1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

1990 World Champions

The 1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 42nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Season summary

1990 marked the beginning of the Rainey era with the Marlboro-Yamaha rider taking 7 wins and scoring points in every race but Hungary after he had already clinched the championship.[1] Rainey's teammate was 1989 champion Eddie Lawson, but he was unable to defend his championship after breaking his left ankle in the first round and then severely shattering his right ankle the following round at Laguna Seca. Rainey on having Lawson as a teammate: “I just wanted to devastate Eddie. I don’t think he was ready for a team-mate like me. Maybe he thought he could control me, but at that stage I was past being controlled.”[2] Rainey switched from Dunlop to Michelin tires this year.

Kevin Schwantz continued to win on his Suzuki but just as often he would crash.[1] Australian Mick Doohan would win his first Grand Prix for Honda at the Hungaroring.[1]

The 1990 season continued the trend of crashes as riders tried to cope with the harsh power output of the V4 two-strokes.[1] Honda put forth a proposition limiting the top class to 375cc and 3 cylinders, but that never caught on.[1] Still, with 500cc lap times becoming stagnant, it was clear that something needed to be done.[1]

Newcomer John Kocinski took the 250 title for Kenny Roberts' Marlboro-Yamaha squad after a tight points battle with Carlos Cardús that was not decided until the final race of the season.[1] Despite five Grand Prix victories for Hans Spaan, seventeen-year-old Loris Capirossi became the youngest-ever world champion when he claimed the 125 crown for Honda.[1]

1990 Grand Prix season calendar

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1990:[3][4]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 25 March Japan Kibun Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit
2 8 April United States U.S. Budweiser International Grand Prix Laguna Seca Raceway
3 6 May Spain Gran Premio de España Circuito Permanente de Jerez
4 20 May Italy G.P d'Italia Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica
5 27 May Germany Großer Preis von Deutschland Nürburgring
6 10 June Austria Großer Preis von Österreich Salzburgring
7 17 June Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yu Grand Prix Automotodrom Rijeka
8 30 June Netherlands Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen
9 7 July Belgium Belgian Motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
10 22 July France Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit
11 5 August United Kingdom Shell British Motorcycle Grand Prix Donington Park
12 12 August Sweden Nordic TT Scandinavian Raceway
13 26 August Czechoslovakia Grand Prix Brno-CSFR Brno Circuit
14 2 September Hungary Grand Prix Magyar Nagydíj Hungaroring
15 16 September Australia Drink/Drive Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

