1990 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
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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 [June 8|8th]]-10th June, 1990 at the Salzburgring circuit.
[edit] 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 160bhp 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.
[edit] 500cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kevin Schwantz |
Suzuki | 38:21.304 | 20 |
| 2 | Wayne Rainey |
Yamaha | +0.561 | 17 |
| 3 |  Mick Doohan |
Honda | +25.304 | 15 |
| 4 |  Pierfrancesco Chili |
Honda | +37.304 | 13 |
| 5 |  Niall Mackenzie |
Suzuki | +46.434 | 11 |
| 6 |  Sito Pons |
Honda | +46.871 | 10 |
| 7 |  Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | +1:06.073 | 9 |
| 8 | Jean Philippe Ruggia |
Yamaha | +1:19.575 | 8 |
| 9 | Juan Garriga |
Yamaha | +1 Lap | 7 |
| 10 | Randy Mamola |
Cagiva | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 11 |  Alex Barros |
Cagiva | +1 Lap | 5 |
| 12 | Ron Haslam |
Cagiva | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Marco Papa |
Honda | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 14 |  Cees Doorakkers |
Honda | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 15 |  Karl Truchsess |
Honda | +2 Laps | 1 |
| Previous race: 1990 German Grand Prix |
FIM MotoGP World Championship 1990 season |
Next race: 1990 Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1989 Austrian Grand Prix |
Austrian Grand Prix | Next race: 1991 Austrian Grand Prix |
