| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 2 | 2:49:45.900 | 9 |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 3 | +1.400s | 6 |
| 3 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 5 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 6 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 8 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Roberto Mieres | Gordini | 16 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati | 12 | +4 laps | |
| 7 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 12 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari | 11 | +5 laps | |
| 9 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 15 | +5 laps | |
| 10 | Louis Chiron | OSCA | 25 | +8 laps | |
| 11 | Prince Bira | Maserati | 23 | +8 laps | |
| 12 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 24 | +10 laps | |
| 13 | Stirling Moss | Cooper | 10 | +10 laps | |
| 14 | Hans von Stuck | AFM | 29 | +13 laps | |
| 15 | Yves Cabantous | HWM | 28 | +13 laps | |
| 16 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 17 | +15 laps | |
| 17 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | DNF | |
| 18 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 7 | DNF | |
| 19 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 4 | DNF | |
| 20 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 9 | DNF | |
| 21 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 22 | DNF | |
| 22 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 19 | DNF | |
| 23 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 18 | DNF | |
| 24 | Piero Carini | Ferrari | 20 | DNF | |
| 25 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught | 14 | DNF | |
| 26 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 21 | DNF | |
| 27 | Élie Bayol | OSCA | 13 | DNF | |
| 28 | John Fitch | HWM | 26 | DNF | |
| 29 | Johnny Claes | Connaught | 30 | DNF | |
| 30 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 27 | DNF |