| 1 | 10 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 36 | 2:48:30.300 | 2 | 8 2:48:30.300 |
| 2 | 8 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 36 | +2:38.200 | 5 | 6 +2:38.200 |
| 3 | 28 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 35 | +1 lap | 6 | 4 +1 lap |
| 4 | 30 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | 35 | +1 lap | 9 | 3 +1 lap |
| 5 | 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 35 | +1 lap | 8 | 2 +1 lap |
| 6 | 14 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 35 | +1 lap | 7 | +1 lap |
| 7 | 20 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 33 | +3 laps | 12 | +3 laps |
| 8 | 32 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 33 | +3 laps | 13 | +3 laps |
| 9 | 38 | Fred Wacker | Gordini | 32 | +4 laps | 15 | +4 laps |
| 10 | 24 | Paul Frère | HWMAlta | 30 | +6 laps | 11 | +6 laps |
| 11 | 40 | André Pilette | ConnaughtLea Francis | 29 | +7 laps | 18 | +7 laps |
| DNF | 6 | Johnny Claes | Maserati | 35 | Accident | 10 | Accident |
| DNF | 22 | Lance Macklin | HWMAlta | 19 | Engine | 17 | Engine |
| DNF | 12 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 16 | Engine | 4 | Engine |
| DNF | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 13 | Engine | 1 | Engine |
| DNF | 2 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 11 | Throttle | 3 | 1 Throttle |
| DNF | 16 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 9 | Engine | 14 | Engine |
| DNF | 26 | Peter Collins | HWMAlta | 4 | Clutch | 16 | Clutch |
| DNF | 34 | Georges Berger | Simca-GordiniGordini | 3 | Engine | 20 | Engine |
| DNF | 6 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | | | – | |
| DNF | 36 | Arthur Legat | Veritas | 0 | Transmission | 19 | Transmission |
| DNS | 42 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | | | – | |
| DNS | 44 | Charles de Tornaco | Ferrari | | | – | |