Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo, 1:50.2 Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo, 1:51.0 = 103.14 km/h Results: 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 3:13:18.7 = 98.70 km/h 2 Alberto Ascari Ferrari -1 lap 3 Louis Chiron Maserati -2 laps 4 Raymond Sommer Ferrari -3 laps 5 Birabongse Bhanuban Maserati -5 laps 6 Bob Gerard ERA -6 laps 7 Johnny Claes Lago-Talbot -6 laps Retirements: Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 63 laps Rear axle Phillipe Étancelin Lago-Talbot 36 laps Oil pipe José Froilan Gonzalez Maserati 1 lap Accident/fire Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 0 lap Accident Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 0 lap Accident Louis Rosier Lago-Talbot 0 lap Accident Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 0 lap Accident Franco Rol Maserati 0 lap Accident Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 0 lap Accident Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 0 lap Accident T. Cuth Harrison ERA 0 lap Accident Harry Schell Cooper-J.A.P. 0 lap Accident Did not start: Peter Whitehead Ferrari Engine Alfredo Piàn Maserati Accident Qualifying times: 1 34 J.M.Fangio Alfa Romeo 1'50.2 2 32 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 1'52.8 3 2 J.F.Gonzalez Maserati 1'53.7 4 14 P.Etancelin Talbot-Lago/Talbot 1'54.1 5 36 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 1'54.2 6 38 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 1'52.3 7 40 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1'53.8 8 48 Louis Chiron Maserati 1'56.3 9 42 Raymond Sommer Ferrari 1'56.6 10 16 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago/Talbot 1'57.7 11 10 Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 2'04.0 12 52 T.de Graffenried Maserati 2'00.7 13 12 M.Trintignant Simca-Gordini 2'19.4 14 24 Cuth Harrison ERA 2'01.6 15 50 Prince Bira Maserati 2'02.2 16 26 Bob Gerard ERA 2'03.4 17 44 Franco Rol Maserati 2'04.5 18 6 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago/Talbot 2'12.0 19 8 Harry Schell Cooper/JAP no time Not present 20 4 Alfredo Pian Maserati no time 21 28 Peter Whitehead Ferrari no time