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
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
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
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