At the European Grand Prix in Valencia, the Williams team brought big upgrades and ran their version of the F-duct. Hulkenberg and Barrichello qualified 8th and 9th respectively, with exactly the same time of 1:38.428. Barrichello made a good start, while Hulkenberg defended his 8th position from Mark Webber. Barrichello was running seventh when the safety car was deployed at the end of lap nine, and pulled straight into the pits. On lap 42, Hulkenberg's car started to emit blue smoke from the rear, but it soon stopped. Hülkenberg's right rear tyre delaminated on lap 50, causing damage to his car's exhaust system and became the race's final retirement, while Barrichello defended from Kubica to finish in a strong 4th place. After the race, both Barrichello and Hulkenberg were issued 5 second time penalties for speeding behind the safety car, but it did not affect Barrichello's finishing position because Kubica and Sutil, the two drivers behind him, also received 5 second time penalties. He became the highest-scoring Brazilian driver in Formula One history, overhauling Ayrton Senna's career tally of 614 points, which he had been tied with since Spain.