1949 Ulster Grand Prix

1949 Ulster Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 6 races in the; 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	20 August 1949
Location	Clady Circuit
Course	Public roads; 26.5 km (16.5 mi);
500 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Leslie Graham
Time	10:06.0
Podium
First	Leslie Graham
Second	Artie Bell
Third	Nello Pagani
350 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Freddie Frith
Time	10:56.0
Podium
First	Freddie Frith
Second	Charlie Salt
Third	Reg Armstrong
250 cc
Rider
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider	Maurice Cann
Time	12:01.6
Podium
First	Maurice Cann
Second	Bruno Ruffo
Third	Ronald Mead

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	Leslie Graham	AJS	2:34:05.4	11
2	Artie Bell	Norton	+1:39.0	8
3	Nello Pagani	Gilera	+1:48.6	7
4	Bill Doran	AJS	+1:54.6	6
5	Jock West	AJS	+6:15.6	5
6	Rex McCandless	Norton	+14:41.6
[1][2]

350 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time	Points
1	Freddie Frith	Velocette	2:24:34.8	11
2	Charlie Salt	Velocette	+31.4	8
3	Reg Armstrong	AJS	+39.6	7
4	Eric McPherson	AJS	+1:21.4	6
5	Frank Fry	Velocette	+1:52.6	5
6	Dickie Dale	Norton	+4:38.8
7	Harry Hinton	Norton	+4:39.2
8	Louis Carter	Norton	+4:49.2
9	Les Dear	AJS	+6:12.4
10	Arthur Wheeler	Velocette	+7:06.2
11	Cyril Stevens	AJS	+7:25.2
12	Bob Matthews	Velocette	+7:32.2
13	Charlie Gray	AJS	+10:21.2
14	Johnny Hodgkin	AJS	+10:22.4
15	Syl Anderton	AJS	+11:00.2
16	George Paterson	AJS	+11:01.2
17	Syd Barnett	AJS	+12:30.2
18	J. Hayes	AJS	+12:53.2
19	Humphrey Ranson	AJS	+13:12.2
20	C. B. Carr	Velocette	+13:13.2
21	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
[2][3]

250 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time	Points
1	Maurice Cann	Moto Guzzi	2:28:31.6	11
2	Bruno Ruffo	Moto Guzzi	+2:07.4	8
3	Ronald Mead	Norton	+7:05.4	7
4	George Reeve	Excelsior	+10:45.4	6
5	Douglas Beasley	Excelsior	+11:59.4	5
6	William Dehaney	Excelsior	+12:53.4
7	Chris Tattersall	CTS	+13:56.4
[2][4]

References

Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–500 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
Davison, G. S., ed. (1950). The Racing Year. W. W. Curtis, Ltd. pp. 104–118.
Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–350 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.
Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–250 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

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[bula500-1] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–500 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

[racingyear-2] Davison, G. S., ed. (1950). The Racing Year. W. W. Curtis, Ltd. pp. 104–118.

[bula350-3] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–350 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.

[bula250-4] Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1949–250 cc. ISBN 0-85429-208-X.