 Webber was given a test at Snetterton with the Van Diemen team , and subsequently earned a works drive for the team at the 1995 Formula Ford Festival , at Brands Hatch , where he finished third . That was good enough to prompt the team to signing him for the 1996 championship . Before moving to Europe permanently , Webber won the Formula Holden race at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne . During the 1996 British Formula Ford Championship , he took four victories on his way to second place overall , finishing a strong season with a win in the Formula Ford Festival . He also won the Spa @-@ Francorchamps race of the Formula Ford Euro Cup , taking third in the series despite competing in only two of the three rounds . His results throughout the year saw him voted as Australian motorsport 's " Young Achiever " and " International Achiever " of 1996 . Two days after his Festival victory Webber completed a successful test for Alan Docking Racing , and was signed by the team to graduate to Formula Three in 1997 . 
