|}
— Rodney Nuckey, named substitute driver for Eric Brandon in the #30 Cooper-Bristol, was given a starting position despite not completing a single lap in qualifying or in the race.
Classification
Qualifying
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Time !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 1
| Juan Manuel Fangio
| Mercedes
| 1:45.0
| —
|-
! 2
| 9
| José Froilán González
| Ferrari
| 1:46.0
| + 1.0
|-
! 3
| 11
| Mike Hawthorn
| Ferrari
| 1:46.5
| + 1.5
|-
! 4
| 7
| Stirling Moss
| Maserati
| 1:47.0
| + 2.0
|-
! 5
| 17
| Jean Behra
| Gordini
| 1:48.0
| + 3.0
|-
! 6
| 2
| Karl Kling
| Mercedes
| 1:48.1
| + 3.1
|-
! 7
| 5
| Roy Salvadori
| Maserati
| 1:48.4
| + 3.4
|-
! 8
| 10
| Maurice Trintignant
| Ferrari
| 1:48.6
| + 3.6
|-
! 9
| 8
| Ken Wharton
| Maserati
| 1:49.5
| + 4.5
|-
! 10
| 6
| Prince Bira
| Maserati
| 1:49.6
| + 4.6
|-
! 11
| 20
| Peter Collins
| Vanwall
| 1:50.0
| + 5.0
|-
! 12
| 19
| André Pilette
| Gordini
| 1:51.0
| + 6.0
|-
! 13
| 18
| Clemar Bucci
| Gordini
| 1:52.0
| + 7.0
|-
! 14
| 12
| Reg Parnell
| Ferrari
| 1:52.1
| + 7.1
|-
! 15
| 14
| Robert Manzon
| Ferrari
| 1:52.5
| + 7.5
|-
! 16
| 3
| Harry Schell
| Maserati
| 1:53.0
| + 8.0
|-
! 17
| 25
| Don Beauman
| Connaught-Lea-Francis
| 1:55.0
| + 10.0
|-
! 18
| 29
| Bob Gerard
| Cooper-Bristol
| 1:55.3
| + 10.3
|-
! 19
| 22
| Bill Whitehouse
| Connaught-Lea-Francis
| 1:56.0
| + 11.0
|-
! 20
| 28
| Horace Gould
| Cooper-Bristol
| 1:56.7
| + 11.7
|-
! 21
| 24
| John Riseley-Prichard
| Connaught-Lea-Francis
| 1:57.0
| + 12.0
|-
! 22
| 23
| Leslie Marr
| Connaught-Lea-Francis
| 1:57.3
| + 12.3
|-
! 23
| 26
| Leslie Thorne
| Connaught-Lea-Francis
| 1:57.8
| + 12.8
|-
! 24
| 21
| Peter Whitehead
| Cooper-Alta
| 1:59.0
| + 14.0
|-
! 25
| 30
| Eric Brandon
| Cooper-Bristol
| 1:59.7
| + 14.7
|-
! 26
| 27
| Alan Brown
| Cooper-Bristol
| 2:00.0
| + 15.0
|-
! 27
| 32
| Luigi Villoresi
| Maserati
| 2:02.0
| + 17.0
|-
! 28
| 33
| Onofre Marimón
| Maserati
| 2:02.6
| + 17.6
|-
! 29
| 30
| Rodney Nuckey
| Cooper-Bristol
| No time
| —
|-
! 30
| 31
| Alberto Ascari
| Maserati
| No time
| —
|-
! 31
| 15
| Louis Rosier
| Ferrari
| No time
| —
|-
! 32
| 4
| Roberto Mieres
| Maserati
| No time
| —
|-
!
| 16
| Jacques Swaters
| Ferrari
| No time
| —
|-
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|}
: — Rodney Nuckey, named substitute driver for Eric Brandon in the #30 Cooper-Bristol, was given a starting position despite not completing a single lap in qualifying or in the race.
