 In 1989 and 1990 the Championship went back to a World Cup status, as the number of events required by the "FIM Sporting Code" was not reached.The 4 events championship (with 24 Hours of Liège being replaced by other races) in the same year was maintained until 2016.In 2015 FIM and the pan-European television sports network, Eurosport signed a deal for the promotion and coverage of the competition.