McWilliams: The road to Grand Prix glory.

Jeremy McWilliams' win at the Dutch TT ended a 15-year wait without a British rider taking a GP win in any of the solo classes of the Motorcycle World Championship.

Ian McConnachie was the last British rider to take solo GP victory, winning the 80cc race at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1986. The last time a British rider took a win in the 250 class was when Alan Carter won the French Grand Prix at Le Mans in 1983.

McWilliams' victory also ended a record 34 race streak in the 250 class without a first time winner.

The last rider to have had his debut win in the 250 class was Tohru Ukawa at the French GP in 1999.

This is the longest ever streak in the 250 class history, the previous record being the 32 races between Ralf Waldmann winning at Mugello in 1994 and Olivier Jacque winning in Brazil in 1996.

McWilliams' win was just reward for the Ulsterman who has been single handedly waving the British flag at the sharp end of Grand Prix racing over the past few years:

1997 - finished 10th in the final World Championship standings in the 250cc class - the first British rider to finish in the top ten in the 250cc Championship since Donnie McLeod in 1986.

1998 - finished second in the 250cc race at the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring circuit - first British rider to finish on the podium in a 250cc GP since Donnie McLeod finished second at the Belgium GP at Spa in 1986.

1999 - took pole position for the 250cc Grand Prix at Phillip Island in Australia - first pole position in the 250cc class for a British rider since Chas Mortimer took pole at the Belgium Grand Prix in 1979.

2000 - finishes third in the 500cc race at the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello - first British rider to finish on the podium since Niall Mackenzie finished third at the British Grand Prix at Donington in 1993 riding a ROC Yamaha.

2000 - qualified on pole for the 500cc race at the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island - first British rider to have taken pole in the 500 class since Niall Mackenzie at the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka in 1987.