1949 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Nations
Flag:Italy
Location:Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Course Mi:3.91
Course Km:6.30
Race No:6
Season No:6
Date:4 September
Year:1949
Fast Rider 500:Nello Pagani
Fast Rider 500 Country:Italy
Fast Rider 500 Bike:Gilera
First Rider 500:Nello Pagani
First Rider 500 Country:Italy
First Rider 500 Bike:Gilera
Second Rider 500:Arciso Artesiani
Second Rider 500 Country:Italy
Second Rider 500 Bike:Gilera
Third Rider 500:Bill Doran
Third Rider 500 Country:UK
Third Rider 500 Bike:AJS
Fast Rider 250:Dario Ambrosini
Fast Rider 250 Country:Italy
Fast Rider 250 Bike:Benelli
First Rider 250:Dario Ambrosini
First Rider 250 Country:Italy
First Rider 250 Bike:Benelli
Second Rider 250:Gianni Leoni
Second Rider 250 Country:Italy
Second Rider 250 Bike:Moto Guzzi
Third Rider 250:Umberto Masetti
Third Rider 250 Country:Italy
Third Rider 250 Bike:Benelli
Fast Rider 125:Gianni Leoni
Fast Rider 125 Country:Italy
Fast Rider 125 Bike:FB-Mondial
First Rider 125:Gianni Leoni
First Rider 125 Country:Italy
First Rider 125 Bike:FB-Mondial
Second Rider 125:Umberto Masetti
Second Rider 125 Country:Italy
Second Rider 125 Bike:Moto Morini
Third Rider 125:Umberto Braga
Third Rider 125 Country:Italy
Third Rider 125 Bike:FB-Mondial
Fast Rider Sidecar:Eric Oliver
Fast Rider Sidecar Country:UK
Fast Rider Sidecar Bike:Norton
Fast Passenger Sidecar:Denis Jenkinson
Fast Passenger Sidecar Country:UK
Fast Time Sidecar:86.7mph
First Rider Sidecar:Ercole Frigerio
First Rider Sidecar Country:Italy
First Passenger Sidecar:Lorenzo Dobelli
First Passenger Sidecar Country:Italy
First Rider Sidecar Bike:Gilera
Second Rider Sidecar:Frans Vanderschrick
Second Rider Sidecar Country:Belgium
Second Passenger Sidecar:Martin Whitney
Second Passenger Sidecar Country:United Kingdom
Second Rider Sidecar Bike:Norton
Third Rider Sidecar:Albino Milani
Third Rider Sidecar Country:Italy
Third Passenger Sidecar:Ezio Ricotti
Third Passenger Sidecar Country:Italy
Third Rider Sidecar Bike:Gilera

The 1949 Nations Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

Italian rider Nello Pagani won the 500 cc race riding a Gilera from Arciso Artesiani and Bill Doran.

Despite Dario Ambrosini winning the 250 cc race, a fourth-place finish for Italian Moto Guzzi rider Bruno Ruffo was enough for him to win the 250 cc championship, the only championship in the first season with results close enough to be still in doubt at the final race.

500 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTimePoints
1 Nello PaganiGilera1:16:36.811
2 Arciso ArtesianiGilera+0.88
3 Bill DoranAJS+15.87
4 Guido LeoniMoto Guzzi+18.26
5 Bruno BertacchiniMoto Guzzi+31.26
6 Reg ArmstrongAJS+1:03.6
15 finishers
[1] [2]

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTimePoints
1 Dario AmbrosiniBenelli1:02:53.811
2 Gianni LeoniMoto Guzzi+32.68
3 Umberto MasettiBenelli+52.27
4 Bruno RuffoMoto Guzzi6
5 Claudio MastellariMoto Guzzi5
6 Bruno FrancisciMoto Guzzi
[3]

125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerPoints
1 Gianni LeoniFB-Mondial11
2 Umberto MasettiMoto Morini8
3 Umberto BragaFB-Mondial7
4 Renato MagiMoto Morini6
5 Nello PaganiFB-Mondial5

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bula, Maurice . Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World . Haynes Publications Inc. . 1949–500 cc . y . 0-85429-208-X.
  2. Book: The Racing Year . Davison, G. S. . 1950 . W. W. Curtis, Ltd. . 57–58.
  3. Book: Bula, Maurice . Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World . Haynes Publications Inc. . 1949–250 cc . y . 0-85429-208-X.