1990 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1990 Czechoslovak Motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 August 1990 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno, Czechoslovakia.

  1990 Czechoslovak Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 15 races in the
1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date26 August 1990
Official nameGrand Prix Brno-ČSFR[1][2][3]
LocationBrno Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.403 km (3.357 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Kevin Schwantz
Time 2:02.725
Fastest lap
Rider Wayne Rainey
Time 2:03.718
Podium
First Wayne Rainey
Second Wayne Gardner
Third Eddie Lawson
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Helmut Bradl
Time 2:07.404
Fastest lap
Rider Carlos Cardús
Time 2:07.341
Podium
First Carlos Cardús
Second John Kocinski
Third Helmut Bradl
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Hans Spaan
Second Stefan Prein
Third Alessandro Gramigni

500 cc race

Wayne Gardner crashes twice in the same qualifying session, without serious injury, and Eddie Lawson highsides.

Wayne Rainey gets the start, followed closely by Gardner, then Lawson, Mick Doohan and Kevin Schwantz. Gardner through into first, Schwantz into third.

As he closes the gap to the pair in front, Schwantz's front-end tucks in and he crashes out of third place. He runs to the bike to pick it up, but it is starting to burn.

Rainey is only just managing to stay on Gardner's wheel, and eventually passes. By the last lap, Rainey is well ahead of Gardner, and he wins the race and the championship. Lawson takes third, but is absent from the podium celebrations. While it may have been a coincidence that Lawson disappeared on the day he lost his title to Rainey, Lawson had a big fight with crew chief Warren Willing about the bike and left the facilities before the podium ceremonies.[4]:147

Rainey: "Then, when I crossed the finish line, and I was World Champion, I had a burst of emotion. I felt really great, for about two tenths of a second. Then it was gone, and it was like – wow, what happened to everything? Here I am, with the thing I've devoted everything to win, and there wasn’t anything there. It left me feeling really disappointed. It meant so much more to me emotionally losing the title in Sweden when I crashed out than it did winning it. It felt strange."[4]:146

500 cc classification
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +47:50.847 20
2 Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda +2.003 17
3 Eddie Lawson Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +19.531 15
4 Niall Mackenzie Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +35.174 13
5 Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha +42.617 11
6 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +46.250 10
7 Sito Pons Campsa Banesto Honda +51.386 9
8 Jean Philippe Ruggia Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +1:06.249 8
9 Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda +1:07.917 7
10 Carl Fogarty Team ROC Elf La Cinq Honda +1:19.415 6
11 Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1:38.932 5
12 Ron Haslam Cagiva Corse Cagiva +2:06.055 4
13 Marco Papa Team ROC Elf La Cinq Honda +1 Lap 3
14 Eddie Laycock Millar Racing Honda +1 Lap 2
15 Rachel Nicotte Plaisir Vitesse Internationale Plaisir +1 Lap 1
16 Cees Doorakkers HRK Motors Honda +1 Lap
17 Martin Troesch Honda +2 Laps
Ret Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki Retirement
Ret Karl Truchsess Honda Retirement
Ret Alex Barros Cagiva Corse Cagiva Retirement
Ret Andreas Leuthe Librenti Corse Honda Retirement
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References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1990". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1990 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. "Brno Circuit | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  4. Scott, Michael: Wayne Rainey. Haynes Publishing, 1997, ISBN 978-1844258628
  5. "1990 Czechoslovakian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. "CZECH REPUBLIC GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1990". Motogp.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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