| 2 | Jose-Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari 553 | Ferrari 554 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari 553 | Ferrari 554 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 8 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 10 | Alberto Ascari | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 12 | Onofre Marimon | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 14 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 16 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 18 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes W196s | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 20 | Karl Kling | Mercedes W196s | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 22 | Hans Herrmann | Mercedes W196s | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 24 | Jean Behra | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 26 | Jacques Pollet | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 28 | Paul Frere | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 30 | Georges Berger | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Privateer |
| 32 | Lance Macklin | HWM 53 | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Dunlop | HW Motors |
| 34 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Ecurie Rosier |
| 36 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari 500/625 | Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 | Dunlop | Ecurie Rosier |
| 38 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari 500/625 | Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Ecurie Filipinetti |
| 40 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 42 | Ken Wharton | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Dunlop | Owen Racing Organisation |
| 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Dunlop | Gilby Engineering |
| 46 | Prince Bira | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Prince Bira |
| 48 | Harry Schell | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 50 | Peter Collins | Vanwall Special | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | GA Vandervell |