Having started eighth, the Williams driver was among those who ran long first stints and were able to time their pit stops to coincide with a virtual safety car period after Kevin Magnussen stopped on track.
It quickly turned into a full safety car period and after the resumption, Albon was running in ninth place.
He managed to get by Carlos Sainz and, in the closing laps, was pushing Fernando Alonso while at the same time successfully fending off Charles Leclerc.
Prior to his run to eighth, Albon had been in the top three in all three free practice sessions, indicating the competitiveness of the FW45 at Silverstone.
“It was a great weekend,” said Albon. “It feels like when you think about the speed of the car, P8 has been the worst position of the free practices and qualifying and race.
“We expected the race to be a bit more difficult with Fernando and Checo [Perez] behind us. Struggled a little bit at the start. In fact, there was a bit of cement from the Porsches [support race].
“I don't know if that was the reason why, but I didn't have much grip at the start. And then for most of the race, we were okay. We were actually feeling quite good with the car.”
Source: Autosport