ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ɪt dɹˈɑːpt bᵻlˌoʊ ðə sˈɪks ɹˈeɪsᵻz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd fɚðɪ ˌɛfˌaɪˈɛm tə klˈæs ɪɾ æz ɐ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp, ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn mˈɪɹli ɐ kˈʌp; ɐɡˈɛn, hiː wˈʌn ɪt.
In 1990 it dropped below the six races required for the FIM to class it as a championship, rather than merely a cup; again, he won it.