The win has moved him four points ahead of his closest rival Lewis Hamilton of team McLaren.
Webber now has 161 points to Hamilton's 157, with Red Bull teammate, Vettel on 151 and McLaren's Jenson Button on 147.
During interviews the Red Bull driver indicated he was pleased with the win, but was not going to take it for granted.
"But we are not getting ahead of ourselves. There are some big races coming up, all different challenges for us and technically for the cars" he said.
"It's nice to have a few more points than other people, but we are not getting ahead of ourselves."
The race was not without its controversies, with Webber's teammate Sebastian Vettel receiving a drive-through penalty over the safety car rules when he failed to keep the correct distance in second place and was handed the penalty.
Webber acknowledged his teammate's obvious disappointment and recognised the win as being part luck and part skill.
"It was a bit of a gift for me today ...you have to take them when you get them. I still had to do the job today and it is not always easy to get it right" he said.
Humility can be a rare thing to find in the sporting arena these days, with athletes and their public relations experts more than happy to blow their own trumpets whenever they can.
A Well-Being Australia theologian points out that recognising our limitations and acknowledging the help given to us by others is not a form of weakness.
Instead, it makes us stronger.
Pride can be a stumbling block for many of us and Jesus in 'Matthew' reminds us that it is not the powerful, but instead the meek, who will inherit the earth.
"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." Matthew 5:5