1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 10 of 15 races in the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 22 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Grand prix de France[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bugatti Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 20–22 July 1990 at the Bugatti Circuit located in Le Mans.[2]
500 cc race report
Kevin Schwantz on pole and race day is hot and sunny. Wayne Rainey wheelies halfway down the straight, giving the first turn to Wayne Gardner, then it’s Mick Doohan in third place. Gardner goes very wide on a turn and has to sit up, letting Rainey through and when he gets back on the racing line, he forces Doohan wide as well. It’s still a tight race at the front between Rainey, Gardner, Schwantz, Doohan, Eddie Lawson and Christian Sarron. Gardner takes Rainey on the straight, and in the same place Gardner went wide, Rainey goes a little off-line too, this time letting Schwantz through into second. At La Chapelle Gardner goes wide again, and Schwantz takes the lead easily. By the last lap, Schwantz has a good gap in first, followed by Gardner and Rainey.
500 cc classification
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 | United States Kevin Schwantz | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | 48:05.213 | 20 | ||
| 2 | Australia Wayne Gardner | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +2.420 | 17 | ||
| 3 | United States Wayne Rainey | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +3.333 | 15 | ||
| 4 | Australia Mick Doohan | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +4.865 | 13 | ||
| 5 | United States Eddie Lawson | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +10.157 | 11 | ||
| 6 | United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +20.480 | 10 | ||
| 7 | United States Randy Mamola | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1:18.898 | 9 | ||
| 8 | Spain Juan Garriga | Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | +1:30.771 | 8 | ||
| 9 | Italy Marco Papa | Team ROC Elf La Cinq | Honda | +1:41.299 | 7 | ||
| 10 | United Kingdom Ron Haslam | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1 Lap | 6 | ||
| 11 | Republic of Ireland Eddie Laycock | Millar Racing | Honda | +1 Lap | 5 | ||
| 12 | Netherlands Cees Doorakkers | HRK Motors | Honda | +1 Lap | 4 | ||
| Ret | France Jean Philippe Ruggia | Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | France Christian Sarron | Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Austria Karl Truchsess | Honda | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | France Rachel Nicotte | Plaisir Vitesse Internationale | Chevallier Yamaha | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Italy Vittorio Scatola | Team Elit | Paton | Retirement | |||
| Ret | Germany Martin Troesch | Honda | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Brazil Alex Barros | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |||
| DNQ | Switzerland Nicholas Schmassman | Team Schmassman | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
| Sources:[3][4] | |||||||
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References
- ↑ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1990". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ↑ "Moto GP statistics". Moto GP. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ↑ "1990 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1990". www.motogp.com.