The 1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 25–27 May 1990 at the Nürburgring race track.
500 cc race report Though recovering from injury, Wayne Gardner refuses to stay off the bike, and breaks his foot badly in practice. In qualifying, Wayne Rainey falls off and breaks a finger, but makes the start.
Through the first turn it’s Kevin Schwantz, Mick Doohan and Pierfrancesco Chili. Rainey is down at 6th.
After a few laps it’s Schwantz, Doohan and Chili, then a small gap to Christian Sarron, Sito Pons and Rainey. In a bizarre accident, Doohan and Chili, without touching, have simultaneous highsides. Doohan’s crash is messy, his bike riding him off the track.
Schwantz is safely away, and Rainey takes the lead in the new fight for second. Rainey leaves the group, and the fight for third is split three-ways between Mackenzie, Sarron and Pons.
500 cc classification Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki 50:18.517 20 2 Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +11.868 17 3 Niall Mackenzie Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +27.206 15 4 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +35.129 13 5 Sito Pons Campsa Banesto Honda +44.015 11 6 Jean Philippe Ruggia Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +1:02.188 10 7 Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha +1:21.646 9 8 Alex Barros Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1 Lap 8 9 Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1 Lap 7 10 Cees Doorakkers HRK Motors Honda +1 Lap 6 11 Marco Papa Team ROC Elf La Cinq Honda +1 Lap 5 12 Andreas Leuthe Librenti Corse Honda +1 Lap 4 13 Nicholas Schmassman Team Schmassman Honda +1 Lap 3 14 Hansjoerg Butz Honda +1 Lap 2 15 Peter Linden Honda +1 Lap 1 16 Vittorio Scatola Team Elit Paton +6 Laps Ret Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda Retirement Ret Pierfrancesco Chili Team ROC Elf La Cinq Honda Retirement DNQ Alois Meyer Rallye Sport Honda Did not qualify Sources:
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