Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo, 2:30.6 Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo, 2:35.6 = 180.82 km/h Results: 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:57:52.8 = 168.72 km/h 2 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo - 25.7 3 Peter Whitehead Ferrari - 3 laps 4 Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini - 3 laps 5 Phillipe Étancelin/ Eugéne Chaboud Lago-Talbot - 5 laps 6 Charles Pozzi/ Louis Rosier Lago-Talbot - 8 laps 7 Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo - 9 laps (not running at finish) 8 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Lago-Talbot - 12 laps Retirements: Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 55 laps fuel pump Pierre Bouillon Lago-Talbot 37 laps engine Felice Bonetto Maserati-Milano 15 laps engine Johnny Claes Lago-Talbot 12 laps overheating Louis Rosier Lago-Talbot 11 laps overheating Reg Parnell Maserati 10 laps engine Franco Rol Maserati 7 laps engine Louis Chiron Maserati 7 laps engine David Hampshire Maserati 6 laps engine Raymond Sommer Lago-Talbot 5 laps overheating José Froilan Gonzalez Maserati 4 laps engine Qualifying times: 1 6 J.M.Fangio Alfa Romeo 2'30.6 2 2 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2'32.5 3 4 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 2'34.7 4 16 P.Etancelin Talbot-Lago/Talbot 2'39.0 5 18 Y.G.-Cabantous Talbot-Lago/Talbot 2'42.7 6 20 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago/Talbot 2'46.0 7 28 Franco Rol Maserati 2'46.7 8 36 J.F.Gonzalez Maserati 2'48.0 9 22 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago/Talbot 2'49.0 10 40 Felice Bonetto Maserati/Milano no time 11 32 Reg Parnell Maserati no time 12 44 Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini no time 13 30 Louis Chiron Maserati no time 14 42 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago/Talbot no time 15 26 Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago/Talbot no time 16 12 Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago/Talbot no time 17 34 David Hampshire Maserati no time 18 14 Peter Whitehead Ferrari no time