| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 6 | Paul Frere | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 8 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes W196 | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 12 | Karl Kling | Mercedes W196 | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 14 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes W196 | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 16 | Robert Manzon | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 18 | Elie Bayol | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 20 | Jean Behra | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 22 | Luigi Musso | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 24 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 26 | Cesare Perdisa | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 28 | Louis Rosier | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Ecurie Rosier |
| 30 | Eugenio Castellotti | Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 V8 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Lancia |
| 32 | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 V8 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Lancia |
| 34 | Piero Valenzano | Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 V8 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Lancia |
| 36 | Jacques Swaters | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Ecurie Filipinetti |
| 38 | Johnny Claes | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Dunlop | Stirling Moss Ltd |
| 40 | Mike Hawthorn | Vanwall VW 55 | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Vandervell Products Ltd |
| 42 | Ken Wharton | Vanwall VW 55 | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Vandervell Products Ltd |
| 44 | Prince Bira | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Prince Bira |
| 46 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Nationale Belge |