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Race details
Race 3 of 6 races in the 1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	8 July 1950
Location	TT Circuit Assen
Course	Permanent racing facility 16.536 km (10.275 mi)
500cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Carlo Bandirola Gilera Time 6:26.9 Podium First Umberto Masetti Gilera Second Nello Pagani Gilera Third Harry Hinton Norton
350cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Bob Foster Velocette Time 6:51.0 Podium First Bob Foster Velocette Second Geoff Duke Norton Third Bill Lomas Velocette
125cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Bruno Ruffo Mondial Time 8:07.2 Podium First Bruno Ruffo Mondial Second Gianni Leoni Mondial Third Giuseppe Mattuci Moto Morini

The 1950 Dutch TT was the third race of the 1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 8 July 1950 at the TT Circuit Assen.

500 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Umberto Masetti	Gilera	18	2:00:43.2	8
2	Nello Pagani	Gilera	18	+32.8	6
3	Harry Hinton	Norton	18	+2:17.8	4
4	Carlo Bandirola	Gilera	18	+3:47.7	3
5	Eric McPherson	Norton	18	+6:32.8	2
6	Syd Jensen	Triumph			1

350 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Bob Foster	Velocette	15	1:44:23.7	8
2	Geoff Duke	Norton	15	+32.4	6
3	Bill Lomas	Velocette	15	+1:36.6	4
4	Johnny Lockett	Norton	15	+2:36.2	3
5	Reg Armstrong	Velocette	15	+2:53.1	2
6	Harry Hinton	Norton	15	+2:53.3	1
7	Dickie Dale	Norton	15	+2:58.5
8	Ted Frend	AJS	15	+3:58.0
9	Charlie Salt	Velocette	15	+4:19.7
10	Vic Willoughby	Velocette	15	+6:34.1

125cc classification

Pos.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	Bruno Ruffo	Mondial	7	57:27.2	8
2	Gianni Leoni	Mondial	7	+0.1	6
3	Giuseppe Matucci	Moto Morini	7	+1:56.6	4
4	Umberto Braga	Mondial	7	+5:48.5	3
5	Felice Benasedo	MV Agusta	7	+8:27.6	2
6	Gijs Lagerweij	Sparta	6	+1 lap	1
26 starters, 18 finishers
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References

1. ^ Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1951. Temple Press Ltd. p. 116.
2. Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1950–500 cc. ISBN 085429208X.
3. Haefliger, Werner. FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 7. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
4. Bula, Maurice. Grand Prix Motorcycle Championships of the World. Haynes Publications Inc. 1950–125 cc. ISBN 085429208X.

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