Víťazom kvalifikácie na VC Európy v španielskej Valencii sa stal Nemec Sebastian Vettel na Red Bulle. Tímový kolega Mark Webber odštartuje druhý. Domáci Fernando Alonso sa na štarte postaví na štvrtú priečku.
Výsledky kvalifikácie na VC Európy 2010:
| Pozícia | Jazdec | Tím | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Strata |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:38,324 | 1:38,015 | 1:37,587 | |
| 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:38,549 | 1:38,041 | 1:37,662 | 0,075 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38,697 | 1:38,158 | 1:37,969 | 0,382 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38,472 | 1:38,179 | 1:38,075 | 0,488 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38,657 | 1:38,046 | 1:38,127 | 0,540 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:38,132 | 1:38,062 | 1:38,137 | 0,550 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38,360 | 1:38,399 | 1:38,210 | 0,623 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38,843 | 1:38,523 | 1:38,428 | 0,841 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38,449 | 1:38,326 | 1:38,428 | 0,841 |
| 10 | Vitalij Petrov | Renault | 1:39,004 | 1:38,552 | 1:38,523 | 0,936 |
| 11 | Sébastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:39,096 | 1:38,586 | ||
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:38,752 | 1:38,627 | ||
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39,021 | 1:38,851 | ||
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38,969 | 1:38,884 | ||
| 15 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:38,994 | 1:39,234 | ||
| 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:39,003 | 1:39,264 | ||
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:39,128 | 1:39,458 | ||
| 18 | Kamuj Kobajaši | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:39,343 | |||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:40,658 | |||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:40,882 | |||
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:42,086 | |||
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:42,140 | |||
| 23 | Karun Čandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 1:42,600 | |||
| 24 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:42,851 |
