| 2 | Jose-Froilan Gonzalez | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 6 | Johnny Claes | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 8 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 10 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 12 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 14 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 16 | Jean Behra | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 20 | Harry Schell | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 22 | Lance Macklin | HWM 53 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 24 | Paul Frere | HWM 53 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 26 | Peter Collins | HWM 53 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 28 | Onofre Marimon | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 30 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 32 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Ecurie Rosier |
| 34 | Georges Berger | Simca Gordini T15 | Gordini 1500 L4 1.5 | Englebert | Privateer |
| 36 | Arthur Legat | Veritas Meteor | Veritas L6 2.0 | Englebert | Privateer |
| 38 | Fred Wacker | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 40 | André Pilette | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Englebert | Ecurie Belge |
| 42 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Englebert | Ecurie Francorchamps |
| 44 | Charles de Tornaco | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Englebert | Ecurie Francorchamps |