Pole position: Alberto Ascari, Ferrari, 2:41.2 Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, Maserati, and Alberto Ascari, Ferrari, 2:41.1 = 186.531 km/h Results: 1 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:44:18.6 = 182.888 km/h 2 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati - 1.0 3 José Froilan Gonzalez Maserati - 1.4 4 Alberto Ascari Ferrari - 4.6 5 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari - 1:07.6 6 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari - 1:15.9 7 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati - 2 laps 8 Louis Rosier Ferrari - 4 laps 9 Onefre Marimon Maserati - 5 laps 10 Jean Behra Gordini - 5 laps 11 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol - 5 laps 12 Johnny Claes Connaught - 7 laps 13 Peter Collins HWM-Alta - 8 laps 14 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta -10 laps 15 Louis Chiron OSCA -17 laps Retirements: Felice Bonetto Maserati 41 laps Engine Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta 37 laps Clutch Birabongse Bhanuban Connaught 28 laps Transmisison Elie Bayol OSCA 17 laps Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol 16 laps Engine Maurice Trintignant Gordini 13 laps Transmission Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 8 laps Clutch Roberto Mieres Gordini 3 laps Rear axle Harry Schell Gordini 3 laps Engine Roy Salvadori Connaught 1 lap Ignition Qualifying times: 1 10 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2'41.2 2 24 Felice Bonetto Maserati 2'41.5 3 12 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2'41.9 4 18 J.M.Fangio Maserati 2'42.0 5 20 J.F.Gonzalez Maserati 2'42.4 6 14 Nino Farina Ferrari 2'42.5 7 16 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2'43.5 8 22 Onofre Marimon Maserati 2'44.7 9 46 T.de Graffenried Maserati 2'46.1 10 44 Louis Rosier Ferrari 2'49.6 11 42 Prince Bira Connaught/Francis 2'53.2 12 38 Bob Gerard Cooper/Bristol 2'54.2 13 36 Stirling Moss Cooper/Alta 2'55.7 14 40 Ken Wharton Cooper/Bristol 2'55.8 15 34 Elie Bayol Osca 2'56.9 16 26 Lance Macklin HWM/Alta 2'57.2 17 28 Peter Collins HWM/Alta 3'02.0 18 30 Y.G.-Cabantous HWM/Alta 3'06.7 19 50 Roy Salvadori Connaught/Francis 3'23.0 20 6 Harry Schell Gordini 3'25.8 21 48 Johnny Claes Connaught/Francis 4'06.5 22 2 Jean Behra Gordini no time 23 4 M.Trintignant Gordini no time 24 8 Roberto Mieres Gordini no time 25 32 Louis Chiron Osca no time