Grand Prix: | British |
Flag: | UK |
Official Name: | Shell British Motorcycle Grand Prix[1] [2] [3] |
Location: | Donington Park |
Course Mi: | 2.5 |
Course Km: | 4.023 |
Race No: | 11 |
Season No: | 15 |
Date: | 5 August |
Year: | 1990 |
Pole Rider 500: | Wayne Gardner |
Pole Rider 500 Country: | Australia |
Pole Time 500: | 1:33.415 |
Fast Rider 500: | Kevin Schwantz |
Fast Rider 500 Country: | USA |
Fast Time 500: | 1:33.762 |
First Rider 500: | Kevin Schwantz |
First Rider 500 Country: | USA |
Second Rider 500: | Wayne Rainey |
Second Rider 500 Country: | USA |
Third Rider 500: | Eddie Lawson |
Third Rider 500 Country: | USA |
Pole Rider 250: | John Kocinski |
Pole Rider 250 Country: | USA |
Pole Time 250: | 1:37.009 |
Fast Rider 250: | Luca Cadalora |
Fast Rider 250 Country: | Italy |
Fast Time 250: | 1:37.326 |
First Rider 250: | Luca Cadalora |
First Rider 250 Country: | Italy |
Second Rider 250: | Masahiro Shimizu |
Second Rider 250 Country: | Japan |
Third Rider 250: | Helmut Bradl |
Third Rider 250 Country: | Germany |
Pole Rider 125: | Stefan Prein |
Pole Rider 125 Country: | Germany |
Pole Time 125: | 1:44.100 |
Fast Rider 125: | Hans Spaan |
Fast Rider 125 Country: | Netherlands |
Fast Time 125: | 1:44.379 |
First Rider 125: | Loris Capirossi |
First Rider 125 Country: | Italy |
Second Rider 125: | Doriano Romboni |
Second Rider 125 Country: | Italy |
Third Rider 125: | Hans Spaan |
Third Rider 125 Country: | Netherlands |
The 1990 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 3–5 August 1990 at Donington Park.[4]
Cagiva announces that after 10 years of participation it will withdraw from GP at the end of the season, citing cost overruns and lack of results. it is a false alarm, as they continue until 1994. Pierfrancesco Chili is replaced by Carl Fogarty.
Wayne Rainey gets a good start, but by the Craner Curves he is passed by Eddie Lawson, and is followed by Niall Mackenzie, Mick Doohan and Kevin Schwantz.
Rainey retakes the lead from Lawson, but Schwantz is now behind them. Wayne Gardner is out of the race with a mechanical and Fogarty crashes out.
Rainey still ahead, but Schwantz has moved into second ahead of Lawson at the chicane. Schwantz picks that same spot for his pass on Rainey, and is now in first. He opens up the gap and cruises to the win ahead of Rainey and Lawson.
Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | |||
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1 | Kevin Schwantz | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | 47:15.770 | 20 | |||
2 | Wayne Rainey | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +2.138 | 17 | |||
3 | Eddie Lawson | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +9.436 | 15 | |||
4 | Mick Doohan | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +40.383 | 13 | |||
5 | Niall Mackenzie | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +59.608 | 11 | |||
6 | Randy Mamola | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1:07.650 | 10 | |||
7 | Juan Garriga | Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | +1:21.386 | 9 | |||
8 | Christian Sarron | Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +1:22.684 | 8 | |||
9 | Jean Philippe Ruggia | Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +1:26.385 | 7 | |||
10 | Ron Haslam | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1:35.549 | 6 | |||
11 | Alex Barros | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1:36.041 | 5 | |||
12 | Eddie Laycock | Millar Racing | Honda | +1 Lap | 4 | |||
13 | Marco Papa | Team ROC Elf La Cinq | Honda | +1 Lap | 3 | |||
14 | Andreas Leuthe | Librenti Corse | Honda | +1 Lap | 2 | |||
Ret | Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | Retirement | ||||
Ret | Carl Fogarty | Team ROC Elf La Cinq | Honda | Retirement | ||||
Ret | Cees Doorakkers | HRK Motors | Honda | Retirement | ||||
Ret | Sito Pons | Campsa Banesto | Honda | Retirement | ||||
Sources:[5] [6] |