| 2 | Luigi VILLORESI | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 500 | Ferrari | 500 L4 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 4 | Alberto ASCARI | 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 | Umberto MAGLIOLI | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 553 | Ferrari | 553 L4 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 12 | Piero CARINI | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 553 | Ferrari | 553 L4 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 14 | Lance MACKLIN | HW Motors | HWM | 53 | Alta | F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 16 | Yves GIRAUD-CABANTOUS | HW Motors | HWM | 53 | Alta | F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 18 | John FITCH | HW Motors | HWM | 53 | Alta | F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 20 | Jack FAIRMAN | Connaught Engineering | Connaught | A | Lea Francis | L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 22 | Roy SALVADORI | Connaught Engineering | Connaught | A | Lea Francis | L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 24 | Ken McALPINE | Connaught Engineering | Connaught | A | Lea Francis | L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 26 | Johnny CLAES | Ecurie Belge | Connaught | A | Lea Francis | L4 2.0 | Englebert |
| 28 | Stirling MOSS | Cooper Car Company | Cooper | T24 | Alta | F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 30 | Ken WHARTON | Privé | Cooper | T23 | Bristol | BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 32 | Louis CHIRON | Privé | OSCA | 20 | OSCA | 2000 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 34 | Elie BAYOL | Privé | OSCA | 20 | OSCA | 2000 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 36 | Maurice TRINTIGNANT | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert |
| 38 | Harry SCHELL | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert |
| 40 | Roberto MIERES | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 20 L6 2.0 | Englebert |
| 42 | Chico LANDI | Scuderia Milano | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 44 | Prince BIRA | Scuderia Milano | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 46 | Alan BROWN | Equipe Anglaise | Cooper | T23 | Bristol | BS1 L6 2.0 | Dunlop |
| 48 | Hans STUCK | Privé | AFM | 6 | Bristol | BS1 L6 2.0 | Englebert |
| 50 | Juan Manuel FANGIO | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 52 | Felice BONETTO | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 54 | Onofre MARIMON | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 56 | Sergio MANTOVANI | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 56 | Luigi MUSSO | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 58 | Emmanuel de GRAFFENRIED | Privé | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 64 | Louis ROSIER | Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari | 500 | Ferrari | 500 L4 2.0 | Dunlop |