Pole position: Alberto Ascari, Ferrari, 1:51.1 Fastest Lap: Luigi Villoresi, Ferrari, 1:52.8 = 133.82 km/h Results: 1 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:53:35.8 = 130.42 km/h 2 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari - 10.4 3 Felice Bonetto/ José Froilan Gonzalez Maserati - 1 lap 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari - 1 laps 5 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati - 2 laps 6 Maurice Trintignant Gordini - 3 laps 7 Louis Rosier Ferrari - 4 laps 8 Peter Collins HWM - 6 laps 9 Stirling Moss Connaught - 7 laps Not classified: Johnny Claes Connaught -38 laps Retirements: Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 66 laps Throttle Ken McAlpine Connaught 63 laps Engine Harry Schell Gordini 59 laps Transmission Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 36 laps Rear axle Roberto Mieres Gordini 28 laps Transmission Jose Froilan Gonzalez Maserati 22 laps Rear axle Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol 18 laps Suspension Roy Salvadori Connaught 13 laps Valve Lance Macklin HWM 7 laps Throttle Qualifying times: 1 2 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1'51.1 2 12 J.M.Fangio Maserati 1'52.7 3 6 Nino Farina Ferrari 1'53.0 4 4 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 1'53.7 5 14 J.F.Gonzalez Maserati 1'54.1 6 8 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 1'54.9 7 18 T.de Graffenried Maserati 1'58.7 8 10 Louis Rosier Ferrari 1'59.5 9 34 Stirling Moss Connaught/Francis 2'00.0 10 20 Harry Schell Gordini 2'00.1 11 26 Roy Salvadori Connaught/Francis 2'00.5 12 24 M.Trintignant Gordini 2'01.2 13 16 Felice Bonetto Maserati 2'01.5 14 28 Ken McAlpine Connaught/Francis 2'01.9 15 38 Lance Macklin HWM/Alta 2'02.4 16 36 Peter Collins HWM/Alta 2'03.1 17 30 Johnny Claes Connaught/Francis 2'03.9 18 32 Ken Wharton Cooper/Bristol 2'06.4 19 22 Roberto Mieres Gordini 2'08.5 Not present 20 40 Fred Wacker Gordini no time