| 2 | Les Leston | Connaught B | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Avon | Connaught Engineering |
| 4 | Ron Flockhart | Connaught B | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Connaught Engineering |
| 4 | Archie Scott-Brown | Connaught B | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Connaught Engineering |
| 6 | Jack Fairman | Connaught B | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Connaught Engineering |
| 8 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | Gordini T32 | Gordini 25 L8 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 10 | Robert Manzon | Gordini T32 | Gordini 25 L8 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 12 | André Simon | Gordini T16 | Gordini 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert | Equipe Gordini |
| 14 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Centro Sud |
| 16 | Piero Taruffi | Vanwall VW 2 | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Vandervell Products Ltd |
| 18 | Harry Schell | Vanwall VW 2 | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Vandervell Products Ltd |
| 20 | Maurice Trintignant | Vanwall VW 2 | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Vandervell Products Ltd |
| 22 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Ferrari D50 | Ferrari DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 24 | Eugenio Castellotti | Ferrari D50 | Ferrari DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 26 | Peter Collins | Ferrari D50 | Ferrari DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 28 | Luigi Musso | Ferrari D50 | Ferrari DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 30 | Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari D50 | Ferrari DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 32 | Jean Behra | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 34 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 34 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 36 | Stirling Moss | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 38 | Francisco Godia-Sales | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 40 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | L Piotti |
| 42 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Guastalla |
| 44 | Roy Salvadori | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Dunlop | Gilby Engineering |
| 46 | Umberto Maglioli | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 48 | Bruce Halford | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Dunlop | Privateer |
| 50 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari D50 | Ferrari DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 52 | Louis Rosier | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Ecurie Rosier |
| 54 | Horace Gould | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Gould's Garage |