title: 1950 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix
text: # 1950 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix
  
  The 1950 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second race of the 1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2 July 1950 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The event was marred by the fatal accident of Briton David Whitworth during the 350cc event. On the 10th lap, Whitworth tangled with Charlie Salt and crashed. Salt was able to keep going, but Whitworth had fractured his skull. He died the following day in a hospital close to the track.
  
  ## 500 cc classification
  
  | Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Umberto Masetti | Gilera | 14 | 1:12:48.8 | 8 |
  | 2 | Nello Pagani | Gilera | 14 | +31.7 | 6 |
  | 3 | Ted Frend | AJS | 14 | +33.2 | 4 |
  | 4 | Carlo Bandirola | Gilera | 14 | +51.5 | 3 |
  | 5 | Arciso Artesiani | MV Agusta | 14 | +57.7 | 2 |
  | 6 | Harry Hinton | Norton | 14 | +1:42.8 | 1 |
  | 7 | Bob Foster | AJS | 14 | +1:53.5 | |
  | 8 | Reg Armstrong | Velocette | 14 | +3:05.7 | |
  | 9 | Dickie Dale | Norton | 14 | +4:09.8 | |
  | 10 | Felice Benasedo | Moto Guzzi | 14 | +5:32.7 | |
  
  ## 350 cc classification
  
  | Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bob Foster | Velocette | 11 | 59:28.8 | 8 |
  | 2 | Artie Bell | Norton | 11 | +24.6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Geoff Duke | Norton | 11 | +55.0 | 4 |
  | 4 | Bill Lomas | Velocette | 11 | +1:10.1 | 3 |
  | 5 | Charlie Salt | Velocette | 11 | +1:30.4 | 2 |
  | 6 | Harold Daniell | Norton | 11 | +1:35.8 | 1 |
  | 7 | Ted Frend | AJS | 11 | +2:20.2 | |
  | 8 | Eric McPherson | AJS | 11 | +2:27.7 | |
  | 9 | Vic Willoughby | Velocette | 11 | +2:27.9 | |
  | 10 | Tommy Wood | Velocette | 11 | +2:28.7 | |
  | 11 | Harry Hinton | Norton | | | |
  | 12 | Dickie Dale | AJS | | | |
  | 13 | Syd Jensen | AJS | | | |
  | 14 | George Morrison | Norton | | | |
  | 15 | Léon Martin | Velocette | | | |
  | 16 | Arthur Wheeler | Velocette | | | |
  | 17 | Ernie Thomas | Velocette | | | |
  | 18 | Fergus Anderson | AJS | | | |
  | 19 | Jim Swarbrick | AJS | | | |
  | 20 | Eric Oliver | AJS | | | |
  | 21 | Albert Moule | Norton | | | |
  | 22 | J. F. Kentish | AJS | | | |
  | 23 | Väinö Hollming | Velocette | | | |
  
  ## Sidecar classification
  
  | Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Eric Oliver | Lorenzo Dobelli | Norton | 7 | 44:43.9 | 8 |
  | 2 | Ercole Frigerio | Ezio Ricotti | Gilera | 7 | +28.7 | 6 |
  | 3 | Hans Haldemann | Josef Albisser | Norton | 7 | +48.9 | 4 |
  | 4 | Ferdinand Aubert | René Aubert | Norton | 7 | +2:58.7 | 3 |
  | 5 | Alphonse Vervroegen | Pierrot Vervroegen | FN | 7 | +3:53.8 | 2 |
  | 6 | Fritz Mühlemann | Marie Mühlemann | Norton | 7 | +4:17.1 | 1 |
  | 7 | Julien Deronne | Johnny Anthony | Norton | 7 | +4:17.4 | |
  | 8 | Marcel Masuy | Denis Jenkinson | BMW | 7 | +4:33.3 | |
  | 9 | Pip Harris | Neil Smith | Norton | 7 | +4:41.2 | |
  | 10 | Adhémar Maréchal | Guy de Marneffe | BMW | 7 | +5:05.3 | |
  