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
[edit]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
[edit]Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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1 | ![]() | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | 48:05.213 | 20 | ||
2 | ![]() | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +2.420 | 17 | ||
3 | ![]() | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +3.333 | 15 | ||
4 | ![]() | Rothmans Honda Team | Honda | +4.865 | 13 | ||
5 | ![]() | Marlboro Team Roberts | Yamaha | +10.157 | 11 | ||
6 | ![]() | Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | +20.480 | 10 | ||
7 | ![]() | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1:18.898 | 9 | ||
8 | ![]() | Ducados Yamaha | Yamaha | +1:30.771 | 8 | ||
9 | ![]() | Team ROC Elf La Cinq | Honda | +1:41.299 | 7 | ||
10 | ![]() | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1 Lap | 6 | ||
11 | ![]() | Millar Racing | Honda | +1 Lap | 5 | ||
12 | ![]() | HRK Motors | Honda | +1 Lap | 4 | ||
Ret | ![]() | Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
Ret | ![]() | Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | Retirement | |||
Ret | ![]() | Honda | Retirement | ||||
Ret | ![]() | Plaisir Vitesse Internationale | Chevallier Yamaha | Retirement | |||
Ret | ![]() | Team Elit | Paton | Retirement | |||
Ret | ![]() | Honda | Retirement | ||||
Ret | ![]() | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Retirement | |||
DNQ | ![]() | Team Schmassman | Honda | Did not qualify | |||
Sources:[3][4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.