Rubens Barrichello claimed his first victory in five years at Valencia on Sunday after McLaren handed him the lead on a track that is notoriously difficult to pass on.
Lewis Hamilton continued McLaren's resurgence, claiming pole position for the European GP after outpacing his team-mate by 0.034s.
Sebastian Vettel effectively cut Saturday's final practice at Valencia to a thirty minute session after causing a major oil spill out on track.
Fernando Alonso delighted his Spanish fans by finishing Friday's practice in the P1 slot despite a bit of a coming together with Nick Heidfeld.
Rubens Barrichello set the pace in Friday's first Valencia practice, outpacing the McLarens of Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton. But it was at the back of the timesheets were most were looking.