The 1990 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 3–5 August 1990 at Donington Park.
500 cc race report Cagiva announces that after 10 years of participation it will withdraw from GP at the end of the season, citing cost overruns and lack of results. it is a false alarm, as they continue until 1994. Pierfrancesco Chili is replaced by Carl Fogarty.
Wayne Rainey gets a good start, but by the Craner Curves he is passed by Eddie Lawson, and is followed by Niall Mackenzie, Mick Doohan and Kevin Schwantz.
Rainey retakes the lead from Lawson, but Schwantz is now behind them. Wayne Gardner is out of the race with a mechanical and Fogarty crashes out.
Rainey still ahead, but Schwantz has moved into second ahead of Lawson at the chicane. Schwantz picks that same spot for his pass on Rainey, and is now in first. He opens up the gap and cruises to the win ahead of Rainey and Lawson.
500 cc classification Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Kevin Schwantz Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki 47:15.770 20 2 Wayne Rainey Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +2.138 17 3 Eddie Lawson Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha +9.436 15 4 Mick Doohan Rothmans Honda Team Honda +40.383 13 5 Niall Mackenzie Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki +59.608 11 6 Randy Mamola Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1:07.650 10 7 Juan Garriga Ducados Yamaha Yamaha +1:21.386 9 8 Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +1:22.684 8 9 Jean Philippe Ruggia Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +1:26.385 7 10 Ron Haslam Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1:35.549 6 11 Alex Barros Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1:36.041 5 12 Eddie Laycock Millar Racing Honda +1 Lap 4 13 Marco Papa Team ROC Elf La Cinq Honda +1 Lap 3 14 Andreas Leuthe Librenti Corse Honda +1 Lap 2 Ret Wayne Gardner Rothmans Honda Team Honda Retirement Ret Carl Fogarty Team ROC Elf La Cinq Honda Retirement Ret Cees Doorakkers HRK Motors Honda Retirement Ret Sito Pons Campsa Banesto Honda Retirement Sources:
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