| 2 | Robert Manzon | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 6 | Jean Behra | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 8 | André Simon | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 10 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 12 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 14 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 16 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 18 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Ecurie Espadon |
| 20 | Hans Stuck | Ferrari 212 | Ferrari 125 V12 1.5 | Pirelli | Ecurie Espadon |
| 22 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 24 | Franco Rol | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 26 | Jose-Froilan Gonzalez | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 28 | Ken McAlpine | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 30 | Dennis Poore | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 32 | Stirling Moss | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 34 | Elie Bayol | OSCA 20 | OSCA 2000 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 36 | Eric Brandon | Cooper T20 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Ecurie Richmond |
| 38 | Alan Brown | Cooper T20 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Ecurie Richmond |
| 40 | Ken Wharton | Cooper T20 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Scuderia Franera |
| 42 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper T20 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | LD Hawthorn |
| 44 | Piero Dusio | Cisitalia D46 | BPM L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 44 | Carlo Dusio | Cisitalia D46 | BPM L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 46 | Gino Bianco | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Escuderia Bandeirantes |
| 48 | Chico Landi | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Escuderia Bandeirantes |
| 50 | Eitel Cantoni | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Escuderia Bandeirantes |
| 52 | Lance Macklin | HWM 52 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 54 | Peter Collins | HWM 52 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 56 | Tony Gaze | HWM 52 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Privateer |
| 58 | Alberto Crespo | Maserati 4CLT | Maserati Plate L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Enrico Platé |
| 60 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT | Maserati Plate L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Enrico Platé |
| 62 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Ecurie Rosier |
| 64 | Bill Aston | Aston NB41 | Butterworth F4 2.0 | Dunlop | WS Aston |
| 66 | Johnny Claes | Simca Gordini T15 | Gordini 1500 L4 1.5 | Englebert | Vicomtesse de Walkiers |
| 68 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari 125 V12 1.5 | Dunlop | Privateer |
| 70 | Charles de Tornaco | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Englebert | Ecurie Francorchamps |