| 1 | 31 | Lance MACKLIN | HW Motors | HWM 52 | Alta L4 | 35 | |
| 2 | 32 | Tony ROLT | HW Motors | HWM 52 | Alta L4 | 35 | |
| 3 | 36 | Emmanuel de GRAFFENRIED | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati L4 | 35 | |
| 4 | 18 | Rudi FISCHER | Ecurie Espadon | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari L4 | 35 | |
| 5 | 1 | Peter WHITEHEAD | P. N. Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 c | 35 | |
| 6 | 25 | Prince BIRA | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini T15 | Gordini L4 c | 35 | |
| 7 | 23 | Ken WHARTON | Peter Bell | Frazer Nash FN48 | Bristol L 6 | 35 | |
| 8 | 41 | Johnny CLAES | Ecurie Belge | Simca Gordini T15 | Gordini L4 | 35 | |
| 9 | 29 | Peter COLLINS | HW Motors | HWM 52 | Alta L4 | 34 | |
| 10 | 8 | Ken McALPINE | Privé | Connaught A | Lea Francis L 4 | 34 | |
| 11 | 39 | Toni ULMEN | Privé | Veritas Meteor | Veritas L6 | 34 | |
| 12 | 21 | Bill DOBSON | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 c | 34 | |
| 13 | 9 | Ken DOWNING | Privé | Connaught A | Lea Francis L 4 | 33 | |
| 14 | 4 | Gordon WATSON | Privé | Alta F2 | Alta L4 | 32 | |
| 15 | 19 | Peter HIRT | Ecurie Espadon | Ferrari 212 | Ferrari V12 | 32 | |
| 16 | 3 | Tony GAZE | Privé | Alta F2 | Alta L4 | 31 | |
| 17 | 22 | Tony CROOK | T.A.D. Crook | Frazer Nash LM Replica | Bristol L 6 | 31 | |
| 18 | 11 | Mike HAWTHORN | Leslie D. Hawthorn | Cooper T20 | Bristol L 6 | 30 | |
| ab | 20 | Bobby BAIRD | Privé | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari L4 | 29 | Fuga de óleo |
| 19 | 12 | Alan BROWN | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T20 | Bristol L 6 | 23 | |
| ab | 37 | Harry SCHELL | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati L4 | 18 | Direcção |
| ab | 35 | Ted LUND | Privé | HRG ??? | Lea Francis L 4 | 14 | ? |
| ab | 30 | Duncan HAMILTON | HW Motors | HWM 52 | Alta L4 | 9 | Tanque |
| ab | 27 | Jean BEHRA | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini T15 | Gordini L4 | 3 | Mecânica |
| ab | 33 | Horace RICHARDS | Privé | HAR ??? | Riley ??? | 2 | ? |
| ab | 26 | Robert MANZON | Equipe Gordini | Gordini T16 | Gordini L6 | 1 | Transmissão |
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| nq | 24 | Bob GERARD | Bob Gerard Racing | Frazer Nash LM Replica | Bristol L 6 | | |
| nq | 10 | Philip FOTHERINGHAM-PARKER | W.B. Black | Connaught A | Lea Francis L 4 | | |
| nq | 14 | Reg PARNELL | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T20 | Bristol L 6 | | |
| nq | 6 | Robin MONTGOMERIE-CHARRINGTON | Privé | Aston NB41 | Butterworth F4 | | |
| nq | 5 | Bill ASTON | Privé | Aston NB41 | Butterworth F4 | | |
| nq | 38 | Paul PIETSCH | Privé | Veritas Meteor | Veritas L6 | | |
| nq | 28 | George ABECASSIS | HW Motors | HWM 52 | Alta L4 | | |
| nq | 42 | Geoff RICHARDSON | Geoff Richardson | RRA ??? | Riley ??? | | |
| nq | 34 | Mike KEEN | Privé | HRG ??? | Riley ??? | | |
| f | 2 | Graham WHITEHEAD | Privé | Alta F2 | Alta L4 | | Não participação |
| f | 15 | Stirling MOSS | ERA Ltd | ERA G | ERA L6 c | | Automóvel indisponible |
| f | 16 | Giuseppe FARINA | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari L4 | | Participe em outra corrida |
| f | 17 | Luigi VILLORESI | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari L4 | | Participe em outra corrida |
| f | 40 | Zorra DUNTOV | Privé | Veritas Meteor | Veritas L6 | | ? |
| f | 42 | Peter WALKER | Geoff Richardson | RRA ??? | Riley ??? | | ? |
| f | 43 | Bertie BRADNACK | Privé | Woden ??? | Bristol L 6 | | ? |
| f | 14 | John COOPER | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T20 | Bristol L 6 | | Inscrito em reserva |
| f | 21 | David MURRAY | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 c | | Inscrito em reserva |
| f | 22 | Roy SALVADORI | T.A.D. Crook | Frazer Nash LM Replica | Bristol L 6 | | Inscrito em reserva |
| f | 34 | Len GIBBS | Privé | HRG ??? | Riley ??? | | Inscrito em reserva |
| f | 35 | Bill SKELLY | Privé | HRG ??? | Lea Francis L 4 | | Inscrito em reserva |
| f | 37 | Reg PARNELL | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati L4 | | Inscrito em reserva |