1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the second competitive motorcycle season, with six Grands Prix and 4 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc.
Contents |
[edit] 500cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Geoff Duke |
Norton | Report |
| 2 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa |  Umberto Masetti |
Gilera | Report |
| 3 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Umberto Masetti |
Gilera | Report |
| 4 |  Swiss Grand Prix |
Geneva | Leslie Graham |
AJS | Report |
| 5 |  Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Geoff Duke |
Norton | Report |
| 6 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Geoff Duke |
Norton | Report |
[edit] 1950 500cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umberto Masetti |
Italy | Gilera | 28 | 2 | |
| 2 | Geoff Duke |
United Kingdom | Norton | 27 | 3 | |
| 3 | Leslie Graham |
United Kingdom | AJS | 17 | 1 | |
| 4 | Nello Pagani |
Italy | Gilera | 12 | 0 | |
| 5 | Carlos Bandirola |
Italy | Gilera | 12 | 0 | |
| 6 | John Lockett |
United Kingdom | Norton | 9 | 0 | |
| 7 | Artie Bell |
United Kingdom | Norton | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | Arciso Artesiani |
Italy | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
| 9 |  Harry Hinton |
Australia | Norton | 5 | 0 | |
| 10 | Edward Frend |
United Kingdom | AJS | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | Dickie Dale |
United Kingdom | Norton | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | Harold Daniell |
United Kingdom | Norton | 4 | 0 |
[edit] 350cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man |  Artie Bell |
Norton | Report |
| 2 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Bob Foster |
Velocette | Report |
| 3 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Bob Foster |
Velocette | Report |
| 4 | Swiss Grand Prix |
Geneva | Leslie Graham |
AJS | Report |
| 5 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Bob Foster |
Velocette | Report |
| 6 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Geoff Duke |
Norton | Report |
[edit] 1950 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Keith 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 | Edward Frend |
United Kingdom | AJS | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | Eric McPherson |
Australia | AJS | 3 | 0 | |
| 13 | Cecil Sandford |
United Kingdom | AJS | 3 | 0 |
[edit] 250cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man | Dario Ambrosini |
Benelli | Report |
| 2 | Swiss Grand Prix |
Geneva | Dario Ambrosini |
Benelli | Report |
| 3 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Maurice Cann |
Moto Guzzi | Report |
| 4 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Dario Ambrosini |
Benelli | Report |
[edit] 1950 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dario Ambrosini |
Italy | Benelli | 24 | 3 | |
| 2 | Maurice Cann |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 14 | 1 | |
| 3 | Bob 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 |
[edit] 125cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Bruno Ruffo |
Mondial | Report |
| 2 | Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Carlo Ubbiali |
Mondial | Report |
| 3 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Gianni Leoni |
Mondial | Report |
[edit] 1950 125cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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