The Red Bull driver was taking part in one of the cycling elements of the Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge when he collided head-on with a car near Port Arthur just after midday local time.
He was airlifted to hospital, with initial reports suggesting he had sustained multiple fractures, but it now appears that the broken right leg is his only serious injury.
Event director Geoff Donohue said that the operation was a success and hoped that Webber's recovery would be swift.
"The surgery is complete, a pin inserted and the recovery begins," Donohue was quoted as saying by the BBC.
"Mark's in good spirits. The broken leg is the injury, and beyond that, he's in really good shape.
"He has a little bit of a graze on his left forearm, but he has had full scans and everything else is clear.
"He'll be in hospital for at least three days, for sure under a week. I was speaking to him before the operation, and he was already thinking about his rehabilitation.
"I suspect that as soon as Mark is able to fly, they will be keen to get him back to Europe.
"They will have people working out his rehab programme now with a view to getting him up and going as soon as possible."
Webber's annual charity event covers 250 kilometres on mountain bikes, kayaks and via trekking over five days in Tasmania.
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