Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix
 | |
| Grand Prix motorcycle racing | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 4 |  Leslie Graham
|
500cc | 1949, 1950 |
| 350cc | 1950, 1951 | ||
| Fergus Anderson
|
500cc | 1951 | |
| 350cc | 1953, 1954 | ||
| 250cc | 1952 | ||
| 3 | Geoff Duke
|
500cc | 1953, 1954 |
| 350cc | 1952 | ||
| 2 |  Dario Ambrosini
|
250cc | 1950, 1951 |
Multiple winners (manufacturers)
[edit]| # Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Years won | ||
| 5 | Moto Guzzi
|
500cc | 1951 |
| 350cc | 1953, 1954 | ||
| 250cc | 1949, 1952 | ||
| 4 | AJS
|
500cc | 1949, 1950, 1952 |
| 350cc | 1950 | ||
| 2 | Velocette
|
350cc | 1949, 1951 |
| Benelli
|
250cc | 1950, 1951 | |
| Gilera
|
500cc | 1953, 1954 | |
 NSU
|
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
| 1924 | Meyrin |  Léon Divorne
|
Condor | Tommy de la Haye
|
Sunbeam | Graham Walker
|
Sunbeam | Report | ||
| 1923 | Paul Dinkel
|
Condor |  Isacco Mariani
|
Garelli |  Paul Péan
|
Peugeot | Report | |||
| 1922 | Lac de Joux | Georges Trezza
|
Moser | Alfred Heusser
|
Condor | "Lavanchy"
|
Douglas | "Borsetti"
|
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.