Mark Webber finally grabbed his first grand prix win at the 130th attempt by taking the chequered flag in Germany.

It secured the Australian a place in Formula One's record books as no driver with a victory to their name has taken so long to get a maiden triumph under their belt.

But that will matter little to Webber, who can now claim himself to be a grand prix winner on yet another day of celebration for Red Bull Racing as team-mate Sebastian Vettel made it a one-two for the team.

Webber was heard screaming over the car radio with delight after he crossed the line and his triumph came despite serving a drive- through penalty for what the stewards described as causing a collision.

Also starting on pole for the first time in his eight years in the sport, Webber veered to his right as he and Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello flew towards the first corner.

The Australian bumped into the Brazilian, yet it was the former who came off worse as they turned into the tight right-hand hairpin.

After confirming the penalty on lap 11, Webber eventually served it three laps later, following Barrichello down the pit straight as the 37-year-old made the first of his stops.

But with the Red Bulls too hot to handle at present, undeniably usurping the Brawns over the last two races as the team to beat, Webber strolled to the greatest day of his career.

On three-stop strategies, Jenson Button and Barrichello were forced to settle for fifth and sixth behind Ferrari's Felipe Massa, on the podium for the first time this season, and Williams' Nico Rosberg.

With eight races remaining, Button's advantage has now been cut to 21 over Vettel, who has moved up to second, with Webber 1.5 adrift and with Barrichello down to fourth, 24 points behind.

As the first Australian to win a grand prix since Alan Jones in Las Vegas in 1981, Webber said: "It's an incredible day for me. I wanted to win so badly. The only thing I thought would beat me, or test me, would be the rain – but that held off.

"But it's a great day for me. The team have been incredibly patient with me, and I want to thank them."

Looking ahead to the rest of the season, Webber added: "Our big problem at the factory at the moment is building a big enough trophy cabinet!

"We're taking the fight to the big guys, who will be back. But it is a special time for our team, that's for sure."

Meanwhile, Barrichello launched an astonishing attack on his own team in the wake of the race.

The Brawn GP driver was left blaming team bosses for robbing him of victory.

When asked what went wrong, Barrichello pulled no punches as he said: "I guess the strategy in the pit lane...it was a good show from the team on how to lose a race.

"I'm terribly upset with the way things have gone. I did all I had to do. I went first on the first corner, and then they made me lose the race.

"If it is really what's going on, we're going to end up losing both championships. I feel sorry for myself and the team. I don't want to talk to anyone in the team. It will be all 'blah, blah, blah' and I don't want to hear that."