| 1 | 2 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 90 | 2:53:35.800 | 1 | 8 2:53:35.800 |
| 2 | 6 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 90 | +10.400 | 3 | 6 +10.400 |
| 3 | 16 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 89 | +1 lap | 13 | 2 +1 lap |
| 3 | 16 | José Froilán González | Maserati | | | – | 2 |
| 4 | 8 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 89 | +1 lap | 6 | 3 +1 lap |
| 5 | 18 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | 88 | +2 laps | 7 | 2 +2 laps |
| 6 | 24 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 87 | +3 laps | 12 | +3 laps |
| 7 | 10 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 86 | +4 laps | 8 | +4 laps |
| 8 | 36 | Peter Collins | HWMAlta | 84 | +6 laps | 16 | +6 laps |
| 9 | 34 | Stirling Moss | ConnaughtLea Francis | 83 | +7 laps | 9 | +7 laps |
| DNF | 4 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 67 | Throttle | 4 | 1 Throttle |
| DNF | 28 | Kenneth McAlpine | ConnaughtLea Francis | 63 | Engine | 14 | Engine |
| DNF | 20 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 59 | Transmission | 10 | Transmission |
| NC | 30 | Johnny Claes | ConnaughtLea Francis | 52 | +38 laps | 17 | +38 laps |
| DNF | 12 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 36 | Axle | 2 | Axle |
| DNF | 22 | Roberto Mieres | Gordini | 28 | Transmission | 19 | Transmission |
| DNF | 14 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 22 | Axle | 5 | Axle |
| DNF | 32 | Ken Wharton | CooperBristol | 19 | Physical | 18 | Physical |
| DNF | 26 | Roy Salvadori | ConnaughtLea Francis | 14 | Engine | 11 | Engine |
| DNF | 38 | Lance Macklin | HWMAlta | 7 | Throttle | 15 | Throttle |
| DNS | 40 | Fred Wacker | Gordini | | | – | |