| 1 | Lance Macklin | HWM 53 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 2 | Peter Collins | HWM 53 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 3 | Duncan Hamilton | HWM 53 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 4 | Jack Fairman | HWM 53 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 5 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 6 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 7 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 8 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 9 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Ecurie Rosier |
| 10 | Prince Bira | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 11 | Ken McAlpine | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 12 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 14 | Tony Rolt | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | RRC Walker Racing Team |
| 15 | Ian Stewart | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Ecurie Ecosse |
| 16 | Ken Wharton | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Cooper Car Company |
| 17 | Bob Gerard | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Bob Gerard |
| 17 | David Clarke | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Bob Gerard |
| 18 | Ninian Sanderson | Cooper T20 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Ecurie Ecosse |
| 18 | Jimmy Stewart | Cooper T20 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Ecurie Ecosse |
| 19 | Alan Brown | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | RJ Chase |
| 20 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper T24 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Atlantic Stable |
| 21 | Stirling Moss | Cooper Special | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Cooper Car Company |
| 22 | Tony Crook | Cooper T20 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Privateer |
| 23 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 24 | Jose-Froilan Gonzalez | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 25 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 26 | Onofre Marimon | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 27 | Louis Chiron | OSCA 20 | OSCA 2000 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 28 | Harry Schell | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 29 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 30 | Jean Behra | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 31 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |