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The 1949 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Bremgarten on 3 July 1949. The race was won by Alberto Ascari driving a Ferrari 125. Ascari's team mate Luigi Villoresi was second and Raymond Sommer was third in a Talbot-Lago T26C.
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El Gran Premio de Suiza de Motociclismo de 1949 (oficialmente Switzerland Grand Prix) fue la tercera prueba del Campeonato del Mundo de Motociclismo de 1949. Tuvo lugar en el fin de semana del 3 de julio de 1949 en el Circuito de Bremgarten en Berna ( Suiza ).
The 1949 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grande Épreuve, held on July 3. The race was won by Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari, after polesitter and early leader Giuseppe Farina's Maserati retired. Ascari's teammate, Luigi Villoresi, finished second ahead of Raymond Sommer in a Talbot-Lago-Talbot.
Lausanne Grand Prix. Lausanne, 28 Aug 1949. All cars are 1.5-litre s/c F1 or 4.5-litre F1 † unless noted. Notes on the cars: Maserati 4CLT-48 [1602] (Giuseppe Farina): Maserati records show this car going to Nino Farina on 15 Jun 1949. Raced by Farina in 1949 and used as a spare car in 1950 Argentine Temporada series.
1950 saw the Swiss Grand Prix being inducted as part of the new Formula One World Championship (although at the time, all the races were run in Europe except the Indianapolis 500, but this race was not run to F1 regulations).
Motorcycle racing. The Grand Prix of Bern took place at Bremgarten from 1931 to 1937 and also in 1947 and 1948. In August 1931 the Bern (Swiss) Grand Prix took place and the Irish motorcyclist Stanley Woods won the 500cc event on a Norton. He won three more events here; 1932 350cc and 500cc races and 1933 500cc race also on a Norton.
