1990 World Superbike British Round - Donington Park - Race 1 Results

1990 World Superbike/Donington Park

1990-04-15 to 1990-04-16

World Superbike British Round

Donington Park (Permanent circuit, 4.0230 km)
Attendance: 50,000
Event permit: IMN 02/2
Timekeepers: MST Sports Timing
Entries: 59 / Practised: 42 / Qualified: 40

Sessions

Entry list

15 Apr, Sun

Free Practice - Group A

Free Practice - Group B

Qualifying 1 - Group A

Qualifying 1 - Group B

Qualifying 2 - Group A

Qualifying 2 - Group B

Overall qualifying

16 Apr, Mon

Warm-Up

Warm-Up - B Final

Race 1

B Final

Race 2

Race 1

Scheduled duration: 25 laps
Started: 39 / Classified: 27

Scheduled start time: 12:30
Weather: Cloudy / Track: Dry

Results

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P.	#	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Gap	KM/H	Best Lap	On	Gr.
1	1	Fred MERKEL	Honda	25	41:46.57		144.45	1:39.41	16	2
2	3	Raymond ROCHE	Ducati	25	41:51.59	5.02	144.16	1:39.29	8	3
3	2	Stéphane MERTENS	Honda	25	41:51.80	5.23	144.15	1:39.30	16	8
4	11	Rob PHILLIS	Kawasaki	25	41:56.83	10.26	143.86	1:39.17	6	13
5	4	Fabrizio PIROVANO	Yamaha	25	42:00.36	13.79	143.66	1:39.65	6	6
6	27	Carl FOGARTY	Honda	25	42:00.80	14.23	143.63	1:39.73	7	9
7	6	Giancarlo FALAPPA	Ducati	25	42:00.93	14.36	143.63	1:39.34	2	1
8	17	Davide TARDOZZI	Ducati	25	42:01.96	15.39	143.57	1:39.61	25	17
9	44	Udo MARK	Yamaha	25	42:18.70	32.13	142.62	1:40.29	21	22
10	8	Baldassarre MONTI	Honda	25	42:22.85	36.28	142.39	1:41.02	15	4
11	31	Ray STRINGER	Yamaha	25	42:23.27	36.70	142.36	1:39.79	6	19
12	30	James WHITHAM	Honda	25	42:30.61	44.04	141.95	1:40.79	16	20
13	69	Niall MACKENZIE	Yamaha	25	42:33.73	47.16	141.78	1:39.19	16	7
14	28	Brian MORRISON	Honda	25	42:36.23	49.66	141.64	1:40.63	16	14
15	23	Ernst GSCHWENDER	Suzuki	25	42:37.73	51.16	141.56	1:40.83	16	25
16	46	Edwin WEIBEL	Kawasaki	25	42:38.08	51.51	141.54	1:40.85	25	16
17	66	Jeffry DE VRIES	Yamaha	25	42:38.36	51.79	141.52	1:41.17	16	18
18	29	Steve CHAMBERS	Honda	25	43:04.42	1:17.85	140.10	1:41.52	12	23
19	36	Juan LÓPEZ MELLA	Honda	25	43:13.31	1:26.74	139.62	1:41.73	12	10
20	32	Steve WILLIAMS	Yamaha	25	43:18.65	1:32.08	139.33	1:42.08	10	28
21	18	Rueben McMURTER	Honda	25	43:20.79	1:34.22	139.22	1:42.32	10	24
22	40	René DELABY	Honda	25	43:21.28	1:34.71	139.19	1:42.48	8	30
23	56	Mauro RICCI	Kawasaki	25	43:22.48	1:35.91	139.12	1:42.79	24	35
24	58	Bruno BONHUIL	Honda	25	43:31.35	1:44.78	138.65	1:42.65	9	33
25	50	Manfred FISCHER	Honda	24	42:25.94	1 lap	136.53	1:44.17	15	37
26	65	Pentti TOLONEN	Yamaha	24	42:28.74	1 lap	136.38	1:44.42	23	38
27	63	Peter GRANATH	Honda	24	43:08.42	1 lap	134.29	1:45.52	9	40
RT	5	Anders ANDERSSON	Yamaha	23	38:57.76	---	142.49	1:40.01	7	15
RT	19	Rob McELNEA	Yamaha	16	26:50.35	Accident	143.90	1:39.53	6	11
RT	70	Robert HOLDEN	Honda	16	27:22.41	Accident	141.09	1:40.96	15	32
RT	35	Daniel AMATRIAÍN	Honda	16	27:42.35	---	139.40	1:41.63	11	21
RT	68	René RASMUSSEN	Suzuki	16	28:02.33	Accident	137.74	1:42.99	7	26
RT	38	Mark PHILLIPS	Yamaha	15	26:05.05	---	138.81	1:42.51	7	39
RT	9	Jari SUHONEN	Yamaha	12	20:46.98	---	139.37	1:41.95	9	27
RT	7	Terry RYMER	Yamaha	10	17:02.06	Retired	141.70	1:39.19	3	5
RT	47	Wolfgang MÖCKEL	Honda	8	14:23.83	---	134.13	1:44.80	3	34
RT	39	Stefano CARACCHI	Ducati	3	5:30.45	---	131.48	1:44.94	2	36
RT	22	Roger BURNETT	Suzuki	2	7:29.20	---	64.48	1:42.19	2	12
RT	53	Aldeo PRESCIUTTI	Yamaha	0	0:00.00	Mechanical				29
NS	43	Michael GALINSKI	Kawasaki			Not started				31

Fastest lap	11	Rob PHILLIS	Kawasaki	1:39.17	on lap 6	146.04 km/h

Rider notes

#58 Bonhuil: Listed on official entry list as number 59.

#39 Caracchi: Listed on official entry list as Yamaha rider.

#7 Rymer: Fractured wrist in warm-up accident.

Sources:

Official results/ Official entry list/ Official timetable/ 1990⁠-⁠xx⁠-⁠xx Screensport TV highlights/ Canberra Times 1990⁠-⁠04⁠-⁠20 pg23/ Moto Revue n.2940 pg12⁠-⁠14/ Motosprint 1990⁠-⁠16 pg40⁠-⁠45/ Superbike 1991/ Photos by Baz Shaw (Facebook)/ Photos by Chris Cole (Getty Images)/ Photos by DNC Photography/ Photos by Serge Frocheur