Calendar changes

Participants

500cc participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 1 United States Eddie Lawson 1, 8–15
2 United States Wayne Rainey All
38 Australia Peter Goddard 15
Gauloises Blondes Yamaha/Mobil 1 Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 3 France Christian Sarron 1–3, 5–6, 8–11, 13–15
14 France Jean-Philippe Ruggia All
Team Lucky Strike Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 4 Australia Kevin Magee 1–2
7 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie 3–15
34 United States Kevin Schwantz All
Team Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 40 Japan Satoshi Tsujimoto 1
La Cinq/ROC Honda Honda NSR500 5 Italy Pierfrancesco Chili 1–8, 15
55 Italy Marco Papa 4–15
55 United Kingdom Carl Fogarty 11–14
Campsa Banesto Honda Honda NSR500 6 Spain Sito Pons 1–7, 13–15
Cagiva Corse Cagiva Cagiva C590 8 United Kingdom Ron Haslam 1–2, 6–14
18 United States Randy Mamola 1–2, 4–14
28 Brazil Alex Barros 1–14
Rothmans Honda Honda Honda NSR500 9 Australia Mick Doohan All
10 Australia Wayne Gardner 1–4, 8–15
Ducados Yamaha Team Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 11 Spain Joan Garriga All
Yamaha Motor Company Motorsports Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 15 Japan Norihiko Fujiwara 1, 8–9
Tech 21/Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 21 Japan Tadahiko Taira 1, 15
?? Honda Honda RS500 17 Sweden Peter Lindén 4–5, 12
?? Honda Honda RS500 19 West Germany Hansjörg Butz 3, 5
RS Rallye Sport Team GmbH Honda Honda RS500 20 West Germany Michael Rudroff ??
RS Rallye Sport Honda Honda RS500 32
42
West Germany Alois Meyer 0 (5–6)
?? Honda Honda RS500 23 Finland Esko Kuparinen 8, 12
Millar Racing Honda Honda RS500 24 Republic of Ireland Eddie Laycock 3, 8–11, 13–15
Librenti Corse Honda Honda RS500 25 Luxembourg Andy Leuthe 3–5, 11–14
FMS/N Schmassmann Honda Honda RS500 26 Switzerland Niggi Schmassman 2–5, 7–8
?? Honda Honda RS500 30 West Germany Martin Trösch 10, 13–14
Motoclub Perugia Honda Honda RS500 31
37
38
Italy Marco Papa 4–15
Shell Honda Honda RS500 33
35
36
43
Austria Karl Truchsess 6–10, 14
Ys Racing Honda Honda NSR500 35 Japan Shunji Yatsushiro 0 (1)
Team Elit Paton Paton Paton V115 500 35
42
37
Italy Vittorio Scatola 3–5, 7–10
Nescafé Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 36 Japan Kunio Machii 1
Teera Honda Honda NSR500 37 Japan Hikaru Miyagi 1
Schick Advantage Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 38 Japan Osamu Hiwatashi 1
HRC/Pentax Honda Honda NSR500 39 Japan Shinichi Ito 1
?? Honda Honda RS500 40 Italy Michele Valdo 4
UCC Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 41 Japan Shinji Katayama 1
HRK Motors Honda Honda RS500 41
36
Netherlands Cees Doorakkers 3–15
Camel Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 43 Japan Keiji Ohishi 1
?? Chevallier-Honda Honda RS500 43 France Rachel Nicotte 10, 13–14
Meikoh Honda Honda RS500 44 Japan Kenmei Matsumoto 0 (1)
?? ?? ?? ?? Chile Vincenzo Cascino ??
?? PRP ?? ?? Australia Greg Drew 0 (15)
?? Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 ?? Australia Craig Harwood 0 (15)
?? Suzuki Suzuki RGV500 ?? Australia Scott Mitchell 0 (15)
Source: [5]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

