1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix

  1990 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 15 races in the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	27 May 1990
Location	Nürburgring
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.148 km (3.2 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider	Kevin Schwantz
Time	1:38.185
Fastest lap
Rider	Kevin Schwantz
Time	1:39.048
Podium
First	Kevin Schwantz
Second	Wayne Rainey
Third	Niall Mackenzie
250 cc
Pole position
Rider	Luca Cadalora
Time	1:42.518
Fastest lap
Rider	Wilco Zeelenberg
Time	1:43.046
Podium
First	Wilco Zeelenberg
Second	Carlos Cardús
Third	John Kocinski
125 cc
Pole position
Rider	Doriano Romboni
Time	1:51.766
Fastest lap
Rider	Jorge Martínez
Time	1:51.433
Podium
First	Doriano Romboni
Second	Dirk Raudies
Third	Loris Capirossi

The 1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 25–27 May 1990 at the Nürburgring race track.

500 cc race report

Though recovering from injury, Wayne Gardner refuses to stay off the bike, and breaks his foot badly in practice. In qualifying, Wayne Rainey falls off and breaks a finger, but makes the start.

Through the first turn it’s Kevin Schwantz, Mick Doohan and Pierfrancesco Chili. Rainey is down at 6th.

After a few laps it’s Schwantz, Doohan and Chili, then a small gap to Christian Sarron, Sito Pons and Rainey. In a bizarre accident, Doohan and Chili, without touching, have simultaneous highsides. Doohan’s crash is messy, his bike riding him off the track.

Schwantz is safely away, and Rainey takes the lead in the new fight for second. Rainey leaves the group, and the fight for third is split three-ways between Mackenzie, Sarron and Pons.

500 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	50:18.517	20
2	Wayne Rainey	Yamaha	+11.868	17
3	Niall Mackenzie	Suzuki	+27.206	15
4	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	+35.129	13
5	Sito Pons	Honda	+44.015	11
6	Jean Philippe Ruggia	Yamaha	+1:02.188	10
7	Juan Garriga	Yamaha	+1:21.646	9
8	Alex Barros	Cagiva	+1 Lap	8
9	Randy Mamola	Cagiva	+1 Lap	7
10	Cees Doorakkers	Honda	+1 Lap	6
11	Marco Papa	Honda	+1 Lap	5
12	Andreas Leuthe	Honda	+1 Lap	4
13	Nicholas Schmassman	Honda	+1 Lap	3
14	Hansjoerg Butz	Honda	+1 Lap	2
15	Peter Linden	Honda	+1 Lap	1
16	Vittorio Scatola	Paton	+6 Laps
Ret	Mick Doohan	Honda	Retirement
Ret	Pierfrancesco Chili	Honda	Retirement