| 2 | Stirling MOSS | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 4 | Jean BEHRA | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 6 | Cesare PERDISA | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 8 | Piero TARUFFI | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 10 | Juan Manuel FANGIO | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | D50 | Ferrari | DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert |
| 12 | Eugenio CASTELLOTTI | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | D50 | Ferrari | DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert |
| 14 | Peter COLLINS | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | D50 | Ferrari | DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert |
| 16 | Alfonso de PORTAGO | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | D50 | Ferrari | DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert |
| 20 | Tony BROOKS | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | P25 | BRM | 255 L4 2.5 | Dunlop |
| 22 | Harry SCHELL | Vandervell Products Ltd | Vanwall | VW 2 | Vanwall | 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 24 | Mike HAWTHORN | Vandervell Products Ltd | Vanwall | VW 2 | Vanwall | 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 26 | Colin CHAPMAN | Vandervell Products Ltd | Vanwall | VW 2 | Vanwall | 254 L4 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 28 | Maurice TRINTIGNANT | Automobiles Bugatti | Bugatti | T251 | Bugatti | L8 2.5 | Englebert |
| 30 | Robert MANZON | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T32 | Gordini | 25 L8 2.5 | Englebert |
| 32 | Hermano da SILVA RAMOS | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T32 | Gordini | 25 L8 2.5 | Englebert |
| 34 | André PILETTE | Equipe Gordini | Gordini | T16 | Gordini | 23 L6 2.5 | Englebert |
| 36 | Louis ROSIER | Ecurie Rosier | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 38 | Luigi VILLORESI | L Piotti | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 40 | Francisco GODIA-SALES | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 42 | André SIMON | Privé | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 44 | Olivier GENDEBIEN | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | D50 | Ferrari | DS50 V8 2.5 | Englebert |
| 46 | Horace GOULD | Gould's Garage | Maserati | 250F | Maserati | 250F1 L6 2.5 | Pirelli |
| 48 | Piero SCOTTI | Privé | Connaught | Bs | Alta | GP L4 2.5 | Pirelli |