250cc participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
HB Honda Team Honda Honda NSR250 2 West Germany Reinhold Roth 1–2, 4–7
9 West Germany Helmut Bradl 1–7, 11–15
16 West Germany Jochen Schmid All
41 West Germany Bernd Kassner 14
Team Lucky Strike Elf Honda Honda NSR250 3 Switzerland Jacques Cornu 1, 6–15
16 West Germany Jochen Schmid All
Repsol Honda Honda Honda NSR250 4 Spain Carlos Cardús All
Marlboro Yamaha Team Agostini Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 5 Italy Luca Cadalora All
28 Spain Àlex Crivillé 2–15
Ajinomoto Honda/HRC Honda Honda NSR250 6 Japan Masahiro Shimizu All
Castrol Mortimer Racing Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 7 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie 1–2
Rothmans Honda Honda Honda NSR250 8 France Dominique Sarron 1–4, 6, 10–15
34
39
35
Austria Andy Preining 1–4, 6–15
Hein Gericke Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia AF1 10 West Germany Martin Wimmer 2–15
HB Gallina Aprilia Team Aprilia Aprilia AF1 11 Italy Loris Reggiani All
Honda Britain Honda Honda RS250R 12 United Kingdom Alan Carter 1–2, 10–11
Sharp-Samson Racing Team Honda Honda NSR250 14 United Kingdom Alan Carter 1–6, 8–15
UCC Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 15 Japan Toshihiko Honma 1
Team AGV HB Honda Honda RS250R 16 West Germany Jochen Schmid All
Team Greco Aprilia Aprilia AF1 17 Venezuela Carlos Lavado 1–10
29 Italy Renzo Colleoni 2–15
Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha Yamaha YZR 250 19 United States John Kocinski All
Yamaha TZ 250 97 United States Rich Oliver 2
AMS Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia AF1 20 Italy Andrea Borgonovo 1–12
Aprilia Aprilia-Rotax Aprilia AF1 21 Italy Marcellino Lucchi 3–11, 13–15
GP Trade & Promotion Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 22 Austria Erich Neumair 1–8, 10–14
Gauloises Blondes Aprilia Aprilia AF1 23 France Adrien Morillas 3–14
?? Honda Honda NSR250 26 Japan Tadayuki Okada 1
Iberna/Team Motoracing Aprilia Aprilia AF1 27 Belgium Didier de Radiguès 1, 3–15
Venemotos Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 30 Venezuela José Barresi 1, 3–14
Ducados Yamaha Puig Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250
Yamaha YZR 250
31 Spain Alberto Puig 6–13
JF Aprilia - Kuhnert Aprilia Aprilia AF1 32 West Germany Harald Eckl 1–2, 4–14
ÖKM/SK Vöst Aprilia-Rotax Aprilia AF1 34
39
35
Austria Andy Preining 1–4, 6–15
Moto Club Bergamo Aprilia Aprilia AF1 34
45
Italy Alberto Rota 3–7, 10–12
Plaisir Vitesse International Various Various 35
47
France Rachel Nicotte 10, 13–14
Team St Yrian Motos Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 36
41
France Jean Foray 3–11, 13–14
Team Italia Aprilia Aprilia AF1 37 Italy Corrado Catalano 3–4, 7–10, 13
Marlboro Aprilia Team Elf Aprilia Aprilia AF1 38
39
Switzerland Bernard Haenggeli 2–15
HRC Honda Honda NSR250 38 Australia Daryl Beattie 15
D Gallacher/B & M Motorcycles Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 39
40
36
United Kingdom Kevin Mitchell 1, 3, 5–13
Swiss Yamaha Team Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 39
33
Switzerland Urs Jücker 2–15
HB Team Racing Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250
Yamaha YZR 250
40 West Germany Bernd Kassner 4–11
?? Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 44 Japan Tetsuya Harada 1
Romero Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 45
34
West Germany Hans Becker 2, 5–11, 13
Cup Noodle Racing Team Honda Honda NSR250 47 Japan Nobuatsu Aoki 1
Moto Club Crostolo Yamaha Yamaha TZ 250 48
42
Italy Paolo Casoli 3–14
Fior Racing Aprilia-Fior Aprilia AF1 49
44
France Alain Bronec 3–4, 7–10
Ducados JJ Cobas JJ Cobas-Rotax ?? 55 Spain Jorge Martínez 1–6, 8–15
Source: [6]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

