1949 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1949 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

  1949 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 4 of 6 races in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	17 July 1949
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course	Permanent racing facility 14.120 km (8.774 mi)
500 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Arciso Artesiani Gilera Time 96.3 mph (155.0 km/h) Podium First Bill Doran AJS Second Arciso Artesiani Gilera Third Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi
350 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Freddie Frith Bob Foster Velocette Velocette Time 90.8 mph (146.1 km/h) Podium First Freddie Frith Velocette Second Bob Foster Velocette Third Johnny Lockett Norton
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider Fastest lap Rider Eric Oliver Norton Podium First Eric Oliver Norton Second Frans Vanderschrick Norton Third Ernesto Merlo Gilera

British rider Bill Doran won the 500cc race riding his AJS from Arciso Artesiani and Enrico Lorenzetti.

By winning their second race of the 600 cc Sidecar of the season British Norton rider Eric Oliver and his swinger Denis Jenkinson wrapped up the first Sidecar championship before the third and final round to be held at the Nations Grand Prix. In the same race, Belgian sidecar rider Edouard Bruylant and his British passenger known as "Hurst" were killed.