| 2 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 4 | 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 |
| 8 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 10 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari 553 | Ferrari 553 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 12 | Piero Carini | Ferrari 553 | Ferrari 553 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 14 | Lance Macklin | HWM 53 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 16 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | HWM 53 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 18 | John Fitch | HWM 53 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 20 | Jack Fairman | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 22 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 24 | Ken McAlpine | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 26 | Johnny Claes | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Englebert | Ecurie Belge |
| 28 | Stirling Moss | Cooper T23 | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Cooper Car Company |
| 30 | Ken Wharton | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Privateer |
| 32 | Louis Chiron | OSCA 20 | OSCA 2000 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 34 | Elie Bayol | OSCA 20 | OSCA 2000 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 36 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 38 | Harry Schell | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 40 | Roberto Mieres | Gordini T16 | Gordini 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 42 | Chico Landi | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Milano |
| 44 | Prince Bira | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Scuderia Milano |
| 46 | Alan Brown | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Equipe Anglaise |
| 48 | Hans Stuck | AFM 6 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Privateer |
| 50 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 52 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 54 | Onofre Marimon | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 56 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 56 | Luigi Musso | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 58 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 64 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 500 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Ecurie Rosier |