1990 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 6 of 15 races in the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 10 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Großer Preis von Österreich[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Salzburgring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 8–10 June 1990 at the Salzburgring.[4]
500 cc race report
Eddie Lawson is still out, as is Wayne Gardner.
First turn, it’s Wayne Rainey, Mick Doohan, Sito Pons, Kevin Schwantz, Pierfrancesco Chili, Niall Mackenzie and Christian Sarron. Schwantz begins to get a small gap from Rainey and Doohan, then there's another gap to Chili.
Rainey begins to bridge the gap to Schwantz, leaving Doohan. Rainey catches and tries a draft pass, but Schwantz denies it on the brakes. Rainey claws his way to the lead, but on the uphill drag, the 160 bhp Suzuki seems more than a match for the Yamaha as Schwantz passes Rainey again. On the last lap, Schwantz’ lead holds as he wins over Rainey and Doohan.
500cc classification
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Kevin Schwantz
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | 38:21.304 | 20 | ||
| 2 | Wayne Rainey
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Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +0.561 | 17 | ||
| 3 |  Mick Doohan
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Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +25.304 | 15 | ||
| 4 |  Pierfrancesco Chili
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Team ROC Elf La Cinq | Honda | +37.304 | 13 | ||
| 5 |  Niall Mackenzie
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Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +46.434 | 11 | ||
| 6 |  Sito Pons
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Campsa Banesto | Honda | +46.871 | 10 | ||
| 7 |  Christian Sarron
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Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +1:06.073 | 9 | ||
| 8 | Jean Philippe Ruggia
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Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +1:19.575 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Juan Garriga
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Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 7 | ||
| 10 | Randy Mamola
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Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1 Lap | 6 | ||
| 11 |  Alex Barros
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Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1 Lap | 5 | ||
| 12 | Ron Haslam
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Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1 Lap | 4 | ||
| 13 | Marco Papa
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Team ROC Elf La Cinq | Honda | +2 Laps | 3 | ||
| 14 |  Cees Doorakkers
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HRK Motors | Honda | +2 Laps | 2 | ||
| 15 |  Karl Truchsess
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Honda | +2 Laps | 1 | |||
| DNQ |  Hansjoerg Butz
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Honda | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ | Alois Meyer
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Rallye Sport | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
| Sources:[5][6] | |||||||
References
- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1990". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1990 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Salzburgring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Moto GP statistics". Moto GP. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ "1990 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- ^ "motogp.com · AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1990". www.motogp.com.