125cc participants

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Sharp-Samson Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 2 Netherlands Hans Spaan 1, 3–14
Nacional Moto SA - Derbi Derbi Aprilia AF1 3 Italy Ezio Gianola 1
38 Spain Luis Alvaro ??
Team Unemoto Honda Honda RS125R 4 Japan Hisashi Unemoto 1, 3–6, 8–15
AGV Pileri Corse Honda Honda RS125R 5 Italy Fausto Gresini 1, 3–4, 6–15
65
48
67
75
47
59
Italy Loris Capirossi 1, 3–15
Team Takeshima Honda Honda RS125R 6 Japan Koji Takada 1, 3–4, 15
68
67
Japan Kinya Wada 1, 10–15
Lanson Honda Racing Honda Honda RS125R 7 West Germany Stefan Prein 1, 3–15
Coronas Racing Team JJ Cobas ?? 8 Spain Julián Miralles 1, 3–15
Allan Scott Racing Honda Honda RS125R 10
9
United States Allan Scott 1, 3, 6–7, 11–12, 14–15
Garelli Garelli Garelli 125 GP 10
9
United States Allan Scott 1, 3, 6–7, 11–12, 14–15
14 Spain Luis Miguel Reyes 10–13
RS Rallye Sport Racing Team Cobas-Rotax Rotax 125 GP 11 West Germany Adi Stadler 1, 3–13
24 West Germany Peter Öttl 6, 8–9, 13
Robin Milton Honda Honda RS125R 12 United Kingdom Robin Milton 1, 3–4, 6–13, 15
AMC Biberach/Riss e.V im ADAC Honda Honda RS125R 16 West Germany Dirk Raudies 1, 3–15
Gerstmann Racing Honda Honda RS125R 17 West Germany Alfred Waibel 3–15
Team Rumi Honda Honda RS125R 18 Finland Taru Rinne 1, 8, 13–15
Moto Club Crostolo Honda Honda RS125R 20 Italy Doriano Romboni 3–15
Marlboro Aprilia Team Dörflinger Aprilia-Cobas Aprilia AF1 21 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger 1, 3, 5–6, 9, 13–14
Cepsa JJ Cobas TB ?? 22 Spain Manuel Herreros 1, 4–14
Semprucci/Club del Motore-Forli Honda Honda RS125R 23 Italy Bruno Casanova 3–11, 13–15
Repsol Honda Honda Honda RS125R 25 Spain Herri Torrontégui 3, 5–6, 10–14
Antonio Sánchez Ballesteros JJ Cobas TB ?? 29 Spain Antonio Sánchez 3, 6, 8–12, 14
Viplex Plastics Holland Honda Honda RS125R 30 Netherlands Hans Koopman 3–14
Schuh Racing Team Cobas-Rotax Rotax 125 GP 31 West Germany Ralf Waldmann 3–15
José Saez Calabuig Honda Honda RS125R 32 Spain José Saez 3–4
Timspeed Casal Various Various 33 Spain Jaime Mariano 5, 8–12
Ringelberg Team Honda Honda RS125R 34 Netherlands Jos van Dongen 3–5, 7, 9, 14
Stefan Kurfiss Honda Honda RS125R 36 West Germany Stefan Kurfiss 3–11, 14–15
Team Italia Aprilia Aprilia AF1 37 Italy Gabriele Debbia 4–15
39 Italy Alessandro Gramigni 3–15
Team Driza Bone Honda Honda RS125R 40 Australia Peter Galvin 1, 5, 7–9, 12, 14–15
Thomas Moller Pedersen Honda Honda RS125R 42 Denmark Flemming Kistrup 3–6, 8–14
Colin Appleyard Ltd Honda Honda RS125R 43
47
United Kingdom Robin Appleyard 1, 3–15
BP Racing Team Switzerland Honda Honda RS125R 45 Switzerland Thierry Feuz 1, 3–7, 9, 13
Silja Line Honda/Cobas Honda RS125R 46 Finland Johnny Wickström 1, 3–15
Hervé Duffard Honda Honda RS125R 49
62
France Hervé Duffard 3–5, 10–11, 13
Derek Clarke Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 50
54
63
United Kingdom Steve Patrickson 1, 3–5, 7–8, 11–15
Stuart Edwards Honda Honda RS125R 51
52
64
United Kingdom Stuart Edwards 1, 5, 8–10
