Australia's Mark Webber celebrates after winning the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
Australia's Mark Webber celebrates after winning the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
Australia's Mark Webber driving a Red Bull Racing-Renault Formula 1 car during qualifying at the Silverstone circuit, England, Saturday, July 7, 2012. The Formula 1 teams make preparations ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone circuit on Sunday. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)
The pack led by Ferrari Formula 1 car driver Fernando Alonso, of Spain, races into the first corner during the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
A road leading to a part of a car park remains closed from mud, as Formula 1 fans walk by puddles of rain water on their way to Silverstone circuit, England, ahead of the British Formula 1 Grand Prix, Sunday, July 8, 2012. In the wake of the Grand Prix, where problems with campsites and grass car parks led to a meltdown of the traffic system on Friday, organizers elected to deter fans holding car park passes from attending on qualifying day Saturday, Although Silverstone did not have any figures on how many fans elected not to attend on Saturday, Silverstone's managing director Richard Phillips said the situation had allowed work to be completed on preparing car parks for expected race day of 125,000 strong crowd. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Red Bull Formula 1 car driver Mark Webber, of Australia who finished second following the qualifying session poses for the photographers at the Silverstone circuit, England, Saturday, July 7, 2012. Ferrari Formula 1 car driver Fernando Alonso, of Spain, finished first and will start from the pole position and Mercedes Formula 1 car driver Michael Schumacher finished third. The Formula 1 British Grand Prix will be held at Silverstone circuit on Sunday. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
SILVERSTONE, England (AP) ? Red Bull driver Mark Webber won the British Grand Prix on Sunday, overtaking Fernando Alonso late in the race to cut his rival's lead in the Formula One championship.
In dry conditions after two days of rain caused chaos on and off the Silverstone track, Webber pursued pole-sitter Alonso from the start and finally passed the Ferrari driver on lap 48 of 52.
"Fernando Alonso had very good pace, we had the better strategy in the end," Webber said. "We never gave up, we kept pushing and it did not work out in the end for Fernando."
It gave the Australian a second victory in this unpredictable season to go 13 points behind Alonso, the only other driver to win more than once in 2012.
A second victory in three years at Silverstone ?and upstaging world champion teammate Sebastian Vettel, who finished third and is third in the title race ? should help Webber as he enters negotiations over a new deal for the 2013 season.
"Mark is doing great for us, we love having him in the team," Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said.
It was a disappointing day for the leading British drivers as both Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button failed to make the podium.
Hamilton, who is fourth in the drivers' standings, finished eighth and McLaren teammate Button was 10th.
"I pushed as hard as I could but I didn't have any speed for some reason," Hamilton said.
Michael Schumacher had started from third, but failed to make the podium for the second successive race. He finished seventh.
During the race, two Sauber mechanics received medical treatment after being hit by driver Kamui Kobayashi as it appeared he failed to brake adequately as he pitted on lap 37. The front left jack man was sent crashing to the ground.
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