| 1 | 12 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 80 | 2:50:45.600 | 1 | 8.5 2:50:45.600 |
| 2 | 26 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 80 | +1:01.800 | 5 | 6.5 +1:01.800 |
| 3 | 16 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 80 | +2:04.200 | 2 | 4 +2:04.200 |
| 4 | 10 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 80 | +2:11.400 | 3 | 3 +2:11.400 |
| 5 | 22 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 79 | +1 lap | 13 | 2 +1 lap |
| 6 | 8 | André Simon | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | 8 | +1 lap |
| 7 | 14 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 77 | +3 laps | 6 | +3 laps |
| 8 | 48 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 76 | +4 laps | 18 | +4 laps |
| 9 | 40 | Ken Wharton | CooperBristol | 76 | +4 laps | 15 | +4 laps |
| 10 | 62 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 75 | +5 laps | 17 | +5 laps |
| 11 | 50 | Eitel Cantoni | Maserati | 75 | +5 laps | 23 | +5 laps |
| 12 | 30 | Dennis Poore | ConnaughtLea Francis | 74 | +6 laps | 19 | +6 laps |
| 13 | 36 | Eric Brandon | CooperBristol | 73 | +7 laps | 20 | +7 laps |
| 14 | 2 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 71 | +9 laps | 7 | +9 laps |
| 15 | 38 | Alan Brown | CooperBristol | 68 | +12 laps | 21 | +12 laps |
| DNF | 32 | Stirling Moss | ConnaughtLea Francis | 60 | Suspension | 9 | Suspension |
| DNF | 46 | Gino Bianco | Maserati | 46 | Engine | 24 | Engine |
| DNF | 6 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 42 | Engine | 11 | Engine |
| NC | 42 | Mike Hawthorn | CooperBristol | 38 | +42 laps | 12 | +42 laps |
| DNF | 24 | Franco Rol | Maserati | 24 | Engine | 16 | Engine |
| DNF | 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 5 | Engine | 4 | Engine |
| DNF | 28 | Kenneth McAlpine | ConnaughtLea Francis | 4 | Suspension | 22 | Suspension |
| DNF | 18 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 3 | Engine | 14 | Engine |
| DNF | 34 | Élie Bayol | O.S.C.A.OSCA | 0 | Gearbox | 10 | Gearbox |
| DNQ | 70 | Charles de Tornaco | Ferrari | | | – | |
| DNQ | 58 | Alberto Crespo | MaseratiPlaté | | | – | |
| DNQ | 60 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | MaseratiPlaté | | | – | |
| DNQ | 54 | Peter Collins | HWMAlta | | | – | |
| DNQ | 68 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | | | – | |
| DNQ | 56 | Tony Gaze | HWMAlta | | | – | |
| DNQ | 64 | Bill Aston | Aston ButterworthButterworth | | | – | |
| DNQ | 52 | Lance Macklin | HWMAlta | | | – | |
| DNQ | 20 | Hans Stuck | Ferrari | | | – | |
| DNQ | 66 | Johnny Claes | Simca-GordiniGordini | | | – | |
| DNQ | 44 | Piero Dusio | CisitaliaBPM | | | – | |