1990 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

  1990 Nations Grand Prix

Race details
Race 4 of 15 races in the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	20 May 1990
Location	Misano
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.488 km (2.167 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider	Wayne Rainey
Time	1:16.019
Fastest lap
Rider	Wayne Rainey
Time	1:15.912
Podium
First	Wayne Rainey
Second	Kevin Schwantz
Third	Mick Doohan
250 cc
Pole position
Rider	John Kocinski
Time	1:17.807
Fastest lap
Rider	John Kocinski
Time	1:18.023
Podium
First	John Kocinski
Second	Helmut Bradl
Third	Wilco Zeelenberg
125 cc
Pole position
Rider	Jorge Martínez
Time	1:24.254
Fastest lap
Rider	Stefan Prein
Time	1:24.213
Podium
First	Jorge Martínez
Second	Dirk Raudies
Third	Loris Capirossi

The 1990 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–20 May 1990 at the Misano circuit.

500 cc race report

In practice Christian Sarron falls in front of Wayne Gardner, bringing him down and causing Gardner to race with broken ribs.

At the first turn, Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz go first, but Pierfrancesco Chili gets knocked off by Gardner, who came across the racing line. Chili kicks furiously at the gravel as he’s escorted off the track.

A trio forms at the front: Rainey, Schwantz and Mick Doohan. Alex Barros crashes out for a second race in a row.

Drops of rain bring out the red flag and memories of Spa ’89, when 3 races were run; a second race on aggregate time will follow. New start in the dry and Doohan gets the first turn, followed by Rainey and Mamola. It soon turns into Rainey, Doohan, Gardner and Schwantz at the front. It’s a very aggressive group of four, who pass each other two at a time.

Schwantz takes the lead, and can’t suppress his tic of looking back while exiting on the throttle, a habit that caused him a crash last season.

Though the order crossing the line is Schwantz, Gardner, Rainey and Doohan, Rainey takes the win based on aggregate time.

500 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	46:21.150	20
2	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	+2.121	17
3	Mick Doohan	Honda	+7.870	15
4	Wayne Gardner	Honda	+9.732	13
5	Niall Mackenzie	Suzuki	+1:13.452	11
6	Sito Pons	Honda	+1:20.365	10
7	Randy Mamola	Cagiva	+1 Lap	9
8	Juan Garriga	Yamaha	+1 Lap	8
9	Marco Papa	Honda	+1 Lap	7
10	Romolo Balbi	Honda	+1 Lap	6
11	Michele Valdo	Honda	+2 Laps	5
12	Peter Lindén	Honda	+3 Laps	4
13	Nicholas Schmassman	Honda	+3 Laps	3
14	Cees Doorakkers	Honda	+5 Laps	2
15	Vittorio Scatola	Paton	+8 Laps	1
Ret	Ron Haslam	Cagiva	Retirement
Ret	Jean Philippe Ruggia	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Andreas Leuthe	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	Retirement
Ret	Pierfrancesco Chili	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Alex Barros	Cagiva	Retirement