( CNN ) -- Fernando Alonso claimed Ferrari 's first Formula One victory of the season with a thrilling win in Sunday 's British Grand Prix at Silverstone . The Spaniard took advantage of a poor pit stop by race leader and world champion Sebastian Vettel to go clear for the Italian manufacturer 's first triumph since last year 's Korean Grand Prix in October -- 11 races ago . Vettel held off Red Bull teammate Mark Webber to take second place , although team orders on the last lap meant Australian Webber was deprived of overtaking the German . Vettel takes the quiet road to glory . Lewis Hamilton was the best placed Briton in fourth , although the 2008 world champion was involved a wheel-to-wheel battle with the other Ferrari of Felipe Massa for that position , with the McLaren sending his rival wide on the final bend to secure that place . Heavy showers beforehand made for difficult conditions at the beginning of the race and a brilliant start by Vettel saw him overtake the pole position of Webber by the first corner . Vettel held onto that advantage until the 25th lap when problems in fitting the left-rear tire to his car allowed Alonso to snatch the lead in the pit lane , an advantage he held all the way to the finish line . `` I saw the problem in the pit stop with Sebastian and we were in the lead at that moment , but who knows what might have happened after that , '' Alonso told reporters . Passing judgement : Hamilton must stay aggressive . `` I knew it was a race to be calm , make no mistakes , to not be off the track , and with that I knew the car had enough for victory and it came . '' It was 29-year-old Alonso 's 27th career victory , putting him level with Jackie Stewart in fifth place in the all-time Formula One victory standings . And it proved a perfectly-timed win for Ferrari , who were celebrating the 60th anniversary of their maiden success in Formula One , also at Silverstone . Despite his defeat , Vettel -- who has finished first or second in every race so far this season -- has actually increased his advantage in the overall standings to an impressive 80 points , lying on 204 . Webber is up to second place on 124 points , with Alonso now third on 112 . The day 's big loser was 2009 world champion Jenson Button , who lost second place in the standings after failing to finish , after a wheel nut to his front-right tire was not fixed on properly .
Fernando Alonso claims victory for Ferrari in September 's British Grand Prix . It is Ferrari 's first win since their victory in last October 's Australian Grand Prix . Sebastian Vettel finishes second to increase his lead in the overall standings .