1990 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix
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JULY 7, SPA
[edit] 500 cc race report
Last year, Spa organizers ran three races because of rain, but it’s dry for qualifying, with Kevin Schwantz taking pole; Pierfrancesco Chili falls off at high-speed 6th-gear left-hander, breaking his arm.
Race day is wet, and as is often the case, Schwantz gets the pole but Wayne Rainey gets the start, ahead of Eddie Lawson, Mick Doohan, and Wayne Gardner.
Race order becomes Rainey, Lawson, Christian Sarron, Schwantz, Doohan, Randy Mamola, Gardner and Jean-Philippe Ruggia.
Rainey opens up a gap to Lawson, then a small gap to a group of Schwantz, Sarron and Mamola. Mamola gets a wriggle on and passes Sarron and Schwantz.
Schwantz is stuck in place, while Mamola and Ruggia leave him behind and catch up to Lawson. When Mamola shows Lawson a front wheel, Lawson fights back and keeps him behind. Mamola makes a mistake and falls out of third place, leaving Ruggia to battle with Lawson for second place. Ruggia soon leaves Lawson behind and starts to close the gap to Rainey, but it’s too much. Schwantz finishes in 7th.
| 1 |  Wayne Rainey |
50:29.205 |
| 2 |  J. Ruggia |
+4.522 |
| 3 | Eddie Lawson |
+20.566 |
| 4 | Christian Sarron |
+45.258 |
| 5 |  Alex Barros |
+51.060 |
| 6 |  Mick Doohan |
+1:18.021 |
| 7 | Kevin Schwantz |
+1:20.961 |
| 8 |  Ron Haslam |
+1:23.596 |
| 9 |  J. Garriga |
+1:24.073 |
| 10 | Wayne Gardner |
+1:50.520 |
| 11 |  N. Fujiwara |
+2:01.935 |
| 12 | Niall Mackenzie |
+2:20.060 |
| 13 |  E. Laycock |
+1 lap |
| 14 |  K. Truchsess |
+1 lap |
| 15 |  C. Doorakkers |
+1 lap |
 M. Papa |
ret. | |
 N. Schmassman |
ret. | |
| V. Scatola |
ret. | |
| Randy Mamola |
ret. | |
| Pierfrancesco Chili |
ret. |
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