Karun Chandhok had a good weekend, out-qualifying his team mate and enjoying a largely trouble-free race. Karun Chandhok Bruno Senna Qualifying position 23 24 Qualifying time comparison (Q1) 1′42.600 (-0.251) 1′42.851 Race position 18 20 Average race lap 1′49.779 (-0.546) 1′50.325 Laps 55/57 55/57 Pit stops 1 2 You need to upgrade your Flash Player Open lap times interactive chart in new window Karun Chandhok Was passed by Timo Glock on the last lap but ultimately took the place back as Glock was later handed a penalty for ignoring blue flags.

The team raced with special logos commemorating their 500th start but suffered one of their worst races of the year. Jarno Trulli Heikki Kovalainen Qualifying position 19 20 Qualifying time comparison (Q1) 1′40.658 (-0.224) 1′40.882 Race position 21 Average race lap 1′55.135 (+6.424) 1′48.711 Laps 53/57 8/57 Pit stops 2 0 You need to upgrade your Flash Player Open lap times interactive chart in new window Jarno Trulli Took ‘new team pole’ yet again but was 1.3 seconds off 17th-placed Kamui Kobayashi on the long circuit. After the race he claimed he’d been hit front behind, causing contact with another car which broke his front wing.

Kamui Kobayashi rode his luck to take a terrific seventh place. The highlight of his race were two bold passes in the final laps, taking Fernando Alonso and Sebastien Buemi. That elevated him to seventh, Sauber’s best result of the year to date

Robert Kubica reacted quickly when the safety car was deployed to get into the pits immediately. Unfortunately his team were waiting with the wrong tyres when he got there. The delay cost him his chance of finishing on the podium.

It was a tale of mixed fortunes at Red Bull . While Sebastian Vettel cruised to victory, leading every lap, Mark Webber had an absolute shocker. With a poor start, a slow pit stop and a terrifying crash with Heikki Kovalainen , Webber will be glad to see the back of the European Grand Prix weekend

The FIA has banned US F1 from participating in any of its competitions after it failed to appear at the first round of the season in Bahrain. US F1 were also handed a fine of €309,000 (£254,000), which is the same as the entry fee they paid to join the world championship, and ordered to pay the costs of the FIA’s inquiry. However as the team closed down in March and its assets have been sold at auction it may be unable to pay.

Rubens Barrichello won last year’s European Grand Prix Have all the important information for this weekend’s European Grand Prix at your fingertips with the F1 Fanatic unofficial race programme including a video lap of the track: The race 2010 European Grand Prix preview – The three-way fight for supremacy between McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari is set to get even closer as Ferrary bring an important upgrade 2010 European Grand Prix – Session times, support race information and more 2010 European Grand Prix discussion – Going to the European Grand Prix this year? Find other fans who are going to be at the race. Circuito Urbano Valencia spectators’ experiences – Read about fans’ experiences of going to the European Grand Prix.

The European Grand Prix may be two months earlier on the calendar this year but it will have little effect on the temperatures at the track this weekend. Hot and dry conditions are forecast for all three days of the event with temperatures in the high 20s – just as they were last year when the race was held in August.

This picture makes last year’s race look more exciting than it was The Valencia Street Circuit has given us two forgettable races so far and as a result the track is not particularly well-liked. But what do the drivers think of it

Teams’ tyre choices are set to get trickier Bridgestone has altered the choice of tyre compounds on offer for five forthcoming races on the F1 calendar. The move is an attempt to re-create the conditions which produced an unpredictable and exciting race in Canada last week.