The 1949 Dutch motorcycle Grand Prix was the third race of the 1949 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 9 July 1949 at the Assen circuit.

Italian rider Nello Pagani won the 500 cc race riding a Gilera from Leslie Graham and Arciso Artesiani. Pagani also won the 125 cc race on his smaller Gilera which saw him wrap up the first 125 cc World Championship having won the first two 125 cc races with only one race remaining.

Similarly, in winning the 350 cc race British Velocette rider Freddie Frith, having achieved a perfect score of 33 points from the first three races became the first 350 cc Motorcycle World Champion.

500 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1Italy Nello PaganiGilera1:47:32.711
2United Kingdom Leslie GrahamAJS+13.18
3Italy Arciso ArtesianiGilera+1:03.97
4United Kingdom Artie BellNorton+2:38.76
5United Kingdom Johnny LockettNorton+4:47.95
6United Kingdom Harold DaniellNorton+6:48.2
7Italy Umberto MasettiGilera
8Australia Harry HintonNorton
9Italy Oscar ClemencichGilera
10Italy Enrico LorenzettiMoto Guzzi
11Netherlands Drikus VeerTriumph
12United Kingdom Oliver ScottNorton
20 finishers

350 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
1United Kingdom Freddie FrithVelocette1:47:52.010
2United Kingdom Bob FosterVelocette+1.98
3United Kingdom Johnny LockettNorton+1:56.97
4United Kingdom David WhitworthVelocette+2:05.16
5Australia Eric McPhersonVelocette+2:50.75
6United Kingdom Ted FrendAJS+3:10.31
7United Kingdom Artie BellNorton
8Republic of Ireland Reg ArmstrongAJS
9United Kingdom Frank FryVelocette
10Australia Harry HintonNorton
11United Kingdom Wilf SleightholmeAJS
12United Kingdom Bill PetchAJS
25 finishers

125cc classification

Pos.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredPoints
1Italy Nello PaganiFB-Mondial71:02:38.811
2Italy Oscar ClemencichFB-Mondial7+48.38
3Italy Carlo UbbialiMV Agusta7+1:02.07
4Italy Franco BertoniMV Agusta7+1:42.36
5Italy Giuseppe MatucciMV Agusta7+5:09.05
6Netherlands Toon van ZutphenEysink
7Netherlands Jan RietveldDMF
8Netherlands Kees HuybregtsEysink
9Netherlands N. C. LuybregtsCZ
10Netherlands Gijs LagerweijSparta
11H. VerhagenEysink
12Spain José Maria LlobetMontesa
DSQItaly Umberto MasettiMoto MoriniDisqualified
25 starters, 17 finishers
Source:
Previousrace: 1949 Swiss Grand PrixFIM Grand Prix World Championship 1949 seasonNextrace: 1949 Belgian Grand Prix
Previousrace: NoneDutch TTNextrace: 1950 Dutch TT

Notes

  • Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN2-940125-32-5
  • "Dutch Grand Prix", The Motor Cycle, 14 July 1949, pp.36–38.
  • Davison, G. S., ed. (1950). The Racing Year. W. W. Curtis, Ltd. pp.47–52.