Webber edges closer to Aussie legend status

Mark Webber's victory at Silverstone was the ninth of his career - that's more than John Surtees (6), Jochen Rindt (6) or Gilles Villeneuve. It means that the Australian is now 33rd in the all-time winners list, three victories away from Alan Jones and five from his nation's most successful driver, Jack Brabham.

The British Grand Prix also marks Webber's 32nd podium, which means he has now stood on the rostrum more times than any other Australian, including triple world champion Brabham (31 times).

Webber is now 26th in the all-time podium standings along with Jim Clark, Jacques Laffite and Jean Alesi.

By denying Fernando Alonso his first back-to-back wins of the year, with a pass in the closing stages, Webber also enjoyed his 50th straight race without a mechanical failure. That's the third best in the sport's history. If he finishes at Hockenheim he can make that the second best, by surpassing Lewis Hamilton (from his Formula 1 debut to the 2009 Brazilian GP).

Race notes

• Webber's win (his second at Silverstone) from second on the grid continued a bizarre trend at the Northamptonshire track. Since 1995 the winner has always started from a different position on the grid to the previous year. From 1991-94 the win came from pole every time, then it began rotating among the first five grid spots. In this time-span the second grid spot has been the most successful, with six victories. Only four times has the winner come from pole.