Pole position: Alberto Ascari, Ferrari, 1:55.4 Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari, Ferrari, 1:48.4 = 129.930 km/h Results: 1 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 3:01:04.6 = 125.747 km/h 2 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari - 1 lap 3 Jose Froilan Gonzalez Maserati - 1 lap 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari - 1 lap 5 Oscar Galvez Maserati - 1 lap 6 Jean Behra Gordini - 3 laps 7 Maurice Trintignant/ Harry Schell Gordini - 6 laps 8 John Barber Cooper-Bristol - 7 laps 9 Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol -10 laps Retirements: Robert Manzon Gordini 67 laps Wheel Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 35 laps Universal joint Felice Bonetto Maserati 32 laps Transmission Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 31 laps Accident Carlo Menditéguy Gordini 24 laps Gearbox Pablo Birger Gordini 21 laps Crown wheel Adolfo Schwelm Cruz Cooper-Bristol 20 laps Wheel Qualifying times: 1 10 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1'55.4 2 2 J.M.Fangio Maserati 1'56.1 3 14 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 1'56.5 4 12 Nino Farina Ferrari 1'57.1 5 4 J.F.Gonzalez Maserati 1'58.5 6 16 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 1'59.4 7 28 M.Trintignant Gordini 2'00.4 8 26 Robert Manzon Gordini 2'00.9 9 8 Oscar Galvez Maserati 2'01.3 10 32 C.Menditeguy Gordini 2'01.8 11 30 Jean Behra Gordini 2'02.6 12 20 Alan Brown Cooper/Bristol 2'03.2 13 24 A.S.Cruz Cooper/Bristol 2'03.7 14 34 Pablo Birger Simca-Gordini/Gordini 2'03.8 15 6 Felice Bonetto Maserati 2'04.2 16 22 John Barber Cooper/Bristol 2'06.8