| 2 | Alberto ASCARI | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 500 | Ferrari | 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 4 | Luigi VILLORESI | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 500 | Ferrari | 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 6 | Giuseppe FARINA | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 500 | Ferrari | 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 8 | Mike HAWTHORN | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 500 | Ferrari | 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 10 | Louis ROSIER | Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari | 500 | Ferrari | 500 L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 12 | Juan Manuel FANGIO | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 14 | Jose-Froilan GONZALEZ | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 16 | Felice BONETTO | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 18 | Emmanuel de GRAFFENRIED | Privé | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 20 | Harry SCHELL | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert |
| 22 | Jean BEHRA | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert |
| 22 | Roberto MIERES | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert |
| 24 | Maurice TRINTIGNANT | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert |
| 26 | Roy SALVADORI | Connaught Engineering | Connaught | A | Lea Francis | L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 28 | Ken McALPINE | Connaught Engineering | Connaught | A | Lea Francis | L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 30 | Johnny CLAES | Ecurie Belge | Connaught | A | Lea Francis | L4 2.0 | Englebert |
| 32 | Ken WHARTON | Privé | Cooper | T23 | Bristol | BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 34 | Stirling MOSS | Connaught Engineering | Connaught | A | Lea Francis | L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 36 | Peter COLLINS | HW Motors | HWM | 53 | Alta | F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 38 | Lance MACKLIN | HW Motors | HWM | 53 | Alta | F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 40 | Fred WACKER | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert |