| 2 | Jose-Froilan GONZALEZ | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 553 | Ferrari | 554 L4 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 4 | Maurice TRINTIGNANT | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 625 | Ferrari | 625 L4 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 6 | Mike HAWTHORN | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 553 | Ferrari | 554 L4 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 8 | Giuseppe FARINA | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 625 | Ferrari | 625 L4 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 10 | Alberto ASCARI | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 12 | Onofre MARIMON | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 14 | Luigi VILLORESI | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 16 | Roberto MIERES | Privé | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 18 | Juan Manuel FANGIO | Daimler-Benz | Mercedes | W196s | Mercedes | M196 L8 2.5 | Continental |
| 20 | Karl KLING | Daimler-Benz | Mercedes | W196s | Mercedes | M196 L8 2.5 | Continental |
| 22 | Hans HERRMANN | Daimler-Benz | Mercedes | W196s | Mercedes | M196 L8 2.5 | Continental |
| 24 | Jean BEHRA | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert |
| 26 | Jacques POLLET | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert |
| 28 | Paul FRERE | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert |
| 30 | Georges BERGER | Privé | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert |
| 32 | Lance MACKLIN | HW Motors | HWM | 53 | Alta | GP L4 2.5 | Dunlop |
| 34 | Robert MANZON | Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari | 625 | Ferrari | 625 L4 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 36 | Louis ROSIER | Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari | 500/625 | Ferrari | 625 L4 2.5 | Dunlop |
| 38 | Jacques SWATERS | Ecurie Filipinetti | Ferrari | 500/625 | Ferrari | 625 L4 2.5 | Englebert |
| 40 | Sergio MANTOVANI | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 42 | Ken WHARTON | Owen Racing Organisation | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Dunlop |
| 44 | Roy SALVADORI | Gilby Engineering | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Dunlop |
| 46 | Prince BIRA | Prince Bira | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 48 | Harry SCHELL | Privé | Maserati | A6GCM | Maserati | A6 L6 2.0 | Pirelli |
| 50 | Peter COLLINS | GA Vandervell | Vanwall | Special | Vanwall | 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli |