| 2 | Jean Behra | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 4 | Luigi Musso | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 6 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 8 | André Simon | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes W196 | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 12 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes W196 | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 14 | Karl Kling | Mercedes W196 | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 16 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 20 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 22 | Robert Manzon | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 24 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 26 | Mike Sparken | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 28 | Ken Wharton | Vanwall VW 55 | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Vandervell Products Ltd |
| 30 | Harry Schell | Vanwall VW 55 | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Vandervell Products Ltd |
| 32 | Ken McAlpine | Connaught Bs | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 34 | Jack Fairman | Connaught Bs | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 36 | Peter Walker | Connaught B | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Dunlop | RRC Walker Racing Team |
| 36 | Tony Rolt | Connaught B | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Dunlop | RRC Walker Racing Team |
| 38 | Leslie Marr | Connaught Bs | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Dunlop | Privateer |
| 40 | Jack Brabham | Cooper T40 | Bristol BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Cooper Car Company |
| 42 | Peter Collins | 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 | Lance Macklin | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Dunlop | Stirling Moss Ltd |
| 48 | Horace Gould | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Dunlop | Gould's Garage |
| 50 | Piero Taruffi | Mercedes W196 | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |