Webber a champion at last in world endurance series


Former Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia, attends the Le Mans 24-hour sportscar race in Le Mans, central France June 15, 2014. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

(Reuters) - Former Formula One driver Mark Webber won the world endurance championship in Bahrain on Saturday with Porsche team mates Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard.

The Australian, who left Formula One at the end of 2013 after Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel had won a fourth successive championship, took the title after his number 17 Porsche finished fifth in the Six Hours of Bahrain.

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