Race
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 9
| José Froilán González
| Ferrari
| 90
| 2:56:14
| 2
|
|-
! 2
| 11
| Mike Hawthorn
| Ferrari
| 90
| + 1:10
| 3
|
|-
! 3
| 33
| Onofre Marimón
| Maserati
| 89
| + 1 lap
| 28
|
|-
! 4
| 1
| Juan Manuel Fangio
| Mercedes
| 89
| + 1 lap
| 1
|
|-
! 5
| 10
| Maurice Trintignant
| Ferrari
| 87
| + 3 laps
| 8
| 2
|-
! 6
| 4
| Roberto Mieres
| Maserati
| 87
| + 3 laps
| 32
|
|-
! 7
| 2
| Karl Kling
| Mercedes
| 87
| + 3 laps
| 6
|
|-
! 8
| 8
| Ken Wharton
| Maserati
| 86
| + 4 laps
| 9
|
|-
! 9
| 19
| André Pilette
| Gordini
| 86
| + 4 laps
| 12
|
|-
! 10
| 29
| Bob Gerard
| Cooper-Bristol
| 85
| + 5 laps
| 18
|
|-
! 11
| 25
| Don Beauman
| Connaught-Lea-Francis
| 84
| + 6 laps
| 17
|
|-
! 12
| 3
| Harry Schell
| Maserati
| 83
| + 7 laps
| 16
|
|-
! 13
| 23
| Leslie Marr
| Connaught-Lea-Francis
| 82
| + 8 laps
| 22
|
|-
! 14
| 26
| Leslie Thorne
| Connaught-Lea-Francis
| 78
| + 12 laps
| 23
|
|-
! 15
| 28
| Horace Gould
| Cooper-Bristol
| 44
| + 46 laps
| 20
|
|-
!
| 7
| Stirling Moss
| Maserati
| 80
| Axle
| 4
|
|-
!
| 22
| Bill Whitehouse
| Connaught-Lea-Francis
| 63
| Fuel system
| 19
|
|-
!
| 17
| Jean Behra
| Gordini
| 54
| Suspension
| 5
|
|-
!
| 5
| Roy Salvadori
| Maserati
| 53
| Transmission
| 7
|
|-
!
| 6
| Prince Bira<br /> Ron Flockhart
| Maserati
| 44
| Accident
| 10
|
|-
!
| 32
| Luigi Villoresi<br /> Alberto Ascari
| Maserati
| 40
| Engine
| 27
|
|-
!
| 24
| John Riseley-Prichard
| Connaught-Lea-Francis
| 40
| Accident
| 21
|
|-
!
| 12
| Reg Parnell
| Ferrari
| 25
| Engine
| 14
|
|-
!
| 31
| Alberto Ascari
| Maserati
| 21
| Engine
| 30
|
|-
!
| 18
| Clemar Bucci
| Gordini
| 18
| Accident
| 13
|
|-
!
| 20
| Peter Collins
| Vanwall
| 16
| Engine
| 11
|
|-
!
| 14
| Robert Manzon
| Ferrari
| 16
| Engine
| 15
|
|-
!
| 21
| Peter Whitehead
| Cooper-Alta
| 4
| Oil leak
| 24
|
|-
!
| 30
| Eric Brandon
| Cooper-Bristol
| 2
| Engine
| 25
|
|-
!
| 15
| Louis Rosier
| Ferrari
| 2
| Engine
| 31
|
|-
!
| 27
| Alan Brown
| Cooper-Bristol
|
| Non-starter
| 26
|
|-
!
| 30
| Rodney Nuckey
| Cooper-Bristol
|
| Non-starter
| 29
|
|-
!colspan="8"|
|}
;Notes
- – Ascari, Behra, Fangio, González, Hawthorn, Marimón and Moss all set the equal fastest lap time of 1:50. Each received of a point.
Shared drives
- Car #6: Bira (42 laps) then Flockhart (2 laps)
- Car #32: Villoresi (30 laps) then Ascari (10 laps)
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Juan Manuel Fangio
|align="left"|
|-
|align="left"| 10px 2
|align="center"| 2
| José Froilán González
|align="left"|
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 3
| Maurice Trintignant
|align="left"| 11
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 4
| Bill Vukovich
|align="left"| 8
|-
|align="left"| 10px 11
|align="center"| 5
| Mike Hawthorn
|align="left"|
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
|}