1990 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix
Race details | |||
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Race 14 of 15 races in the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||
Date | 2 September 1990 | ||
Location | Hungaroring | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 4.381 km (2.722 mi) | ||
500 cc | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | Mick Doohan | ||
Time | 1:43.971 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Mick Doohan | ||
Time | 1:44.390 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Mick Doohan | ||
Second | Eddie Lawson | ||
Third | Kevin Schwantz | ||
250 cc | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | John Kocinski | ||
Time | 1:45.952 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | John Kocinski | ||
Time | 1:46.266 | ||
Podium | |||
First | John Kocinski | ||
Second | Helmut Bradl | ||
Third | Carlos Cardús | ||
125 cc | |||
Pole position | |||
Rider | Bruno Casanova | ||
Time | 1:52.300 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Rider | Bruno Casanova | ||
Time | 1:52.866 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Loris Capirossi | ||
Second | Heinz Lüthi | ||
Third | Bruno Casanova |
The 1990 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 31 August-2 September 1990 at the Hungaroring circuit.
500 cc race report
Wayne Rainey gets the start, then it’s Eddie Lawson, Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Gardner and Mick Doohan. Randy Mamola has a small highside and looks like he’s going to save it, but heads into the gravel and it falls as he bumps the tire barrier.
Doohan is on the move as he passes Gardner and Schwantz and catches up to Lawson. It’s a small gap up to Rainey. As they brake at the end of the start-finish straight, Lawson makes a mistake and goes wide, losing contact with Doohan, who catches Rainey.
Doohan passes Rainey on the straight as he did with Lawson, but Rainey can’t fight back as his bike breaks down. This is his first DNF, but the championship is sewn-up.
Doohan takes a big win, his first in 500s.
500 cc classification
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
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1 | Mick Doohan | Honda | 49:14.920 | 20 |
2 | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | +25.442 | 17 |
3 | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | +54.401 | 15 |
4 | Wayne Gardner | Honda | +1:02.632 | 13 |
5 | Juan Garriga | Yamaha | +1:04.794 | 11 |
6 | Jean Philippe Ruggia | Yamaha | +1:05.970 | 10 |
7 | Niall Mackenzie | Suzuki | +1:06.248 | 9 |
8 | Carl Fogarty | Honda | +1:15.589 | 8 |
9 | Alex Barros | Cagiva | +1:34.000 | 7 |
10 | Sito Pons | Honda | +1:39.945 | 6 |
11 | Ron Haslam | Cagiva | +1:46.026 | 5 |
12 | Marco Papa | Honda | +1 Lap | 4 |
13 | Rachel Nicotte | Plaisir | +1 Lap | 3 |
14 | Eddie Laycock | Honda | +1 Lap | 2 |
15 | Martin Troesch | Honda | +2 Laps | 1 |
16 | Cees Doorakkers | Honda | +2 Laps | |
Ret | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | Retirement | |
Ret | Andreas Leuthe | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Karl Truchsess | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | Retirement | |
Ret | Peter Linden | Honda | Retirement | |
Ret | Randy Mamola | Cagiva | Retirement |
Previous race: 1990 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1990 season |
Next race: 1990 Australian Grand Prix |
Previous race: None |
Hungarian Grand Prix | Next race: 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix |