Ferrari's Felipe Massa has taken pole position for Sunday's European Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton following a hotly-contested qualifying session.
Brazilian Massa timed 1 min 38.989sec to see off Hamilton by 0.2sec and the BMW Sauber of Pole Robert Kubica after turning in a scintillating final lap.
Defending champion and Massa teammate Kimi Raikkonen will start the race at the new Valencia circuit fourth on the grid ahead of Heikki Kovalainen's Mclaren and German surprise package Sebastian Vettel of Toro Rosso.
Australia's Mark Webber was 14th-fastest.