It wasn’t just slow stewards which inadvertently helped Lewis Hamilton hold onto second place after his drive-through penalty. Valencia’s short pit lane was the difference between him finishing second instead of sixth

Rank Driver Car Fastest lap Deficit to fastest lap 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1′38.766 2 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1′38.968 0.202 3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1′39.141 0.375 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1′39.156 0.390 5 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1′39.489 0.723 6 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1′39.517 0.751 7 Robert Kubica Renault 1′39.542 0.776 8 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1′39.803 1.037 9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1′39.878 1.112 10 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1′39.889 1.123 11 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1′40.084 1.318 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1′40.100 1.334 13 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1′40.208 1.442 14 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1′40.305 1.539 15 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1′40.327 1.561 16 Pedro de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1′40.430 1.664 17 Nico Hülkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1′40.790 2.024 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1′41.770 3.004 19 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1′42.319 3.553 20 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1′42.414 3.648 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1′42.927 4.161 22 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1′43.820 5.054 23 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1′44.064 5.298 24 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1′46.130 7.364 2010 European Grand Prix European Grand Prix fastest laps European Grand Prix in pictures Ten drivers get penalties, Alonso and Rosberg gain extra points (Updated) Alonso fumes after Hamilton penalty, Ferrari calls result “a scandal” Vettel wins chaotic race in Valencia (European Grand Prix review) European Grand Prix result Vettel up to third behind McLarens – full championship points Nine cars under investigation after race Rate the race: Europe Webber hits Kovalainen and flips (Video) Browse all 2010 European Grand Prix articles

Whatever you thought of the result, the European Grand Prix was certainly a more exciting affair than previous races at Valencia had been. Look back on a dramatic and controversial race with this collections of pictures from the European Grand Prix. 2010 European Grand Prix European Grand Prix fastest laps European Grand Prix in pictures Ten drivers get penalties, Alonso and Rosberg gain extra points (Updated) Alonso fumes after Hamilton penalty, Ferrari calls result “a scandal” Vettel wins chaotic race in Valencia (European Grand Prix review) European Grand Prix result Vettel up to third behind McLarens – full championship points Nine cars under investigation after race Rate the race: Europe Webber hits Kovalainen and flips (Video) Browse all 2010 European Grand Prix articles Images (C) Ferrari spa, Bridgestone/Ercole Colombo, www.mclaren.com, Getty Images/Red Bull, Force India F1 Team

Nine drivers have been handed time penalties after the European Grand Prix. All the drivers investigated for the speed behind the safety car received five-second penalties: Jenson Button , Nico Hülkenberg, Rubens Barrichello, Robert Kubica, Vitaly Petrov, Adrian Sutil, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Sebastien Buemi and Pedro de la Rosa

Sebastian Vettel scored his second win of 2010 in the European Grand Prix. Vettel was chased home by the two McLarens, Lewis Hamilton delayed by a drive-through penalty and Jenson Button spending much of the race behind Kamui Kobayashi. The outcome of the race was decided by a safety car period following a violent crash for Vettel’s team mate Mark Webber .

Drivers’ championship standings Position Driver Points 1 Lewis Hamilton 127 2 Jenson Button 121 3 Sebastian Vettel 115 4 Mark Webber 103 5 Fernando Alonso 98 6 Robert Kubica 83 7 Nico Rosberg 75 8 Felipe Massa 67 9 Michael Schumacher 34 10 Adrian Sutil 31 11 Rubens Barrichello 19 12 Vitantonio Liuzzi 12 13 Sebastien Buemi 7 14 Kamui Kobayashi 7 15 Vitaly Petrov 6 16 Jaime Alguersuari 3 17 Nico Hülkenberg 1 =18 Timo Glock 0 =18 Pedro de la Rosa 0 =18 Lucas di Grassi 0 =18 Karun Chandhok 0 =18 Jarno Trulli 0 =18 Heikki Kovalainen 0 =18 Bruno Senna 0 Constructors’ championship standings Position Team Points 1 McLaren 248 2 Red Bull 218 3 Ferrari 165 4 Mercedes 109 5 Renault 89 6 Force India 43 7 Williams 20 8 Toro Rosso 10 9 Sauber 7 =10 HRT 0 =10 Lotus 0 =10 Virgin 0 Update following the penalties handed to ten drivers . 2010 European Grand Prix European Grand Prix fastest laps European Grand Prix in pictures Ten drivers get penalties, Alonso and Rosberg gain extra points (Updated) Alonso fumes after Hamilton penalty, Ferrari calls result “a scandal” Vettel wins chaotic race in Valencia (European Grand Prix review) European Grand Prix result Vettel up to third behind McLarens – full championship points Nine cars under investigation after race Rate the race: Europe Webber hits Kovalainen and flips (Video) Browse all 2010 European Grand Prix articles

Jenson Button and eight other drivers are under investigation following the European Grand Prix.

Mark Webber’s European Grand Prix came to a dramatic end when he crashed violently with Heikki Kovalainen. The Red Bull and Lotus drivers were racing for position and collided at the fastest point of the track approach turn 12. Webber hit the back of the Kovalainen’s car and flew through the air.

Wondering whether we might see our first decent race in Valencia this year I wrote this in the European Grand Prix preview : The best we can hope for is a similar situation to what happened in Turkey, with the faster McLarens and probably Ferraris starting behind the Red Bulls and a battle for the lead developing on-track that way. Well, we’re halfway there.

European Grand Prix qualifying in pictures Sebastien Buemi was happy with his best qualifying position of the year at Valencia but said he could have qualified in the top ten. The Toro Rosso driver blamed Rubens Barrichello for holding him up on his best lap in Q2: It’s my best qualifying result of the season and I did not expect to do so well before the start of the session, which is a reason to be pleased. On the other hand, I am a bit disappointed because Barrichello was ahead of me going into the final corner on my last flying lap and he really slowed me down.