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1990 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

FieldValue
Grand PrixSwedish
flagSweden
Official_NameNordic TT
LocationScandinavian Raceway
Course_mi2.51
Course_km4.025
Race_No12
Season_No15
Date12 August
Year1990
ImageScandinavian Raceway 1978.svg
Pole_Rider_500Kevin Schwantz
Pole_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Pole_Time_5001:30.785
Fast_Rider_500Wayne Rainey
Fast_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Fast_Time_5001:31.107
First_Rider_500Wayne Rainey
First_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Second_Rider_500Eddie Lawson
Second_Rider_500_CountryUSA
Third_Rider_500Wayne Gardner
Third_Rider_500_CountryAustralia
Pole_Rider_250John Kocinski
Pole_Rider_250_CountryUSA
Pole_Time_2501:35.105
Fast_Rider_250John Kocinski
Fast_Rider_250_CountryUSA
Fast_Time_2501:34.833
First_Rider_250Carlos Cardús
First_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_250John Kocinski
Second_Rider_250_CountryUSA
Third_Rider_250Masahiro Shimizu
Third_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Pole_Rider_125Stefan Prein
Pole_Rider_125_CountryGermany
Pole_Time_1251:41.786
Fast_Rider_125Stefan Prein
Fast_Rider_125_CountryGermany
Fast_Time_1251:41.909
First_Rider_125Hans Spaan
First_Rider_125_CountryNetherlands
Second_Rider_125Alessandro Gramigni
Second_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Third_Rider_125Doriano Romboni
Third_Rider_125_CountryItaly

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The 1990 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 10–12 August 1990 at the Anderstorp.

500 cc race report

Last year, Wayne Rainey lost any chance at the championship by crashing on this track, and this year he has a points advantage on Kevin Schwantz, but a DNF would just about erase the lead. He’s asked:

Q: “Is this going to be one of the occasions when you go for points rather than a win?” WR: “Well, I’m going to go for both; it’s going to be tough tomorrow for those guys that have been going fast—if they go the same speed tomorrow; so we’re just going to ride around, have some fun and collect all the points we can get.” Q: “You’ll be satisfied then if you don’t win?” WR: “No.”

At the light, Rainey gets the start and is followed by Eddie Lawson, Mick Doohan, Randy Mamola, Carl Fogarty and Wayne Gardner. Schwantz is behind with another bad start.

Schwantz soon moves into fourth place, but then crashes out and ends much hope for the championship.

The race develops into two pairs: Rainey and Lawson on the Yamahas, then a small gap to the Hondas of Doohan and Gardner. Will Lawson stay behind Rainey and help him out as he said he would earlier in the season?

Gardner leaves Doohan and shows Lawson a wheel, but Lawson keeps Gardner under control for the moment. Ron Haslam crashes and runs off the track just as the leaders zoom in.

Gardner isn’t able to match Rainey and Lawson’s pace and finishes in third, and Lawson’s second place may have been deliberate in order to help teammate Rainey.

500 cc classification

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints12345678910111213RetRetRetRetRetSources:
USA Wayne RaineyMarlboro Team RobertsYamaha46:01.68920
USA Eddie LawsonMarlboro Team RobertsYamaha+1.14917
AUS Wayne GardnerRothmans Honda TeamHonda+3.56415
AUS Mick DoohanRothmans Honda TeamHonda+22.56413
GBR Niall MackenzieLucky Strike SuzukiSuzuki+49.33311
GBR Carl FogartyTeam ROC Elf La CinqHonda+1:07.97310
FRA Jean Philippe RuggiaSonauto GauloisesYamaha+1:08.8319
ESP Juan GarrigaDucados YamahaYamaha+1:20.4318
BRA Alex BarrosCagiva CorseCagiva+1 Lap7
GBR Ron HaslamCagiva CorseCagiva+1 Lap6
ITA Marco PapaTeam ROC Elf La CinqHonda+1 Lap5
NLD Cees DoorakkersHRK MotorsHonda+1 Lap4
SWE Peter LindenHonda+1 Lap3
FIN Eero KuparinenHondaRetirement
USA Randy MamolaCagiva CorseCagivaRetirement
USA Kevin SchwantzLucky Strike SuzukiSuzukiRetirement
LUX Andreas LeutheLibrenti CorseHondaRetirement
FRA Christian SarronSonauto GauloisesYamahaRetirement

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1989 Swedish Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = None

References

  1. (25 July 2015). "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1990".
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1990 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Anderstorp Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  4. Duke Video: "Bike GP 1990 Review". Videocassette.
  5. (13 June 2017). "1990 Swedish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  6. "SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1990".
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