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 1949, 1951: Großer Preis der Schweiz für Motorräder un Seitenwagen (no official sponsor) 1950: G.d Prix Suisse (no official sponsor) 1952: Grosser Preis der Schweiz für Automobile, Motorräder un Seitenwagen (no official sponsor) 1953: Großer Preis der Schweiz für Automobile, Motorräder un Seitenwagen (no official sponsor) 1954: Grand Prix Bern (no official sponsor)
Winners
Multiple winners (riders)
# 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)
# 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 A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
Year Track 125cc 175cc 250cc 350cc 500cc ReportRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer 1954 Bremgarten Rupert Hollaus NSU Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Geoff Duke Gilera Report 1953 Reg Armstrong NSU Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Geoff Duke Gilera Report 1952 Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Geoff Duke Norton Jack Brett AJS Report 1951 Dario Ambrosini Benelli Leslie Graham Velocette Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Report 1950 Geneva Dario Ambrosini Benelli Leslie Graham AJS Leslie Graham AJS Report 1949 Bremgarten Nello Pagani Mondial Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi Freddie Frith Velocette Leslie Graham AJS Report 1948 Geneva Dario Ambrosini Benelli Artie Bell Norton Harold Daniell Norton Report 1947 Bremgarten Bruno Francisci Moto Guzzi Fergus Anderson Velocette Omobono Tenni Moto Guzzi Report 1946 Geneva Celeste Cavaciuti Moto Guzzi Walther Hess Velocette Nello Pagani Gilera Report 1938 Ewald Kluge DKW Harold Daniell Norton Harold Daniell Norton Report 1937 Bremgarten Omobono Tenni Moto Guzzi Jimmie Guthrie Norton Jimmie Guthrie Norton Report 1936 Omobono Tenni Moto Guzzi Jimmie Guthrie Norton Jimmie Guthrie Norton Report 1935 Walfried Winkler DKW Walter Rusk Norton Jimmie Guthrie Norton Report 1934 Amilcare Moretti Moto Guzzi Jimmie Simpson Norton Jimmie Simpson Norton Report 1933 Carlo Fumagalli Miller Wal Handley Moto Guzzi Tim Hunt Norton Stanley Woods Norton Report 1932 H. Schorr Zehnder Carlo Baschieri Benelli Carlo Fumagalli Moto Guzzi Stanley Woods Norton Stanley Woods Norton Report 1931 A. Liechti Zehnder Carlo Baschieri Benelli Terzo Bandini Moto Guzzi Tim Hunt Norton Stanley Woods Norton Report 1930 Lugano A. Liechti Zehnder Raffaele Alberti Ancora/Villiers Felice Nazzaro Moto Guzzi Ernst Haenni Condor "Gugoltz" Sunbeam Report 1929 Meyrin "Crotti" Zehnder Georges Trezza Allegro Otto Zehnder Zehnder François Gaussorgues Monet-Goyon Emil Frey Radco Report 1928 Paul Lehmann Moser Alfredo Panella Ladetto-Blatto Cecil Ashby OK-Supreme Wal Handley Motosacoche Wal Handley Motosacoche Report 1927 O. Graf Zehnder Alexandre Hommaire Monet-Goyon Licinio Lasagni Moto Guzzi Jimmie Simpson AJS Stanley Woods Norton Report
Year Track 250cc 350cc 500cc 1000cc ReportRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturerRiderManufacturer 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
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