Gazzaniga Corse Gazzaniga Gazzaniga 125 52
51
59
Italy Maurizio Vitali 1, 3–15
Mori Sport Laverda Various Various 53
57
Switzerland Stefan Brägger 12–15
Team Lucky Strike Elf Honda Honda RS125R 54
64
66
Switzerland Heinz Lüthi 3–15
Ducados JJ Cobas JJ Cobas-Rotax Rotax 125 GP 55 Spain Jorge Martínez 1, 3–15
Digitec Honda Honda RS125R 56
65
49
Algeria Bady Hassaine 1, 5–7, 9–10, 14
Team Honda Liqor 43 Honda Honda RS125R 57
63
43
55
Spain Manuel Hernández 1, 3–12, 14–15
EMCO Sports Team Honda Honda RS125R 60
48
Austria Mike Leitner 3–8, 10–13
Hubert Abold Honda Honda RS125R 61
53
West Germany Hubert Abold 3–10, 12, 14–15
T. C. Winchester Racing Team Honda Honda RS125R 61 Italy Emilio Cuppini 4–6
Moto Club Biccirelli Honda Honda RS125R 66 Italy Emilio Cuppini 8–14
Source: [7]
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round Date Race Location 125cc winner 250cc winner 500cc winner Report
1 25 March Japan Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Netherlands Hans Spaan Italy Luca Cadalora United States Wayne Rainey Report
2 8 April United States United States Grand Prix Laguna Seca United States John Kocinski United States Wayne Rainey Report
3 6 May Spain Spanish Grand Prix Jerez Spain Jorge Martínez United States John Kocinski Australia Wayne Gardner Report
4 20 May Italy Nations Grand Prix Misano Spain Jorge Martínez United States John Kocinski United States Wayne Rainey Report
5 27 May Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring Italy Doriano Romboni Netherlands Wilco Zeelenberg United States Kevin Schwantz Report
6 10 June Austria Austrian Grand Prix Salzburgring Spain Jorge Martínez Italy Luca Cadalora United States Kevin Schwantz Report
7 17 June Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Rijeka West Germany Stefan Prein Spain Carlos Cardús United States Wayne Rainey Report
8 30 June Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Italy Doriano Romboni United States John Kocinski United States Kevin Schwantz Report
9 7 July Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa Netherlands Hans Spaan United States John Kocinski United States Wayne Rainey Report
10 22 July France French Grand Prix Le Mans Netherlands Hans Spaan Spain Carlos Cardús United States Kevin Schwantz Report
11 5 August United Kingdom British Grand Prix Donington Italy Loris Capirossi Italy Luca Cadalora United States Kevin Schwantz Report
12 12 August Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Anderstorp Netherlands Hans Spaan Spain Carlos Cardús United States Wayne Rainey Report
13 26 August Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Brno Netherlands Hans Spaan Spain Carlos Cardús United States Wayne Rainey Report
14 2 September Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring Italy Loris Capirossi United States John Kocinski Australia Mick Doohan Report
15 16 September Australia Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Italy Loris Capirossi United States John Kocinski Australia Wayne Gardner Report

