| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | % | Avg Speed | Laps | |
| 1 | 8 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2:14.8 | 100.0 | 136.202 | |||
| 2 | 10 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 2:16.2 | 1.4 | 101.0 | 134.802 | ||
| 3 | 12 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 2:17.1 | 2.3 | 101.7 | 133.917 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 2:19.3 | 4.5 | 103.3 | 131.802 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 2:20.4 | 5.6 | 104.2 | 130.769 | ||
| 6 | 44 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini-Gordini | 2:21.6 | 6.8 | 105.0 | 129.661 | ||
| 7 | 22 | Peter Collins | HWM-Alta | 2:21.9 | 7.1 | 105.3 | 129.387 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Prince Bira | Gordini | 2:23.0 | 8.2 | 106.1 | 128.392 | ||
| 9 | 14 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 2:27.0 | 12.2 | 109.1 | 124.898 | ||
| 10 | 24 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | HWM-Alta | 2:27.5 | 12.7 | 109.4 | 124.475 | ||
| 11 | 16 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati-Plate | 2:28.6 | 13.8 | 110.2 | 123.553 | ||
| 12 | 18 | Harry Schell | Maserati-Plate | 2:29.0 | 14.2 | 110.5 | 123.221 | ||
| 13 | 26 | Peter Whitehead | Alta | 2:29.5 | 14.7 | 110.9 | 122.809 | ||
| 14 | 20 | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | 2:30.9 | 16.1 | 111.9 | 121.670 | ||
| 15 | 42 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper-Bristol | 2:32.0 | 17.2 | 112.8 | 120.789 | ||
| 16 | 28 | Philippe Étançelin | Maserati | 2:33.7 | 18.9 | 114.0 | 119.453 | ||
| 17 | 34 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 2:34.6 | 19.8 | 114.7 | 118.758 | ||
| 18 | 38 | Franco Comotti | Ferrari | 2:36.0 | 21.2 | 115.7 | 117.692 | ||
| 19 | 40 | Piero Carini | Ferrari | 2:37.7 | 22.9 | 117.0 | 116.424 | ||
| 20 | 32 | Johnny Claes | Simca-Gordini-Gordini | 2:39.6 | 24.8 | 118.4 | 115.038 |