Mark Webber is well-placed to repeat his 2010 triumph at Silverstone.Mark Webber takes pole position for Sunday's British Grand Prix at SilverstoneHe edges out Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel for his second pole of seasonFernando Alonso and Felipe Massa share second row for FerrariLewis Hamilton can only manage 10th best in his McLaren
(CNN) -- Mark Webber edged out Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel to claim pole position Saturday for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Webber, who won last year's race, clocked the fastest lap of one minute 30.399 seconds with championship leader Vettel three hundredths of a second slower.
It was the Australian's second pole of a season dominated by his team with Vettel winning six of the eight races to take a runaway lead in the title race.
"This track has been kind to me in the past and I just hope it does the same for the next 24 hours," Webber said in the post-qualifying media conference.
This track has been kind to me in the past and I just hope it does the same for the next 24 hours--Mark Webber
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso of Spain was third fastest for Ferrari and will be joined on the second row by his teammate Brazilian Felipe Massa.
But there was disappointment for McLaren and their British drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.
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Button, who brilliantly won the Canadian Grand Prix, was fifth best with 2008 champion Hamilton only 10th fastest.
Another home driver, Scot Paul Di Resta, took a superb sixth place on the grid for the Force India team ahead of the Williams of Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado.
Japan's Kamui Kobayashi was eighth for Sauber and German Nico Rosberg ninth for Mercedes as his teammate Michael Schumacher could only take 13th best and missed out on the final round of qualifying.
The first two sessions of qualifying were affected by the indifferent weather conditions on the track, with parts made treacherous by rain and others dry.
Alonso slid off after losing control at Brooklands but it did not affect his later performance as the track dried out.
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