Pole position: Alberto Ascari, Ferrari 375, 2:10.59 Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, Alfa Romeo, 2:16.93 = 165.120 km/h Results: 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 2:46:54.1 = 158.841 km/h 2 Jose Froilan Gonzalez Ferrari -54.28 3 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari -1:45.54 4 Alberto Ascari Ferrari -2 laps 5 Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo -2 laps 6 Emmanuel de Graffenried Alfa Romeo -4 laps 7 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago -6 laps 8 Phillipe Etancelin Talbot-Lago -7 laps 9 Robert Manzon Simca Gordini -7 laps 10 Francesca Godia-Sales Maserati -10 laps Retirements: Andre Simon Simca-Gordini 49 laps engine Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 48 laps ignition Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago 37 laps accident Piero Taruffi Ferrari 30 laps engine Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini 25 laps engine G. Grignard Talbot-Lago 23 laps engine Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 7 laps accident Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago 4 laps engine Birabongse Bhanuban Maserati 1 laps engine Did not start: A. Jover Maserati Qualifying times: 1 2 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2'10.59 2 22 J.M.Fangio Alfa Romeo 2'12.27 3 6 J.F.Gonzalez Ferrari 2'14.01 4 20 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 2'14.94 5 4 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2'16.38 6 26 T.de Graffenried Alfa Romeo 2'16.40 7 8 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 2'16.80 8 24 Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 2'21.80 9 14 Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini 2'23.81 10 16 Andre Simon Simca-Gordini 2'24.60 11 12 M.Trintignant Simca-Gordini 2'25.25 12 30 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago/Talbot 2'30.32 13 34 P.Etancelin Talbot-Lago/Talbot 2'31.00 14 32 Y.G.-Cabantous Talbot-Lago/Talbot 2'32.18 15 36 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago/Talbot 2'34.46 16 38 Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago/Talbot 2'36.58 17 44 Chico Godia Maserati 2'37.45 18 46 A. Juan Jover Maserati 2'41.99 19 18 Prince Bira Maserati/Osca 2'45.99 20 28 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago/Talbot 2'46.78