500cc riders' standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.[8]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

[9]

Pos Rider Bike JPN
Japan
USA
United States
ESP
Spain
NAT
Italy
GER
Germany
AUT
Austria
YUG
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
NED
Netherlands
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
SWE
Sweden
CZE
Czech Republic
HUN
Hungary
AUS
Australia
Pts
1 United States Wayne Rainey Yamaha 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 Ret 3 255
2 United States Kevin Schwantz Suzuki 3 Ret 3 2 1 1 2 1 7 1 1 Ret Ret 3 Ret 188
3 Australia Mick Doohan Honda Ret 2 4 3 Ret 3 4 4 6 4 4 4 9 1 2 179
4 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Suzuki 8 5 3 5 3 5 12 6 5 5 4 7 5 140
5 Australia Wayne Gardner Honda 2 Ret 1 4 Ret 10 2 Ret 3 2 4 1 138
6 Spain Juan Garriga Yamaha 10 6 9 8 7 9 Ret 6 9 8 7 8 5 5 6 121
7 United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha Ret 3 3 5 3 2 3 2 4 118
8 France Jean-Philippe Ruggia Yamaha 8 5 10 Ret 6 8 5 11 2 Ret 9 7 8 6 Ret 110
9 France Christian Sarron Yamaha Ret 4 7 4 7 7 4 Ret 8 6 Ret Ret 84
10 Spain Sito Pons Honda 5 Ret 6 6 5 6 Ret 7 10 7 76
11 Italy Pierfrancesco Chili Honda 7 3 5 Ret Ret 4 Ret 8 9 63
12 Brazil Alex Barros Cagiva Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 11 Ret 10 5 Ret 11 9 Ret 9 57
13 Italy Marco Papa Honda 9 11 13 6 14 Ret 9 13 11 13 12 10 55
14 United States Randy Mamola Cagiva Ret 7 7 9 10 Ret 18 Ret 7 6 Ret 11 Ret 55
15 United Kingdom Ron Haslam Cagiva Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 DNS 9 8 10 10 10 12 11 46
16 Netherlands Cees Doorakkers Honda 13 14 10 14 7 13 15 12 Ret 12 16 16 12 39
17 Republic of Ireland Eddie Laycock Honda 11 12 13 11 12 14 14 11 30
18 United Kingdom Carl Fogarty Honda Ret 6 10 8 24
19 Switzerland Niggi Schmassman Honda 10 12 13 13 9 16 23
20 Sweden Peter Linden Honda 9 12 15 13 15
21 Australia Kevin Magee Suzuki 4 Ret 13
22 Austria Karl Truchsess Honda 15 8 15 14 Ret Ret 12
23 Japan Tadahiko Taira Yamaha 6 Ret 10
24 Australia Peter Goddard Yamaha 8 8
25 Luxembourg Andy Leuthe Honda 14 Ret 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 8
26 Japan Shinichi Ito Honda 9 7
27 Italy Romolo Balbi Honda 10 6
28 Italy Michele Valdo Honda 11 5
29 Japan Hikaru Miyagi Honda 11 5
30 Japan Norihiko Fujiwara Honda Ret Ret 11 5
31 Japan Shinji Katayama Yamaha 12 4
32 France Rachel Nicotte Honda Ret 15 13 4
33 Japan Osamu Hiwatashi Suzuki 13 3
34 Germany Hansjörg Butz Honda 15 14 3
35 Germany Martin Trösch Honda Ret 17 15 1
36 Italy Vittorio Scatola Paton Ret 15 16 Ret Ret DNS Ret 1
Pos Rider Bike JPN
Japan
USA
United States
ESP
Spain
NAT
Italy
GER
Germany
AUT
Austria
YUG
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
NED
Netherlands
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
SWE
Sweden
CZE
Czech Republic
HUN
Hungary
AUS
Australia
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole Position

250cc standings

[10]

