Webber surprised with sixth

The Australian made a fantastic start to his race moving up five places on the first lap to go from 11th to sixth. He then battled it out with the BAR-Honda of Takuma Sato and carried out a measured overtaking move on Renault's Jarno Trulli to finish the race a surprise sixth.

"Well that was a pretty amazing finish that I was not quite expecting!" Webber said. "I started from 11th and managed a good start and entry into corner one. The first lap was the start of my move up the grid, as by the end of it I was up to 6th. I continued to battle it out with the best of them and the car was feeling really good.

"The boys have had quite a difficult weekend working on the car and producing the ideal set-up," he added. "The track has been changing quite a lot but we appeared to have come out the other side pretty well. I will be trying to relax a little over the next three weeks so come Hungary I will be chasing for some more points."

Team-mate Christian Klien finished four places down in 10th after a good day's racing.

"It's been a good day for me today as I have really enjoyed racing the car and again to see the chequered flag is positive," the Austrian said. "The balance has really been helped by our new aero-package and I could feel the difference going around today. Near the end of the race, I had the Renault of Jarno Trulli on my tail and I was racing to keep him at bay. I am pleased to have finished the race and although a point would have been just reward for all the work that the team has undertaken I am encouraged by Mark's performance and the three points."