1949 Dutch TT

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.

  1949 Dutch TT

Race details
Race 3 of 6 races in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	9 July 1949
Location	TT Circuit Assen
Course	Permanent racing facility 16.536 km (10.275 mi)
500 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Nello Pagani Gilera Podium First Nello Pagani Gilera Second Leslie Graham AJS Third Arciso Artesiani Gilera
350 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Freddie Frith Velocette Podium First Freddie Frith Velocette Second Bob Foster Velocette Third Johnny Lockett Norton
125 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Nello Pagani FB-Mondial Time 70.3 mph (113.1 km/h) Podium First Nello Pagani FB-Mondial Second Oscar Clemencich MV Agusta Third Carlo Ubbiali FB-Mondial

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.