Pole position: Alberto Ascari, Ferrari, 2:02.7 Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio, Maserati, 2:04.5 = 182.168km/h Results: 1 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 2:49:45.9 = 135.05 km/h 2 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari - 01:04.0 3 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari - 1 lap 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari - 1 lap 5 Maurice Trintignant Gordini - 1 lap 6 Roberto Mieres Gordini - 3 laps 7 Sergio Montovani/ Luigi Musso Maserati - 4 laps 8 Umberto Maglioli Ferrari - 4 laps 9 Harry Schell Gordini - 5 laps 10 Louis Chiron OSCA - 8 laps 11 Birabongse Bhanuban Connaught - 8 laps 12 Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol -10 laps 13 Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta -10 laps 14 Hans Stuck A.F.M.-Küchen -13 laps 15 Yves Giraud-Cabantous H.W.M. -13 laps 16 Louis Rosier Ferrari -15 laps Not Classified: Jack Fairman Connaught -19 laps Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol -23 laps Ken McAlpine Connaught -24 laps Retirements: Alberto Ascari Ferrari 80 laps Accident Felice Bonetto Maserati 78 laps Fuel Onofre Marimon Maserati 76 laps Accident Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 71 laps Engine Piero Carini Ferrari 41 laps Engine Roy Salvadori Connaught 34 laps Driveshaft Chico Landi Maserati 19 laps Piston Elie Bayol OSCA 18 laps Engine John Fitch H.W.M. 15 laps Engine Johnny Claes Connaught 8 laps Fuel Line Lance Macklin H.W.M. 6 laps Engine Qualifying times: 1 4 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2'02.7 2 50 J.M.Fangio Maserati 2'03.2 3 6 Nino Farina Ferrari 2'03.9 4 54 Onofre Marimon Maserati 2'04.1 5 2 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2'04.6 6 8 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2'04.9 7 52 Felice Bonetto Maserati 2'05.1 8 36 M.Trintignant Gordini 2'05.7 9 58 T.de Graffenried Maserati 2'05.9 10 28 Stirling Moss Cooper/Alta 2'06.6 11 10 Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 2'06.9 12 56 Sergio Mantovani Maserati 2'07.5 13 34 Elie Bayol Osca 2'07.8 14 22 Roy Salvadori Connaught/Francis 2'08.0 15 38 Harry Schell Gordini 2'08.0 16 40 Roberto Mieres Gordini 2'08.7 17 64 Louis Rosier Ferrari 2'09.3 18 24 Ken McAlpine Connaught/Francis 2'09.5 19 30 Ken Wharton Cooper/Bristol 2'10.1 20 12 Piero Carini Ferrari 2'11.2 21 42 Chico Landi Maserati 2'12.8 22 20 Jack Fairman Connaught/Francis 2'13.5 23 44 Prince Bira Maserati 2'13.6 24 46 Alan Brown Cooper/Bristol 2'14.8 25 32 Louis Chiron Osca 2'15.0 26 18 John Fitch HWM/Alta 2'18.1 27 14 Lance Macklin HWM/Alta 2'18.2 28 16 Y.G.-Cabantous HWM/Alta 2'20.8 29 48 Hans von Stuck AFM/Bristol 2'24.1 30 26 Johnny Claes Connaught/Francis 2'28.2