Australian driver Mark Webber has won his third Formula One Grand Prix with an all the way win in the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.

Webber started from pole and held off Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton into the first corner and from there was never really in any trouble.

Hamilton looked set for second place after a forceful pass after leaving the pits that snookered Vettel,

But a left hand front tyre failure with only a lap to go put the silver and red McLaren into the wall.

This put Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso into second much to the delight of the home town crowd.

Vettel hung on for third despite failing brakes which had his worried team on the radio urging the German to slow down.

Michael Schumacher finished fourth after holding off Jenson Button who simply could not find a way past the seven time World Champion despite appearing to have the quicker car.

Weber’s victory will give the Aussie plenty of confidence as the F1 circus moves to their most famous race the Grand Prix of Monaco next weekend.