Fernando Alonso a impus ritmul in cea de-a doua sesiune de antrenamente libere de la Valencia, spre incantarea publicului prezent in tribune. Dupa ce Barrichello a inregistrat cel mai bun timp in prima sesiune (1 minut si 42.460 secunde), spaniolul de la Renault a facut legea dupa-amiaza si a stabilit un timp de un minut si 39.404 secunde. Campion en-titre si castigator al etapei trecute, din Ungaria, britanicul Lewis Hamilton a scos cel mai slab timp in cea de-a doua sesiune de antrenamente, la o distanta de 3.810 secunde fata de Alonso.

Prima sesiune de antrenamente libere:

1. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) 1:42.460

2. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren-Mercedes) +0.176

3. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) +0.194

4. Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes) +0.614

5. Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) +0.628

6. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) +0.749

7. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams-Toyota) +0.765

8. Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) +0.783

9. Fernando Alonso (Renault) +0.885

10. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) +0.924

11. Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) +0.929

12. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) +0.959

13. Jaime Alguersuari (STR-Ferrari) +1.177

14. Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) +1.286

15. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) +1.580

16. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India-Mercedes) +1.666

17. Romain Grosjean (Renault) +1.896

18. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) +2.178

19. Timo Glock (Toyota) +2.272

20. Luca Badoer (Ferrari) +3.380

A doua sesiune de antrenamente libere:

1. Fernando Alonso (Renault) 1:39.404

2. Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes) +0.774

3. Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) +0.805

4. Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) +0.981

5. Kazuki Nakajima (Williams-Toyota) 1.099

6. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) +1.192

7. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) +1.239

8. Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India-Mercedes) +1.277

9. Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) +1.319

10. Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren-Mercedes) +1.334

11. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) +1.335

12. Jarno Trulli (Toyota) +1.366

13. Romain Grosjean (Renault) +1.383

14. Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) +1.552

15. Timo Glock (Toyota) +1.581

16. Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) +1.752

17. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) +1.946

18. Luca Badoer (Ferrari) +2.613

19. Jaime Alguersuari (STR-Ferrari) +2.685

20. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) +3.810