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1950 Ulster Grand Prix

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Ulster  1950 Ulster Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 6 races in the
1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date19 August 1950
LocationClady Circuit
Course
  • Public roads
  • 26.5 km (16.5 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Time 9:44
Podium
First United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Second United Kingdom Leslie Graham AJS
Third United Kingdom Johnny Lockett Norton
350cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Bob Foster Velocette
Time 10:40
Podium
First United Kingdom Bob Foster Velocette
Second Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Velocette
Third Australia Harry Hinton Norton
250cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi
Time 11:46
Podium
First United Kingdom Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi
Second Italy Dario Ambrosini Benelli
Third United Kingdom Wilf Billington Moto Guzzi
125cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Carlo Ubbiali Mondial
Time 12:33.0
Podium
First Italy Carlo Ubbiali Mondial
Second Italy Bruno Ruffo Mondial
Third No third place finisher.

The 1950 Ulster Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 19 August 1950 at the Clady Circuit. The races for all four classes were run concurrently with each other, with each class being dispatched with a mass start at one-minute intervals (starting with the 500cc class and ending with the 125cc class).[1]

500 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton 15 2:29:15 8
2 United Kingdom Leslie Graham AJS 15 +57.6 6
3 United Kingdom Johnny Lockett Norton 15 +1:39.6 4
4 United Kingdom Dickie Dale Norton 15 +3:55 3
5 United Kingdom Jock West AJS 15 +9:31 2
6 Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera 15 +13:25 1
7 Italy Nello Pagani Gilera 15 +13:34
8 United Kingdom Phil Heath Norton
9 United Kingdom Tom Turner Norton
10 United Kingdom E. A. Barrett Norton
11 J. F. Kentish Norton
12 F. Fairbairn Vincent
13 E. Braine Norton
[2]

350 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Bob Foster Velocette 14 2:20:55.6 8
2 Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Velocette 14 +12.4 6
3 Australia Harry Hinton Norton 14 +1:15.4 4
4 Australia Eric McPherson AJS 14 +2:00.8 3
5 United Kingdom Cecil Sandford AJS 14 +3:23.4 2
6 United Kingdom Harold Daniell Norton 14 +3:24.4 1
7 Republic of Ireland Louis Carter Gilera 15 +5:58.4
8 United Kingdom Charlie Gray AJS 15 +7:20.0
9 United Kingdom Les Dear AJS
10 United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler Velocette
11 A. J. Glazebrook AJS
12 A. W. McGaffin AJS
13 G. H. Morgan Velocette
14 J. S. Slater AJS
15 E. R. Evans BSA
16 Syl Anderton AJS
17 United Kingdom John Simister AJS
18 M. Klein AJS
19 R. Macdonald AJS
20 E. V. C. Hardy Norton
21 United Kingdom Dennis Lashmar Velocette
22 United Kingdom Bob Browne AJS
23 C. B. Carr Velocette
24 R. D. McConnell AJS
25 S. Towers AJS
26 W. J. Spratt Norton
27 G. Brockerton Norton
28 W. G. Job AJS
29 S. B. Gifford Velocette
[2]

250 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi 12 2:23:41 8
2 Italy Dario Ambrosini Benelli 12 +8:22 6
3 United Kingdom Wilf Billington Moto Guzzi 12 +9:25 4
4 United Kingdom Arthur Burton Excelsior 12 +11:34 3
5 G. Andrews Excelsior 2
6 United Kingdom William Campbell Excelsior 1
7 United Kingdom Chris Tattersall CTS
8 United Kingdom Norman Webb Excelsior
9 United Kingdom Frank Cope AJS
[2]

125cc classification

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Pos. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1 Italy Carlo Ubbiali Mondial 10 2:07:53.0 8
2 Italy Bruno Ruffo Mondial 10 +1:05.0 6
3 starters, 2 finishers
Source:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Haefliger, Werner. "Lightweight class". FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 7. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
  2. ^ a b c d Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Yearbook 1951. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 117–118.


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