Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Ferrari 500), 2:28.2, 108.37mph Pole Position: Alberto Ascari, 2:26.2 Results: 1 Jean Behra Gordini T16 '16-0031' 71 laps, 105.33mph 2 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '4' 70 laps 3 Alberto Ascari/Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 500 '5' 70 laps 4 B.Bira Gordini T16 '16-0033' 69 laps 5 Louis Rosier Ferraru 500 '186-F2' 65 laps 6 Johnny Claes Simca-Gordini T15 '0015-GC' 64 laps 7 Mike Hawthorn Cooper T20 - Bristol 64 laps 8 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM 52 - Alta F2 64 laps Not Classified: Baron E. de Graffenried Maserati-Platé 4CLT/48 61 laps Stirling Moss HWM 51/52 - Alta F2 60 laps Eric Brandon / Alan Brown Cooper T20 - Bristol 58 laps Did Not finish: Robert Manzon Gordini T16 49 Driver unfit Harry Schell Maserati-Platé 4CLT/48 24 Lance Macklin HWM 52 - Alta F2 23 Ignition Piero Carini Ferrari 166F2/50 17 R. Montgomerie- Charrington Aston-Butterworth NB41 15 Transmission Peter Collins HWM 52 - Alta F2 13 Engine Gianfranco Comotti Ferrari 166F2/50 11 Alan Brown Cooper T20 - Bristol 5 Engine Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 500 4 Engine Peter Whitehead Alta F2 3 Gearbox Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini T15 2 Engine Did Not Start: Elie Bayol OSCA MT4 Round 4 of Grands Prix de France F2 Championship N.B. Round 5 of this championship was the French GP, which had FIA world championship status