| Rd | Date | Grand Prix | Track | Track length | Laps | Race distance | Winner |
| 1 | 17 Jan | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 3.912 | 87 | 340.344 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 2 | 31 May | Indy 500 | Indianapolis | 4.023 | 200 | 804.600 | Bill Vukovich |
| 3 | 20 Jun | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 14.120 | 36 | 508.320 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 4 | 4 Jul | France | Reims-Gueux | 8.302 | 61 | 506.422 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 5 | 17 Jul | Great Britain | Silverstone | 4.711 | 90 | 423.990 | José Froilán González |
| 6 | 1 Aug | Germany | Nürburg | 22.810 | 22 | 501.820 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 7 | 22 Aug | Switzerland | Bremgarten | 7.280 | 66 | 480.480 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 8 | 5 Sep | Italy | Monza | 6.300 | 80 | 504.000 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 9 | 24 Oct | Spain | Pedralbes | 6.316 | 80 | 505.280 | Mike Hawthorn |