 3 | 0 | |
7 | Raffaele Alberti | Italy | Mondial | 2 | 0 | |
7 | Felice Benasedo | Italy | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
9 | Gijs Lagervey | Netherlands | Sparta | 1 | 0 | |
9 | Emilio Soprani | Italy | Morini | 1 | 0 |
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