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.
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 1 Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki 38:21.304 20 2 Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +0.561 17 3 Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda +25.304 15 4 Pierfrancesco Chili Team ROC Elf La Cinq Honda +37.304 13 5 Niall Mackenzie Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +46.434 11 6 Sito Pons Campsa Banesto Honda +46.871 10 7 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +1:06.073 9 8 Jean Philippe Ruggia Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +1:19.575 8 9 Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha +1 Lap 7 10 Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1 Lap 6 11 Alex Barros Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1 Lap 5 12 Ron Haslam Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1 Lap 4 13 Marco Papa Team ROC Elf La Cinq Honda +2 Laps 3 14 Cees Doorakkers HRK Motors Honda +2 Laps 2 15 Karl Truchsess Honda +2 Laps 1 DNQ Hansjoerg Butz Honda Did not qualify DNQ Alois Meyer Rallye Sport Honda Did not qualify Sources:
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