Place Rider Country Team Machine Points Wins
1 United States John Kocinski United States Marlboro-Yamaha Roberts YZR250 223 7
2 Spain Carlos Cardús Spain Repsol-Honda NSR250 208 4
3 Italy Luca Cadalora Italy Marlboro-Yamaha Agostini YZR250 184 3
4 West Germany Helmut Bradl Germany HB-Honda NSR250 150 0
5 Netherlands Wilco Zeelenberg Netherlands Sharp-Samson Honda NSR250 127 1
6 West Germany Martin Wimmer Germany Hein Gericke Aprilia RS250 118 0
7 Japan Masahiro Shimizu Japan Ajinomoto-Honda NSR250 100 0
8 West Germany Jochen Schmid Germany HB-Honda NSR250 92 0
9 Switzerland Jacques Cornu Switzerland Lucky Strike-Elf Honda NSR250 86 0
10 France Dominique Sarron France Rothmans-Honda NSR250 78 0
11 Spain Àlex Crivillé Spain Yamaha YZR250 76 0
12 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Belgium Aprilia RS250 66 0
13 Italy Loris Reggiani Italy Aprilia RS250 63 0
14 Germany Reinhold Roth Germany Honda NSR250 52 0
15 Venezuela Carlos Lavado Venezuela Aprilia RS250 37 0
16 Spain Alberto Puig Spain Yamaha YZR250 32 0
17 Italy Paolo Casoli Italy Yamaha YZR250 32 0
18 Austria Andy Preining Austria Aprilia RS250 30 0
19 Italy Marcellino Lucchi Italy Aprilia RS250 23 0
20 Spain Adrien Morillas Spain Aprilia RS250 22 0
21 Italy Renzo Colleoni Italy Aprilia RS250 17 0
22 Australia Daryl Beattie Australia Honda NSR250 13 0
23 Austria Harald Eckl Austria Aprilia RS250 13 0
24 Spain Jorge Martínez Spain JJ Cobas JJ-Cobas 250GP 13 0
25 Japan Toshihiko Honma Japan Yamaha YZR250 10 0
26 Italy Corrado Catalano Italy Aprilia RS250 10 0
27 JapanTetsuya Harada Japan Yamaha YZR250 9 0
28 Italy Andrea Borgonovo Italy Aprilia RS250 9 0
29 Japan Nobuatsu Aoki Japan Honda NSR250 8 0
30 Italy Alberto Rota Italy Aprilia RS250 8 0
31 Japan Masumitsu Taguchi Japan Honda NSR250 7 0
32 Japan Tsutomu Udagawa Japan Honda NSR250 6 0
33 United Kingdom Niall Mackenzie Great Britain Yamaha YZR250 5 0
34 France Jean Pierre Jeandat France Honda NSR250 4 0
35 Japan Junzo Suzuki Japan Honda NSR250 4 0
36 Germany Bernd Kassner Germany Yamaha YZR250 4 0
37 Venezuela Josè Barresi Venezuela Yamaha YZR250 4 0
38 Switzerland Bernard Haenggeli Switzerland Aprilia RS250 4 0
39 United States Rich Oliver United States Yamaha YZR250 3 0
40 United Kingdom Alan Carter Great Britain Honda NSR250 3 0
41 United Kingdom Clive Horton Great Britain Yamaha YZR250 3 0
42 United Kingdom Steve Manley Great Britain Yamaha YZR250 2 0
43 United Kingdom Kevin Mitchell Great Britain Yamaha YZR250 2 0
44 Switzerland Urs Jücker Switzerland Yamaha YZR250 2 0
45 Japan Yukio Nukumi Japan Yamaha YZR250 1 0
46 Australia Ricky Rice Australia Yamaha YZR250 1 0
47 France Jean Foray France Yamaha YZR250 1 0

125cc standings

[11]

Place Rider Country Number Machine Points Wins
1 Italy Loris Capirossi Italy 65 Honda 182 3
2 Netherlands Hans Spaan Netherlands 2 Honda 173 5
3 West Germany Stefan Prein Germany 7 Honda 169 1
4 Italy Doriano Romboni Italy 20 Honda 130 2
5 West Germany Dirk Raudies Germany 16 Honda 113 0
6 Spain Jorge Martínez Spain 55 JJ Cobas 105 3
7 Italy Fausto Gresini Italy 8 Honda 102 0
8 Italy Bruno Casanova Italy 23 Honda 97 0
9 Italy Alessandro Gramigni Italy 39 Aprilia 84 0
10 Switzerland Heinz Lüthi Switzerland 66 Honda 78 0
11 Adi Stadler 11 77
12 Gabriele Debbia 37 55
13 Julián Miralles 46
14 Maurizio Vitali 44
15 Manuel Hernandez 40
16 Koji Takada 39
17 Steve Patrickson 32
18 Robin Appleyard 32
19 Alfred Waibel 31
20 Hisashi Unemoto 30
21 Robin Milton 28
22 Kinya Wada 26
23 Ralf Waldmann 19
24 Emilio Cuppini 15
25 Herri Torrontegui 14
26 Johnny Wickstroem 13
27 Stefan Kurfiss 11
28 Yoshifumi Ichimiya 8
29 Hans Koopman 7
30 Yukiho Hinokio 6
31 Domenico Brigaglia 6
32 Fuyuki Yamazaki 5
33 Thierry Feuz 5
34 Nobuyuki Wakai 3
35 Flemming Kistrup 3
36 Sinya Sato 2
37 Alan Scott 1
38 Jaime Mariano 1
39 Antonio Sanchez 1
40 Stuart Edwards 1

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