2009 European Grand Prix Race day in Valencia

After so many disappointments throughout 2009, today everything finally went right for Rubens Barrichello.

The Brazilian started from third place with a car and fuel load to keep the McLarens in sight, and when the time came he pushed hard in clean air to maintain the pressure. It looked like Hamilton had the pace to win, but a disastrous final pitstop cost Lewis badly and Rubens gratefully received the benefit and brought the BGP 001 home to claim a wonderful win.

On the other side of the garage, Jenson Button salvaged two points after another disappointing outing and thanks to a horrible afternoon for Red Bull Racing, maintains a healthy points lead as we say farewell to Valencia and head to Spa for the next round.

This was the 2009 European Grand Prix on AUTOSPORT Live. Thanks for being with us throughout the weekend, and we will see you tomorrow for the weather forecasts ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix next weekend.

Today's result puts Rubens Barrichello back into second place in the championship, with Button's lead margin shaved by half a point to 18. A no-score for Red Bull gives Brawn an increased lead in the constructors' series. World Championship standings, round 11: Drivers: Constructors: 1. Button 72 1. Brawn-Mercedes 126 2. Barrichello 54 2. Red Bull-Renault 98.5 3. Webber 51.5 3. Ferrari 46 4. Vettel 47 4. McLaren-Mercedes 41 5. Rosberg 29.5 5. Toyota 38.5 6. Hamilton 27 6. Williams-Toyota 29.5 7. Raikkonen 24 7. Renault 16 8. Trulli 22.5 8. BMW Sauber 9

The round up of today's race is now available:

Barrichello wins again five years later

The champagne sprays on the podium at the end of a close - if rather undramatic - European Grand Prix. Barrichello takes a shower of the bubbly from his rival of the race, Lewis Hamilton.

Kimi Raikkonen celebrates another strong podium for Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton accepts his award for second place this afternoon. The world champion had a golden shot to make it two out of two, but that fumble with tyres not ready in the pits cost him badly.

Jock Clear, Barrichello's race engineer, takes the constructors' prize for Brawn GP.

Rubens Barrichello accepts the winner's trophy and is overjoyed to be a grand prix winner again.

God Save the Queen rings out over the Valencia harbour for today's winning constructor - Brawn GP.

Barrichello's victory this afternoon will have helped the team in the title race.

The drivers step out onto the podium and the Brazilian national anthem plays in triumph for Rubens Barrichello - winner of the European Grand Prix.

The top three drivers bring their cars down to parc ferme and Barrichello runs to his mechanics in celebration.

Rubens is clearly delighted with his first win in five years.

Kazuki Nakajima retired in the pits in the last couple of laps and is classified in 18th position. Sebastien Buemi spun out of the race when his brakes failed just after the midway point, and poor Sebastian Vettel's chances blew to bits when the Renault engine failed early in the race.

Barrichello tours in to the applause of the crowd and the teams in the pits.

Jaime Alguersuari completed his first race at home in 16th place, with Badoer 17th in the Ferrari.

Mark Webber finished in ninth, out of the points. Adrian Sutil finished a strong 10th for Force India with Heidfeld 11th, Fisichella 12th, Trulli 13th, Glock 14th, Grosjean seeing the chequered flag in his maiden grand prix in 15th.

Barrichello is extremely emotional on the team radio as he celebrates a fine victory in Valencia.

Jenson Button struggles home in seventh place to add another two vital points to his tally, 3.7 seconds ahead of Robert Kubica who claims the final point today.

Nico Rosberg again finishes a strong fifth in the Williams, ahead of home hero Fernando Alonso.

Kimi Raikkonen scores another strong podium for Ferrari, driving well today through long stints to demote Heikki Kovalainen to fourth.

Lewis Hamilton takes second for McLaren. Lewis was challenging strongly for the win but a fumble with the tyres at his final stop will surely leave the world champion disappointed with today's result.

Rubens Barrichello wins for Brawn in Valencia!

Keeping the pressure on McLaren throughout, Barrichello's heavier fuel and quick pace when it mattered jumped him by Kovalainen at the first stop and into the lead as McLaren fumbled Hamilton's second stop.

It is Rubens' 10th career win and his first in the Brawn, moving him back into second place in the standings and bolstering Brawn's challenge for the constructors' crown.

Barrichello's last win was the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix in the Ferrari.

Lap 57: Glock now posts the fastest overall lap with a stunning 1m38.683s.

Lap 57: Rosberg continues to pressure Kovalainen for fourth but there is little he can do on the final lap.

Lap 56: For the second time in the last five laps, Timo Glock sets the fastest sector time, and now for a third time in the first sector of the following lap. He remains down in 14th but the Toyota bosses in Japan will be asking where that pace has been all afternoon

Lap 56: Barrichello is on to his penultimate lap and heading for victory in Valencia.

Lap 55: The battle for sixth between Alonso and Button looks to be settled in the Spaniard's favour. Button's progress has stopped in the last couple of laps and they run almost five seconds apart.

Lap 55: Nico Rosberg is starting to close on Kovalainen's McLaren, with Heikki seemingly struggling for pace at this late stage.

Lap 54: Down the field, the gaps are static with little prospect of any further position changes.

Lap 54: Barrichello continues to lead comfortably from Hamilton and Raikkonen with four laps to go in Valencia.

Lap 52: Button takes another second out of Alonso and the gap between them is now 2.8 seconds.

Lap 51: Jenson Button's charge in seventh continues as he chases down Fernando Alonso. The gap is under four seconds and the championship leader will be on the local hero's tail by the end of the race.

Lap 51: Lewis Hamilton posts his best time of the race as he closes to under six seconds behind Barrichello, keeping the pressure on the leader.

Lap 51: Glock pits from 14th place and it is clearly a short stop to take him the remaining eight laps to the flag.

Lap 50: Behind Webber who is ninth, Adrian Sutil has resumed 10th place in the Force India and sits just eight seconds away from the points. Nick Heidfeld is 11th with Fisichella 12th, Trulli 13th, Glock 14th, Grosjean 15th and keeping the Renault going, Alguersuari 17th, Badoer still touring round as best he can in 18th and Nakajima bringing up the rear.

Lap 49: Button has the gap down to under six seconds as the chase of Alonso continues.

Lap 48: Jenson Button is finally getting on with it in the Brawn. He just set the fastest lap of the entire race - 1m38.874s and he is now seven seconds behind Fernando Alonso in sixth.

Lap 48: The gaps between the drivers at the front are quite significant at this stage with 10 laps remaining in Valencia.

Lap 47: At the back end of the points, Jenson Button is now seventh and trying to salvage a result from a race race. Robert Kubica is eighth and set to score in the BMW. Mark Webber lost out badly during that pitstop exchange and is now ninth and over three seconds behind Kubica.

Lap 46: Nico Rosberg is again well in the points, fifth, alead of Alonso, Button and Kubica.