| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes W196s | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 2 | Karl Kling | Mercedes W196s | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 3 | Harry Schell | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 4 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 5 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Dunlop | Gilby Engineering |
| 6 | Ron Flockhart | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Prince Bira |
| 6 | Prince Bira | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Prince Bira |
| 7 | Stirling Moss | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 8 | Ken Wharton | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Owen Racing Organisation |
| 9 | Jose-Froilan Gonzalez | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 10 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 11 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 12 | Reg Parnell | Ferrari 500/625 | Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 | Avon | Scuderia Ambrosiana |
| 14 | Robert Manzon | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Ecurie Rosier |
| 15 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari 500/625 | Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 | Dunlop | Ecurie Rosier |
| 16 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari 500/625 | Ferrari 625 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Ecurie Filipinetti |
| 17 | Jean Behra | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 18 | Clemar Bucci | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 19 | André Pilette | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 20 | Peter Collins | Vanwall Special | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | GA Vandervell |
| 21 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper T24 | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Dunlop | Privateer |
| 22 | Bill Whitehouse | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Privateer |
| 23 | Leslie Marr | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Privateer |
| 24 | John Riseley-Prichard | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | RRC Walker Racing Team |
| 25 | Don Beauman | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Sir Jeremy Boles |
| 26 | Leslie Thorne | Connaught A | Lea Francis L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Ecurie Ecosse |
| 27 | Alan Brown | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | RJ Chase |
| 28 | Horace Gould | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Gould's Garage |
| 29 | Bob Gerard | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Privateer |
| 30 | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Ecurie Richmond |
| 30 | Eric Brandon | Cooper T23 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Ecurie Richmond |
| 31 | Alberto Ascari | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 32 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 33 | Onofre Marimon | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |