| Race details | |||
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| Race 6 of 15 races in the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | June 10, 1990 | ||
| Location | Salzburgring | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.326 km (2.688 mi) |
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| 500 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Kevin Schwantz | ||
| Time | 1:18.411 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Kevin Schwantz | ||
| Time | 1:18.341 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Kevin Schwantz | ||
| Second | Wayne Rainey | ||
| Third | Mick Doohan | ||
| 250 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Carlos Cardús | ||
| Time | 1:23.709 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Luca Cadalora | ||
| Time | 1:23.935 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Luca Cadalora | ||
| Second | Martin Wimmer | ||
| Third | John Kocinski | ||
| 125 cc | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Rider | Hans Spaan | ||
| Time | 1:31.821 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Stefan Prein | ||
| Time | 1:34.979 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Jorge Martínez | ||
| Second | Loris Capirossi | ||
| Third | Stefan Prein | ||
The 1990 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 8 -June 10, 1990 at the Salzburgring.
Eddie Lawson is still out, as is Wayne Gardner.
First turn, it’s Wayne Rainey, Mick Doohan, Sito Pons, Kevin Schwantz, Pierfrancesco Chili, Niall Mackenzie and Christian Sarron. Schwantz begins to get a small gap from Rainey and Doohan, then there's another gap to Chili.
Rainey begins to bridge the gap to Schwantz, leaving Doohan. Rainey catches and tries a draft pass, but Schwantz denies it on the brakes. Rainey claws his way to the lead, but on the uphill drag, the 160 bhp Suzuki seems more than a match for the Yamaha as Schwantz passes Rainey again. On the last lap, Schwantz’ lead holds as he wins over Rainey and Doohan.
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | 38:21.304 | 20 |
| 2 | Wayne Rainey | Yamaha | +0.561 | 17 |
| 3 | Mick Doohan | Honda | +25.304 | 15 |
| 4 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Honda | +37.304 | 13 |
| 5 | Niall Mackenzie | Suzuki | +46.434 | 11 |
| 6 | Sito Pons | Honda | +46.871 | 10 |
| 7 | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | +1:06.073 | 9 |
| 8 | Jean Philippe Ruggia | Yamaha | +1:19.575 | 8 |
| 9 | Juan Garriga | Yamaha | +1 Lap | 7 |
| 10 | Randy Mamola | Cagiva | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 11 | Alex Barros | Cagiva | +1 Lap | 5 |
| 12 | Ron Haslam | Cagiva | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 13 | Marco Papa | Honda | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 14 | Cees Doorakkers | Honda | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 15 | Karl Truchsess | Honda | +2 Laps | 1 |
| Previous race: 1990 German Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1990 season |
Next race: 1990 Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1989 Austrian Grand Prix |
Austrian Grand Prix | Next race: 1991 Austrian Grand Prix |