1949 Ulster Grand Prix

Motorcycle race in Northern Ireland April 2022 Ulster United Kingdom Clady Circuit 16.5 26.5 Public roads 5 6 20 August 1949 Clady_Circuit_1946-1952.svg Leslie Graham United Kingdom AJS 10:06.0 Leslie Graham United Kingdom AJS Artie Bell United Kingdom Norton Nello Pagani Italy Gilera Freddie Frith United Kingdom Velocette 10:56.0 Freddie Frith United Kingdom Velocette Charlie Salt United Kingdom Velocette Reg Armstrong Ireland AJS Maurice Cann United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 12:01.6 Maurice Cann United Kingdom Moto Guzzi Bruno Ruffo Italy Moto Guzzi Ronald Mead United Kingdom Norton The 1949 Ulster Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place at the Clady Circuit. British rider Leslie Graham riding an AJS won the 500 cc race from Artie Bell and Nello Pagani. The race victory for Graham, with Pagani only in third place, wrapped up the first world championship for Graham. Similarly AJS secured the constructor's title. It was also the final race of the 350 cc title. British Velocette rider Freddie Frith was already world champion having achieved a perfect score and in winning the Ulster Grand Prix he completed a remarkable clean sweep, winning all five races of the championship. 500 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Time Points 1 GBR Leslie Graham AJS 2:34:05.4 11 2 GBR Artie Bell Norton +1:39.0 8 3 ITA Nello Pagani Gilera +1:48.6 7 4 GBR Bill Doran AJS +1:54.6 6 5 GBR Jock West AJS +6:15.6 5 6 IRL Rex McCandless Norton +14:41.6 Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World Haynes Publications Inc. Bula Maurice 1949–500 cc y 0-85429-208-XThe Racing Year Davison, G. S. 1950 W. W. Curtis, Ltd. 104–118 350 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Time Points 1 GBR Freddie Frith Velocette 2:24:34.8 11 2 GBR Charlie Salt Velocette +31.4 8 3 IRL Reg Armstrong AJS +39.6 7 4 AUS Eric McPherson AJS +1:21.4 6 5 GBR Frank Fry Velocette +1:52.6 5 6 GBR Dickie Dale Norton +4:38.8 7 AUS Harry Hinton Norton +4:39.2 8 IRL Louis Carter Norton +4:49.2 9 GBR Les Dear AJS +6:12.4 10 GBR Arthur Wheeler Velocette +7:06.2 11 GBR Cyril Stevens AJS +7:25.2 12 GBR Bob Matthews Velocette +7:32.2 13 GBR Charlie Gray AJS +10:21.2 14 GBR Johnny Hodgkin AJS +10:22.4 15 GBR Syl Anderton AJS +11:00.2 16 GBR George Paterson AJS +11:01.2 17 GBR Syd Barnett AJS +12:30.2 18 J. Hayes AJS +12:53.2 19 GBR Humphrey Ranson AJS +13:12.2 20 C. B. Carr Velocette +13:13.2 21 GBR Joe Glazebrook AJS +14:08.2 22 T. L. Irwin Norton +14:16.2 23 N. Ferguson AJS +15:08.2 24 T. F. Tindle Velocette +15:51.2 25 J. S. Slater AJS +16:50.2 26 J. Baillie Velocette +19:03.2 27 A. E. Shaw Velocette +19:42.2 28 R. E. Browne AJS +20:21.2 29 R. H. Pilling Velocette +20:25.2 Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World Haynes Publications Inc. Bula Maurice 1949–350 cc y 0-85429-208-X 250 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Time Points 1 GBR Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi 2:28:31.6 11 2 ITA Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi +2:07.4 8 3 GBR Ronald Mead Norton +7:05.4 7 4 GBR George Reeve Excelsior +10:45.4 6 5 GBR Douglas Beasley Excelsior +11:59.4 5 6 GBR William Dehaney Excelsior +12:53.4 7 GBR Chris Tattersall CTS +13:56.4 Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World Haynes Publications Inc. Bula Maurice 1949–250 cc y 0-85429-208-X Ulster Grand Prix 1949 1949 Belgian Grand Prix 1949 Nations Grand Prix 1948 Ulster Grand Prix 1950 Ulster Grand Prix References Category:Ulster Grand Prix Ulster Ulster Ulster Grand Prix Ulster Grand Prix