| 2 | Masten Gregory | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Centro Sud |
| 4 | André Simon | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Centro Sud |
| 6 | Ron Flockhart | BRM P25 | BRM 255 L4 2.5 | Dunlop | Owen Racing Organisation |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori | BRM P25 | BRM 255 L4 2.5 | Dunlop | Owen Racing Organisation |
| 10 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | Connaught B | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 12 | Ivor Bueb | Connaught B | Alta GP L4 2.5 | Dunlop | Connaught Engineering |
| 14 | Jack Brabham | Cooper T43 | Climax FPF L4 2.0 | Avon | Cooper Car Company |
| 16 | Les Leston | Cooper T43 | Climax FPF L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Cooper Car Company |
| 18 | Stirling Moss | Vanwall VW 5 | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Vandervell Products Ltd |
| 20 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall VW 5 | Vanwall 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli | Vandervell Products Ltd |
| 22 | Horace Gould | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Dunlop | H.H. Gould |
| 24 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari 801 | Ferrari DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 26 | Peter Collins | Ferrari 801 | Ferrari DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 28 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari D50 | Ferrari DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 30 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari 801 | Ferrari DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 32 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 34 | Jean Behra | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 34 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 36 | Carlos Menditeguy | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 38 | Harry Schell | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Scuderia Centro Sud |
| 40 | Hans Herrmann | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| 42 | Luigi Piotti | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 44 | Jo Bonnier | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Privateer |
| 46 | Gerino Gerini | Maserati 250F | Maserati 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli | Privateer |