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 8–10 June 1990 at the Salzburgring.^[4]

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  1990 Austrian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 6 of 15 races in the 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	10 June 1990
Official name	Großer Preis von Österreich[1][2][3]
Location	Salzburgring
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.326 km (2.688 mi)
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

Close

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.