Vettel tops first ever practice session at Valencia
F1 Grand Prix, GP Europe, Valencia Street Circuit
During the first ever free practice session at the street circuit of Valencia in and around the harbour of the Spanish city, Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Sebastian Vettel was surprisingly on top of the time sheets. The German was followed by Ferrari's Felipe Massa and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
Results
| 1 | S. Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:40.496 | 29 | |
| 2 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:40.654 | 27 | |
| 3 | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:40.822 | 21 | |
| 4 | S. Bourdais | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:41.099 | 31 | |
| 5 | H. Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:41.163 | 23 | |
| 6 | R. Kubica | BMW | 1:41.281 | 24 | |
| 7 | K. Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:41.317 | 27 | |
| 8 | K. Nakajima | Williams | 1:41.329 | 26 | |
| 9 | F. Alonso | Renault | 1:41.385 | 31 | |
| 10 | N. Rosberg | Williams | 1:41.706 | 22 | |
| 11 | R. Barrichello | Honda | 1:41.830 | 27 | |
| 12 | J. Trulli | Toyota | 1:41.930 | 27 | |
| 13 | A. Sutil | Force India F1 | 1:41.951 | 23 | |
| 14 | T. Glock | Toyota | 1:42.036 | 27 | |
| 15 | N. Piquet jr. | Renault | 1:42.107 | 32 | |
| 16 | N. Heidfeld | BMW | 1:42.453 | 23 | |
| 17 | J. Button | Honda | 1:42.460 | 29 | |
| 18 | G. Fisichella | Force India F1 | 1:43.075 | 25 | |
| 19 | D. Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:43.312 | 23 | |
| 20 | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:43.524 | 24 |
