| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 4 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 8 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 10 | Luigi Villoresi | Lancia D50 | Lancia DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 12 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 L4 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 14 | Piero Taruffi | Mercedes W196 | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 16 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes W196s | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 18 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes W196s | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 20 | Karl Kling | Mercedes W196 | Mercedes M196 L8 2.5 | Continental | Daimler-Benz |
| 22 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 24 | Jean Lucas | Gordini T32 | Gordini 25 L8 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 26 | Jacques Pollet | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 28 | Roberto Mieres | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 30 | Luigi Musso | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 32 | Peter Collins | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 34 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 36 | Jean Behra | Maserati 250Fs | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 38 | Horace Gould | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 40 | John Fitch | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Dunlop | Stirling Moss Ltd |
| 42 | Harry Schell | Vanwall VW 55 | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Vandervell Products Ltd |
| 44 | Ken Wharton | Vanwall VW 55 | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Vandervell Products Ltd |
| 46 | Luigi Piotti | Arzani Volpini F1 | Maserati 4CLT L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Privateer |